
Borderlands 4 has had a complicated launch. Initial critical response was fairly positive, but some sites—including PC Gamer—didn’t receive pre-release code and were unable to offer their own opinions at launch. And once the clock hit go time, early Steam reviews were dominated by reports of performance issues and crashes that we experienced in our own early performance analysis.
While it looks like Borderlands 4 still has a few kinks to hammer out, it does serve up one of the better features we’ve seen in the series: A chance to finally, mercifully silence Claptrap—and only Claptrap.
Yes, Borderlands 4 has a volume slider specifically for its flagship failure robot, allowing you to completely mute Claptrap’s shrieks, shouts, and general insufferability. This feature has been welcomed by many, as society has evolved beyond the need for Claptrap.
I’m just not sure we deserve that peace.