{"id":94075,"date":"2025-05-01T02:35:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T02:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/13-things-we-learned-about-borderlands-4-from-state-of-play\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T02:35:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T02:35:37","slug":"13-things-we-learned-about-borderlands-4-from-state-of-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/13-things-we-learned-about-borderlands-4-from-state-of-play\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Things We Learned About Borderlands 4 From State Of Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 fuSEnv align--bleed js_marquee-assetfigure\" id=\"\" data-id=\"2797b124069af2d1edbf35fee5ca0fc2\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/2797b124069af2d1edbf35fee5ca0fc2\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 fDJNBs has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:1920px\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"fair-use\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 knmQPh js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 hGpdBg\"><picture class=\"sc-epkw7d-0 diKDHf\"><source media=\"(max-width: 37.31em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/2797b124069af2d1edbf35fee5ca0fc2.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 37.37em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_1315\/2797b124069af2d1edbf35fee5ca0fc2.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image for article titled 13 Things We Learned About Borderlands 4 After Today's Big Event\" data-chomp-id=\"2797b124069af2d1edbf35fee5ca0fc2\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-height=\"1080\" data-alt=\"Image for article titled 13 Things We Learned About Borderlands 4 After Today's Big Event\" data-anim-src=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fit,q_60,w_645\/2797b124069af2d1edbf35fee5ca0fc2.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 fPOdhF no-caption\">Image<!-- -->: <!-- -->Gearbox \/ 2K \/ Kotaku<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"2797b124069af2d1edbf35fee5ca0fc2\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/2797b124069af2d1edbf35fee5ca0fc2\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-r43lxo-1 cwnrYD\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Today, we learned a lot more about <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/borderlands-4-release-date-state-play-gta-6-fall-2025-1851762044&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/borderlands-4-release-date-state-play-gta-6-fall-2025-1851762044\"><em>Borderlands 4<\/em><\/a><\/span> during a roughly 20-minute PlayStation State of Play dedicated exclusively to Gearbox and 2K\u2019s upcoming sci-fi looter shooter sequel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 gRtQsx\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 dccRTD instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 crfeiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"196653,195371,195386\" data-current=\"196653\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 ldLvgq video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"196653\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"The Week In Games: A Star Wars Classic Returns &amp; More New Releases\" data-video-blog-id=\"9\" data-video-network=\"kotaku\" data-video-duration=\"105\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\">\n<p>The Week In Games: A Star Wars Classic Returns &amp; More New Releases<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\" style=\"max-height:none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196653\/196653_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196653\/196653_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196653\/196653_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/196653\/196653_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/22209.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"\/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Announced last year, <em>Borderlands 4 <\/em>is set to launch on September 12. That date is a bit earlier than previously announced and <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/borderlands-4-date-moved-up-gta-6-2k-randy-pitchford-1851778271&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/borderlands-4-date-moved-up-gta-6-2k-randy-pitchford-1851778271\">was leaked yesterday<\/a><\/span> by Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford a few hours before the official news was revealed. Pitchford has since claimed that the game\u2019s release date shifting has nothing to do with other games like <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/kotaku.com\/gta-6-release-october-borderlands-4-take-two-rockstar-1851764006&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/gta-6-release-october-borderlands-4-take-two-rockstar-1851764006\"><em>Grand Theft Auto 6 <\/em>or <em>Marathon<\/em><\/a><\/span><em>. <\/em>Regardless, the looter shooter is coming out sooner than expected, and so it makes sense that Gearbox wanted to show it off via a new PlayStation State of Play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">On April 30,<span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2025\/04\/30\/borderlands-4-revealing-vault-hunter-skills-new-planet-kairos-and-more\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2025\/04\/30\/borderlands-4-revealing-vault-hunter-skills-new-planet-kairos-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Sony aired a 2o-minute gameplay deep dive into <em>Borderlands 4<\/em><\/a><\/span> in which we learned a lot more about the upcoming FPS. Here are 13 key pieces of information from the event.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"sc-gcp5ez-1 cvXwRv\"\/>\n<ul data-type=\"List\" data-style=\"Bullet\" class=\"sc-1lmbno3-0 iPScqk\">\n<li>Pitchford claims <em>Borderlands 4 <\/em>is going to have a more \u201cgrounded tone\u201d that harkens back to the original game.<\/li>\n<li>Two of the new Vault Hunters in the game were given names and we learned more about them. Vex is a powerful Siren with a ghost-tiger that she can pet and use in combat. Rafa is a former Tediore soldier who uses advanced tech during fights. <\/li>\n<li><em>Borderlands 4 <\/em>is set on Kairos, a new planet that was previously controlled and hidden by a mysterious alien being known as the Timekeeper. Some years before the game started, however, a rogue moon crashed into the planet and caused a ton of chaos. (OG character Lilith might have been involved in that&#8230;) <\/li>\n<li>The looter shooter will support crossplay at launch. It will also let you play two-player split screen c0-op. While playing with others you\u2019ll be able to set your own difficulty and all loot will be instanced, so no gun stealing between friends. <\/li>\n<li>Kairos will feature four massive zones that players can explore freely with  no loading screens. In the mission we saw during the demo, the new hunters were infiltrating a secret blacksite research facility alongside <em>Borderlands 3<\/em> character Armata. <\/li>\n<li>You can now glide across large gaps and use your zipline on certain points in exploration or during combat. Gearbox confirmed that sliding, double jumping and dashing are back, too. <\/li>\n<li>Players will have access to a \u201cDigirunner,\u201d a vehicle which looks a lot like a Sparrow from <em>Destiny<\/em>. These are single-seat hovercraft that you can spawn into at any point while out in the world. <\/li>\n<li>While exploring Kairos you\u2019ll discover silos. These are locations that aren\u2019t tied to side quests, but function more like the kinds of activities you might seen in a big open-world game like <em>Assassin\u2019s Creed. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>Most of the weapon manufactures from past games, like Tediore and Jakobs, are back. But this time around guns can spawn with \u201cLicensed Parts.\u201d So a Jakobs rifle might have a different brand of scope or barrel, which might change how it fires or the kind of damage it does. This will make the already wildly unique loot you find in <em>Borderlands<\/em> games even more varied. <\/li>\n<li>Speaking of loot, Gearbox has reworked how often rare loot drops and promises that Legendaries will be rarer and more powerful than in <em>Borderlands 3<\/em>. You\u2019ll also be able to unlock enhancements that can make certain weapon brands more powerful. <\/li>\n<li><em>Borderlands 4 <\/em>will feature repayable missions and boss fights, which should make it easier than ever to grind for specific loot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">So yeah, we learned a lot of about <em>Borderlands 4<\/em>! And I\u2019m excited to see more of the game between now and its (earlier than planned) launch of September 12. <em>Borderlands 4<\/em> is set to arrive on PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, PC, and Switch 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/borderlands-4-state-of-play-gearbox-round-up-trailer-1851778578\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Gearbox \/ 2K \/ Kotaku Today, we learned a lot more about Borderlands 4 during a roughly 20-minute PlayStation State of Play dedicated exclusively<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}