Saints Row Launch Didn’t Go To Plan, Embracer CEO Still Confident It Will Turn Profit
Developer Volition’s Saints Row reboot launched at the end of August, but the game didn’t make the kind of splash that parent company Embracer Group might have wanted. CEO Lars Wingefors said during the company’s annual general meeting that he wished the game had a “greater reception,” according to Eurogamer.
He added that the reception to the new Saints Row was “polarized.” Wingefors added: “There are a lot of things that could be said and details around it. I’m happy to see a lot of gamers and fans happy. At the same time I’m a bit sad to see fans also not happy,.”
The new Saints Row had some bugs and other issues at launch, and Wingefors said there are fixes and patches coming. In the end, Wingefors believes the new Saints Row will be a money-maker.