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Borderlands 4 Struggles with Sales Despite Critical Acclaim

11/7/2025

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Borderlands 4 has critical acclaim but has not met sales expectations, according to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick.
The game sold 2.5 million copies by late September, with over half on Steam.
Zelnick blamed PC-version technical issues that drove negative reviews.
He remains confident the title will achieve strong sales over time.
Gearbox is addressing performance problems while the Nintendo Switch 2 version remains indefinitely delayed.

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Story summary

Borderlands 4 has critical acclaim but has not met sales expectations, according to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick.
The game sold 2.5 million copies by late September, with over half on Steam.
Zelnick blamed PC-version technical issues that drove negative reviews.
He remains confident the title will achieve strong sales over time.
Gearbox is addressing performance problems while the Nintendo Switch 2 version remains indefinitely delayed.