Final fall, Gearbox Studios abruptly postponed the Switch 2 port of Borderlands 4 10 days earlier than it was set to launch. Now, Gearbox has laid out its content material roadmap for Borderlands 4 in 2026, and the Switch 2 port is nowhere to be discovered.
As seen on (*2*), the 2026 roadmap extensively lays out the most important scheduled updates and paid DLC coming to Borderlands 4 this 12 months. In actual fact, it appears to cowl each aspect of the sport besides its Switch 2 port.
It is unclear what this implies for Switch 2 homeowners who’ve been holding out on buying the sport on one other console. When the Switch 2 port was pushed again in September, Gearbox said that it was “dedicated to making sure we ship the absolute best expertise to our followers, and the sport wants extra improvement and polish time to do this. Our hope is to additionally higher align this launch with the addition of cross saves, which we’re engaged on and acknowledge is essential. We are going to replace you all on the brand new launch timing as soon as we have absolutely adjusted our plans.”
All the Borderlands 4 Switch 2 preorders have been subsequently canceled and refunds have been issued shortly thereafter.
Regardless of Borderlands 4’s constructive essential critiques previous to launch, PC gamers left harsh suggestions on Steam about efficiency and optimization points. There have additionally been optimization points on consoles as properly. Gearbox has launched patches aimed on the PC stability points. However not all the complaints have been absolutely addressed.
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