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In a recently-released roadmap for the future of Borderlands 4, one milestone was suspiciously absent–the recreation’s Switch 2 port, which was beforehand delayed indefinitely simply 10 days earlier than its unique launch date. Now, writer Take-Two Interactive has revealed why that is the case, and it isn’t excellent news for anybody holding out for the sport on Nintendo’s hybrid console.
In an interview with Variety, spokesperson Alan Lewis has revealed that improvement on the Switch 2 model is paused. “We made the tough determination to pause improvement on that SKU,” he advised the outlet, whereas affirming that the corporate continues to be committing to the system with upcoming video games like PGA Tour 2K25 and WWE 2K26.
The usage of the phrase “pause” signifies that improvement on the Switch 2 port of Borderlands 4 may, theoretically, resume sooner or later, as it isn’t technically cancelled, however there isn’t any assure that it will occur. The sport reportedly offered beneath expectations at launch, regardless of additionally having the most important launch within the franchise’s historical past.
The Switch 2 construct of Borderlands 4 was playable on the Nintendo sales space at PAX Australia in October 2025, but it surely was in tough form, with muddy visuals and lacklustre efficiency. Each different recreation within the mainline sequence was ported to the Switch 1.
Whereas the Switch 2 has a smaller set up base than the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X/S, which Borderlands 4 launched on, the system has had an extremely sturdy first 12 months available on the market, promoting over 17 million items in its first seven months.