Gearbox has confirmed it’s “exploring” tips on how to add a discipline of view (FOV) slider to Borderlands 4 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X and S after complaints from console gamers.
When Borderlands 4 launched final week, console gamers had been shocked to find not solely an absence of a FOV slider in-game, however no movement blur toggle, both. The PC model of Borderlands 4 has settings for each.
The dearth of a FOV slider is the most important subject proper now with Borderlands 4 on console, if anecdotal proof throughout the web is something to go by, with some complaining that not having the ability to tweak the FOV worth is inflicting them to expertise movement illness.
Gearbox chief Randy Pitchford responded to the complaints to recommend equity may need one thing to do with the shortage of a FOV slider, though all that remark did was confuse followers given the PC model has it and there’s crossplay at launch.
Now, Gearbox has confirmed it’s engaged on the issue, saying in an announcement revealed on social media:
“Vault Hunters! We’ve got heard your suggestions on FOV (Area of View) sliders on console. The staff is at the moment exploring tips on how to deliver these sliders to each Xbox Collection X|S and PlayStation 5 variations. We are going to proceed to learn your suggestions and prioritize sport updates together with your expertise in thoughts. Thanks all!”
There are solutions the console model of Borderlands 4 lacks a FOV slider to be able to keep sure efficiency ranges. By rising the FOV, you’re placing the {hardware} below extra pressure and probably impacting issues like framerate.
Regardless of the subject, Borderlands 4 acquired off to a giant begin on Steam, the place it hit simply over 300,000 concurrent participant numbers on Sunday. No different Borderlands sport has come near that when it comes to concurrent participant numbers on Valve’s platform. The true quantity will in fact be a lot larger whenever you add console gamers.
Whereas Borderlands 4 acquired off to a giant begin when it comes to participant numbers, it’s not solely plain crusing for Gearbox. The discharge was marred by complaints about PC efficiency which have resulted in a ‘blended’ consumer evaluation score on Steam. Gearbox has issued an replace to deal with the PC model of Borderlands 4 particularly, though with out patch notes.
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