The original Borderlands lost it’s online functionality back in the summer of last year but in a surprising move the ageing game has been patched and co-op has been re-enabled.
The game lost its online features when the co-op servers, hosted by Gamespy, were shut down when the company closed. A new host has stepped in, 22nd Century Toys, and a new patch has been deployed for those on PlayStation 3.
As well as enabling the new matchmaking system the update also contains a few other changes:
- Within Borderlands multiplayer, you can sort your friends list in a few different ways:
- Who is playing Borderlands
- Who is online
- Alphabetical order
- The “And They’ll Tell Two Friends” Trophy will now grant correctly
- Improvements to voice chat
Those who use cloud saves may need to tweak a few options when restarting the game, but apart from that you should be able to get online and start shooting.
Source: Gearbox
cam_manutd
Not bad. If someone could do the same for Unreal Tournament 3 that would be great.
Youles
Perhaps because Borderlands will be coming to PSNow?
JustTaylorNow
Could be this surely, makes more sense & maybe we will see more games online appearing again the likes of MAG, SOCOM etc
Youles
I would think so, otherwise why would companies pay to have patches released for games that have already lost their multiplayer. Although I have been wrong before though, once in 2002.
Kennykazey
Hmm… Incoming cross-platform play with Ps4? Would be cool.
Tuffcub
B1 isnt coming to PS4, just B2 and BPS.
Forrest_01
When I read the word ‘Multiplayer’ I did do a double take, but then it does occur to me that co-op is also technically multiplayer. More about how the word is translated by my mind than the actual meaning I think!
For a second there though, I thought that they had introduced some kind of deathmatch thing (other than the simple duel thing you could do of course)! That would be pretty weird.