'Big Plans Take Time, and We Need Some Room to Work' — Gearbox Calls on Fans to Help Shape the Next Borderlands, Teases 'Exciting Overall Direction' For the Future of the Franchise - IGN
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Borderlands developer Gearbox has called on fans to let it know what they want next from the next game in the franchise, as work begins on “an exciting overall direction.”
Borderlands 4 just wrapped up its Year 1 of DLC, and in a note to fans today, Gearbox issued its long-awaited future content announcement, confirming more is coming to the looter shooter next year. “Moving forward, Weekly Activity refreshes and Community Challenges will continue,” Gearbox said. “We just wrapped our Year 1 roadmap, and the team is cooking hard on more Borderlands 4 content for next year.” What this content involves beyond Weekly Activity refreshes and Community Challenges was not specified.
Gearbox then spoke vaguely about its plans for the future of the Borderlands franchise, asking fans for their opinions.
“The team is constantly listening to community feedback, and they are exploring additional character arcs, storylines, and an exciting overall direction for the future of the franchise,” Gearbox said.
The studio continued: “... we’re also taking a bigger look at the franchise as a whole. Where can we take it next? What characters do you want to spend more time with? What stories deserve a payoff? A huge part of that is listening to you. Keep the conversation going - we're listening. Tell us what you think! Share your thoughts with us on social and tune into the Gearbox Devcast. We’re always responding to community feedback on that show.”
Don’t hold your breath for the announcement of Borderlands 5 or whatever the next game ends up being called, however. It sounds like early days.
“All that said, big plans take time, and we need some room to work,” Gearbox added. “You can trust that we’ll talk more when the time is right. Now is your chance to influence what we’ll say. We’re…
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