Saints Row delayed to August 2022
A few extra months of polish for what the developers hope will be " the best Saints Row game yet."
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The upcomingSaints Rowreboot is delayed, Volition chief creative officer Jim Booneconfirms. Instead of launching into an increasingly-packed February 2022 like originally scheduled, Saints Row is now slated to arrive on August 23, 2022.
Boone notes that despite the team shifting into a work from home setup, the studio still managed to “underestimate” the effect of the pandemic on game development, meaning more time is needed in order to polish Saints Row into what the developers hope will be “the best Saints Row game yet.” The size and scope of the game is also a factor, with Boone reiterating that this will be the largest game in the franchise so far.
“As gamers ourselves, we know what it feels like to have something delayed which you’ve been looking forward to; it’s frustrating and you feel disappointed. But we also know that when we finally get Saints Row in your hands, it will have been worth the wait. It’s our absolute priority to get this right,” Boone shares.
This Saints Row, revealed during Opening Night Live at Gamescom 2021, is asoft reboot of the franchise, meant to take players back to the somewhat more grounded roots of smuggling, theft and drug running.
February 2022 is still stacked with upcoming games, including the Guerrilla Games' PlayStation exclusiveHorizon Forbidden Westand FromSoftware’s action role-playing gameElden Ring, which are scheduled to launch on February 18 and February 25, respectively.
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