Yesterday, a Nintendo Switch rating for Borderlands 3: Director's Cut was spotted on the PEGI ratings board.
What's a bit weird about this is the fact the "Director's Cut" is actually a Season 2 DLC add-on (which just got released this week on other platforms) and the base game hasn't even been confirmed for the hybrid system.
So, what's going on? While many believe it could be a sign of a more official announcement in the future, GameSpot writer and verified Twitter user Gabe Gurwin has supposedly been in contact with a 2K representative. Apparently, Borderlands 3 is "not coming to Switch" and it's an "error" on PEGI's end that 2K has now had removed.
We've had a look ourselves, and sure enough - the Nintendo Switch listing is now gone from the official PEGI rating:
Although the Nintendo rating for this DLC has been removed, there's still (arguably) mounting evidence that Borderlands 3 could eventually land on the Switch. Apart from every other entry in the series already being available on this hardware, there was one rather interesting discovery made by YouTuber Doctre81 last September.
Development studio and port specialist Fractured Byte posted a job listing seeking game developers (familiar with Switch) to work on an Unreal Engine project. The genre was a "shooter" and one of the tasks was to aid shipping games - like the first two Borderlands games - for the Switch.
It turns out Fractured Byte also collaborated with Turn Me Up Games to help bring Borderlands: The Legendary Collection to Switch. Hmm, interesting!
Do you think Borderlands 3 will eventually make its way across to the Switch? Leave a comment down below.
[source pegi.info, via twitter.com]
Comments 24
It's okay we didn't need it anyway.
Honestly, it makes sense that it was an error in general, due to the release date given and the fact that it was DLC for a game that wasn't even out on the console in the first place.
It barely runs on my xbox one s, it struggles to keep 30fps, I don't think the port wizards can make this thing playable on the switch. And to be honest the less money people give to gearbox, the better.
DIRECT INCOMING!
Sure it isn't... uh huh
Considering they rated the DLC before the actual game that should've been a dead giveaway
Honestly probably the weakest numbered entry in the series anyway
Meh, not that big of a deal for me. Never believed the rumor anyways.
Odd how we live in a world where companies doesn't want money anymore and they blame us for not supporting them.
I’ve got and played it to death on PS4. I might be tempted to double dip and this time buy all the DLC if it lands on Switch. But as others have said, it’s a weak entry in the series. The best thing about it was the skill augmentations, and the skills themselves. But the story and overall gameplay (kill, loot, repeat) cycle was much lower than BL2. But to be honest, BL2 set the bar so high, it was gonna be VERY hard to top.
There are a lot of things BL3 does get right - mayhem is a better alternative than Norm->TVHM->UVHM->OP.... the skills are generally better and more fleshed out... getting rid of the slag system.... weapons/shots/explosions/etc all feel more refined.... but that’s basically where it ends.
@Ghost_of_Hasashi
Huh? Tales of the Borderland was just released two weeks ago.
Dev Boss: You fool! You put that our game was coming out for Nintendo Switch!
Guilty One: I'm so sorry!
Dev Boss: Silence! Interns! Take this person and hang them out back.
Interns: gasp Yes, Dev Boss!
if they managed to port Doom to the switch that means that the switch has more than meets the eye in terms of power so if they stick the res to 30 fps maybe BL3 is not too much to dream. i am just finishing the last dlc on bl2 on the switch it's amazing
The thing is people only think the job listing ties to Borderlands 3 just because they made the others but 8 years ago there was a CV found by a Stright Right employee who were porting a Square Enix game to Wii U.
Everybody thought it could (and arguably should) have been Tomb Raider but what did it turn out to be? Deus Ex. Unreal Engine is used throughout tonnes of games and the job listing could lead anywhere.
haha, as if the 2K rep was just going to straight up say 'Oh, yeah yeah, sure, the leak was right. Feel free to announce it for us.'
Next DLC - Shattered Dreams!
Yeaaaah, it's a bit of a clusterf-ruitcake on the One S, so lord knows how they could strip it back well enough for the humble Switch.
@Ghost_of_Hasashi
Lot of money can go into ports to the point where some companies don't find it to be worth investing in. As a matter of fact, some games are just plain impossible to port because of their sheer file sizes, to the point of which even file compression wouldn't be enough to help the situation.
What did the 2K rep actually say? Was it the typical "We have no plans to announce it at this time" response that's not an actual denial?
I wouldn't say no. No single franchise has occupied my time more than borderlands. A couple hundred hours more? Why not.
I think we Nintendo fans need to join together and create a petition for this game to come to the switch. We also need to go to Bethesda social media accounts and ask for a port for the switch. Heck we can even Petition Microsoft and beg them to release the game on the switch but I think we need to make our voices heard in this situation.
@Xylnox Sadly enough, that is probably the kind of spew Randy would do. Though instead of hanging he'll just assault them in a corridoor.
@XenoShaun Ya, even though I was being funny, I've actually never seen the series. I was thinking that hanging might be a trigger word and I should've picked a better word.
Proof read your PR before you post it. How hard is that?
Even if it did I wouldn't buy it, I won't support Randy Pitchford, he is too scummy for my tastes.
Tap here to load 24 comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...