Four Vault Hunters, a new planet and the promise of being able to use billions of weapons, in the literal sense, to clear the way of threats and enemies in the most thuggish way. Fighting chaos with even more chaos. Borderlands 4 It collects on PC and consoles the legacy of the saga that invented the concept and the excitement of looter-shooters and continues it right where the story left off. The direct continuation of Borderlands 3? According to Gearbox itself, we are facing the craziest and most ambitious game in the entire franchise.
that we would have a Borderlands 4 It was an open secret starting from the end of the third installment, so the two big questions were always when we could get our hands on it and what was new. Among other things, because its development began within Embracer Group and, between one thing and another, both the project and the franchise and the development team ended up being bought – or rescued? – by Take Two. The first good news is that you won't have to wait too long: Gearbox wants the game to arrive in 2025. And what about the news?
At iGamesNews we have always been terribly fans of the most mischievous action. Therefore, being one of the most important games of the year, we have gathered all the information shown, hinted at and rumored about it. Borderlands 4 in the same place. Our starting point, as always, revolves around the most basic: when and where we can enter the planet Kairos, face the mysterious Chronoguardian and, of course, turn everything upside down.
Release date
Borderlands 4 will come out in 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. Reservations have not yet been opened, although if you opt for the digital format you will be interested to know that all the game's product pages (in PSN, Xbox, Steam and Epic Games Store) have already been created, and we can now add it to the wish list of the system that interests us most.
On the other hand, the exact release date has not been given by Take Two, and it is something that is understood only: the parent company of 2K Games will launch Grand Theft Auto 6, Civilization 7 or the new Mafia game this year. , so at the moment he is not interested in giving clues about the months he has reserved for his most powerful releases, including this new numbered installment of Borderlands. At VidaExta we will update the text with the exact departure day when it is announced.
As far as languages are concerned, and despite the change of house, you will be interested to know that Borderlands 4 It will offer texts (interface and subtitles) in Spanish from Europe and Latin America and the voices will be Spanish from Europe. Among other languages, it has been confirmed that it will also have full voice acting in English, French, German, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese.
Finally, and although Gearbox has not yet wanted to offer data on special editions, pre-purchase incentives or future DLCs, which usually occurs when reservations are opened, we expect that the same dynamics of previous deliveries will be followed, offering at least a collector's edition and a bonus content pass. We know from the booking pages that there will be optional purchases. Of course, 2K Games has assured that we will have the first official gameplay and new details in early 2025.
Development news
Gearbox Software began developing Borderlands 4 before concluding and launching the third installment, which places the start of its production in 2019. In fact, when Andrew Reiner, the studio's Global Creative Executive Officer, joined the team in 2022, the first thing he did was play a development version Borderlands 4stating that the new ideas that had been implemented left him speechless.
According to Randy Varnell, one of the four main directors of the project and head of the Creative Team, the beginning of production of the next video game Borderlands It started when not even a day had passed since the game's 2019 release.
We literally started making the new Borderland hours after releasing the last one. The Borderlands 3 team was playing and enjoying the experience and at that moment we started thinking about the whole journey and what we could do to continue it together. To consider how we could do even more.
However, between the project of creating a new Borderlands As it took shape, there was a change of hands for both the franchise and Gearbox. In March 2024 it was announced that Embracer sold the Texas studio and all of its franchises to Take Two for $460 million.
The next big move was the long-delayed premiere of the adaptation of the saga to the big screen, which was a complete disaster at the box office and critics, so Gearbox came to the rescue of the brand and on August 20, 2024 announced with a small teaser, now officially, Borderlands 4 as part of the Gamescom Opening Night. An aperitif that, in fact, was the very end of Borderlands 3, leaving it implicit that the story was a point and apart.
Gearbox offered new clues about the project through its own dedicated panel during PAX West 2024, although we will have to wait until the Game Awards ceremony, already in December of that same year, to be able to see a bit of that promised action and the leap towards the Unreal Engine 5 that will power the game. Of course, preserving that apocalyptic aesthetic in which the settings and characters almost seem drawn. In the process, the four new Vault Hunters and the new great enemy were shown: the Chronoguardian.
What Borderlands 4 is about
From a plot point of view, Borderlards 4 It is the direct continuation of the last installment. Without going into more details than necessary, the moon Elpis was going to destroy the chaotic planet Pandora and, at the last minute, one of the great characters of the saga managed to teleport the entire moon to some remote place located in the same universe. The side effect of this is that Elpis appeared in another galaxy, destroying the protective barrier that hid an entire planet, and that raises an interesting question shared for the new protagonists and the fans of the saga themselves. What exactly is happening there?
As we mentioned at the beginning, the action of Borderlards 4 takes place on a new planet created for the occasion called Kairos. The action takes place several years later and the fuse of everything is the discovery of this world and its opening to the rest of the galaxies. Something that arouses the anger of Chronoguardianthe tyrant who has subjugated all of existence there and sees this succession of irruptions as a direct threat to what he considers his perfect order.
What the Chronoguardian does not know is that even the enormous destruction caused by Pandora's moon will be nothing compared to the explosive entry on the scene of the four Vault Hunters who will break into his planet and spark the rebellion against him. Heroes, vigilantes or liberators? In principle none of those things: this group of scoundrels has come in search of wealth and glory and what is already guaranteed is that they are going to encounter tons of enemies, millions of weapons and surreal situations full of action.
Borderlands 4 is a looter-shooter in which the constant first-person action is interspersed with the humor of its protagonists and the explosive situations that explode on the screen. According to its creators, this installment has a bit of the previous three, including the spirit of discovery and treasure hunt of the first game, the search for revenge of the second and that kind of constant confrontation during the development of the plot against the main enemies of the third installment. Of course, all seasoned with that hooligan spirit of the franchise and the scoundrel humor of its characters.
In the process, Gearbox has proposed that Borderlands 4 offer a plot in which the players, who will put themselves in the shoes of the Vault Hunters, are the epicenter of the entire story, offering an environment and a new reactive world in which the action and what happens during the plot happens naturally and staggered. Which does not mean that in the end the most fun is taking advantage of the gunplay and testing the infinite number of firearms against the mechanical monstrosities, thugs and beasts that come our way on this new planet.
Logically, all of the above raises the question: Will Borderlands 4 be an open world? The creators do not use that specific term, but they do anticipate that there will be huge scenarios and although the combats and chaos derived from them will continue to be one of the greatest strengths of this installment, players will be offered free exploration. Whether we play separately or with friends.
What we know about the Borderlands 4 multiplayer experience
Borderlands is one of those sagas designed to be enjoyed more and better with friends, and the fourth installment will not be the exception: Gearbox has confirmed that the systems on which the game will be released will have cooperative multiplayer over the internet and, in addition, in the In the case of the desktop versions, it will be possible to connect a second controller to the console and join the game.
- To begin with, in the offline options it is possible to play Borderlands 4 alone or on our own, but it is also possible to add a second player to organize split-screen games. Something exclusive to the versions on PS5 and Xbox Series X / S consoles.
- However, if we want to quadruple the chaos and have the entire screen to ourselves, the best way is to play Borderlands 4 through its online cooperative, which is for up to four players on all systems and, as can be seen on the product pages, includes cross-platform play.
The online and offline experience is expected to be very similar or similar to that of previous installments of Borderlands. In any case, to be able to play online from a console you will need an active PS Plus subscription on PlayStation or Game Pass Core (or higher) on Xbox consoles. On PC, of course, what we will be asked for is that our equipment meets the minimum requirements.
Minimum and recommended requirements
At the time of writing these words, gearbox has not announced the minimum and recommended requirements to play Borderlands 4 on PC, nor if it will be compatible with Steam Deck or if it can be played through the cloud with GeForce Now or Game Pass Ultimate on PC and Xbox. At iGamesNews we will update the information when it is given and we will include all the options.
Trailers and images
At iGamesNews we will update the information of Borderlands 4 as Gearbox and Take Two offer new details, starting with the game's release date and editions. In any case, 2025 will be a year in which 2K will put all its effort into action and first-person shooter lovers will have a blast. Above all, with a Borderlands that aspires to raise the bar both within the saga.
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