According to the latest sales report released by Circana institutional analyst Mat Piscatella, "Borderlands 4" successfully topped the North American game sales list in September this year and achieved the best first-month sales performance in the series' history.Although the game caused controversy due to optimization issues at the beginning of its release, its market performance is still 30% higher than the previous game, surpassing the series record held by "Borderlands 3".

It is worth noting that competition in the game market was extremely fierce in September. Many masterpieces such as "NBA 2K26", "EA FC 26" and "Silent Hill F" were released at the same time, and they all entered the top 20 sales list of the month.Against this background, "Borderlands 4" can still stand out, showing the IP's strong market appeal.

However, in contrast to the impressive sales data, the overall evaluation of the game on the Steam platform still remains at "mixed praise".Player feedback shows that the performance optimization issues that arose after the game was developed using Unreal Engine 5 have not been fundamentally resolved, and the lack of end-game gameplay content has also led to a decline in player retention.

Although there was controversy over the pricing strategy before the release, actual sales performance proved that these issues did not have a significant impact on the purchase intention of the series' loyal player base.Currently, developer Gearbox Entertainment still needs to continue to optimize game performance and consider improving the end-game experience through content updates.With the game recently launching promotions on the Steam platform, its sales are expected to usher in a new round of growth.

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