Sad news for gamers, blockbuster God of War: Ragnarok has been postponed to 2022

God of War: Ragnarok will not be released this year.

When Sony first revealed the next God of War game at the PS5 console launch event, the gaming community was extremely excited about this blockbuster and looked forward to experiencing the game in 2021. But Since the reveal of that God of War Ragnarok until now, we only know the logo and not even the name of the game. And a recent announcement makes gamers more confused than ever when Sony said God of War Ragnarok will be delayed to 2022.

Sony confirmed this in a recent blog post, where the company said that development on God of War Ragnarok started later than one of its new blockbuster titles, Horizon Forbidden West. Sony says it has decided to delay the release date of God of War Ragnarok to 2022 so that the development team can have enough time to create a blockbuster that meets fans’ expectations without sacrificing health. of developers.

Specifically, in a recent post on the PlayStation Blog, sharing an interview with Hermen Hulst – the head of PlayStation Studios mentioned that 2020 was an unusual year for PlayStation Studios game development as well as other players. other developers around the world it had a significant influence on the studio’s original intentions.

“Currently, we are developing two big blockbusters based on previous games, Horizon Forbidden West and the next God of War. For these two games, they are frankly affected by performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. As for Horizon, we think we’re on track to release the game this holiday season. But that’s not entirely certain yet, and we’re working as hard as we can to confirm that with you as soon as possible.”

“And for God of War, the project started a little later. So we decided to delay this blockbuster to next year, to make sure that Santa Monica Studio can deliver a great piece of God of War game that we all want to play. There’s been a lot we’ve had to sacrifice, but it will never be the physical or mental, health or happiness of our development team.” Hermen Hulst – head of PlayStation Studios said in an interview.

The God of War Ragnarok release date delay isn’t the only big news from Sony’s recent blog post. The post also emphasizes that God of War Ragnarok is an upcoming multi-generational release for both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. This will be great news for the gaming community that owns PS4 even though it’s old. but still experience the blockbuster God of War Ragnarok. Santa Monica Studio shared a similar message on Twitter, thanking fans for the amount of love the gaming community has given the studio.

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