PC Patch please

[R3AKT3M]

Posting this to show that there is still interest in a proper PC patch for this game. It would be a great way to re-earn sentiment after the Reboot.

[Devil Daughter]

The developer no longer exists, they were shut down last year. They aren't building sentiment with anyone since they aren't making more games.

[:(]

Pal, it’s been 5 years since they announced the patch, Volition shut down, move on.

[R3AKT3M]

Originally posted by :(:

Pal, it’s been 5 years since they announced the patch, Volition shut down, move on.

Originally posted by Devil Daughter:

The developer no longer exists, they were shut down last year. They aren't building sentiment with anyone since they aren't making more games.

A shame two people rather post negativity instead of hoping for someone at gear box to pick up the torch. If it's about money then do a quick remaster and release it on modern consoles for a quick buck. Nothing for sure will come if nobody talks about it.

[:(]

Originally posted by R3AKT3M:

A shame two people rather post negativity instead of hoping for someone at gear box to pick up the torch. If it's about money then do a quick remaster and release it on modern consoles for a quick buck. Nothing for sure will come if nobody talks about it.

Can you blame us for being negative? The patch was announced 5 years ago, the main guy that was working on it died of cancer, then the main studio that developed the damn series shut down, and since then we've heard nothing about the patch, nada, zero, ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ zilch about the patch.
What makes you think they'd make a patch (or god forbid a remaster) of a game the publishers don't care about?
Besides, crying about it on the Steam forums won't change anything. Deep Silver doesn't care, Embracer Group doesn't care, they don't look at the forums (at least not anymore) so why should we continue shouting at a brick wall? Let's just accept that the patch is dead and move on.

[R3AKT3M]

Originally posted by :(:

Originally posted by R3AKT3M:

A shame two

Just find it humorous you would rather type all of that instead of just a simple "agreed"
I'm not dumb in thinking the chances are slim to none but it's worth attempting to be heard. I WOULD have been a silent majority that would like to see this game running on modern hardware and made stable for the future. I also know of all the tragic events with idolninja.

[SpazJR61]

bro, there's no saints row 2 patch
the developer who worked on the patch passed away, the studio got shut down and yet you telling people not to be "negative"
stop escaping from the truth dude, because you never escape from it

[󠀡󠀡]

only possible way we will get anything like the patch is if some people recreate the game engine as a open source project and reverse engineer the xbox dlcs then integrate them as a mod for it and that is still asking a lot

[Kunovega]

Originally posted by 󠀡󠀡:

only possible way we will get anything like the patch is if some people recreate the game engine as a open source project and reverse engineer the xbox dlcs then integrate them as a mod for it and that is still asking a lot

Easier to just use an emulator to play the console version. All the patch was ever going to do was bring the PC version on par with the console version.

The console version wasn't broken, the PC version was originally ported by a different company that screwed it up. The promised patch was just going to fix it and add in the console exclusive DLC.

So, playing the console version emulated on PC is already the simple solution.

[Aerooooooo]

Originally posted by Kunovega:

The console version wasn't broken, the PC version was originally ported by a different company that screwed it up. The promised patch was just going to fix it and add in the console exclusive DLC.

I think it speaks volumes that they gave the responsibility for porting this game over to some random company rather than do it themselves - coupled with how they "lost the source code" and how they let the game rot away until some random person (RIP Mike) said hey, maybe we should do something about this over a decade later, it really is sad how so many people around the world dream of making their creations a reality only to find out just how disposable it all really is in the big leagues. How did we get to this point, exactly? Am I missing something? Do I need to take notes? People are asking for a patch but they should be asking why is a patch even needed in the first place. No wonder gaming is in the state it's in - it's the McDonaldization of society at its peak. Don't ask questions, just make product and get excited to make next product.

[Nada]

Originally posted by :(:

Pal, it’s been 5 years since they announced the patch, Volition shut down, move on.

[GeraltoDaRiviano]

Blame CD Projekt for this poor PC port.

[nclok1405]

Originally posted by GeraltoDaRiviano:

Blame CD Projekt for this poor PC port.

It is too bad CD Projekt Black/"Localisation Centre" was (I assume) the lowest bidder of PC porting job. SR2 for PC only happened because the OG THQ wanted, but clearly an afterthought and was a quick cashgrab.

There are so many people/company to blame now (Minimaul, post-SRTT Volition, Deep Silver, Embracer, the OG THQ...) but CD Projekt is certainly one of them.

[Jeffer'son Airship]

Originally posted by APerson:

I think it speaks volumes that they gave the responsibility for porting this game over to some random company rather than do it themselves - coupled with how they "lost the source code"

This was all THQ, not Volition.

Originally posted by APerson:

and how they let the game rot away until some random person (RIP Mike) said hey, maybe we should do something about this over a decade later, it really is sad how so many people around the world dream of making their creations a reality only to find out just how disposable it all really is in the big leagues. How did we get to this point, exactly? Am I missing something? Do I need to take notes? People are asking for a patch but they should be asking why is a patch even needed in the first place. No wonder gaming is in the state it's in - it's the McDonaldization of society at its peak. Don't ask questions, just make product and get excited to make next product.

Welcome to AAA gaming. It's pretty much always been like this.

[[Gio]]

I'm hopeful that one day SR2 will be playable like it's intended on PC.

[sequence]

I'm just going to play it on my modded 360 with all the DLC downloaded illegally until 360 emulation gets better. No-one should feel bad for these companies and no-one should expect them to give a ♥♥♥♥ about the franchises that made them big in the first place, because they're all soulless scumbags. Anyone who had passion has left the company or sold out.