Borderlands 3 Has Been Rated For The Nintendo Switch

Here's hoping for it being a regular digital/physical and not a cloud version...

As if we aren’t getting cloud, if we don’t I will be surprised lol.

If this is real, I'm expecting a similar level of port as Borderlands 2 on the Vita

@Snatcher hopefully not, but it’s one of the reasons I got a steam deck recently - when RE2 released last month as a cloud version I gave up hope of some others being native ports to switch like the recent tomb raider games etc. I have quite a few of those already on steam so figure might as well make use of them there as ports are looking a lot less likely now. One thing the steam deck really makes me appreciate though is how awesome the switch OLED screen really is!

@ozwally I have never used the oled, does it look that crisp?

@ozwally I got a Steam Deck for much the same reasons, I don't want cloud games. Plus it has my favourite thing: gyro aim! You can even add that to games that don't have it, unlike on Switch where you're reliant on the developer remembering to include it.

I did enjoy the other Borderlands games on Switch even though they don't have better graphics. Performance were smoother than on PS Vita. Definitely looking forward to this one even though I got it on Steam Deck already.

@Snatcher for me it’s the colours that absolutely pop. I’ve been playing Witcher 3 on switch and completed recently, on tousant the colours are just so vibrant. I tried Witcher 3 on deck and yes it looks amazing graphically in comparison, buts it’s more washed out and I much prefer the switch version even though resolution etc are lower

@BulkSlash ah thanks for the tip, I honestly didn’t know deck had gyro so i definitely need to sort that! I was hoping beyond hope RE2 would come natively as monster hunter rise uses the RE engine nicely on switch. The deck really does highlight the potential of whatever a switch 2 could be though, the power of portable gaming is amazing now

How is 3? I’ve only played 1 on the switch and some of 2 (on the vita, lol). I have the collection though so I intend to get back to 2 and the pre sequel or whatever it’s called eventually.

Performance wasn't great on PS4/Xbox one

@fR0z3nS0u1 Gearbox Publishing cheapened out with the Borderlands Collection on Switch, only the base game was on cartridge (the dlc is an additional download) while BL2 and BLP are digital-only titles. I have no doubt BL3 will be a digital-only Switch game as well. The file size is quite chunky on other platforms.

I’m excited for this. I’ve always been a big Borderlands fan. Played and beat the first and second one on the Xbox when they came out, and while I also picked up 3, my days of playing in front of a tv are extremely limited, so it fell to the wayside. Double dipped and got the borderlands collection on switch for cheap, and played through one and two again on that. Hope the announcement isn’t an error again!

@AG_Awesome 3 is my favorite. The gameplay is top notch. It’s hard going back to the old games after playing it. Plus, it has the best multiplayer. The story is ok, but that’s not really why I play these games.

If it is cloud, I don't think it needs a rating. It's not like it is even running on the console. It's running on a computer, somewhere else. Surely it is already licensed for PC?

@Snatcher I like the OLED screen better than my 50 inch 4k television, tbh

Hopefully it’s a good port job if it’s not Cloud. BL1/BL2/Pre-Sequel were good ports when I played them awhile back. I still sometimes play BL2 because it was fun.

@fR0z3nS0u1 The game runs so poor on my Ps4 Pro, I gave up and wait til I get a Ps5 in the next years. I highly doubt they will put the effort into a stable, well performing port, and instead just give us a cloud version for 60 Euros... and then wait til player numbers are low enough to pull the plug of the servers, leaving us with an 60 Euro icon that connects to an error message.

to what res, 5FPS? BL franchise is one of my fav ever but this is a far strech on the switch...

Nope. All that I have seen from this game's narrative made me cringe into myself until I almost imploded like The House of Usher.

It didn't run particularly well on my computer...not sure a switch experience would be too good.

Give a good sale on this and I'm in. Borderlands 2 was very fun to play in portable mode. My hands weren't comfortable playing BL2 on vita 🙃

Can't see this being anything but Cloud.

If they port this, could Tiny Tina's Wonderlands come too please? I think it is on the same engine. Oh and with split screen couch coop please.

If it's a port, I'm extremely interested. If it turns out to be Cloud nonsense then 'meh, hard pass'.

I want this native soooooooo bad! Please no cloud, no cloud, no cloud!

Meh, doubt it would run well considering the compromises needed to get it running well on a Steam Deck. Cloud version most likely, if it was running natively it would be on absolute potato settings and even then probably running poorly. Heck I doubt the cloud version would be much better.

@Moistnado

Cloud games on Switch are not even running good, I wonder what server tech they're using, cause RE2 cloud version, which is the only cloud game I've tried on Switch, lags way worse than the PS4 native version.

That is, the times I even get to play it as they have a waiting list to play the cloud games. lol

I hope Tiny Tina’s Wonderland is next.

I played through the handsome collection and enjoyed them, but I kind gave up on finishing them as I hated grinding the exp on everything.
I may skip 3 if its another grind fest.