Borderlands 4 onthult details over het eindspel en de roadmap na de lancering

Bounty Packs, nieuwe eindbaasgevechten, seizoensevenementen en de terugkeer van de Ultimate Vault Hunter-modus zorgen voor uitdagende content voorafgaand aan het eerste Story Pack: Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned.

Vandaag, tijdens de Gearbox Main Theater Show op PAX West, gaven 2K en Gearbox Software een gedetailleerde blik op de endgame en de content na de lancering van Borderlands 4, het volgende deel in de iconische looter-shooterfranchise. Borderlands 4 verschijnt op 12 september 2025 voor PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series X|S en pc via Steam en de Epic Games Store. Op 3 oktober 2025 verschijnt het ook voor Nintendo Switch 2.

Endgame

• Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode has been reimagined for its return. This post-game difficulty option will challenge players through five unlockable levels that increase in difficulty. Additionally, applying lessons learned from past franchise entries, this mode no longer requires players to replay the campaign to gain new ranks. Instead, players will move up ranks through curated mission challenges that put their chosen build to the test, growing more difficult through progression and removing the need to re-farm the same gear.
• Each rank of Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode includes exclusive Firmware, which are set bonuses for gear that players will first experience throughout the campaign. The more firmware a player acquires results in a higher stat bonus. These powerful Firmware bonuses can be transferred once, at which time the original item is destroyed and the Firmware bonus cannot be re-transferred.
• Multiple incentives will be provided to allow players to continue their search for the best loot: Weekly Wildcards offer rotating missions with a guaranteed Legendary reward. In the Weekly Big Encore Boss, Moxxi’s Big Encore selects one boss for the week that can be purchased with Eridium for a larger iteration with increased drop rates. Maurice’s Black Market Machine sends players across Kairos in search of its spoils, with varied loot for every player’s game. Each of these activities is available for online matchmaking by intent, encouraging players to group up with friends, or find new ones whose interests align.