It’s been five years since the latest mainline Borderlands entry, and fans have been highly anticipating what will come next for Gearbox Software’s lucrative looter shooter franchise in the intervening time. While players did a receive a full spin-off in the form of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands in 2022, which was generally well-liked (although its DLC content proved rather divisive), another Borderlands was a shoo-in to be released eventually, and speculation has been mounting about what it might entail ever since BL3 ended on a shocking note.