It’s been 5 years since Gearbox launched Borderlands 2 and on condition that the sport was beloved by critics and gamers alike, we would not be in any respect shocked if a 3rd correct entry was within the phrases (and no, the Pre-Sequel would not rely).
Borderlands three might not have been formally confirmed however at this level just about everybody suspects that it’s within the works.
This isn’t simply because it is smart for Gearbox to develop a sequel primarily based on the earlier performances of video games within the franchise; there have additionally been robust hints from the sport’s builders which you’ll be able to learn extra about under.
Cut to the chase
- What is it? The as-yet-unconfirmed third numbered sport within the first-person shoot and loot franchise
- When can I play it? We cannot make certain however we suspect late 2018 to 2019
- What can I play it on? It’s prone to be launched on PS4, Xbox One and PC
Release date
As Borderlands three hasn’t been confirmed as being actively in improvement fairly but, Gearbox has unsurprisingly not given it a launch date both.
However, primarily based on a Take-Two investor call, a launch window of October 2018 to September 2019 might be a chance. During the decision, Take-Two’s CEO Strauss Zelnick stated that a “highly anticipated new title from one of 2K’s biggest franchises” is in improvement for the fiscal 12 months of 2019 which runs between October 2018 and September 2019.
This doesn’t make any direct reference to Borderlands three, nonetheless, it’s the most certainly candidate for “a highly anticipated title” launch from an current franchise on condition that 2K-owned Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 is out earlier than the interval begins, and Gearbox has stated one other Borderlands sport can be coming.
News and rumors
So, Borderlands three hasn’t been confirmed as being in improvement proper now. That is true. But there’s been loads of teasing from Gearbox over the previous 12 months or in order that makes us really feel fairly assured that it’s coming.
PAX West 2017
The most up-to-date trace got here from Gearbox’s CEO Randy Pitchford at this 12 months’s PAX West the place he announced during a panel that 90% of the Gearbox workforce is “working on the thing I think most of you guys want us to be working on.”
Given that he had simply acknowledged a lot of the viewers was current on the panel as a result of they’re followers of the Borderlands franchise, we’d say that is fairly a heavy-handed trace though Borderlands three wasn’t explicitly talked about.
The IGN Interview
Around the identical time because the PAX West panel tease, Pitchford additionally took half in an IGN Unfiltered interview the place he stated that if one other Borderlands sport had been to be made, it will be extra of a real sequel versus one other Pre-Sequel spin-off.
Pitchford said that the following Gearbox sport can be a “really big, worthy” step ahead for the franchise earlier than including “if we’re going to do one, it’s going to be that” to take the the knowledge of his assertion down a notch.
Randy takes to Twitter
In April 2017, Pitchford took to Twitter to submit an image of himself sporting a movement seize swimsuit with the caption “Doing a shoot… I may or may not be a psycho bandit in a video game we may or may not be working on. Also, happy Bulletstorm launch day!”
Given that Psychos are a Borderlands enemy we’d say this tweet will be learn with a pretty big nudge and wink.
Doing a shoot… I’ll or will not be a psycho bandit in a online game we might or will not be engaged on. Also, completely satisfied Bulletstorm launch day! http://pic.twitter.com/5X9ZzC6kdJApril 7, 2017
The GDC presentation
Before all of this Pitchford took to the stage throughout Epic Games’ Unreal presentation at GDC in March 2017, the place he confirmed off new rendering tech that “may be used in a future Gearbox game.” He explicitly stated the footage proven was not from a online game however what was proven was extremely paying homage to Borderlands.
He additionally revealed that this new tech is able to simulating totally different physics relying on a planet’s properties. Specifically he stated “there might be different physics and the sun and the moons might be in different positions than what we’re used to on Pandora.”
Not solely does this trace closely that Borderlands three is within the works, it means that we’ll be capable to discover extra settings than we now have earlier than.
PAX East panel
You’ll discover loads of the hints that Borderlands three is coming have come from Randy Pitchford. That pattern continues all the best way again by means of to April 2016 when, throughout a PAX East panel, he gave the most important signal that Borderlands three is coming.
“It’s no secret, obviously there’s going to be another Borderlands,” he revealed through the panel. On Twitter he additionally revealed that Battleborn’s artwork director Scott Kester would be the artwork director on Borderlands three.
He did, nonetheless, say that the sport won’t really be known as Borderlands three: “We don’t even know if we’re going to call it that. We could call it Borderlands 4 for all we know.”
Some modifications
If Borderlands three is within the works, nonetheless, there are prone to be some modifications from the primary two titles. The first distinction can be that author, Mikey Neumann, is not going to be on board as he was sadly compelled to resign from the challenge as a consequence of well being problems. The lead author on Borderlands 2, Anthony Burch, has additionally since left the corporate. There’s been no trace almost about who’ll be taking over the pen after their departures.
Another change is that the voice behind Claptrap, David Eddings, has left Gearbox for Rooster Teeth so it’s unlikely he’ll be taking over the position once more.
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