{"id":343057,"date":"2025-07-23T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=390889"},"modified":"2025-07-23T06:50:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:50:44","slug":"borderlands-4-will-arrive-on-nintendo-switch-2-but-with-numerous-compromises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/borderlands-4-will-arrive-on-nintendo-switch-2-but-with-numerous-compromises\/","title":{"rendered":"Borderlands 4 will arrive on Nintendo Switch 2, but with numerous compromises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The highly anticipated game Borderlands 4 will arrive on the Nintendo Switch 2 on October 3, as announced by Randy Pitchford, head of Gearbox. <strong>In a video directed at fans, Pitchford confirmed that the physical version of the game will come on a game card, omitting the traditional cartridge<\/strong>. It is important to note that even physical copies will require an additional download, a change that has sparked some debate among enthusiasts of physical game formats.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A version that you might not want to play<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Despite Gearbox initially promising that Borderlands 4 would run at 60 FPS on the new console, Pitchford now points out that the game will mostly run at 30 FPS, with some drops during intense battles and multiplayer sessions in handheld mode. <strong>\u201cIt was important for us not to cut anything and to support cross-play with other platforms,\u201d Pitchford explained, emphasizing that the player experience remains a priority<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Official Story Trailer | Borderlands 4\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/onY6y4NZ-t4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Another topic that has generated interest is the performance of Borderlands 3 on the Switch 2, which has been the subject of criticism since its release. <strong>Pitchford acknowledged that this title was not optimized for the new console, and emphasized that Gearbox intends to improve its performance<\/strong>, although at this moment the studio&#8217;s focus is fully on Borderlands 4.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The announcement has not only generated excitement among fans of the franchise, but it also reflects a trend in the industry, <strong>where major developers like Square Enix and Capcom have opted for game cards instead of traditional cartridges<\/strong>. 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