God of War 2 delayed to 2022

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God of War 2 has been held up to 2022, Sony Father Christmas Monica has proclaimed.

The studio apartment took to Twitter to announce the news show, citing "the safety and wellbeing" of the developers. God of War 2, sometimes referred to as God of Warfare: Ragnarok, was previously slated for a 2021 release windowpane. Sony Santa Monica says in the declaration that despite the delay, it's committed to "delivering a top-quality crippled."

In a new article posted to the PlayStation Blog, PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst provides a second more info explaining the Idol of War 2 delay. As expectable, Sony Santa Monica isn't unaffected to the maturation challenges imposed by over a year of along-and-off lockdowns. Hulst says that in the studio apartment's case, information technology's been difficult finding talent and approach to performance seize.

"So we have, currently, ii rattling big, very narrative-motivated games in development: Horizon Forbidden West and the incoming God of War. And for both of those, they're frankly affected by access code to performance capture and talent," Hulst says.

"And for God of War, the project started a little late. So we've made the decisiveness to push that brave tabu to close year, to ensure that Santa Monica Studio can deliver the amazing God of War game that we all want to play."

Of line, we've had sobering doubts or so God of State of war 2 releasing in 2021 for a while now, so nothing about today's news is a big surprise. For those of US who were expecting the delay for some time, it's almost refreshing to hear Sony Santa Monica clear the aura finally.

Near the end of the question on the PlayStation Blog, Hulst rather softly confirms that Supreme Being of War 2 is coming to both PS4 and PS5. Information technology wasn't free whether the sequel would atomic number 4 a loyal new-gen exclusive or a cross-gen release, simply now it's officially the last mentioned.

"Where information technology makes sense to develop a title of respect for both PS4 and PS5 — for Horizon Forbidden Cicily Isabel Fairfield, the next God of State of war, GT7 — we'll continue looking at that," says Hulst. "And if PS4 owners privation to play that game, then they can. If they want to progress and play the PS5 version, that unfit wish be thither for them."

Lamentably, Hurst also touches on Horizon Forbidden West's 2021 going window in a non-so reassuring fashion. While he says the extremely anticipated Celestial horizon Zero Dawn sequel is still "connected pass over" to launch in 2021, helium also admits that the release window "isn't quite certain yet." He likewise assures fans that Guerrilla Games is "working as insensitive Eastern Samoa we can to confirm that to you arsenic presently As we can."

Though War god has been delayed, in that respect are inactive a ton of upcoming PS5 games coming this twelvemonth and beyond to be excited about.

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