Borderlands 4 (PS5) News Articles
Thursday20th Nov 2025
News Borderlands 4 Offers First Bounty Pack DLC for Free, Out Now on PS5
Fifth Bounty Pack added to season pass
Gearbox Software has announced the first Bounty Pack DLC for Borderlands 4 will now be given away to all players for free, rather than being tied to the season pass. It's named How Rush Saved Mercenary Day, and is available for all PS5 owners now via an update. As this content pack was originally supposed to...
Monday29th Sep 2025
News It's Not Fixed Yet, But Borderlands 4 Still Wants You Hyped for Its First DLC Character
The name's C4SH
As developer Gearbox Software works to fix all versions of Borderlands 4 and get the now-delayed Switch 2 edition out, it's still trucking along with DLC plans. The first expansion, titled Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned, is set to arrive in early 2026, and it'll be bundled with the first post-launch Vault Hunter. The new...
Friday19th Sep 2025
News 'Quit Game and Restart': Borderlands 4 Runs Worse the Longer You Play on All Consoles
Update: Tech experts DF shares its review
The technical issues that have plagued Oblivion Remastered since its launch appear to be flaring up in recent release Borderlands 4, also, as PS5 players report of worse performance the longer they play. With suggestions the new looter shooter is also suffering from memory leaks, it is the PS5 Pro console...
Thursday18th Sep 2025
News Borderlands 4 Dev 'Exploring' FOV Sliders on PS5 Following Player Feedback
Tunnel vision
Do you think the field of view in Borderlands 4 is a bit too narrow on PS5? Well, you're not the only one, because widespread player feedback has pushed developer Gearbox towards some kind of fix. This news is actually a few days old at this point, but the details did seem to get buried beneath the hubbub of the game's launch (and...
Thursday11th Sep 2025
Site News Where's Our Borderlands 4 PS5 Review?
Ready and waiting
Right about now, you should be seeing critic reviews of Borderlands 4 being published across the web. In the months leading up to the game's release, we very much hoped to be one of those outlets also with a verdict to share ahead of launch. Unfortunately, that hasn't turned out to be the case. While we were kindly offered a PC...
Monday1st Sep 2025
News Borderlands 4 PS5 Wants You to Keep Playing for Months After Release
Tons of post-launch content revealed
A lot like most big releases nowadays, Borderlands 4 hopes you will commit to playing it long past the completion of its story campaign. The sort of content enticing you back will be large expansions, seasonal events, and mission packs full of bonus gear. Gearbox Software has shared a roadmap detailing what to...
Friday25th Jul 2025
News Borderlands 4 Ready for PS5 Launch as Promising FPS Goes Gold
Out on 12th September
Gearbox Software announced today that Borderlands 4 has gone gold, meaning work on the 1.0 version of the game is now complete and can be pressed to discs. With a huge slate of DLC already confirmed and years of post-launch support, work is far from done for the developer, as it'll also presumably be preparing a day-one patch...
Monday23rd Jun 2025
News Less Comedy, More Action in Newest Borderlands 4 Story Trailer
Strong showing from Gearbox
Gearbox Software hosted the Borderlands Fan Fest over the weekend, with the biggest public thing from the event being a new Borderlands 4 trailer focusing on telling its story setup. Here's the plot condensed into an easy-to-digest manner: "The Timekeeper and his Order are the ultimate superpower on Kairos, ruling from...
Saturday21st Jun 2025
News Borderlands 4 Fans Convince Dev to Add Combat Radar to the Game
Ready for launch on 12th September
Feedback from the Borderlands 4 community has led to Gearbox Software implementing a combat radar into the title's HUD, despite how late into development the game is. In a Twitter thread, CEO Randy Pitchford said that a group of lead figures and developers within the team set some time aside between their...
Monday16th Jun 2025
News Borderlands 4 a $70 PS5 Game, Offers $100 and $130 Versions Too
Three PS5 editions to choose from
After much public deliberation, Gearbox Software has today confirmed Borderlands 4 will be a £59.99 / $69.99 game on PS5, at its launch. It will also offer an £89.99 / $99.99 Deluxe Edition and a £119.99 / $129.99 Super Deluxe Edition, both bundling in additional digital content. The three versions are available...
Thursday29th May 2025
News Borderlands 4 Boss Writes Grovelling Apology for Implying 'Real Fans' Will Pay $80 for PS5 Game
"A super sh*tty look"
Borderlands 4 still doesn’t officially have a price, and Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has insisted the decision is out of his hands. But after the ex-magician put his foot in his mouth recently, implying that “real fans” will pay $80 to play the game, he’s vomited out a 500-plus word diatribe attempting to clarify his...
Tuesday20th May 2025
News Real Fans Will Find a Way to Buy $80 Games, Says Borderlands Boss
Pitchford flogged ice cream for Genesis carts
Nintendo’s controversial decision to raise the price of Mario Kart World to $80 has caused trepidation among gamers – especially as Microsoft wasn’t too far behind. Thus far, Sony hasn’t announced any price increases to upcoming first-party games like Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Ghost of...
Monday12th May 2025
News Could Borderlands 4 Be an $80 PS5 Game? It 'Might' Be
Publisher 2K may explore pricing scale
Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country will both be published by 2K on PS5 later this year, but the chances of them sharing the $50 price point set for the latter are slim. Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford admitted over the weekend that he doesn't actually know how much Borderlands 4 will cost yet, but follow-up...
Thursday1st May 2025
News Sony's New State of Play Proves the Value of Deep Dives, Trends on YouTube
More of these, please
Sony’s new State of Play may not have been the exact broadcast many wanted, but it’s a reminder of the value of Deep Dives. Borderlands 4, presumably through contractual reasons, got an exclusive 20-minute broadcast on PlayStation’s official YouTube channel overnight, and it’s already well on its way to a million...
Wednesday30th Apr 2025
News State of Play Presents Borderlands 4 Deep Dive on PS5 Pro
Check out 20 minutes of PS5 Pro gameplay
Gearbox Software has revealed a Borderlands 4 deep dive via Sony's own State of Play format, with over 20 minutes of PS5 Pro gameplay showcased. Check it out above. Footage covers exploration of the open world as well as a portion of a mission, before diving into combat, the new Vault Hunters, and character...
News GTA 6 Release Date Has Nothing to Do with Borderlands 4 Change
Randy Pitchford pours cold water on rumours
As the wait for GTA 6’s release date rumbles on, fans are reading into anything and everything to get an indication of when the hotly anticipated sequel might release. In lieu of any meaningful information from Rockstar, players have started investigating the release dates of other titles, as no one...
Tuesday29th Apr 2025
News State of Play Set for Wednesday, 20 Minutes of Borderlands 4 Gameplay
PS5 release date brought forward
Announced a few months back, Sony has now confirmed the State of Play livestream for Borderlands 4 will take place tomorrow, 30th April. It'll feature over 20 minutes of gameplay covering "missions, killer weapons, exciting Action Skills, new and returning characters, and more". The show starts at 10pm BST / 2pm PT /...
Wednesday12th Feb 2025
News Borderlands 4 Out on PS5 in September, Dedicated State of Play Confirmed
State of Play show in the Spring
Gearbox Software has announced Borderlands 4 will release for PS5 on 23rd September 2025, and it'll have a lot more to share in an upcoming State of Play livestream dedicated entirely to the game. That will debut in Spring, but you can catch a new trailer above. In a new PlayStation Blog post, Borderlands 4 is...
Tuesday4th Feb 2025
News Borderlands 4 Boasts Series' 'Deepest and Most Diverse' Skill Trees
Players can expect "the greatest freedom to shoot and loot they’ve ever had"
Your character choice in Borderlands is much bigger than an aesthetic one, steering you towards a specific playstyle across multiple skill trees. This can be something of a double-edged sword, depending on the skills allowed by the trees themselves. Borderlands 4 will...
Tuesday17th Dec 2024
News Borderlands 4 Promises Not to Be Aggressively Unfunny
Turd time lucky
We embrace the differences between individuals, and we appreciate everyone has their own unique sense of humour. For the longest time, though, Borderlands has been aggressively unfunny in our opinion; it appears it’s an issue Gearbox is all too aware of. <related ids="175814"> Writing on X (or Twitter), narrative director...
Friday13th Dec 2024
News Take a Closer Look at Borderlands 4 on PS5, the 'Most Ambitious Entry' Yet
Unvaulted
Borderlands 4 is the “most ambitious” entry in the looter shooter series yet, according to a Gearbox post on the PS Blog. The anticipated sequel got an all-new trailer during The Game Awards, and you can watch it above. In addition to showcasing the new world of Kairos, it also introduces a nefa
Monday9th Dec 2024
News Mafia, Borderlands 4 Trailers Both Set for The Game Awards
The one Randy Pitchford leaked
With The Game Awards taking place this Thursday, some publishers are starting to confirm their presence in the side of the show all about gaming news and announcements. 2K is one such company, which has now revealed that trailers for Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country will debut during the livestream. Both were...
Thursday28th Nov 2024
News Terminally Ill Fan Flown to Gearbox to Play Borderlands 4 Early
"It was amazing"
At the start of the year, a Borderlands superfan named Caleb McAlpine attempted a "longshot", putting out what he described as a plea to Gearbox to allow him to play the still-in-development Borderlands 4. McAlpine suffers from stage-four cancer and may have less than two years to live, and the good folks over at Gearbox have...
Tuesday20th Aug 2024
News Borderlands 4 Announced, Coming to PS5 in 2025
Who could have four-seen it?
As teased recently by acclaimed movie producer Randy Pitchford, Borderlands 4 is real, and has just been announced with the above teaser trailer. Details on the project are slim as of right now, though going by the official description on YouTube, it sounds like we'll be exploring somewhere other than Pandora. "In this...
