Borderlands 4 on Switch 2 has been delayed indefinitely after developer Gearbox introduced that it had paused improvement on the sport. However a pause is all it’s, claims Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick. Followers fearing that the Switch 2 version has been canceled can seemingly breathe a sigh of aid.
Zelnick advised (*2*) that the choice to pause improvement on the Switch 2 got here all the way down to Gearbox desirous to first handle the problems with Borderlands 4 on PC.
“We have been addressing these challenges, and we wish to make it possible for we have absolutely addressed Borderlands 4 from a client’s perspective earlier than we deliver it to extra platforms,” he stated.
Getting Borderlands 4 working on Switch 2 shouldn’t be a technical concern, Zelnick stated, saying, “It’s doable.”
As for Take-Two’s assist of the Switch 2 typically, Zelnick stated that as a third-party writer, Take-Two desires to be “wherever the patron is,” and he famous Take-Two has supported the Switch 2 with different video games already, together with Civilization VII.
That being stated, Zelnick identified that PlayStation and Xbox stay Take-Two’s “major” console platforms. “You possibly can inform from what we’re doing and what we’re not doing that our major console platforms stay Sony and Microsoft,” he stated.
In a Creator’s Voice video (above), Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford stated Borderlands 4 is being developed for the Switch 2 versus being ported to it. “It’s fairly astonishing how good [the Switch 2] is for Borderlands 4,” Pitchford stated.
Borderlands 4 launched in September 2025 and had a record-setting launch that also failed to fulfill Take-Two’s expectations.
Borderlands 4 shouldn’t be the one high-profile sport that was delayed for the Switch 2, as 007 First Gentle has additionally been pushed, although not indefinitely; it is set for launch this summer time.