Originally planned to launch on Feb. 25, 2022, Saints Row has been pushed back to Aug. 23 instead. A reboot of Volition’s sandbox crime saga, Saints Row shows the rise of the Saints gang in a new light.
Volition says its priority is to create “the best Saints Row game yet”. According to the developer, this delay will give the project enough breathing room to achieve that goal. The additional time will be used for “fine-tuning” and “polish”.
The extra time won’t be used to change any story aspects or “anything that we’ve lovingly imagined over the last few years and already shared with you”. Good news for anyone who’s been salivating at the footage revealed so far.
Volition announced the news in a tweet:
A Saints Row update from Jim Boone, Chief Creative Officer, Volition
Read More: https://t.co/kSZGtW8N5J pic.twitter.com/zWxJDSi3AE— Saints Row (@SaintsRow) November 17, 2021
It’s probably wise for the developer to delay Saints Row out of February anyway. The original date would have been one week after Horizon Forbidden West and the same day as Elden Ring – both games are highly anticipated.
So far, we’ve seen small pieces of gameplay footage from Saints Row, as well as a pre-rendered mood trailer. The map looks gorgeous, capturing the visual variety of the American southwest.
The game also sees the return of fan-favorite side activities such as insurance jobs, where the player throws themselves into traffic before ragdolling their body around to cause chaos and get a high claim payout.
Saints Row is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on Aug. 23, 2022.
Written by Kirk McKeand on behalf of GLHF.
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