Over the last few weeks, there have been whispers that God of War is actually set to launch this year, and that we'll be getting a confirmed release date at E3 next month. Now, we haven't seen much of the PlayStation 4 exclusive - all we have to go on is that amazing gameplay trailer from E3 2016 - but a late 2017 launch date has never been completely ruled out. After all, no one's quite sure how far into development the project is.
However, the Twitter bio of Kratos voice actor Christopher Judge suggests that the title is planned for 2018. Judge previously had it listed as 2017, so it's a fairly recent alteration. Information doled out by voice actors doesn't always qualify as concrete evidence, but Judge must have had a reason to slap this stuff on his page in the first place. In any case, we'll no doubt see more God of War at Sony's E3 press conference, so we'll hopefully have some answers soon.
Are you expecting God of War to launch in 2017, or does 2018 seem a lot more realistic? Hurl an axe into the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
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I think 2018 is far more likely. I'd love it to launch sooner, but I really can't see this coming out before Christmas.
I don't get it. How do things like this slip through in contracts? You'd think Sony/Santa Monica would have a problem with people attached to unreleased projects putting dates on them.
@Quintumply So what do you reckon Sony's late 2017 exclusive will be if not God of War? We've got Spider-Man, Days Gone, Detroit... It's quite a tough one to predict.
So the same guy who said 2017 now says 2018? Shouldn't we all be saying 2019 then, b/c if he's wrong once, he's just as likely to be wrong twice.
God of war my favorite PlayStation franchises ever
@ShogunRok None of the above, all of them will be either 2018 or 2019 releases for sure.
gta and God of war is the g.o.a.t.can't wait
@ShogunRok I can see Spider-Man releasing this year, even though we've only had a brief snippet of footage. They'll want to release it as close to the new movie as possible, even though they have separate stories.
Possibly Detroit as well, or maybe even Dreams.
I reckon Sony will have at least one of these three as their big end of year exclusive, and then relying on Destiny 2, Battlefront 2, and Red Dead Redemption 2 to rake in that third-party partnership money.
@ShogunRok @Quintumply What about Hellblade or Ni No Kuni 2? Otherwise I think they'll just rely on third parties as there are plenty of them coming, Destiny 2, COD WW2, Battlefront 2, Fifa 18, Southpark, etc. There is tons of games, i'm not sure an exclusive for the holiday period is needed.
This year Sep. Y'all see. Kratos The Scorpio Slayer lolololol
@Simon_Fitzgerald Ah yes I forgot about CoD WW2. PlayStation is attached (in marketing terms) to four of the biggest games of this year, so you may be right in saying they don't need a game of their own as such.
I can still see Sony releasing at least one of their big exclusives before Christmas, but it won't be God of War.
I have a feeling this game will be released at the earliest early Q2 or Q4 2018.
@ShogunRok its definitely gran turismo sport I reckon
@Quintumply @Simon_Fitzgerald Yeah, you could definitely argue that it's not needed but I could still see Sony putting a 'big' exclusive out before the end of the year. Spider-Man does seem like quite an intelligent bet due to the film. I guess we'll know for sure at E3.
@Rob_230 Yep, could happen, could happen.
@ShogunRok yeah, I wouldnt be surprised to see it drop at the same time as Forza and Scorpio.
Sony has no bigger exclusive franchise than gt sales wise afterall.
Given the success they have seen releasing uncharted 4 and horizon zero dawn in Q1/spring, I see GOW launching in Feb or March in this new slot. The autumn will probably be allowed to be dominated by red dead redemption 2, destiny 2, battlefront 2 assassins creed and cod because there seems to be little point going up against a rockstar release or annual franchise in lead up to Xmas. Gt sport is an exception as im not aware there is any big third party racer due at a similar time to divert market share.
Would love to see detroit in the summer, but reckon that and spidey are more likely in q2 2018.
@Simon_Fitzgerald sadly the current talk is that south Park wont be out till 2018. Not been confirmed yet mind
@ShogunRok
Knack 2, of course!
That's a bit sad. I wished for it to come out this year but hopefully, it'll be early next year at the very least. February, perhaps?
@ShogunRok Maybe GT Sport but again Sony don't need one. It's pointless sacrificing an exclusive amongst the 3rd party blockbusters.
I'd say maybe early 2018! Feb/March
Excellent news! Take as long as you need for a great game! Plenty of backlog!
Sony doesn't releases their exclusive's at the Xmas holidays, which is a smart move with loads of 3rd party games being released. God Of War will likely release around March 2018, and thay'll probably have other games releasing around February or after GOW.
@ShogunRok Im only guessing Gran Turismo Sport and Knack 2. They don't need first party to move consoles this holiday, with a temporary price drop and third party marketing with Destiny 2, COD: WWII, Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Red Dead 2, they are set to go!
@ShogunRok I don't want Spider-Man to release in 2017. I want them to take their sweet time with it, carefully polish it and release it 100% ready and perfect.
I want it. To be. Perfect.
I've been calling March 2018 since it was announced, since every God of War has released in March
Oh...great.
Guess it was too good to be true, to hope to be done with this murderous psychopathic sociopath.
2018 I knew it. 2017 was highly unlikely.
2018 seems more likely probably will be early 2018.
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