Borderlands has sold more than 100 million copies, and Gearbox wants fan input on what's next

The Borderlands series has now sold more than 100 million copies, according to publisher 2K Games and developer Gearbox Software. If you play the looter shooter, the more useful part of the news is what comes next: Gearbox says it has plans for more Borderlands 4 content next year and is asking fans what they want from the following game.

A 100 million milestone

Push Square reports that 2K Games announced the figure, which covers the whole franchise: all games, on all platforms. The publisher marked the occasion with a video.

Eurogamer says Gearbox made the announcement and describes the series as an "evergreen" looter shooter. The two outlets credit the news to different companies, but the headline number is the same in both: more than 100 million copies.

Neither outlet says how many of those copies belong to any single game, or how the total breaks down by platform.

More Borderlands 4 on the way

Alongside the sales figure, Gearbox said it is "cooking hard on more Borderlands 4 content for next year," per Eurogamer. The studio also said it has "big plans" for the series' future.

Borderlands 4 launched on September 11, 2025. Its Steam listing describes it as a looter shooter with "billions of weapons" and intense co-op action, and it introduces four new Vault Hunters. The listing shows the game on PC through Steam, and Gearbox Software developed it with 2K as publisher.

The coverage doesn't say what the extra content will include or when next year it will arrive.

Gearbox asks fans what they want

IGN reports that Gearbox has asked fans to tell it what they want from the next game in the franchise. According to IGN, work is beginning on "an exciting overall direction" for the series.

That wording points to early planning rather than a finished plan. Nothing in the coverage names a new Borderlands game, gives it a release window or says which platforms it would come to. Gearbox has asked for ideas, but it hasn't said how it will collect them or how much weight they will carry.

What to take from it

• The series has passed 100 million copies sold across all games and platforms.
• Gearbox says more Borderlands 4 content is coming next year.
• The studio is asking fans for input on the next Borderlands game.
• No release dates, content details or new game announcements came with the news.

For current Borderlands 4 players, the practical takeaway is that support is expected to continue into next year. Anyone hoping for a sequel announcement will have to wait for Gearbox to say more.