All You Need To Know About Playing Borderlands 4: Launch Times, Day-One Patch, And More

Borderlands 4 is almost here. The next installment in Gearbox and 2K’s fan-favorite co-op looter shooter series is launching on September 12 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. (The Switch 2 port arrives next month.) Ahead of its launch, we’ve compiled a list of useful information about Borderlands 4 to help quickly answer your questions ahead of its release. Does it support cross-save? When will it be playable? Do I need to beat the other games? All that and more is answered below!

When does Borderlands 4 launch?  Borderlands 4 launches on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on September 12. Sort of. It depends on where you live and what platform you are planning to play the looter shooter on. Here’s the full breakdown courtesy of 2K Games and Gearbox.

Xbox and PlayStation launch times

Wellington, New Zealand – Sept 12 at 12:00 AM NZST

Sydney, Australia – Sept 12 at 12:00 AM AEST

Tokyo, Japan – Sept 12 at 12:00 AM JST

Singapore – Sept 12 at 12:00 AM SGT

London, UK – Sept 12 at 12:00 AM BST

New York, NY, USA – Sept 12 at 12:00 AM ET

San Francisco, CA, USA – Sept 11 at 9:00 PM PT

Meanwhile, on Steam and Epic’s PC store, you’ll be able to play earlier than on consoles. Here are those dates and times:

Steam & Epic Store launch times

Wellington, New Zealand – Sept 12 at 4:00 AM NZST

Sydney, Australia – Sept 12 at 2:00 AM AEST

Tokyo, Japan – Sept 12 at 1:00 AM JST

Singapore – Sept 12 at 12:00 AM SGT

London, UK – Sept 11 at 5:00 PM BST

New York, NY, USA – Sept 11 at 12:00 PM ET

San Francisco, CA, USA – Sept 11 at 9:00 AM PT

Wait, isn’t this coming out on Switch 2?  Yes! Borderlands 4 is coming to Switch 2, but not until next month. Gearbox and 2K are bringing the looter shooter to Nintendo’s new console on October 3.

Switch 2 launch times

Wellington, New Zealand – Oct 3 at 12:00 AM NZST

Sydney, Australia – Oct 3 at 12:00 AM AEST

Tokyo, Japan – Oct 3 at 12:00 AM JST

Singapore – Oct 3 at 12:00 AM SGT

London, UK – Oct 3 at 12:00 AM BST

New York, NY, USA – Oct 3 at 12:00 AM ET

San Francisco, CA, USA – Oct 2 at 9:00 PM PT

What versions of Borderlands 4 are available to buy?  The are three versions of Borderlands 4 being sold by 2K. The standard edition is $70 and comes with the game and…that’s it.

Then there’s the Deluxe Edition, which costs $100 and comes with the Bounty Pack bundle and Firehawk’s Fury Weapon Skin bundle. (The Bounty Pack includes a few smaller narrative DLC missions that will be added post-launch via various updates.)

Finally, the $130 Super Deluxe Edition comes with everything previously mentioned, and grants access to new upcoming expansions, two new Vault Hunters, and a new cosmetic bundle.

Regardless of which version you buy, if you pre-order before Borderlands 4 launches on your platform, you’ll also get a bonus “Gilded Glory” pack that includes:

1 Vault Hunter Head usable by all Vault Hunters 1 Vault Hunter Skin usable by all Vault Hunters 1 Weapon Skin 1 ECHO-4 Drone Skin 4 pieces of Legendary Gear: 1 Lvl 1 Legendary Maliwan SMG 1 Lvl 30 Legendary Ripper Grenade 1 Lvl 30 Legendary Torgue Ordnance 1 Max Lvl Legendary Daedalus Assault Rifle Does Borderlands 4 support crossplay and cross-save?  Yes and no. Borderlands 4 on all platforms will support crossplay at launch. So if you are on PC and your friend is on Xbox, you can play together easily, assuming you both have free Gearbox Shift accounts.

Sadly, neither cross-save nor cross-progression will be available on day one. But, Gearbox has confirmed in a Steam post that it is looking to add the features later, letting players hop from one console to another and keep all their progress. Just don’t expect that on September 12.

Is there a day-one patch?  Yes! Gearbox CEO and co-founder Randy Pitchford has confirmed that, like most big AAA video games these days, Borderlands 4 will have a day-one patch. According to Pitchford, the update should help improve the game’s performance on PC, but did warn that Borderlands 4 is a big open-world game that might not run well on older hardware even after the update.

What are Borderlands 4′s recommended and minimum PC specs?  Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 / Windows 11 Processor: Intel Core i7-9700 / AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT / Intel Arc A580 Storage: 100 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system. Requires 8 CPU Cores for processor. Requires 8 GB VRAM for graphics. SSD storage required Recommended:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 / Windows 11 Processor: Intel Core i7-12700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Memory: 32 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT / Intel Arc B580 Storage: 100 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system. SSD storage required Will Borderlands 4 run at 60FPS on PS5 and Xbox? 

Yes.  According to Pitchford, Borderlands 4 is targeting 60FPS on Xbox and PlayStation. Meanwhile, Borderlands 4 on Switch 2 seems to be targeting 30FPS, which isn’t surprising.

Target 60fps.

Also, F’ balance. Make a sick build with some god drop loot and melt bosses. Be a legend. https://t.co/FgvuqM77II

— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) May 10, 2025

Do I need to play the other Borderlands games? If you want to know all the lore and be a Borderlands expert before Borderlands 4 launches, you can totally spend the many days it will take you to play all of the past games. But you don’t have to. Borderlands 4 is set on a new planet, featuring new characters, and is a more self-contained story than the last few games. Sure, super fans will pick up on clues to the larger universe and past titles, but don’t feel like you need to play everything before starting up Borderlands 4. 

Should I watch the movie?  lol. Don’t do that. Come on now. Be kind to yourself.