Borderlands 4’s release date has been pushed up to Sept. 12 from the previously announced date of Sept. 23. One theory says it’s because of Grand Theft Auto 6 — specifically, to give more gamers more time to potentially play Borderlands 4 before they get sucked into GTA 6.

The release date for Borderlands 4 has been moved up by two weeks, shifting from September 23rd to September 12th. This is according to a video posted by Randy Pitchford, CEO of Borderlands developer Gearbox Interactive, that was ironically deleted and reposted because it went up too early.

Borderlands 4 release date moved up to September 12, 2025. New State of Play airing tomorrow to showcase gameplay. Speculation that release date change may avoid GTA 6 competition. While we're used to seeing games get delayed due to various reasons,