Hello Vault Hunters! Prepare to boot up your Xbox One and Playstation 4 consoles, as Borderlands is heading to next-gen platforms. 2K and Gearbox Software announced The Handsome Collection, complete with Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, along with downloadable content for both titles. This collection will be available in North America on March 24th for $59.99; international gamers can find their high definition titles on March 27th. The Handsome Collection will feature cross-save functionality (between Xbox One and Xbox 360, or PS3 to PS4) and four-player split screen. Vault Hunters will also be able to carry leveled-up characters and Badass Rank into the new compilation.
Marking the Borderlands franchise’s official move into next-gen platforms, the Handsome Collection give players the opportunity to experience the full arc of Handsome Jack’s rise and fall. The very limited collector’s edition-Borderlands: The Handsome Collection Claptrap-in-a-Box will include everything in the original package, as well as a remote controlled Claptrap steward robot, a collectible steel case, and 12 exclusive lithographs. Oh yeah, you read that fellow Vault Hunter, your very own Claptrap! Controlled through a smartphone app and moves in all directions while balancing on a single wheel. It also says lines in character, and live streams video through its eyes to a mobile device.
There are only 5,000 units available worldwide; pre-order the Claptrap-in-a-Box edition today for $399.