In a surprise announcement, Borderlands 4 is now launching earlier than originally planned. The highly anticipated looter-shooter will hit shelves on September 12, ahead of the previously announced September 23 release date.
The update came via a now-deleted video shared by Gearbox Entertainment CEO Randy Pitchford on X (formerly Twitter). Pitchford later explained the premature post was due to time zone confusion, teasing a repost soon: “Oops, time zones, reposting momentarily.”
In the video, Pitchford stated:
“I told you I would have some news for you today about Borderlands 4, and I do. It’s not the news you’re expecting, it is about the launch date. And I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking at no point has there ever been a game that’s announced a launch date and then later had to announce that the launch date is changing. But I wanted to be the one to tell you that the launch date is changing.
I know we promised that Borderlands 4 would come at the end of September, and the team have been working very hard. And everything’s going great. In fact, everything’s going kinda the best case scenario, the game is awesome, the team is cooking, and so the launch date for Borderlands 4 is changing. We’re moving it forward. The launch date is now September 12.”
Pitchford also revealed that a PlayStation State of Play presentation dedicated to Borderlands 4 is arriving “imminently”. He added:
“It’s gonna be awesome, we’re showing you more about the game than you’ve ever seen before.”
In addition to being confirmed for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, Borderlands 4 will also launch on the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 later this year, making it one of the first major third-party titles to support the new hardware.
Meanwhile, Sam Winkler, narrative director for the game, previously addressed concerns about the humor direction in Borderlands 4. In response to fan feedback, he emphasized a shift away from toilet jokes and meme heavy content, which drew mixed reactions in Borderlands 3.
“I’m not at liberty to talk much about the content of Borderlands 4,” Winkler wrote on X, “but I remain firm in [my] criticism of Borderlands 3‘s overabundance of toilet humor.” “I’m not gonna say there’s no toilets but if the word skibidi ships in the game under my watch I’m gonna cry real tears,” he added. “Paul Tassi joked that we were gonna have a gun called Hawk 2A and a fellow dev asked me if it was real and I wanted to put my hand down the sink grinder.”
With the launch date brought forward and a major reveal event just around the corner, Borderlands 4 is shaping up to be a major gaming event this September.
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