GTA 6 doesn't have a release date yet, but Rockstar's parent company Take-Two Interactive has confirmed that it won't be released at the same time as Borderlands 4.
Rockstar's GTA 6 is scheduled to launch in the fall of 2025, while Gearbox's Borderlands 4 is scheduled for Take-Two's fiscal year, that is, between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. Given That the developers of both games have the same parent company, their release dates were not expected to fail, but now we have direct confirmation from Take-Two.
“I think it's safe to say that we wouldn't, and no one would, pile on big releases unnecessarily,” Zelnick told Variety. There is little indication as to which of the two games will be released first, but it is worth noting that GTA 6 was announced in December 2023, while Borderlands was not officially announced until August 2024, although it is known to have been in active development since at least March.
Former Rockstar designer Ben Hinchliffe recently surmised that Rockstar is currently focused on trying to “really tweak” GTA 6 “in every corner,” because “90% of their work” takes into account players who don't do the same. what they tell them.
We haven't heard much about Borderlands 4 beyond its initial reveal, but we do know that it will add four new Vault Hunters and that the developers want the classes to add depth to the RPG mechanics, but not “at the cost of complexity.” “
Zelnick also admitted in the same Variety interview that the Borderlands film adaptation was a disappointment, although he credits it with helping sell some games in the series.
Borderlands fans will be able to see Borderlands 4 soon after Gearbox agreed to take him to the studio following a cancer diagnosis: “I never expected something like this.”