Last fall, Gearbox Studios abruptly postponed the Switch 2 port of Borderlands 4 10 days before it was set to launch. Now, Gearbox has laid out its content roadmap for Borderlands 4 in 2026, and the Switch 2 port is nowhere to be found.
As seen on Borderlands’ official site, the 2026 roadmap extensively lays out the major scheduled updates and paid DLC coming to Borderlands 4 this year. In fact, it seems to cover every facet of the game except its Switch 2 port.
It’s unclear what this means for Switch 2 owners who have been holding out on purchasing the game on another console. When the Switch 2 port was pushed back in September, Gearbox stated that it was “committed to ensuring we deliver the best possible experience to our fans, and the game needs additional development and polish time to do that. 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. We will update you all on the new release timing once we’ve fully adjusted our plans.”
All of the Borderlands 4 Switch 2 preorders were subsequently canceled and refunds were issued shortly thereafter.
Despite Borderlands 4’s positive critical reviews prior to launch, PC players left harsh feedback on Steam about performance and optimization issues. There have also been optimization issues on consoles as well. Gearbox has released patches aimed at the PC stability issues. But not all of the complaints have been fully addressed.