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Gearbox Details Borderlands 4’s Prison-Planet Kairos, Rebel Factions and Gameplay Upgrades

Gearbox’s deep dive highlights how Kairos’s neck-embedded bolts power a new era of revolt ahead of Borderlands 4’s September 12 launch.

A psycho in Borderlands 4 stands ready for battle.
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Overview

  • The Timekeeper is crafted to instill sustained dread and controls Kairos’s population through implanted neck bolts that function as surveillance eyes and remote killswitches.
  • Rebel groups including the crash-landed Outbounders, resource-driven Augurs and exiled Electi each pursue distinct goals in their fight against the Timekeeper’s regime.
  • Developers confirm a seamless open-world design on Kairos with no load screens interrupting exploration.
  • Players can replay missions, unlock more skills per character than in the last two titles combined, use a built-in radar and mute Claptrap’s dialogue.
  • Borderlands 4 will arrive on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on September 12, 2025, with a Switch 2 port scheduled for later.