Summary
It has been nearly five years since the last mainlineBorderlandsgame, and as there were five years between the release ofBorderlands: The Pre-Sequelspin-off andBorderlands 3, speculation has surrounded 2024 as a potential release window forBorderlands 4. At one point, it appeared that might happen, but as the year goes on,Borderlands 4in 2024 is looking less likely without an official announcement.
Borderlands 4hasn’t been confirmed by Gearbox yet, but the developer arguably needs to say something about it soon. While there have been rumors andteases that seem to suggestBorderlands 4is in development, it’s almost imperative that an announcement be made sooner rather than later. This urgency to reveal the nextBorderlandsgame isn’t necessarily imposed by the fans who have been waiting for it. Instead, it’s more arguably a self-imposed urgency by the franchise, as it had an ideal opportunity to announceBorderlands 4but opted to reveal the live-actionBorderlandsfilm instead. Now, it can’t miss its next most obvious reveal window, or hope of its existence may begin to dwindle even more.
Borderlands Can’t Miss Its Next Reveal Window
Borderlands 4 Missed Its Best Reveal Opportunity
In a series of posts starting on February 6, the officialBorderlandsTwitter account began sharing weekly videos recapping the story for each mainlineBorderlandsgame. While some believed this series of posts would eventually result in aBorderlandslive-action film reveal, many others hoped they would find aBorderlands 4revealat the end instead. After all, it would make sense for the fourth mainline installment in theBorderlandsseries to be introduced after recapping the story of the first three games. However, much to the dismay of those awaiting aBorderlands 4announcement, the recap videos ended afterBorderlands 2, and it was revealed on February 20 that the videos were indeed all a part of a marketing scheme for the upcoming film set to hit theaters on August 9.
Sadly, although many have anticipated the live-action film since its announcement, this series of Twitter posts was the best opportunityBorderlands 4had for an official reveal. Since then,theBorderlandsfilm has received much criticism for its castbeing too old for their roles and some of its characters seemingly not appearing faithful to the source material. Still, “could haves” and “should haves” concerning the recap Twitter series aside, all is not lost forBorderlands 4, as it has another reveal window that it absolutely should not so quickly pass up.
Borderlands 4 Needs to Be Revealed by August 9
Withthe live-actionBorderlandsfilmset to release on July 11, 2025,Borderlands 4arguably has from now until then to show itself in some way. Ideally, aBorderlands 4reveal would be perfect if it were done on August 9 — or, at least, the weekend of August 9 — as the two could essentially benefit from one another’s attention. That being said, anytime between now and the film’s release date would be fine, as those awaiting the movie will presumably haveBorderlandson their minds for the next several months, and aBorderlands 4announcement would do well to take advantage of that.
It’s becoming a bit of a dead horse at this point to continue speculating onwhetherBorderlands 4is in development based on rumorsand teases, but there isn’t much else to work with. As such,Borderlands 4shouldn’t forego this prime opportunity to treat loyal fans to some kind of reveal, whether through an announcement via Twitter or an official reveal trailer. There is just little reason why it wouldn’t take advantage of the ongoing conversations surrounding it, especially while the film is such a hot topic. Nevertheless, hopes remain high thatBorderlands 4will eventually see the light of day.
