Borderlands 4 CEO: “Code your own engine and show us how it’s done please” — as performance woes hit the game’s Steam review score.

As a researcher, I always raise an eyebrow when a game limits reviews to just one platform, and it felt significant that review copies of Borderlands 4 were only initially available for PC. While the game runs okay on Xbox Series X, I found the narrow field of view and the poor, stuttering performance in the quality mode to be quite disappointing. However, the issues seem even more pronounced on the PC version.

Microsoft’s next big gaming challenge — get AAA publishers to actually support Xbox Play Anywhere

Over the recent years, Microsoft has been emphasizing its Xbox PC platform significantly. By utilizing both PC Game Pass and laptops and handhelds built by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) specifically designed for PC gaming, they are strengthening this platform. Nowadays, many Windows 11 OEM devices come with either PC Game Pass or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate included, and the Xbox PC app is often pre-installed on these devices as well.