Abstract
- Borderlands 4 could have the most important land space in franchise historical past, full of billions of equipment.
- The world in Borderlands 4 will likely be seamless with none load occasions, permitting gamers to discover anyplace they see.
- The sport is ready on the planet Kairos, promising an expansive universe that’s the largest in franchise historical past.
Gearbox has already confirmed that Borderlands 4 will characteristic “billions and equipment, however even its scale will likely be lots larger as nicely. Studio boss Randy Pitchford confirmed that the sport will characteristic the most important land space gamers can discover in franchise historical past.
This was confirmed by Pitchford at PAX East the place he additionally introduced again reminiscences of Todd Howard and claims about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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Borderlands 4’s World Will Be Seamless And If You Can See It, You Can Go To It
Talking at a PAX East 2025 panel (through Retbit), Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford talked about Borderlands 4 is “by the most important universe that we’ve constructed,” and added that “it’s seamless” and the way “there is no load occasions.”
Pitchford even borrowed a web page from Todd Howard’s playbook. Again when Bethesda was advertising Skryim, Howard claimed that what gamers noticed within the distance in Skryim could be accessible by the character in-game and wasn’t only a backdrop. Pitchford made comparable claims for Borderlands 4. “You see one thing anyplace on the display screen, a mile away, up within the sky, it is possible for you to to get there.”
Borderlands 4 is ready in Kairos, a planet beforehand inaccessible in earlier Borderlands video games, and based mostly on Pitchford’s claims, this would be the largest recreation in franchise historical past.

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On the identical panel, Pitchford admitted that he does not know the worth of Borderlands 4 but. That is one thing individuals are interested by since Mafia: The Previous Nation, a recreation by Borderlands writer 2K Video games, will likely be launched at a cheaper price level, which is refreshing to see in at present’s gaming panorama.
What Pitchford does know is the discharge date of Borderlands 4 being moved up had nothing to do with Grand Theft Auto 6, which was made even clearer this previous week when Take-Two Interactive, the guardian firm of 2K Video games, confirmed that GTA 6 will likely be launched on Might 26, 2026.
Borderlands 4 will likely be launched on September 12, 2025 on the PS5, Xbox Collection X|S and PC.

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Borderlands 4
- Launched
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September 12, 2025
- ESRB
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Score Pending
- Engine
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Unreal Engine 5
- Cross-Platform Play
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Sure – all