Borderlands 4 Features A Gaming Tradition That Was Almost Lost

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The hype for the upcoming is finally starting to get in motion, with fans eagerly rewatching the few trailers available online in anticipation of its 2025 release date. While many enjoyed, the failed movie and general waning sentiment for the franchise has seen people fall a little out of love with the series. However, in all its glory seems to recapture the spirit of the older games while improving the series in all the right ways.

It is doing this, largely, by innovating. is implementing massive changes from , shifting the tone and dropping a lot of the crude humor that defined its earlier releases. However, for all its improvements and innovations, is retaining one of the series' best qualities and something that a lot of other games have dropped completely over the years.

got a swanky new trailer at the 2024 Game Awards, finally giving players an insight into what they can expect. This trailer gave players hope that it could actually be a strong entry in the somewhat waning franchise and the description of the game that followed further built hype for the upcoming looter shooter. Namely, is reviving co-op split-screen long after many had given up hope that it would stick around in the new era of photorealistic visuals and intensive requirements.

At launch,will support two-player split-screen as well as four-player online co-op in which players take on the role of any of the four Vault Hunters. The entire story can be completed in this mode, ensuring that two friends can sit side by side and explore every region, take on every boss, and experience every story beat together. It's a wonderful thing to see, especially after other triple-A games canceled split-screen game modes, such as, or skipped it on certain consoles like .

Of course,it remains to be seen just how well handles its split-screen mode, as attempt was somewhat buggy at launch. Nevertheless, it is great to see Gearbox fight for its inclusion even despite the technical complications that arise from