Future Direction

Borderlands developer Gearbox has called on fans to let it know what they want next from the next game in the franchise, as work begins on an exciting overall direction.

Borderlands 4 recently wrapped up its Year 1 of DLC, and Gearbox issued a future content announcement confirming more updates are coming to the looter shooter next year. Weekly Activity refreshes and Community Challenges will continue, though details on additional content beyond those updates were not specified.

Gearbox spoke about its plans for the future of the Borderlands franchise, asking fans directly for their opinions on where the series should go next.

The team is constantly listening to community feedback, exploring additional character arcs, storylines, and an exciting overall direction for the future of the franchise.

The studio noted that it is taking a bigger look at the franchise as a whole to determine which characters deserve more time and which storylines need a payoff, encouraging players to share thoughts via social media and the Gearbox Devcast.

Early Development

An official announcement for a sequel or a subsequent entry in the series is still far off, as development remains in its early stages.

Big plans take time and the studio requires room to work, promising to share more details when the timing is appropriate.

Sales and Performance

This announcement coincides with the Borderlands franchise surpassing 100 million units sold, following earlier questions from fans regarding launch sales and player retention for Borderlands 4.

Since launching, Borderlands 4 has faced criticism over severe PC performance issues, prompting direct responses from studio leadership on social media.

Parent company Take-Two acknowledged that sales suffered some softness due to technical issues, while confirming that a planned Nintendo Switch 2 version was scrapped to prioritize improvements on existing platforms.

Borderlands 4 currently holds a mixed user review rating on Steam, highlighting the studio's need to reengage the player base with upcoming updates.