Borderlands 4 is nearing its release and alongside its price, its system requirements were only recently revealed. Many fans are now worried that the release might face issues.
What have I missed? Everything related to Borderlands 4 and the CEO of Gearbox is causing quite an uproar among many fans of the franchise.
The reason for this is the discussions with fans regarding the previously unknown price. For many, it was clear that $80 for Borderlands 4 would be too expensive; however, Randy Pitchford (CEO of Gearbox) went on to say, if you were a real fan, you would find a way to come up with the money.
A large part of the community found these statements to be audacious. Then came the reveal of the actual price, and although there was no price increase, fans agree that the prices are still too high given the current economic situation.
However, there is another topic that fans are addressing on Reddit, and that is the system requirements for PCs. The community is now fearing that the disaster with Borderlands 3 may repeat itself.
Fans fear a rough launch, just like with Borderlands 3
What happened with Borderlands 3? In the comments on Reddit, bad omens can be sensed regarding the release of Borderlands 4. The launch of Borderlands 3 did not go particularly well in terms of performance.
There were many bugs, the splitscreen was unplayable, and there were also numerous graphic issues that affected the gameplay experience. As Borderlands 4 is supposed to be much more expansive, fans fear that the sequel would meet the same fate. The following can be heard:
- “Don’t you remember how painful it was to run BL3 [Borderlands 3] when it came out” – werti5643
- “I tried to play splitscreen with my cousin in the first weeks, just like in the good old days, and man. ‘Unplayable’ doesn’t do it justice. The quality reminds me of the time when Black Ops 3 sold Eisen Dragon [a zombie map] for the [Xbox] 360.” – kleptillion
- “On consoles, including PS4 Pro and Xbox One X, it ran absolutely terribly, and ironically with settings that were comparable to the lowest PC settings. On PC, it was extremely demanding, but no one can deny that the game looks fantastic on Ultra/Badass settings. The render distance alone is insane.” – SHTPST_Tianquan
- “32gb [RAM] recommended makes me a bit worried about the optimization” – The_Official_Obama
Are the specs really too high? Not necessarily. Those who want to play on the highest possible settings and do not have the latest hardware might run into issues. However, looking at the minimum requirements, they list specifications that many modern gaming PCs have these days, including:
| Minimum Requirement | Recommended | |
| CPU | Intel i7-9700 or AMD 2700X | Intel i7-12700 or AMD 5800X |
| RAM | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 2070 or Radeon RX 5700 XT | NVIDIA RTX 3080 or Radeon RX 6800 XT |
| Storage | 100 GB | 100 GB |
Everything seems to be within reason and sounds reasonable, but it remains to be seen how performance-hungry Borderlands 4 is going to be, as the open world could truly bring about compromises that fans with strong hardware would also have to deal with. Until then, we must still wait. What do you think of the minimum requirements? Do you find them too high or still reasonable? More about Borderlands 4 can be found here: Pre-order Borderlands 4 – All information about editions, prices, and content
