On August 29, Borderlands 4 developer Gearbox Software gave players a glimpse at the first few months of post-launch content, which includes two bounty packs, a story DLC, and some free content. Additionally, Borderlands 4 will bring back the Pearlescent loot tier, which last appeared in Borderlands 2, as part of a free update planned for Q1 2026.
The reveal came after Borderlands 4 revealed that some of its features would not be ready in time for the game's September 12 launch. While online cross-play will be available from the start, Gearbox confirmed in a Steam post that cross-save and cross-progression would not be available in Borderlands 4 on day one, meaning account-wide progress will be restrained. However, Gearbox acknowledged players' frustrations about the missing features and stated that cross-progression and cross-save are in the pipeline for future updates. Gearbox did not state when Borderlands 4's missing launch features would go live.
Despite some functions taking longer than anticipated to implement, Borderlands 4 gave fans a preview of what the post-launch release cycle will be. Gearbox posted a post-launch blog and roadmap, which confirmed some of the studio's plans for Borderlands...
