Gearbox’s CEO, Randy Pitchford, has stated that the PC launch of Borderlands 3 was a success (from a business perspective, obviously). According to Pitchford, the launch-day peak concurrent players for Borderlands 3 were about twice as high as Borderlands 2’s all-time peak concurrent players.
Fun Fact: On PC, the data is that the launch day peak concurrent players of Borderlands 3 is about *twice-as-high* as the all time peak concurrent players of Borderlands 2. WOW! You guys are great!
— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) September 13, 2019
Although Borderlands 3 is exclusive to the Epic Games Store, this data shows that the game sells well. Well, at least on its launch day. Furthermore, it’s really interesting that Pitchford did not share any initial sales figures (something that could have easily been affected by the game’s EGS exclusivity deal).
As we’ve already reported, the game suffers from some DX12 loading issues. Therefore, we suggest avoiding this build until – and if – Gearbox fixes it. Moreover, the game does not fully support ultrawide monitors.
There were also reports of major stuttering issues. We’ll publish a new article about these issues in a few hours. However, and in case you’re wondering, we did not experience that many stutters on our main PC configuration.
Lastly, it will be interesting to see whether the PC sales of Borderlands 3 will surpass those of Borderlands 2!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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