Overview
- Circana reports Borderlands 4 posted the franchise’s highest launch-month dollar sales, nearly 30% above Borderlands 3.
- The game already ranks No. 3 for 2025 year-to-date sales in the US, based on Circana’s September reporting window.
- It led September’s Xbox Series X|S and aggregated PC storefront charts and placed third on PlayStation.
- PC players reported performance and optimization issues that yielded a Mixed Steam user rating, and Gearbox released stability patches as CEO Randy Pitchford engaged publicly with critics.
- Gearbox dated the first DLC for November 20 and said the planned Switch 2 port is delayed indefinitely.