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The Borderlands 4 release date is finally upon us, and I'm stoked — here's exactly when you can play at launch time and enjoy "the return of the looter-shooter king"

The long-awaited Borderlands 4 is finally almost upon us, but when exactly can you play? Here's what you need to know about its launch times.

Windows Central · Sep 8, 2025

Borderlands 4 boss Randy Pitchford wants "everyone to have realistic expectations for performance" ahead of launch: "This is a big, open AAA game and lower end and older hardware may not perform as well"

Overall, Gearbox is "confident in the game's performance and optimization"

GamesRadar · Sep 8, 2025

Borderlands 4 boss Randy Pitchford says Stop Killing Games "comes from the same heart that I have" and is "a metaphor, I think, for life" in the face of the inevitable heat death of the universe

Coincidentally, Gearbox's failed live-service shooter Battleborn "was about the last star that would exist" before the end of all life

GamesRadar · Sep 5, 2025

Borderlands 1's artstyle overhaul filled Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford with dread because he thought he'd 'Have to go in and look at what they did' and 'shoot it in the head'

Turns out? Absolutely the right call.

PC Gamer · Sep 3, 2025

$112 million Borderlands movie was a critical and commercial disaster, but Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford just wants you to know "it would have been way worse if I directed it"

OK, thanks for letting me know

GamesRadar · Sep 2, 2025

Borderlands 4 could have looked very different – the OG RPG initially had realistic visuals that were too similar to Fallout 3, so Gearbox "rebuilt the whole game" after 2 weeks of experimenting led to its iconic comic style

Gearbox was "already taking every risk," but decided to "do what our heart says is right"

GamesRadar · Sep 2, 2025

'The rocket is your savior!': New live-action 'Borderlands 4' trailer urges humans to 'Quit Earth', and we can't argue

A new live-action trailer for the upcoming sci-game "Borderlands 4" is here urging us all to "Quit Earth" and get on the rocket.

Space · Sep 1, 2025

"We tend to commit to the bit": Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford talks Borderlands 4, the evolution of looter-shooters, and $80 game discourse

Gamescom 2025 | Randy Pitchford tells us how Gearbox went from seeing the industry predict that Borderlands "would find no audience, to being one of the leading video game franchises in the world"

GamesRadar · Sep 1, 2025

The Borderlands 4 endgame is detailed — how Gearbox plans to keep Vault Hunters hooked

Borderlands 4’s endgame brings Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, weekly challenges, Firmware gear sets, Specializations, and Pearlescent loot to keep Vault Hunters hooked.

Windows Central · Sep 1, 2025

Borderlands 4 boss Randy Pitchford says "Nintendo just had the most successful new console launch in the history of video game consoles" with the Switch 2, so of course he wants to "bring more games to it"

"The Nintendo Switch 2 is an awesome, awesome machine"

GamesRadar · Sep 1, 2025