Summary
- Borderlands 4 release window narrowed down to fiscal 2026, likely between April 2025 and March 2026.
- Game Awards 2024 reveal introduces new characters and story, sparking high anticipation despite BL3 criticisms.
- Potential impact from GTA 6 release in 2025.
A bit of information coming from Take-Two Interactive appears to have narrowed down the release window for Borderlands 4. Fans are eagerly awaiting Borderlands 4, but weren't previously given much to go on other than a general window of 2025.
Borderlands 4 was officially revealed during The Game Awards 2024, with a video teasing the characters and story players will be meeting in the near future. While the Borderlands series has been popular for a long time, many took issue with Borderlands 3, with complaints ranging from performance problems at launch to the story and its characters, like Ava. However, anticipation for Borderlands 4 seems to be high regardless.
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Borderlands 4 developer Gearbox Software, has released a financial report for its second fiscal quarter of 2025. Due to the way fiscal years are calculated, this period ended on September 30, 2024. Within the report, Take-Two notes that Borderlands 4 will arrive during the company's fiscal 2026 year. This would put its launch somewhere between April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. Narrowing this down with the Borderlands 4 teaser trailer's promise of 2025, that means players shouldn't expect Borderlands 4 anytime before April 2025, but no later than December.
- Borderlands 4 launch likely to be no earlier than April 1, 2025.
Will Borderlands 4 Be Delayed?
At this point, it's difficult to say if Borderlands 4 will launch in the first half of 2025. Take-Two Interactive likely doesn't want any of its own games to hit the market in the same general window as GTA 6, which is also slated to release in 2025. Grand Theft Auto 6 will almost certainly take over the lives and time of millions of gamers all over the world, which could hurt Borderlands 4 sales if released too close together. However, industry insiders have speculated that GTA 6 could be delayed to as late as 2026, which would give Borderlands 4 a wider window to release under while still meeting its 2025 promise.
For now, the wisest course of action for fans is to not expect Borderlands 4 before April 2025. With any luck, the time between then and now is sufficient for Gearbox to release a polished and fun looter shooter experience. Gamers are already intrigued by Borderlands 4's new villain, new planet, and the promised return of some "familiar faces," so the game is off to a good start in terms of hype. Whether it can deliver will become clear in time.
Borderlands 4
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 82 /100 Critics Rec: 88%
- Released
- September 12, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Gearbox Software
- Publisher(s)
- 2K
WHERE TO PLAY
Borderlands 4 brings intense action, badass Vault Hunters, and billions of wild and deadly weapons to an all-new planet ruled by a ruthless tyrant.
Crash into Kairos as one of four new Vault Hunters seeking wealth and glory. Wield powerful Action Skills, customize your build with deep skill trees, and dominate enemies with dynamic movement abilities.
Break free from the oppressive Timekeeper, a ruthless dictator who dominates the masses from on high. Now a world-altering catastrophe threatens his perfect Order, unleashing Mayhem across the planet.
- Franchise
- Borderlands
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC
