Present at the Pax East 2025 where he has full information, Borderlands 4 was also the subject of a mini controversy, and the studio split an explanation as for his choice.
After a State of Play dedicated, Borderlands 4 Still illustrated on the occasion of the Pax East 2025 with a panel rich in new information. We have notably learned that the cooperation system of this fourth opus will be widely redesigned compared to the previous episodes. But a preponderant element of the franchise shone by its absence, and Gearbox split an explanation on this subject during the Pax East.
A mini justification by gearbox towards Borderlands 4
According to Gearbox, Borderlands 4 will be “the most immense and ambitious game of all the franchise”, and will make us explore the large planet of Kairos in large and large. For this, the hunters of the ark will have many ways to move, like grapples, the possibility of hovering in the air, to slide on the ground and even of swim. This fourth opus would be so huge that the studio chose to Do not integrate mini-map into ATH, which has displeased many players.
Gearbox, and more specifically his boss Randy Pitchford, therefore took advantage of the dedicated panel at Borderlands 4 during the Pax East 2025 to justify this decision. “” It is the largest universe that we have ever built, from far away, and without any transition or loading time between each area of the map. You are going to have more verticality than in any other franchise game. A mini-map risks sowing more confusion than anything else, because it could not faithfully display a card which is no longer only bi-dimensional ”. Another justification would be that “You will have a ton of different objectives and missions, sometimes several at the same time. You are there to play Borderlands 4, not spend your time watching a mini-map ».
In place, the studio estimated that a compass would work better than a mini-map to orient players. The large map will also be there, as well as a new companion, EchobotWho would have several features To help the hunters of the ark find their way. Randy Pichford did not however totally excluded that a mini-map would be added later In Borderlands 4. When it was released on September 12 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series, it will however be necessary to compose without it.
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