Here’s a bit of sad news for those of you wanting to play moreGrand Theft Auto-style games without actually playingGTA: THQ has announced thatSaints Row 2, which was originally scheduled for release on August 26 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, will now be delayed until October 14.
“Product quality andmarketing considerations” were the official reasons behind the delay. Honestly, you can’t really blame them for wanting to distanceSaints Row 2as far away fromGrand Theft Auto IVas possible. Sure, the two games take different approaches to the open-world genre, but people are still going to draw comparisons anyway.
No offense to the guys at Volition, but I can’t seeSaints Row 2getting the same critical acclaim that GTA IV has received. Hopefully, though, this delay will help get the game that much closer to reaching a similar level of success.
[ViaGamasutra]
