Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has just posted an image of Borderlands 4' s map marked with all the game's collectibles, spoiling the surprise for gamers who like to go collectible hunting on their own terms. Borderlands 4 is one of the biggest AAA game releases of the second half of this year, next to titles like PlayStation's Ghost of Yotei and Xbox's The Outer Worlds 2. Despite many gamers feeling burnt out on the sci-fi looter shooter franchise, Borderlands 4's early previews seem immensely positive so far.
It's been quite an eventful few months for Borderlands boss Randy Pitchford, as he's drawn the ire of many gamers following a number of inflammatory comments about the imminent release of Borderlands 4. Pitchford's "If you're a real fan, you'll find a way to make it happen" response to a fan concerned about a potential $80 Borderlands 4 asking price caused havoc throughout the industry as gamers, and even some companies like Devolver Digital, fired back with responses and memes making their disapproval of Pitchford's stance known. Another recent instance saw Borderlands fans getting upset at Pitchford after he implied that Borderlands 4 will be so good that it would take much longer for it to be hit with deep discounts than Borderlands 3, which took about half a decade.
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Borderlands fans are upset at Randy Pitchford once more, this time over comments about Borderlands 4's deep sale prospects down the line.
With just about two months to go until Borderlands 4's anticipated release, Randy Pitchford is back at it again, this time publicly revealing the entire Borderlands 4 map along with all its collectible locations. On Twitter, Pitchford made a thread expressing the care Gearbox put into creating the game's seamless world of Kairos, waxing poetic about Borderlands 4's "Marcus" bobblehead collectibles. To end the thread, Pitchford posted an image of Borderlands 4's open world map in its entirety, marked with all 200+ of the game's Marcus bobbleheads.
Randy Pitchford Shows Off Full Borderlands 4 World Map and Collectibles
This is quite an interesting move by Pitchford to say the least, and it'll likely save video game guide makers some time in mid-September. Many gamers would agree that part of the allure of an open world game is slowly uncovering the world map oneself. Now that Borderlands 4's entire map is out there for the world to see two months prior to the game's launch, it wouldn't be surprising to see Borderlands fans upset over the move. Many collectible enthusiasts may feel turned off by seeing the full Borderlands 4 map and its Marcus bobblehead locations, but thankfully it's quite zoomed out, so the challenge of pinpointing these bobbleheads' exact positions within the locations and environments is still very much alive. As Pitchford himself stated in response to a disgruntled fan under the tweet: "I can point you to the haystack. Good luck finding the needle hidden in it!"
Borderlands 4 is set for its September 12 release on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC, with a Switch 2 release slated for later in 2025. Despite all the drama that's engulfed the game all year long, it'll be interesting to see whether it can exceed many fans' lower expectations and become the massive hit Randy Pitchford seems to strongly believe it will be.
Borderlands 4
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 82 /100 Critics Rec: 88%
- Released
- September 12, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Gearbox Software
- Publisher(s)
- 2K
