Key Takeaways
- Borderlands 4 may be aiming for a Summer 2025 or early 2026 release.
- Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick doesn’t want to release the game too close to Grand Theft Auto 6.
- Four new Vault Hunters will appear in Borderlands 4, which will also be set on an all-new planet.
New comments made by Take-Two’s CEO have helped narrow down the release window for Borderlands 4, which looks to be aiming for either a Summer 2025 or early 2026 launch. Revealed during Gamescom Opening Night Live in August 2024, Borderlands 4 promises to transport players to an all-new planet for a fresh looter shooter adventure.
Fifteen years after the first Borderlands title was released in 2009, the franchise is going strong, boasting four mainline titles and several spin-offs, along with a comic series, a collection of novels, and a physical card game. While the live-action Borderlands film was a massive box office flop, the games themselves remain beloved pieces of gaming culture, with the most recent main entry to the series, Borderlands 3, selling over 18 million copies and boosting the franchise’s total revenue to over $1 billion. Fans are eager for any news regarding the upcoming next entry, and it looks like the wait for Borderlands 4 may potentially be shorter than previously thought.
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In a new interview with Variety, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick gave a few hints about when players can expect to see Borderlands 4 on store shelves. The gaming community is all geared up for the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 in Fall 2025, and understandably, Take-Two doesn’t want to release both major titles too close together. “I think it’s safe to say that we wouldn’t, and no one would, stack up huge releases unnecessarily,” Zelnick said. If Take-Two wants to leave a minimum of three months between these highly anticipated releases, this would mean Borderlands 4 could be coming in late spring or early summer 2025 depending on its current development status.
Borderlands 4 May Be Targeting a Summer 2025 Release
As it was previously announced that Borderlands 4 would be released sometime between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026, it’s possible that the game could also be eyeing an early 2026 release, giving fans plenty of time to enjoy Grand Theft Auto 6 before leaping back into the world of Vault Hunters and mayhem. It’s unclear just how polished Borderlands 4 currently is, but if the team has been hard at work on the game since Borderland 3‘s release in 2019, it’s very possible that fans could see it sooner than they might think.
Little is known about what Borderlands 4 will bring to the table. The game’s teaser trailer didn’t give too much away, but it has been confirmed that four new Vault Hunters will make their debut in the title. Adam May, the title’s Art Director, recently noted that Borderlands 4 will experiment with more vibrant colors and advanced technology, with concept art hinting a fresh vibe for the next entry in the FPS franchise.
See if you have what it takes to go down in history as a legendary Vault Hunter as you search for secret alien treasure, blasting everything in sight.
Looter Shooter
Action
Adventure
RPG
- Franchise
- Borderlands
- Released
- 2025
