Borderlands 4 was supposed to launch on the Nintendo Switch 2 last October. The release was delayed with just a few days to go, and all pre-orders were cancelled. However, it looks like at least one copy of the game ended up leaving the factory.
Someone bought a Switch 2 copy of Borderlands 4 on Vinted
A Reddit user named Veloxplayer098 shared images of a physical copy of Borderlands 4 for Switch 2 over the weekend. Apparently they bought it on Vinted, and the seller claims they found the game at a flea market. All rather strange, and perhaps a little fishy, but the limited evidence suggests that the game pictured is the real deal.
The images include a look at the game's case along with its card, which is a game key card. This is where the first problem arises. When inserted into their Switch 2 there is nothing to download. There's no way to tell if it was always a blank card or if there really was something to redeem, since the code has already been claimed by a previous owner.
Borderlands 4's Switch 2 port runs into the same problems Baldur's Gate 3 had on Xbox Series S
The Switch 2 version of Borderlands 4 sounds less and less like it will be the same as it is on other platforms.
The game is real, but there is no way to play it
However, the owner's console recognizes that it's a real game, and even mentions the DLC, taking them to an eShop page that still has it listed as releasing on October 3rd, 2025. That obviously never happened, and there's a chance it never will at this stage. The last we heard about the Switch 2 version of Borderlands 4 was that work on it had been paused in February of this year. Many have assumed that this actually means that the Nintendo version of the game has been scrapped.
A copy of it popping up in the wild further shows just how close we were to release day when Take-Two, 2K and Gearbox decided the Switch 2 edition of Borderlands 4 wasn't fit for public consumption. That decision was made less than two weeks before the game was set to launch on the Switch 2. With such a small gap between it and its planned release, it stands to reason that there were already physical copies out in the world. Now at least one of those copies has found its way into someone's Switch 2.
The silver lining for Borderlands fans who were left without the opportunity to play the latest game in the series, thanks to the Switch 2 version being delayed indefinitely, is that there's now an unexpected mobile spinoff for you to play. The Borderlands Mobile shadow dropped between the events of the third and fourth games last week. It's an unfinished version of the game that's only available in certain regions, but it's better than nothing.
- Released
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September 12, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, In-Game Purchases, User Interaction
