Saints Row 2 Steam Release Delayed

does saints row 2 run like crap on any system like gta 4?

I've been reading Shacknews for years and never registered. i finally think it's time to jump in to show my love for the best gaming platform... THE PC! Also, I really like to see the support Shacknews has for the PC and I feel right at home here knowing there are people who are die-hard PC gamers just like me!

As far as Saints Row 2 goes, I bought 2 copies today from Best Buy (they couldn't even be bothered to put them on the shelf) and installed them both within 15 mins. There was a small auto update through Steam and it was ready to go so it was a painless install. As far as running the game I'm not too impressed right now, I have a pretty beefy Quad core system with SLI and the performance is lacking a bit. I'm sure I can play around with the settings and get it to run smooth enough but I'm very surprised it didn't run flawlessly on high settings with max resolution.

Now I did have some of the issues with GTA4 (installing and initial performance) and I was very upset the first few days but after I got the game running decently I fell in love with it big time! I had it for months on the XB360 and never touched it but once it was on my platform of choice I couldn't put it down. It's a shame that the buggy launch killed the PC port and as a result the game isn't selling well. I really hope that future GTA titles will still hit the PC but after the Hot Coffee scandal and the GTA4 issues it doesn't look promising. I finished the story portion of the game a few days ago and I'm ready to jump right into SR2 asap! I hope I enjoy it as much as I did GTA4.

Turns out you can go to the Best Buy website and purchase a Saints Row 2 Digital Download for $39.99. Be sure to remove the $5 extended download charge from Digital River. Once purchased, It will take you to the download page and give you a serial number. Plug the serial number it gives you into Steam, and watch in amazement as Steam adds the game to your account and commences downloading the game. Enjoy.

Well that's a huge downer on my afternoon, as I was really looking forward to grabbing SR2 off steam tonight. So much in fact that I'm considering stopping off at a brick and mortar and snagging a copy on the way home from work. Quick question though, if I snag a retail copy and activate through steam, do I ever need to worry about the disc again? Meaning, if I throw the dvd in my trash compactor after install, can I just download off steam if I ever need to re-install?

To other developers who worry about piracy and community backlash with securom (or other restrictive drm-only programs)....


TAKE NOTICE!

I'm actually shocked they did this...knowing how other 3rd Party games work on steam, I assumed they'd sell it to people and just have it impossible to play....RAINBOW 6: VEGAS 2 I"M LOOKING AT YOU

I didn't know the retail copies required Steam. That's awesome, props to Volition!

This is karma payback for THQ not funding Titan Quest 2!