Change 2 house owners can play Borderlands 4 on October 3

Change 2 house owners will not have lengthy to attend for Borderlands 4. On Tuesday, Gearbox founder and CEO Randy Pitchford stated it can arrive on October 3. Whereas some had anxious the sport could be pushed again to 2026, it can land on Nintendo’s console lower than a month after different platforms.

Pitchford’s video begins with a sober construct towards what appears like dangerous information. Simply once you assume he is about to announce a delay, he turns into an excited 10-year-old, yelling concerning the sport’s October launch date. “That date is October 3! It is October 3, you guys!! It is not subsequent yr; it is not even the vacation! It is a lot earlier than Christmas; it is a lot earlier than Thanksgiving! It is October 3, you guys!!!” Pitchford, who’s a magician on the aspect, clearly relished this.

Borderlands 4 is Gearbox’s first main launch since 2K Video games purchased the studio final yr. That adopted the epic, messy implosion of its former proprietor, Embracer Group.

Within the sport, you may play as a vault dweller taking over the dreaded Timekeeper and his ruthless military. It is set on a brand new planet, Kairos. It additionally introduces new gameplay mechanics (a grappling hook!), seamless world transitions (no loading screens) and fluid co-op (asynchronous issue ranges). Better of all, it will not price $80. Tone-deaf feedback Pitchford made in Might sparked hypothesis that the sport may pull a Mario Kart World. (His magic failed him that day.)

The sport first launches on PC, PlayStation and Xbox on September 12. In contrast to these platforms, Borderlands 4 for Change 2 is not but out there for pre-order.

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