Borderlands gets the bundled current-gen release we always knew it would

Borderlands 2 and Pre-Sequel with cross-saves

Rumors have circulated for months that Gearbox Software’s Borderlands&൩nbsp;would 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 revealing Borderlands: The Handsome Collection. The package, which is a play on main antagonist Handsome Jack’s name, bundles Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel along with all downloadable content ever released for both games. The Handsome Collection will 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 Collection will 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 that Borderlands fans necessarily wanted, but it’s definitely the one that was expected. The Handsome Collection is 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.