Borderlands 4 quietly drops Denuvo DRM, players report FPS gains

An October 22, 2026 update appears to have removed Denuvo from Borderlands 4: the game's binaries shrank by 171.69 MB and several packages were deleted. Neither 2K Games nor Gearbox Software has confirmed the change, but players report improved performance.

• The October 22, 2026 update appears to have removed Denuvo from Borderlands 4
• Game binaries shrank by 171.69 MB and several packages were deleted
• 2K and Gearbox have not officially confirmed the DRM removal
• Players report higher FPS, though no hard benchmarks exist yet