Borderlands 4 is one of 2025’s most anticipated games, after fans have now had to wait over five years since the release of its predecessor for the next entry. Based on what has been revealed so far, it looks like Borderlands 4 is doing its best not to just be another Borderlands game, with brand-new features including four brand-new Vault Hunters, a new planet, a fresh take on vehicles, an original story, a seamless world, and even a more realistic art style. However, even with all those changes and additions, the Borderlands series still finds itself at an important crossroads with Borderlands 4, where it needs to decide what it was, what it is, and what it should be moving forward.