One multiplatform game that gamers were looking forward to this year was Saints Row 2. Though Saints Row was not that well received, this open-world game seemed to garner a lot of attention before the release. Now it has emerged that the PC version of Saints Row 2 has been delayed to 2009.
The news about the Saints Row 2 PC delay was first posted on the Saints Row community forums by a moderator. Gaming news website IGN then confirmed the news with THQ. Here is an excerpt from the post from the Saints Row community forums about the delay of Saints Row 2 PC:
The PC version was delayed because we wanted to make the highest quality game across all platforms, but it just needed more time. The game is a port of the console version from an external company, but that doesn’t mean the code can just be copied over, and ship it out. The PC version is still being produced and tested at Volition with support from the design and programming teams as needed. This is in no way a hands-off external port of the game.
Saints Row 2 has been developed by Volition and the game has already been released for the Xbox 360 and the PS3. The PC version of Saints Row 2 will be shipped on January 5, 2008. It is expected to have support for the Xbox 360 controller but the mod on the forums has pointed out the PC gamers will be able to map their keyboard / mouse controls as they see fit.