Borderlands 4 is out today, and it's been very well received critically, at least by those sites who received pre-release code—a list that does not include PC Gamer . It's a different situation over on Steam , however, where a whole lot of people are playing Borderlands 4, but the overall user rating is an ugly "mostly negative."
The problem, going by hundreds of user reviews that have already been posted, is almost entirely related to Borderlands 4's performance. Multiple Steam users report low frame rates and persistent stuttering, even at reduced graphical settings and on powerful hardware, and complaints about frequent crashes are also common.
"Terrible, terrible performance. Worst I've ever seen," Etikoo wrote in one negative review. "Turned it down to Low graphics presents and coul