Following the confirmation that Borderlands 4 will launch on October 3 for Switch 2, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has revealed a few more details about this version of the game. Responding to fans online, Pitchford said that Gearbox is aiming for the game to run at 30fps on Switch 2, but “intense” moments will see dips in performance. Pitchford also briefly confirmed that Borderlands 4 will support the Joy-Con 2’s mouse mode.
“It was important to us to not cut anything and to support cross-play with other platforms,” Pitchford explained. “It’ll be mostly around 30fps, with some dips in some intense moments [of] heavy combats or if hosting a multiplayer game in handheld mode, etc.”
Anyone looking to buy a physical copy of Borderlands 4 for Switch 2 will also have to clear some space on the console, as Pitchford suggested that it might be sold as a Game-Key Card. “It’s a big game. There will be a download, even for physical copies,” Pitchford wrote.
Game-Key Cards essentially turn the Switch 2 cartridge into an authentication key to enable the download of the game directly to the console. It’s worth noting that Game-Key Cards aren’t tied to your Nintendo account, as they can be used be shared with friends or sold to another person.
Borderlands 4 will also be available for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and the game will launch earlier for those platforms on September 12. As its release date draws closer, Gearbox has begun sharing more details on the game’s playable characters–like the new Siren named Vex–the hundreds of collectibles that you probably won’t find, and an option to finally make Claptrap shut up.
