United Kingdom, Nov. 7 -- Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has acknowledged that Borderlands 4 sales have been "softer" than expected, attributing the shortfall to performance issues with the game's PC release.

In an interview with IGN following this week's Grand Theft Auto VI delay announcement, Zelnick praised the game's critical reception, but admitted that the technical state of Borderlands 4 launch hurt its commercial performance.

He said: "The critical acclaim was superb, and we're really happy with the release.

"Equally, there were some challenges with the Steam release. Gearbox has been addressing those challenges and will continue to do so.

"So, in terms of units sold out of the gate, the numbers were a little softer ...