Borderlands 4 consists of a slider that allows you to lower the amount of — or mute solely — the one you love (or love-to-hate) companion, Claptrap.
The robot companion has been within the Borderlands franchise because it started approach back in 2009, and you’ll even play as him in 2014's Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. He basically acts as your guide and mascot, and may make you snigger/cringe in equal measure. For some, nevertheless, he will be annoying, which is probably going why the builders at Gearbox have launched a setting to allow you to decrease the amount of his voice or just mute him utterly.
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"I wrote some lines just for this feature and it includes maybe the dumbest most niche reference to a certain terrible accent in a certain classic immersive sim," teased Borderlands 4 narrative director, Sam Winkler, in a social media submit responding to streamer and 2K associate, Chadly, who revealed there's an audio slider devoted to Claptrap's voice.
When a fan suggested Gearbox shouldn't have "caved to Claptrap haters," he added: "I pitched that you should be able to put him from 0% to 200% but I think the government said no."
ICYMI:#Borderlands4 options an audio slider purely for Claptrap's voice💀 pic.twitter.com/APAtqUQu1p
— Chadly (@Chadly_99) June 30, 2025
Borderlands 4 is a looter shooter filled with billions of weapons, outrageous enemies, and intense co-op action the place you'll break away from a harmful hidden planet as one of 4 new Vault Hunters.
We had a good time with what we've performed to this point, writing in IGN's Borderlands 4 preview: "After several hours dipping my toes into what is sure to be a massive looter shooter, I’m much more optimistic about Borderlands 4’s odds of recapturing my affections after years apart."
And in case Randy Pitchford's controversial tweets had you pondering in any other case, writer 2K Games has confirmed Borderlands 4 will price $70, not $80, after all. Preorders are now live.
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