Borderlands 4 sales lower than Take-Two expected

Take-Two Today's story could be Grand Theft Auto 6 delayed to late 2026but the company's investor call also revealed some information about its other games. Borderlands 4 Despite not meeting the publisher's sales expectations The largest launch in franchise history and its debut The third best-selling game of 2025.

while talking with gaming businessTake-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick blamed Borderlands 4's performance on optimization issues plaguing the PC port.

“Borderlands 4 has received extremely high reviews, and we are very pleased with the game's release,” Zelnick said. “Again, as you know, the Steam version has had some challenges. (Developer) Gearbox has been addressing those challenges and will continue to do so. So the numbers are a little softer than we would have liked in terms of units sold. When the time comes, we think it will do well.”

There are indeed some PC gamers Reviewing the Bombed Borderlands 4 on Steam Regarding its performance and optimization issues. In response, Gearbox Studios CEO Randy Pitchford publicly responded Challenge negative comments from players and Still expressing disdain days later. Pitchford also shared some tips for better performance on PC and consoles.

However, PC sales figures may not tell the whole story. Console sales in the United States/Canada in October 2025 have not yet been announced, but the PlayStation North American download rankings show that “Borderlands 4” Dropped to 14th place back Ranked third on debut a month ago. This points to wider dissatisfaction with the game beyond PC users, and the PS5 version does have some optimization issues.

Gearbox will drop Borderlands 4 later this month The first paid DLC packthe developer debuts Shooting Bee Legendary Weapon This week. this Borderlands 4 Switch 2 version It is still postponed indefinitely.