Borderlands 4 Switch 2 Development Paused, According To Take-Two

Following a delay last September

by · Nintendo Life
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Last September, 2K Games and Gearbox Software announced Borderlands 4 had been delayed for Switch 2.

The plan was to spend a little extra time to deliver the "best possible experience" on Nintendo's new system, but it appears the plan has changed. In Take-Two's latest earnings results (the parent company of 2K Games), the Switch 2 version has been removed from the company's release schedule.

Take-Two spokesperson Alan Lewis told Variety, the "difficult decision" has been made to "pause development" on this particular version of the game. The team at Gearbox is instead focused on delivering "quality post-launch content for players on the ongoing improvements to optimize the game".

This decision won't impact other Switch 2 projects, and 2K will continue to collaborate closely with Nintendo. Upcoming releases for Switch 2 include PGA TOUR 2K25 and WWE 2K26.

Before the most recent delay and cancellation of pre-orders, Borderlands 4 was meant to arrive on the Switch 2 in October 2025. This title was originally released on other platforms last September and while the shift to open world was praised, there were also reports of the console version's problematic performance at the time.

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If we hear any significant developments regarding the Switch 2 version of Borderlands 4, we'll let you know. How do you feel about this news? Let us know in the comments.

[source variety.com, via videogameschronicle.com]

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Comments 6

Wouldn't be shocked if they axe it.

I'm hearing it's because they are moving resources to the Switch version of GTA6 so it launches close to the other versions

That would suck. Borderland 3 is still not compatible with Switch 2 and now this…

Well it seemed to be very middle of the road, I havent played a borderlands game in ages but I'm also not craving it. If it comes it comes, shrug emoji yawn emoji period

That’s pretty wild. I imagine Gearbox does eventually will go back to finishing this game, only because Borderlands are typically not afraid to release far later in the future, much like the Borderlands 2 Vita/VR ports, and the Borderlands 3 Switch port. Maybe Nintendo Shiver can offer assistance, given their history with 2K.

This almost sounds like an Aliens Colonial Marines situation again. Game by Gearbox is announced for a Nintendo platform to be released soon after initial launch and is said to be close to other versions, said versions launch and have a multitude of issues, Nintendo version is delayed only to vanish into the ether

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