UPDATE: Just like magic: Randy Pitchford accidentally reveals new Borderlands 4 release date, then immediately deletes because googling time zones is hard

“This never happens, you guys. This never happens!”

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UPDATE (29/04/25, 4:30 PM GMT): PlayStation has now confirmed that the Borderlands 4 gameplay deep dive State of Play is set for tomorrow, April 30, writing: “Get ready for over 20 minutes of looter shooter action with Gearbox developer insights starting at 2pm PT/10pm BST/11pm CEST “. You’ll be able to watch via PlayStation’s Twitch and YouTube channels. Original story follows:

Borderlands 4 is set to arrive a bit earlier than expected - its release date has been moved up from September 23 to September 12, 2025. We know this because Randy Pitchford announced as much in a video posted to Twitter - one he’s since had to delete because he seemingly forgot that time zones were a thing.

Yep, a CEO prematurely revealing a release date change for his own big video game a via hand-filmed video, no doubt causing some not insignificant headaches behind-the-scenes. Who else but Randy, eh?

Wario 64 managed to grab the video before Pitchford pulled it down and replaced it with a tweet reading “Oops - time zones… Reposting momentarily :)”

In it, the exec - just chillin’ in a room at Gearbox - revealed the fresh September 12 date, and suggested that it’s been brought forward because: “everything’s going kinda the best-case scenario. The game is awesome. The team is cooking.”

(Randy Pitchford jumpscare) Borderlands 4 is moving its release date up to September 12th (though he deleted this video/post because it went up too early apparently) [image or embed] — Wario64 ( @wario64.bsky.social ) 29 April 2025 at 15:25

He added that the special Borderlands 4 PlayStation State of Play teased earlier this year is set to take place “imminently”, with news of that looking a lot like it was supposed to come at the same time as Randy’s video, had he not goofed up with time zones.

Borderlands 4 was first announced at last year’s Gamescom ONL, causing everyone to immediately be reminded of how bad the Borderlands movie was .

With it now being moved forwards, one can’t help but wonder if that might help us get a slightly better grasp of when in its fal release window GTA 6 - the real big fish in the second half of 2025 - will drop.

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