It seems like Borderlands 4 could be popping out prior to you assume, if a now-deleted publish on X by Gearbox head honcho Randy Pitchford is something to go by.
The publish, which was handily salvaged by Wario64, reveals Pitchford excitedly claiming that growth on Borderlands 4 goes nice; the truth is, he says that the place the group is at with the sport proper now could be “the best-case situation”.
In consequence, Pitchford says the Borderlands 4 launch date is being moved ahead to September twelfth. He additionally reiterates that there will probably be a Borderlands 4-focused PlayStation State of Play present “imminently”, though he stops wanting saying when that present will air.
After all, Pitchford is framing Borderlands 4‘s sooner launch as a constructive for Gearbox, but it surely’s equally possible that the group has moved the discharge date ahead to keep away from clashing with some huge video games which might be due out this fall.
There’s Sony’s Ghost of Yōtei, which is as a consequence of arrive on PS5 in October, as is Paradox and The Chinese language Room’s long-awaited Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (at time of writing, at the very least).
Maybe the largest elephant within the room, nevertheless, is Grand Theft Auto VI, which Rockstar (and Gearbox) mother or father firm Take-Two says is nonetheless on monitor to reach someday this fall. No launch date has been revealed but, after all, however it’s potential Borderlands 4 was moved to keep away from clashing with GTA VI.
In case you’re not accustomed to Borderlands 4, it is the fourth mainline entry within the Borderlands collection (though not the fourth general, because of the existence of video games like Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel).
The sport options 4 all-new Vault Hunters with new skills and expertise to grasp, plus heaps and many new weapons to gather. In keeping with its narrative director, Borderlands 4 will even function much less “rest room humor” than its predecessors.
Assuming Pitchford’s deleted publish was correct, Borderlands 4 will launch on September twelfth for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X|S, and it is also coming to Nintendo Swap 2.
