What’s next in store for Kratos and Atreus? (Sony)
With Sony providing no updates on the God Of War series, fans have been left to speculate on what could be next for their favourite angry dad.
Although it remains one of PlayStation’s biggest franchises, the future of the God Of War series is very hard to predict at the moment.
After the series was revived with the 2018 game, which doubled as both a soft reboot and continuation, Sony and developer Santa Monica Studio opted to end their new Norse saga after just two games.
With God Of War Ragnarök offering something of a conclusive end to Kratos’ journey of redemption, we revisit the biggest rumours surrounding the series to theorise what Sony could have in mind for the future.
Is a new God Of War game in development?
While there’s been no formal confirmation, you have to imagine another sequel is at least being planned. God Of War is a prominent and popular IP, which means there’s still money to be made.
There’s also no reason to believe any such sequel won’t be helmed by Santa Monica Studio. The developer is apparently busy with other unrelated projects, including what could be a new sci-fi title, but there are signs it’s begun work on a new God Of War as well.
Plus, shortly after God Of War Ragnarök’s release, director Eric Williams expressed an eagerness to continue working on the series: ‘I remember talking to someone from another game company, where they were trying to get me to leave. They said, ‘Do you just want to be known as the God Of War guy for the rest of your life?’ That was your big pitch to dissuade me? Because yes, I kind of do.’
Last year, there were rumours of Santa Monica developing either God Of War Ragnarök DLC or one of Sony’s ‘half-sequels’ in the same vein as Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
It’s possible those rumours were referring to the free Valhalla DLC that was announced at that year’s The Game Awards, which acted as an epilogue to the main story, but a half-sequel does seem entirely plausible.
Any full-fledged sequel is probably years away from coming out, so a smaller scale game would help whet fans’ appetites until then and perhaps bridge the gap to whatever pantheon of gods Kratos takes on this time. If Kratos is even the main character next time…
What is the setting for the next God Of War?
The most common guess for the setting of the new God Of War is ancient Egypt but despite that being a long-running theory amongst fans there’s never been any evidence for it.
Some concept artwork has been misconstrued to indicate that Egypt is next but beyond it …read more
Source:: Metro