GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK. Having become one of the most revered and anticipated Playstation exclusives of the moment, God of War: Ragnarök was to announce its release date this Thursday, an announcement that was ultimately postponed. We will explain everything to you.
[Mis à jour le 30 juin 2022 à 18h03] Announced in 2018 and originally scheduled for 2021, God of War: Ragnarök remains silent as to its release date. And at the end of June, the web is in turmoil given the many rumors surrounding this next release from Sony Santa Monica. The biggest insiders in the video game world, namely Jason Schreier of Bloomberg, Tom Henderson, and the now popular and wacky The Snitch had all counted on an early announcement of the release date and the collector’s edition of the sequel. adventures of Kratos. However, Sony’s plans seem to have changed, and the announcements and trailers scheduled for June 30 have been postponed to a later date. Suppositions supported by the intervention of the artistic director of Santa Monica Studios Cory Balrog on Twitter, urging the fans to “be patient”. When some talk about a delay which would also result in a release in 2023 (instead of the end of 2022 editor’s note), others say that it is only a postponement, and that Sony’s announcements are imminent.
dear all,
if it were up to me I would share all the information when I know about it. but it is not up to me.
so please, be patient.
I promise things will be shared at the earliest possible moment they can be.
we make games for you. we get to make games because of you. pic.twitter.com/aw7dje5XxF
— cory barlog (@corybarlog) June 29, 2022
You can also consult the original article by Tom Henderson for Exputer just here (English). While waiting to learn more, here is all the information available on God of War: Ragnarök.
The Playstation Showcase delivered many surprises, but it was God of War Ragnarök that made an impression. Santa Monica Studios presented us with a three-minute trailer of its little protege, the PS5 exclusive capable of capsizing the hearts of the most extreme Xbox gamers. Kratos comes back, and comes back strong. The adventures of our favorite Spartan and his son Atreus pick up where they left off, at the end of the last God of War, and are still not likely to be a walk in the park. We can also note muscular gameplay sequences and breathtaking graphics. Nothing better to exploit the full power of the Playstation 5 than an exclusivity of this level.
To try to guess a little the content of the story of God of War Ragnarök, we must look a little at its title. Ragnarök is a major event in Norse mythology, it is simply the end of the world, an endless winter and a great battle where the major gods of the Norse Pantheon would perish, followed by the engulfment of the Earth by waves and flames. A light theme in short, which would be perfectly suited to the fundamentally deicidal tendencies of our beloved Kratos, who will have to prevent Ragnarök in this new part.
In the previous episode, he had defeated Baldur, the half-brother of Thor and son of Odin and Freya, and if we are to believe this new trailer, Thor did not really appreciate it and could take it out on him. Kratos and his son Atreus. Moreover, although it does not appear completely in the trailer, Raf Grassetti, artistic director at Santa Monica Studio, has decided to present it to us in detail through a tweet that you can see below. Far from our smiling Marvel superhero, Thor is a bloodthirsty brute, not hesitating to massacre Jötnam (the enemies of Asgard) without remorse. Another antagonist who arrives in force in this new part, Freya who returns to avenge the death of her son. She is also the one who is fighting with Kratos on the cart in the trailer.
We were also able to see Mimir and Tyr, the two characters return to help Kratos and Atreus to prevent… The end of the world, just that. We already know that Sony Interactive Entertainment is capable of providing us with stories that are touching, violent and unpredictable. If you want to wait until God of War Ragnarok, remember that God of War has joined Playstation Now, and you can catch up or relive this epic story. Believe us it’s worth it.
For now, impossible to determine even a release window for God of War Ragnarok. Sony confirmed the rumors by announcing the vague date of 2022. A very wide range, but that we can try to explain. Horizon Forbidden West releases in February 2022, the big PS5 exclusive will no doubt make waves and mark the landscape of PS5 exclusives for quite a while. Logic would therefore dictate that Sony space out its biggest releases, and that God of War Ragnarok would only come out at the end of the year. We are betting on December 2022 while waiting to find out more during the Playstation Showcase. And you?