Borderlands 4 is in an active content rollout. The version 1.8 update landed on June 25 with a free raid, paid DLC, and cross-save, and by September the second Vault Hunter and second story DLC are out alongside a Steam Free Weekend and a 50 percent off sale.
The current picture of Borderlands 4 comes from two announcements made roughly three months apart. On June 25, 2K and Gearbox Software released the version 1.8 update. It carried the free raid Take Down of the Hadron Abyss, the paid Wanted Pack 3: Daddy Issues! In Zane's Name, Vault Card 3, and cross-save functionality. That same announcement put a roadmap in front of players and named a new Vault Hunter, Loveless the Hacker.
By September, two items from that roadmap were live. Loveless the Hacker joined the roster on September 10 as the second Vault Hunter added through DLC. The second story DLC, FL4K and the Resort of Oblivion, is also available. The paid content is being pushed with open access: a Steam Free Weekend runs until 2:00 AM on September 15, console free play is offered to PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass subscribers, and a 50 percent off sale is planned.
Across both stories, the throughline is a game moving from a single feature update toward a cadence of simultaneous releases, where a free weekend and a discount sit in the same window as new paid Vault Hunter and story content. Cross-save, introduced in version 1.8, is the one structural change the stories report. Everything else is content: raids, packs, cards, and characters. What the stories do not establish is the total number of Vault Hunters planned, the full roadmap beyond Loveless, or any sales or player figures.
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2K and Gearbox Software are running a Steam Free Weekend for Borderlands 4, with free play ending at 2:00 AM on September 15. The second DLC-added Vault Hunter, Loveless the Hacker, joined the roster on September 10. The second story DLC, FL4K and the Resort of Oblivion, is also available. Console free play is offered for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass subscribers, and a 50 percent off sale is planned.
2K and Gearbox Software announced the version 1.8 update for Borderlands 4, releasing June 25. It includes the free raid Take Down of the Hadron Abyss, paid DLC Wanted Pack 3: Daddy Issues! In Zane's Name, Vault Card 3, and cross-save functionality. A roadmap reveals future content and a new Vault Hunter, Loveless the Hacker.