Borderlands 4 launches on September 12, and it will not be on Xbox Game Pass at launch – that matters because many players use subscriptions to skip day-one purchases. If you were hoping to play it through Game Pass, you’ll need to buy it or pre-order it instead.
No, Borderlands 4 will not be available to play with an Xbox Game Pass subscription when it launches on September 12th. This isn’t a first-party Xbox release so that it won’t be automatically added to the service, and there’s been no announcement about it joining the catalog.
Microsoft hasn’t posted the first wave of titles coming to Game Pass in September, but an announcement of an upcoming release like this would probably have arrived early. If you want the dates and start times, see our full release date details.
Borderlands 4 may join Game Pass at some point in the future, but don’t expect it soon. Gearbox has worked with the service before – Borderlands 3 joined Game Pass in April and then left on August 31. Read more on Borderlands 3 leaving Game Pass.
That Borderlands 3 stint shows Gearbox will put titles on the platform, but it also suggests moves are timed around interest and marketing. Borderlands 3 first launched in 2019 and did not land on Game Pass until six years later, so Borderlands 4 might be a long way from the service, especially with planned DLC on the roadmap. Want to skip buying and wait for Game Pass? For now, plan to buy or pre-order if you want to play on day one.
