Summary
Sony’s Santa Monica Studio is working on a newGod of Warproject, according to a well-known leaker. Even though their claim inspires hope thatthe nextGod of Wargamecould already be in the pipeline, that’s not the only possibility raised by this rumor.
The latest installment in the long-running series launched in November 2022, managing to meet the high expectations set by its equally renowned 2018 predecessor. And while Santa Monica Studio has yet to officially announce what’s next on its plate, theGod of Wardeveloper already started hiring for a new unannounced titleeven beforeRagnarokreleased.
Even if that mysterious game isn’t a follow-up onRagnarok, the company is definitely working on somethingGod of War-related right now, according to known leaker ViewerAnon. Taking to Twitter, the insider recently said how they aren’t certain if the project in question is a standalone game, noting that aGod of War RagnarokDLC is also on the cards. Should the undertaking yield a full-fledged game, the leaker appears to be convinced that Santa Monica Studio would deliver a “half-sequel” of sorts that would be mechanically similar toRagnarok, which was itself heavily based on the 2018God of War.
WhileRagnarokDLC rumors have been circulating online for a while now, the likelihood of them amounting to anything remains somewhat dubious, not least because Santa Monica Studio doesn’t have a substantial record of developing post-launch content. ViewerAnon suggested how the company might still break with that tradition in order to maintain its current release pace in spite of the fact that contemporary AAA game development cycles continue to grow longer.
But if anotherGod of Wargame is indeed in the works, such a title is unlikely to be announced before late 2024, at the earliest, even if Santa Monica Studio is once again aiming for a four-year production run. As a reminder,Ragnarokwas first unveiled in September 2020 with a 2021 release window, before being pushed back to late 2022. The 2018God of Warreboot had a similar two-year gap between its announcement and market debut.
According to LinkedIn data, Santa Monica Studio currently has around 400 employees, which is a big enough workforce for tackling one modern AAA game or several smaller ones, not accounting for any pre-production efforts. The developer reportedly already started another large-scale project in 2022, which some fans are hoping will yielda standaloneGod of Wargame starring Atreus.
MORE:Why God of War Ragnarok’s Abbreviated Norse Pantheon is Better Than the Original Greek Pantheon
