{"id":601292,"date":"2026-04-13T14:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/601292\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:04:10","slug":"random-borderlands-4-physical-switch-2-version-apparently-surfaces-in-the-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/601292\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Borderlands 4 Physical Switch 2 Version Apparently Surfaces In The Wild"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Borderlands<\/a> Image: 2K Games<\/p>\n

Gearbox paused development<\/a> on Borderlands 4<\/a> for Switch 2 earlier this year, and since then, there have been no updates about the Nintendo version.<\/p>\n

Now, reports have surfaced about a physical retail copy of the Switch 2 version<\/a> appearing in the wild. This stems from a post on the Borderlands 4 subreddit<\/a> – with an individual claiming they’ve acquired a hard copy of the Nintendo release.<\/p>\n

The Game-Key Card release is apparently recognised by the system when inserted, but it doesn’t initiate any data downloads. There’s also supposedly a DLC code (dated with the October 2025 release) included with this version of the game, but the source says it had already been redeemed.<\/p>\n

Here are the attached screenshots that appear to show a European copy of the game, the Game-Key Card, and the DLC being detected by the Switch 2.<\/p>\n

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In February, Take-Two spokesperson Alan Lewis mentioned how the “difficult decision” had been made to “pause development” on the Switch 2 version of the game, with the Gearbox team instead deciding to focus on the existing versions of the game and delivering “quality post-launch content” and optimisation improvements after a bumpy launch.<\/p>\n

When Borderlands 4 arrived last September on other platforms, the shift to open world was praised. Unfortunately, there were also multiple reports about the console version’s problematic performance<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n

The game featured in the Switch 2 reveal<\/a>, with Randy Pitchford featuring in one of Nintendo’s Creator’s Voice interviews<\/a>. Assuming this Game-Key Card is legitimate, it doesn’t necessarily guarantee Borderlands 4 for the Switch 2 is back on the menu, as it was very likely produced before Gearbox put the port on ice.<\/p>\n

If we hear any significant updates about the Nintendo version or learn more about this physical copy that has surfaced online, we’ll provide an update.<\/p>\n

What do you make of this? Do you think Borderlands 4 could still come to the Switch 2 at some point? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

[source nintendoeverything.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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\"Liam<\/p>\n

Liam is a news writer and reviewer on Nintendo Life. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: 2K Games Gearbox paused development on Borderlands 4 for Switch 2 earlier this year, and since then,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":601293,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[77072,49,48,10756,3505,61],"class_list":{"0":"post-601292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-borderlands","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-nintendo-switch-2","12":"tag-random","13":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/601293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}