Borderlands 4 has been a bit of a magnet for controversy, even beyond that which comes with being another Borderlands game. First it was the lingering shadow of the terrible Borderlands 3 coloring perception, then it was the movie tarnishing the brand's reputation even further, and then it was the face of both the series and its developer having one of the greatest foot-in-mouth moments in the industry.
Unfortunately, not even the game's actual debut has been able to save it. Like virtually every Unreal Engine 5-developed game this year, Borderlands 4 has launched in a buggy, unoptimized, constantly-crashing state, and gamers are not happy. Per PC Gamer:
…The overall user rating is an ugly "mostly negative."
The problem, going by hundreds of user reviews that have already been posted, i