Borderland 4 will fight to maintain even a steady 30 fps on Nintendo Switch 2, says Randy Pitchford

An open world-fps so chaotic as Borderland's 4 running on Nintendo Switch 2 is an impressive performance, will show how far hand-held has come over the past decade. But it is not without concessions.

On the question on Twitter about the game will be run at 60 FPS, Randy Pitchford (via insider game) explained that “it was important for us not to cut anything and support cross games with other platforms. So no.

It is mostly about 30 fps, with a few dip.

If you have ever played a Borderland game, you know that much of the experience is “heavy battle” and “intense moments”, with huge shootouts against swarms by enemies exploding in an ingraf colorful prey. It is also best enjoyed with friends, given that it is a co-op looter shooter first and foremost, so if you are hosted in handheld, you must meet the shock of these “dip”-do not have a steady frame, in principle.

“Think of a performance mode”

A character from Borderland's 4 with two shoulders, one flame -driven and an ice -driven.

While many fans “appreciate” honesty from Pitchford, there are already calls for a performance mode so that the game can at least hit an average of 30-40 FPS, which compromises with graphics for a smoother experience. After all, that's what Cyberpunk 2077 offered, a similar ambitious open world port that cut as few corners as possible to showcase Switch 2's skill.

Although it is a solution for handheld, as Digital Foundry said, the “smoothest way to enjoy the game”, is Cyberpunk 2077's performance mode not almost as stable when playing docked. Simple interiors hit the 40 FPS reliably, but shootouts and driving often cause the game to drop to 30 fps, if not lower. Without VRR support under Docked -Games, these “obviously drops to the naked eye”.

Pitchford revealed last night that Borderland's 4 will be launched on October 3 for Switch 2. Hopefully they are “dip” that he mentioned sparse, but with how the frenetic series has been before, and with an ambitious open world this time, even a steady 30 FPS sounds out of reach.