It has been confirmed that the PC release of Saints Row 2 has been delayed.

Publisher THQ today announced that the gang-em-up's PC outing has been delayed until next year - January 5th, to be exact.

V-Singular, one of the Saints Row community mods, posted:

"The PC version was delayed because we wanted to make the highest quality game across all platforms, but it just needed more time."

"The game is a port of the console version from an external company, but that doesn't mean the code can just be copied over, and ship it out. The PC version is still being produced and tested at Volition with support from the design and programming teams as needed. This is in no way a hands-off external port of the game."

"One other time factor is coordinating the new control scheme from controller to mouse/keyboard. While the 360 controller will be fully supported for PC play, you will also be able to map your keyboard / mouse controls as you see fit."

Finishing up, he made this final statement:

"Our goal is to give PC users the same quality product and performance level which you've seen on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, along with all of the review feedback. You will not have any features missing from the game if you purchase the PC version as opposed to a console version, the entire game is packed in."

So Steam users have even longer to wait for the Saints. We'll see if it's worth the wait in January.

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