Saints Row 4 in the works for current gen consoles

Back in November, before Saints Row: The Third was even released, we heard from THQ's Danny Bilson that Saints Row 4 was going to be "wilder".

The Saints Row franchise has been one of the few bright spots for publisher THQ which has recently gone through some tumultuous times.  In a recent report, the publisher confirmed that the Saints Row franchise has sold over 11 million units worldwide, with Saints Row: The Third selling 4.25 million copies.  With those kind of numbers, it's sort of a given that a Saints Row 4 would already be in the works.

What might come as a surprise, however, is that Saints Row 4 is currently in development for this current generation of consoles.  According to the LinkedIn profile for Volition's David Payne, the company is already working on Saints Row 4 for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.  This might come as a surprise, especially given the amount of talk that has surrounded next-gen consoles.

In case you were wondering, it wasn't referring to the recently announced Saints Row: The Third – Enter the Dominatrix expansion.  That was listed separately on his profile as well.

Payne has since removed the Saints Row 4 reference from his profile, but not before TheSixthAxis snagged a screenshot.

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