Borderlands 4 First PC Update Released That Targets Performance Improvements
Borderlands 4’s launch was marred by loads of reports concerning performance issues on all platforms, though it seems the worst for PC. Thankfully, games can get updated these days, and Gearbox has released the first of what I assume to be many patches planned for the game.
While the client download is live on PC, there’s no word on when consoles will be getting an update, which is also needed, as the consle versions are also suffering from various technical issues as well.
Borderlands 4 First Update Applies Performance Improvements on PC, But There Are Conflicting Reports
Gearbox says the patch is to help improve stability for a “wide range of PCs.”
For those that change their graphics settings, your shaders will beed to recomplie, and it may take up to 15 minutes for this task to fully complete.
More notes from Gearbox
- If you have an NVIDIA graphics card, please refer to this Borderlands 4 NVIDIA Optimization guide that features Optimal Settings charts provided by NVIDIA with suggestions for which graphics settings may work best for your combination of GPU and desired display resolution. You should also use the NVIDIA app to download and install NVIDIA’s newest Game Ready Driver (581.29) and Optimize for your system.
- If you have an NVIDIA graphics card, please refer to this Borderlands 4 NVIDIA Optimization guide that features Optimal Settings charts provided by NVIDIA with suggestions for which graphics settings may work best for your combination of GPU and desired display resolution. You should also use the NVIDIA app to download and install NVIDIA’s newest Game Ready Driver (581.29) and Optimize for your system.
While the patch might hav worked for some players, loads of reports from the game’s Steam community mention how the patch didn’t do anything for them. Most notable are the crashing issues, which a lot of community members are reporting still persist.
Aside from crashing issues, players have mentioned that the patch made their game stutter, and even made them lose character customization for characters.
While Gearbox hasn’t said anything yet, expect another patch to be released to sort out issues for both PC and consoles. Once we know about that, we’ll let our readers know.
For more on Borderlands 4, check out our controller settings guide to make the experience better.
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