Borderlands 2 and Pre-Sequel with cross-saves
Rumors have circulated for months that Gearbox Software’sBorderlandswould be the recipient of some sort of upgraded port to current consoles. In fact, speculation was so strong that it was more a matter of what titles would be bundled together, as opposed to wondering if the collection existed at all.
2K Games broke the shroud of mystery today by revealingBorderlands: The Handsome Collection. The package, which is a play on main antagonist Handsome Jack’s name, bundlesBorderlands 2andBorderlands: The Pre-Sequelalong with all downloadable content ever released for both games.The Handsome Collectionwill be available on PS4 and Xbox One on March 24 in North America and March 27 in other regions, and it’ll retail for $59.99.
Maybe the best news to come out of this announcement is that those that have played one or both titles before don’t have to worry about losing their established characters.The Handsome Collectionwill feature a cross-save system meaning that characters and Badass Rank can be carried over from previous-gen consoles. It’s important to note that this only works within the same console family (i.e. Xbox 360 to Xbox One). This bundle will also support four-player local co-op in the event that you want to have a meeting of Vault Hunters all on one screen.
It may not be the first foray onto new consoles thatBorderlandsfans necessarily wanted, but it’s definitely the one that was expected.The Handsome Collectionis yet another clear indicator of the franchise’s importance to 2K. But, we’ll have to wait a bit longer to hear of the next original installment on Pandora.
