While God of War Ragnarök released in 2022, the series as a whole has barely been in Odinsleep. From remasters to new games and canceled games, a lot has changed in the mythological kingdom of Kratos. After having spotted a LinkedIn page now deleted regarding Sony Santa Monica Studio, fans believe it’s big news God of War the game is in the works, even if it’s devoid of its titular revenge seeker.
A Sony Interactive Entertainment senior editor’s page states that they “helped shape the narrative vision and creative direction of a new franchise within the God of War universe” and ended their time at the studio last September. While the speculative threads about ResetEra don’t hold much water on their own, journalist and industry clairvoyant Jason Schreier weighed in, assignment “I guess now it’s become obvious what I meant by ‘not a new IP address, but it might look like it.'”
It’s been a busy month for the old guys God of War. During the last inventory, Sony revealed a remake for the entire original trilogy of gamesin which Kratos divides the entire Greek pantheon, from Hades to Olympus. He was associated with a surprise 2D prequel, Sons of Spartawhich fell the same day. On the other hand, Sony Bluepoint Games closedwho recently saw their live-service God of War spin-off canceled following the dramatic fall of Concord. Somewhere in the middle, the first glimpse Amazon’s live-action adaptation has gone live, leaving fans facing something that looks like a Super Bowl commercial.
The prequels and adaptations address the past and present to God of Warbut what does this leave for the future? Schreier’s recent article about a new, but not new, IP address appears to refer to a created IP address last Julyin which he cleared up a rumor that Cory Barlog was developing a new sci-fi adventure. Taken together, these two articles suggest that the new intellectual property and this spin-off are one and the same. This new game could see a dramatic new departure, not only in relation to the main protagonist of the series, but also in relation to its genre, as when God of War comes down from a frenzy The devil may cry hack-em-up for an over-the-shoulder deal. This would certainly be more consistent for Sony, which seems more eager to bring out its existing characters with spin-offs, cross-media adaptations, live games And self-congratulatory cameos than to develop something new.