13 Things We Learned About Borderlands 4 After State Of Play

Today, we learned a batch much astir Borderlands 4 during a astir 20-minute PlayStation State of Play dedicated exclusively to Gearbox and 2K’s upcoming sci-fi looter shooter sequel.

Announced past year, Borderlands 4 is acceptable to motorboat connected September 12. That day is simply a spot earlier than antecedently announced and was leaked yesterday by Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford a fewer hours earlier the authoritative quality was revealed. Pitchford has since claimed that the game’s merchandise day shifting has thing to bash with different games similar Grand Theft Auto 6 or Marathon. Regardless, the looter shooter is coming retired sooner than expected, and truthful it makes consciousness that Gearbox wanted to amusement it disconnected via a caller PlayStation State of Play.

On April 30, Sony aired a 2o-minute gameplay heavy dive into Borderlands 4 successful which we learned a batch much astir the upcoming FPS. Here are 13 cardinal pieces of accusation from the event.

• Pitchford claims Borderlands 4 is going to person a much “grounded tone” that harkens backmost to the archetypal game.
• Two of the caller Vault Hunters successful the crippled were fixed names and we learned much astir them. Vex is simply a almighty Siren with a ghost-tiger that she tin favored and usage successful combat. Rafa is simply a erstwhile Tediore worker who uses precocious tech during fights.
• Borderlands 4 is acceptable connected Kairos, a caller satellite that was antecedently controlled and hidden by a mysterious alien being known arsenic the Timekeeper. Some years earlier the crippled started, however, a rogue satellite crashed into the satellite and caused a ton of chaos. (OG quality Lilith mightiness person been progressive successful that...)
• The looter shooter volition enactment crossplay astatine launch. It volition besides fto you play two-player divided surface c0-op. While playing with others you’ll beryllium capable to acceptable your ain trouble and each loot volition beryllium instanced, truthful nary weapon stealing betwixt friends.
• Kairos volition diagnostic 4 monolithic zones that players tin research freely with nary loading screens. In the ngo we saw during the demo, the caller hunters were infiltrating a concealed blacksite probe installation alongside Borderlands 3 quality Armata.
• You tin present glide crossed ample gaps and usage your zipline connected definite points successful exploration oregon during combat. Gearbox confirmed that sliding, treble jumping and dashing are back, too.
• Players volition person entree to a “Digirunner,” a conveyance which looks a batch similar a Sparrow from Destiny. These are single-seat hovercraft that you tin spawn into astatine immoderate constituent portion retired successful the world.
• While exploring Kairos you’ll observe silos. These are locations that aren’t tied to broadside quests, but relation much similar the kinds of activities you mightiness seen successful a large open-world crippled similar Assassin’s Creed.
• Most of the limb manufactures from past games, similar Tediore and Jakobs, are back. But this clip astir guns tin spawn with “Licensed Parts.” So a Jakobs firearm mightiness person a antithetic marque of scope oregon barrel, which mightiness alteration however it fires oregon the benignant of harm it does. This volition marque the already wildly unsocial loot you find successful Borderlands games adjacent much varied.
• Speaking of loot, Gearbox has reworked however often uncommon loot drops and promises that Legendaries volition beryllium rarer and much almighty than successful Borderlands 3. You’ll besides beryllium capable to unlock enhancements that tin marque definite limb brands much powerful.
• Borderlands 4 will diagnostic repayable missions and brag fights, which should marque it easier than ever to grind for circumstantial loot.

So yeah, we learned a batch of astir Borderlands 4! And I’m excited to spot much of the crippled betwixt present and its (earlier than planned) motorboat of September 12. Borderlands 4 is acceptable to get connected PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Switch 2.