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Borderlands 4 Confirms Global Launch Times: PC Starts Sept. 11 in Many Regions, Consoles Unlock at Local Midnight Sept. 12

Gearbox cites development confidence for the earlier date, setting expectations for cross-play coordination at launch.

A gameplay screenshot of Borderlands 4's four new Vault Hunters working together to take down one of the bosses you'll encounter in its campaign.
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Four playable characters brandishing various weapons in a promotional screenshot for Borderlands 4.
An official screenshot of the character Claptrap in Borderlands 4.

Overview

  • PC uses a single worldwide unlock across Steam and the Epic Games Store, going live Sept. 11 at 12 pm ET, 9 am PT, 5 pm BST, and 6 pm CEST, with Australia at 2 am AEST on Sept. 12.
  • PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions follow rolling midnight local releases on Sept. 12, resulting in different regional start times by time zone.
  • The Nintendo Switch 2 edition arrives Oct. 3, extending the staggered rollout across platforms into early October.
  • Borderlands 4 was moved up from Sept. 23 to Sept. 12, with CEO Randy Pitchford attributing the change to development readiness and bug-fix metrics rather than competing releases.
  • Cross-play support may briefly split friends by platform on launch day, and there is no early access tied to deluxe editions.