- The price tags for all Borderlands 4 editions have been officially revealed, with the base game being priced at $70.
- Owing to Randy Pitchford's controversial comments, many players assumed that the base game could be priced at $80, but these worries can now be put to rest.
- Players who preorder the Standard Edition will receive bonuses in the form of skins.
The pre-order gates for Borderlands 4 have officially been raised, with Gearbox confirming the price tags for all of its editions. Vault Hunters can finally rest easy, as the cost of admission for the game’s Standard Edition has been set at $70. The reveal is a sigh of relief for fans, some of whom were already bracing for BL4 to follow in Mario Kart: World’s footsteps with an $80 retail price.
We live in ambiguous times regarding video game pricing, as evidenced by the cost disparity between GOTY frontrunner Expedition 33 and the day-one disaster known as Mindseye. Both titles serve as the debut for their respective studios, although there’s a considerable gulf in quality between the two.
Despite having a shorter runtime and launching with an assortment of technical issues, Mindseye costs $20 more than Sandfall Interactive’s smash-hit. This exhibit alone is aggravating enough for anyone to question whether publishers have lost the plot. And that’s exactly what many players wondered after Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford made some controversial comments on the subject of Borderlands 4’s price.
After receiving criticism from fans and industry figures alike, Pitchford issued an apology on his official X account. And now, following the game’s official price reveal, he was quick to declare that there’s “no price increase for Borderlands 4” – a piece of welcome news regardless of how messy the situation seemed initially.
The latest looter-shooter from Gearbox promises to be the studio’s most ambitious yet, as the game ditches Pandora in favor of an open-world sandbox called Kairos. Along with the setting are a selection of new movement features, coupled with an even bigger arsenal of guns, thanks to the introduction of three new manufacturers. The upcoming title looks to refine the gameplay formula with some bold changes, and you can learn more about them in our Borderlands 4 gameplay guide.
If you’re ready to hop on the wagon by pre-ordering the game, you’ll receive some nifty bonuses, including a skin for your Vault Hunter, weapon, and the new Echo-4 Drone. With that being said, are you getting the game on day one? Let us know in the comments below.
