Highlights
- Borderlands 3, despite being nearly four years old, received a new update from Gearbox Software, adding new customizations and cosmetics for players to enjoy.
- The update was released to coincide with the launch of Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box, a collection that includes the core trilogy, The Pre-Sequel, and both Tales from the Borderlands games.
- The update includes new Vault Hunter heads, skins, weapon trinkets, and a global weapon skin, as well as previously hard-to-obtain cosmetics in Crazy Earl's Shop.
Borderlands 3 is nearly four years old at this point, that didn't stop Gearbox Software from releasing a brand-new update for the popular looter-shooter game. Gearbox launched Borderlands 3 four years ago to mostly positive reviews and supported the game in the years after launch with fresh content, bug fixes, balance changes, and paid DLC.
Borderlands 3's post-launch support was fairly aggressive, though it's slowed down considerably as of late. The last major update released for Borderlands 3 came in June 2022, with fixing some lingering issues and adding support for cross-play between PS4 and PS5 consoles. Now Gearbox has issued yet another update for Borderlands 3, which is available for fans to download now across all platforms.
The new Borderlands 3 update adds four new Vault Hunter heads, four new Vault Hunter skins, four new weapon trinkets, and one new global weapon skin. It has also added some difficult-to-obtain cosmetics to Crazy Earl's Shop, which should make it a lot easier for Borderlands 3 players to complete their cosmetics collection. Additionally, the SHiFT menu has been updated, some Eridian writing has been adjusted, a bug with the Pain Freeze icon has been addressed, the Fright Light weapon trinket has been made to glow brighter, the credits and specials thanks section have been updated, minor UI fixes have been made, and some other bugs have been squashed. It's unclear if this will be the last update Borderlands 3 gets, but if so, it's going out with a bang.
Some Borderlands fans might be wondering why exactly the decision was made to update Borderlands 3 years after regular support for the game has ended. As it turns out, the update was released to coincide with the launch of Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box, a massive new collection of Borderlands games that brings the core trilogy, The Pre-Sequel, and both Tales from the Borderlands games together in one package. All the Borderlands series DLC is included in the collection as well.
Those interested in picking up Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box for themselves should note that the collection is currently retailing for $60, but its price will eventually be kicked up to $150. Gamers that already have some of the games in the collection can get the rest at a discount while the promotion is live as well.
Borderlands 3 Update Patch Notes
- Added new customizations to celebrate Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box!
- Four NEW Vault Hunter Heads
- Four NEW Vault Hunter Skins
- Two NEW ECHO Device Skins
- Four NEW Weapon Trinkets
- One NEW Global Weapon Skin
- Added cosmetics that were previously difficult to obtain or unlock to Crazy Earl's Shop
- Updated the SHiFT Menu
- Adjusted some instances of Eridian writing
- Corrected the "Pain Freeze" icon to display as intended
- Made "Fright Light Weapon Trinket glow more brightly
- Updated credits and special thanks
- Minor UI fixes
- Additional minor bug fixes
Borderlands 3 is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X with a Switch version releasing October 6.
