Borderlands 4 gets new release date ahead of State of Play Showcase

Announced last year, Borderlands 4 was set to officially launch on the 23rd of September 2025. Ahead of the game’s upcoming State of Play showcase, the team at Gearbox revealed that Borderlands 4 has had its launch brought forwards a bit – now arriving on the 12th of September instead.

During the most recent PlayStation State of Play, the console maker announced that they would be hosting a dedicated Borderlands 4 showcase some time this Spring.

The time has finally come, with the State of Play set to go live later today at 10PM UK Time, featuring “over 20 minutes of developer-guided gameplay, including missions, killer weapons, exciting Action Skills, new and returning characters, and more.”

As mentioned, perhaps the biggest news however is the fact that Borderlands 4 is now releasing earlier than expected, with the creative director at Gearbox ‘Graeme Timmins’ writing:

“Back at February’s State of Play, we unveiled the game’s Launch Date Trailer, which showcased a taste of the explosive action, fearsome enemies, and powerful loot. Since then, we’ve announced that Borderlands 4’s launch has moved up to September 12, 2025, meaning you’ll get to enjoy the looter shooter action even earlier!”

No reason was given for the change in release date, though given the fact that pretty much every publisher is trying to get out of the way of Grand Theft Auto VI it’s possible that Gearbox are trying to give Borderlands 4 as much leeway as possible for players to check the game out. We will have to wait and see.

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