SG 231 | Preview Borderlands 4 + Debate rendimiento + Actualidad
Episode notes
The episode opens with several current-affairs items: a DualSense update that makes switching between devices easier, the earlier release of Dying Light: The Beast, and unified libraries in the Xbox app for Windows. They also discuss the idea that optimizing Battlefield for Xbox Series S may have benefited other platforms.
The central segment is a preview of Borderlands 4. After around 25–30 hours of play, the presenter describes it as a very extensive title, with four playable characters, abundant side quests, loot, and options to play solo or in multiplayer. He highlights its frantic combat, humor, visual style, and the feeling that it recaptures an essence of the series he felt was missing.
They then address complaints about Borderlands 4's technical performance. They contrast different experiences on PC and Xbox Series S, discuss Steam criticism and the controversy linked to Randy Pitchford. The debate broadens to optimization in Unreal Engine 5, hardware demands, and shared responsibility among the engine, development, and the game's release.
Chapters
- 0:00 Start of the show
- 2:55 DualSense controller update
- 3:59 Dying Light: The Beast release moved forward
- 5:44 Unified libraries in Xbox for Windows
- 7:50 Battlefield optimization on Xbox Series S
- 8:47 Borderlands 4 preview
- 20:02 Borderlands 4 technical performance
- 31:05 New Xbox app and game availability