What Really Happened to Saints Row | When Crazy Isn't Enough

As we move further into 2018, and Agents of Mayhem fades out of memory, people continue to ask, what happened to saints row. With saints row 4 now being quite a few years old and volition having created and released a new IP, there has been a lot of talk about the series seeing a more permanent hiatus. A franchise that no longer acts in direct competition with the gta 5 of the world. So what happened to the series, why was the fourth game so poorly received and could we see it make a return in the future. What would a saints row 5 look like and will the series ever see the greatness that 2 and 3 had been elevated to?