Gearbox Entertainment’s upcoming looter-shooter sequel, Borderlands 4, has now landed a Nintendo Switch 2 version, with the game headed to the hybrid console on 3 October 2025, just one month after its main release.
Taking to X/Twitter, Gearbox head Randy Pitchford announced the game’s Nintendo Switch 2 launch date in his signature casual style, reminiscent of his previous reveal of the title’s early release. In the clip, he addressed fan concerns that the Switch 2 version would not arrive anytime soon due to the lack of pre-order announcements, and cheekily set up the notion that it would not release this year, only to drop the reveal of its October launch right at the end.
The announcement of Borderlands 4’s Switch 2 launch date within the year will certainly be great news for fans eager to take the mayhem with them on the go, especially considering Gearbox’s previous statements that the version would arrive later than other platforms. This was in part due to the team’s decision to make a dedicated Switch 2 version of the game over a simple port, with Pitchford explaining that the hybrid console was “a joy to work with” and that it was “pretty astonishing how perfect [the] platform is for Borderlands 4.”
With Borderlands 4’s early launch date of 12 September 2025 on the PlayStation, Xbox and PC, things are already looking pretty promising for the upcoming shooter sequel, which looks set to ramp up the mayhem fans know and love, with Pitchford and Gearbox Global Creative Executive Officer Andrew Reiner explaining during a previous interview with Geek Culture how the team is bringing the series back to its roots while expanding on core concepts.
Now, with an early-than-expected release date on the Nintendo Switch 2, the game will also attract a brand new legion of fans when Borderlands 4 drops on the hybrid console on 3 October 2025.
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