Borderlands 4 Indefinitely Delayed On Switch 2 As Fans Get Refunds

Borderlands 4 was speculated to kick off the Nintendo Swap 2’s first large fall season however it’s now been indefinitely delayed as Gearbox Leisure works to ship the “very best expertise” for followers on the brand new transportable console. It’s a surprisingly last-minute transfer for a recreation that was speculated 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 choice calmly, 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 do 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 choice calmly, 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 are going to 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 performance on PC in addition to some issues on different consoles, together with an obvious reminiscence leak that makes the sport run worse in the event 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 advised it ran well enough, although experiences on Steam Deck have reportedly been subpar. Digital Foundry’s evaluation of the sport throughout varied platforms has additionally been less than glowing.

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has been all over social media for the reason that sci-fi sequel launched earlier this month, however hasn’t but weighed in on the delay as of publishing time.