Take-Two (TTWO) stock was up on Tuesday despite ongoing controversy around the publisher’s latest game, Borderlands 4. The game launched on Sep. 11, 2025, on PC, Sony’s (SONY) PlayStation 5, and Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox Series X/S. It’s also set to release on the Nintendo (NTDOY) Switch 2 in October. Since then, PC gamers have complained about poor optimization, glitches, and other issues that have plagued Borderlands 4.
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All of these complaints have led to Borderlands 4 having a “Mixed” review status on Steam. This has prompted several responses from developer Gearbox’s CEO, Randy Pitchford. The Gearbox CEO has upset gamers by telling them to “accept reality and tune, or to not play.” He further angered fans when he said, “Borderlands 4 is a premium game made for premium gamers. Just as Borderlands 4 cannot run on a PlayStation 4, it cannot be expected to run on too-old PC hardware.”
While there’s merit to Pitchford’s arguments about using older PC hardware to play a modern game, some gamers with powerful builds are still experiencing trouble with the game. This means Gearbox may not have optimized the game well, or the issue could lie with Unreal Engine 5. No matter the case, the recent controversy hasn’t stopped Borderlands 4 from hitting a series record of 304,398 concurrent players on Steam.
Take-Two Stock Movement Today
Take-Two stock was up 0.07% on Tuesday, extending a 34.41% year-to-date rally. The shares have also climbed 61.91% over the past 12 months. Strong game performance has helped lift TTWO stock higher in 2025, alongside optimism for Grand Theft Auto VI, which will launch next year.
Is Take-Two Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Turning to Wall Street, the analysts’ consensus rating for Take-Two is Strong Buy, based on 18 Buy ratings over the past three months. With that comes an average TTWO stock price target of $269.17, representing a potential 8.65% upside for the shares.
