The Internet has recently been abuzz with rumors thatGod of Warfans can expect aGod of WarPS5 game to be revealed soon, based on speculation from unnamed sources that Sony is planning a fall 2021 release date which will be announced sometime in August. However, Santa Monica Studio’s Game Director Cory Barlog appears to have stomped out these rumors with a dismissive take on social media.
Earlier today, Barlog posted his reaction to, “Looking at some of the news over the last 24 hours” on Twitter: A gif of Devastator from the old-schoolTransformerscartoon laughing before saying “no” to said news. Though the post is vague enough that it could theoretically be in reference to anything, the widespread nature of this recentGod of Warsequel rumor publicized by the YouTube channel Moore’s Law is Dead does not leave a whole lot of room for interpretation.
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The success of 2018’sGod of War, a soft reboot of the already popular franchise dating back to 2005, has left many PlayStation fans excited to see what will be coming next from Santa Monica Studio. Other rumors have suggestedGod of War(2018) will come to PCfollowing Guerrilla Games’Horizon Zero Dawn, which has received a similar level of acclaim on the PS4 and officially has a sequel calledHorizon Forbidden Westin development for the PS5.
TheHorizon Zero Dawnsequel was announced during Sony’s “Future of Gaming” livestream in June, alongside highly-anticipated titles such as Insomniac Games’Spider-Man: Miles Morales, as well as the grand unveiling of the PS5 and its digital-only variant. Many expected a newGod of Wargame to be announced during the PS5 eventlast month, but there was no such luck and official news about the game has been sparse ever since.
That being said, Santa Monica Studio does have side-projects related toGod of Warin the works. For instance, aGod of Warchildren’s bookcalledB is for Boywill be released in September that offers a more humorous take on the hit game’s story in the guise of an ABC-learning story.
The studio’s developers have also been active on social media doing more than just shooting down rumors and speculation.Art Director Raf Grassetti is working onX-Menartworkas a personal project, which should offer fans ofGod of War’s artistic style something to follow while waiting for a potential sequel or PC port announcement.
