Borderlands 3 director says he’s open to Switch ports

“Never say never,” says creative director

Gearbox is open to bringing Borderlands titles to Nintendo Switch, the latest game’s creative director has indicated.

Asked on a Borderlands live stream on Friday if any games in the series will come to the Nintendo platform, Paul Sage told host Greg Milller, “never say never.”

Gearbox head Randy Pitchford has previously said he “would love” to bring the series to Switch. To date, no Borderlands game has been released on a Nintendo platform.

In September Borderlands 3 recorded the biggest physical launch week sales of 2019 in the UK, taking the record from PS4 exclusive Days Gone, which released in April.

Furthermore, Borderlands 3 attracted more concurrent players at launch than any other PC game in Gearbox history, according to studio CEO Randy Pitchford.

Borderlands 3 released on September 13, 2019. On PC, the game is available exclusively through the Epic Games store until April 2020.

Ahead of its release, VGC caught up with Paul Sage, creative director at Gearbox Software, to discuss balancing corporate and community expectations, the dangers of slipping into creative boredom during lengthy development cycles, and the importance of humour to the series, among other topics.

Check out our Borderlands 3 review round-up to see what critics think of Gearbox’s loot shooter sequel, which is also available on Xbox One and PS4.