The release date for Borderlands 4 has been moved up by two weeks, shifting from September 23rd to September 12th. This is according to a video posted by Randy Pitchford, CEO of Borderlands developer Gearbox Interactive, that was ironically deleted and reposted because it went up too early.

Borderlands 4’s release date has been pushed up to Sept. 12 from the previously announced date of Sept. 23. One theory says it’s because of Grand Theft Auto 6 — specifically, to give more gamers more time to potentially play Borderlands 4 before they get sucked into GTA 6.

Borderlands 4 release date moved up to September 12, 2025. New State of Play airing tomorrow to showcase gameplay. Speculation that release date change may avoid GTA 6 competition. While we're used to seeing games get delayed due to various reasons,