In case you’ve followed the Borderlands series, you understand DLC is already within the works for Borderlands 4. The team at Gearbox Software has been on a roll sharing details concerning the upcoming game, hoping to win back fans after Borderlands 3, and has now shared the post-launch roadmap. Borderlands 4 is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on September 12 while the Switch 2 gets it on October 3. In accordance with the roadmap, the primary Story Pack goes live in Q1 2026.
Each Story Pack includes multiple essential missions and side missions going down in a brand new zone of Kairos, together with a brand new Vault Hunter, recent gear, and diverse cosmetics. The primary one is titled Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned, a cosmic-horror-inspired tale. It stars Ellie, Moxxi’s daughter and a Pandoran mechanic. That’s about all Gearbox is willing to share at once, nevertheless it has confirmed that players will see recent and returning characters in each Story Pack.
The sport may even offer Bounty Packs, which include “bite-sized-yet-flavorful” narrative content, plus recent gear, cosmetics, and a Vault Card that unlocks additional loot through gameplay. A complete of 4 Bounty Packs are included within the Bounty Pack Bundle that comes with the Deluxe and Super Deluxe editions. Each Bounty Pack boasts recent Important Missions in addition to a brand new Boss; the primary focuses on Rush, the leader of the Outbounders faction in Fadefields.
Vault Cards act as boosts that grant more loot and XP via day by day and weekly challenges. It’s mainly a season pass that permits you to gain levels and unlock rewards as you play Borderlands 4. Vault Cards may even be available as a part of a person Bounty Pack.
Together with the paid content, the team is devoted to providing free content updates to all players. This includes Invincible Bosses, who’re variants of existing bosses which have recent mechanics, massive health pools, crazy damage, and other modifiers. Currently, the primary Invincible Boss is scheduled to land sometime in Q4 2025. Players can even look ahead to weekly challenges, starting from the Big Encore Boss to Wildcard Missions and Maurice’s Black Market Machine.
Pearlescents may even return in Borderlands 4, a loot tier above Legendary. These will arrive as a free update to all players in Q1 2026 alongside Bounty Pack 2. There may even be seasonal mini-events, starting with Halloween in October. More details are coming, but they may only be available for a limited time.
We’re really looking forward to Borderlands 4, despite how upset we were with Borderlands 3. I consider Borderlands 2 top-of-the-line games I’ve ever played, and I’m really hoping Borderlands 4 can right the ship and produce back among the entertainment we’ve been desperately in search of in a looter shooter.