Borderlands 4 was alleged to kick off the Nintendo Swap 2’s first large fall season nevertheless it’s now been indefinitely delayed as Gearbox Leisure works to ship the “very best expertise” for followers on the brand new moveable console. It’s a surprisingly last-minute transfer for a recreation that was alleged to ship in lower than two weeks, on October 3. The pivot comes after weeks of heated debate over the loot shooter’s efficiency on different platforms.
“We have to share that the discharge of Borderlands 4 on Nintendo Swap 2 is being delayed,” the studio wrote in an announcement on Tuesday night. “We don’t take this determination flippantly, however are dedicated to making sure we ship the very best expertise to our followers, and the sport wants further growth and polish time to try this.”
Greetings, Vault Hunters – We have to share that the discharge of Borderlands 4 on Nintendo Swap 2 is being delayed. We don’t take this determination flippantly, however are dedicated to making sure we ship the very best expertise to our followers, and the sport wants further growth…
— Borderlands (@Borderlands) September 23, 2025
The studio mentioned it hopes to peg the brand new launch date for Borderlands 4 on Swap 2 to the arrival of cross saves for all variations of the sport, however didn’t present a launch window for that both. “We’ll replace you all on the brand new launch timing as soon as we’ve totally adjusted our plans,” the announcement reads. Within the meantime, all digital pre-orders on the eShop have been canceled in accordance with a Nintendo coverage, and will probably be refunded beginning September 26.
The sudden delay comes after a number of complaints about Borderlands 4‘s efficiency on PC in addition to some considerations on different consoles, together with an obvious reminiscence leak that makes the sport run worse in case you play it repeatedly for lengthy stretches of time with out quitting out and relaunching. The sport is capped at 30fps on Swap 2, and preliminary hands-on impressions with the sport steered it ran nicely sufficient, although experiences on Steam Deck have reportedly been subpar. Digital Foundry’s evaluation of the sport throughout varied platforms has additionally been lower than glowing.
Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has been throughout social media because the sci-fi sequel launched earlier this month, however hasn’t but weighed in on the delay as of publishing time.
