Borderlands 4 recently received a lot of criticism regarding its performance on PC, with many issues such as low frame rates and crashes plaguing the Steam version of the game. Players have expressed their frustrations on social media, especially considering the high price tag of the game. Randy Pitchford, the CEO of Gearbox, the developer behind Borderlands 4, has been active on social media and has made some controversial comments in response to the criticism.
Initially, Randy responded to comments and criticism with technical solutions on Twitter. However, as time went on, the criticism started to shift towards suggestions about the game development itself. At this point, Randy began responding with sarcastic and challenging comments, asking critics to make their own version of Borderlands 4 to show his development team how it should be done. In a sarcastic tone, Randy implied that his team was incompetent.
Predictably, this response stirred up more controversy on social media with even more pointed remarks towards Randy and the Gearbox development team. Some felt that the price of the game should guarantee a smooth and playable experience on PC.
Interestingly, only the PC version of the game has experienced technical issues, while the console version reportedly runs smoothly, with only a few missing options typically found in FPS games, like an FOV slider.
What are your thoughts on Randy’s behavior on social media? Do you think he should leave it to the social media team or was he intentionally provoking a reaction?
