2K and Gearbox Software announced on Wednesday that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Borderlands 4 has been indefinitely delayed. Digital pre-orders of the game on the Nintendo eShop have been cancelled as a result of this decision. This comes after optimization and frame rate complaints from players on PC and consoles.
Borderlands 4 Indefinitely Cancelled on Switch 2
"We do not take this decision lightly, but are committed to ensuring we deliver the best possible experience to our fans, and the game needs additional development and polish time to do that," the Borderlands X account said. "Our hope is to also better align this release with the addition of cross saves, which we are working on and recognize is very important."
2K explains in the same social media post that all digital pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch 2 will be cancelled. You can start that process today or wait until it automatically terminates the pre-order on September 26. 2K says "Please reach out to the corresponding retailer" if you have purchased the physical edition. Borderlands 4 was originally supposed to launch for the Nintendo Switch 2 on October 3, making this announcement very last-minute....