The head of Embracer Group has admitted that the recent reboot of Saints Row didn’t meet his expectations but that insists the series’ future is not in jeopardy.
Following a mixed response to the Saints Row release in August, where NME said the game “just isn’t all that good”, Embracer Group has now held its annual general meeting. Embracer is the parent group that owns a multitude of gaming studios, including Saints Row developer Deep Silver Volition and publisher Plaion.
During that meeting, Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors acknowledged that he had higher hopes for Saints Row’s release. “Obviously, personally I had hoped for a greater reception of the game,” said Wingefors. “It’s been a very polarised view, and there is a lot of things that could be said and details around it, but I am happy to see a lot of gamers and fans happy. At the same time I’m a bit sad to see also fans not happy. It’s difficult.”
Acknowledging that Saints Row is still “fairly early in [its] release window,” he also mentioned that bug fixes and new content are on the way (via, ) but when prompted as to whether the mixed response has changed his opinion on the long-term future of the franchise he said it had not.
