Borderlands: The Handsome Collection Coming to PS4 and Xbox One

Written by Brandon Hofer on January 21, 2015

News: 2K and Gearbox Software revealed that a Borderlands collection is coming to the current generation, however, it doesn’t have every Borderlands title.

2K and Gearbox have revealed that Borderlands is headed to Xbox One and PS4 with Borderlands: The Handsome Collection. The Handsome Collection includes Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel along with all of the downloadable content for both titles* - over $100 of value on prior-gen consoles for only $59.99. The Handsome Collection will launch in North America on March 24, 2015, and internationally on March 27, 2015.

With The Handsome Collection, Borderlands fans can continue their adventure right where they left off by transferring their saved files to the next-gen consoles with new cross-save functionality. After hours of shooting-n-looting in Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on prior gen consoles, players can carry their leveled-up characters and Badass Rank over to The Handsome Collection. Additionally, up to four players can play together on a single television with four-player split screen - another first for the franchise. It should be noted that this cross-save functionality will only work within the same console family. If you played Borderlands 2 and the Pre-Sequel on the 360 then you will only be able to transfer your characters to Xbox One and the same with characters being transferred from the PS3 to the PS4.

“The Handsome Collection gives players the opportunity to experience the full arc of Handsome Jack’s rise and fall, from his not-so-humble beginnings on Elpis to becoming the tyrannical Hyperion CEO on Pandora, all in one value-packed bundle,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “This collection marks the Borderlands franchise’s official move to the next-gen platforms, and we’re proud to offer our fans the ability to continue playing with the characters they’ve built as they carry on adventuring in The Handsome Collection.”

2K and Gearbox Software also announced today a very limited collector’s edition, the Borderlands: The Handsome Collection Claptrap-in-a-Box Edition, which will include everything in The Handsome Collection as well as a remote controlled Claptrap steward robot, a collectible steel case, and12 exclusive lithographs. The Claptrap steward robot is controlled through a smartphone app and can move in all directions while balancing on one wheel. The Claptrap can also say lines in character and live stream video to a mobile device through his eye. The Claptrap-in-a-Box Edition is limited to only 5,000 units worldwide and is available to pre-order starting today at participating retailers for $399.

We reached out to 2K to see why they didn’t include the original Borderlands and just do a trilogy collection and will update this story if we hear back. Does Borderlands: The Handsome Collection sound like something you would be interested in? Will you try and get the Claptrap-in-a-Box Edition? Tell us what you think below.