Borderlands 4 launch times come with a nice surprise if you’re on PC

We’re just days away from the launch of Borderlands 4, and Gearbox has officially revealed when – exactly – we’ll be able to play it. The full launch times schedule also has a nice surprise for PC players, who will be able to jump in a day early.

Though the game technically launches September 12, because of the way the launch is going to work on PC, Borderlands 4 is going to be playable on September 11 instead.

On PC, Borderlands 4 has a fixed launch time. What that means is that when it’s out for one country or region, it’s going to be out everywhere else, too. This is true for both Steam, and the Epic Games Store.

On PlayStation and Xbox, however, Borderlands 4 will unlock at midnight local time, which means some parts of the world will be able to play the game ahead of others, simply because of how time zones work.

This is good news for players on PC, who will effectively be playing on September 11. For some, that unlock time falls fairly earlier in the day than others. This is admittedly going to make things a little awkward if some of your friends are getting the game on console (Borderlands 4 supports cross-play), but that’s only really something you have to worry about on launch day.

Borderlands 4 PC (Steam, EGS) launch times

• September 12 at 2am AEST – Australia.
• September 12 at 4am NZST – New Zealand.
• September 12 at 12am SGT – Singapore.
• September 12 at 1am JST – Japan.
• September 11 at 5pm BST – UK.
• September 11 at 9am PT – California.
• September 11 at 12pm ET – New York.

Borderlands 4 PlayStation launch times

• September 12 at 12am AEST – Australia.
• September 12 at 12am NZST – New Zealand.
• September 12 at 12am SGT – Singapore.
• September 12 at 12am JST – Japan.
• September 11 at 12am BST – UK.
• September 11 at 9pm PT – California.
• September 11 at 12am ET – New York.

Borderlands 4 Xbox launch times

• September 12 at 12am AEST – Australia.
• September 12 at 12am NZST – New Zealand.
• September 12 at 12am SGT – Singapore.
• September 12 at 12am JST – Japan.
• September 11 at 12am BST – UK.
• September 11 at 9pm PT – California.
• September 11 at 12am ET – New York.

Borderlands 4 Nintendo Switch 2 launch times

The Switch 2 version arrives three weeks after PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, as recently announced.

• October 3 at 12am AEST – Australia.
• October 3 at 12am NZST – New Zealand.
• October 3 at 12am SGT – Singapore.
• October 3 at 12am JST – Japan.
• October 3 at 12am BST – UK.
• October 3 at 9pm PT – California.
• October 3 at 12am ET – New York.