Borderlands 4 Officially Announced: Release Date, Platforms, and What We Know So Far

Kicking off gamescom 2024 with a bang, Gearbox has announced Borderlands 4 during Opening Night Live. A teaser trailer confirmed a 2025 release window across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S.

Publisher 2K said Borderlands 4 launches in 2025 during parent company Take-Two's fiscal year 2026. That means it will launch at some point between April 2025 and the end of 2025. Here's the official blurb from 2K:

"See if you have what it takes to go down in history as a legendary Vault Hunter as you search for secret alien treasure, blasting everything in sight."

The reveal trailer was pretty mysterious, and the trailer’s description on YouTube doesn’t offer much in the way of specifics, either. “In this next installment of the definitive looter shooter, players will assume the role of a legendary Vault Hunter as they blast their way through hordes of enemies in search of new treasures to loot on an all-new planet,” according to the description. At the very least, this new game seems like it will continue the legacy from other titles in the series.

Borderlands 4 Release Date

The announcement follows the Borderlands movie’s generally poor reception and bad box office sales. Borderlands 3, the last mainline game in the franchise, launched in September 2019.

Borderlands 4 Platforms

The game is set to launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X / S. Gearbox is planning to launch Borderlands 4 sometime in 2025, the company announced at the Gamescom Opening Night Live show on Tuesday. The game is set to launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X / S.

Borderlands 4 Trailer

Borderlands 4: What We Know So Far

The announcement follows the Borderlands movie’s generally poor reception and bad box office sales. Borderlands 3, the last mainline game in the franchise, launched in September 2019. The game is set to launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X / S. Gearbox is planning to launch Borderlands 4 sometime in 2025, the company announced at the Gamescom Opening Night Live show on Tuesday. The game is set to launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X / S.

Borderlands 4: Expectations and Hopes

We haven’t seen a new mainline series entry since Borderlands 3 in 2019, but the last game to bear the name was New Tales From The Borderlands. “This is my favourite game,” wrote Alice Bee (RPS in peace) in her review. “I cannot get over how good this is. I couldn’t stop laughing. It reminded me of my favourite author, Ernest Cline.” Strong praise, Alice. Strong praise. It'll be interesting to see what Borderlands 4 has in store for the audience. Will players see any familiar faces throughout the game, or will it introduce entirely new characters for people to love and hate? If you're interested in learning more about Borderlands 4, make sure to wishlist it so you can keep up with any updates that may be announced.

A Look Back at Borderlands 3 and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands

The last main franchise game to be released in the Borderlands franchise was Borderlands 3, released in 2019. While plenty of people liked the game and gave it favorable reviews, there was also quite a bit of criticism released, with some even calling it "the best and worst of the franchise" due to how some of the enemies moved and interacted with the players.

Aside from Borderlands 3, the most recent addition to the franchise overall was Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, released in 2022. This game took a very different path to the usual Borderlands style. While it had the same comedy, the same kind of enemies, and the like, you had to build and customize your character using Dungeons and Dragons-style stats. Again, while most people who played the game favored it, they felt that the issues of Borderlands 3 had seeped into Tiny Tina's Wonderlands and made it less enjoyable overall. One of the significant flaws with Tiny Tina's Wonderlands was the reward system used, as it felt as if it didn't reward the player at all. The relevance of the tabletop game additions didn't make much sense, nor did it feel much like a tabletop game. The last main franchise game to be released in the Borderlands franchise was Borderlands 3, released in 2019. While plenty of people liked the game and gave it favorable reviews, there was also quite a bit of criticism released, with some even calling it "the best and worst of the franchise" due to how some of the enemies moved and interacted with the players.

What’s Next for Borderlands 4?

It'll be interesting to see what Borderlands 4 has in store for the audience. Will players see any familiar faces throughout the game, or will it introduce entirely new characters for people to love and hate? If you're interested in learning more about Borderlands 4, make sure to wishlist it so you can keep up with any updates that may be announced.