Borderlands has been a staple of the looter shooter genre since its inception in 2009. Gearbox Studios helped usher in the popularity of the genre, and numerous games since have taken inspiration from the franchise. As Borderlands 4 is now officially in the works, fans are already looking forward to what the next installment of Borderlands will bring to the latest generation. The previous entry, Borderlands 3, received a number of post-launch additions and expansions that, although never explicitly called "live-service," functioned essentially the same.