"Where it makes sense to develop a title for both PS4 and PS5 - for Horizon Forbidden West, the next God of War, GT7 - we’ll continue looking at that,” he said. Hulst also confirmed this information in his PlayStation Blog interview.
God of War Ragnarok is cross-gen, meaning it’ll be available for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. And for both of those, they’re frankly affected by access to performance capture and talent,” Hulst revealed in a PlayStation Blog interview.įans have yet to hear significant news on the title since then. “So we have, currently, two very big, very narrative-driven games in development: Horizon Forbidden West and the next God of War. Herman Hulst, Head of PlayStation Studios, claimed this was to ensure a higher quality product. In the middle of 2021, the studio pushed the release date back to 2022. Unfortunately, God of War was one of the many games delayed because of Covid complications. However, the trailer debuted in September 2020 during the pandemic. Santa Monica Studio teased an initial release date sometime in 2021. Sony originally revealed God of War Ragnarok with a teaser at the end of a PlayStation 5 showcase. Here’s everything we know so far about the supposed God of War Ragnarok. Still, we’ll have to wait to see what Ragnarok exactly means to the upcoming God of War installment.
God of War Ragnarok continues the story of father-son pair Kratos and Atreus sometime after best-selling PlayStation 4 title, God of War.Īfter years of speculation, God of War Ragnarok was confirmed as the real title of the game, rather than just a fan nickname for the untitled sequel based on the ominous warning from the trailer, “Ragnarok is coming.” Fans also occasionally call it God of War 5 or God of War 2 because of the confusing chronology stemming from the previous God of War in 2018 not having a number after God of War 3 in 2010.Ĭory Balrog apparently teased the Ragnarok title before it appeared in the trailer in a lengthy tweet thread where the first letter of each post combined to spell “Ragnarok is coming.” Coincidence? I think not.