Heading into Thursday's long-rumored and highly-anticipated State of Play presentation, we had a pretty good understanding that God of War would be returning as a prequel Metroidvania-like title. Little did we know that it wasn't the only god of war-related project in existence.
However, that's exactly what happened at the end of Thursday's presentation, when it was revealed that in addition to God of War: Sparta, which is now available for a modest $29.99, a full-on remake of the first three God of War games is also in development.
It was exactly the kind of shock that fans have been expecting from one of PlayStation's digital offerings for a while, so consider them wishful thinking.
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That said, the announcement was just that…an announcement. In other words, don't expect to see any new information on the God of War trilogy remake anytime soon, at least according to the Santa Monica studio.
In a PlayStation Blog post, Grace Orlady, community manager at Santa Monica Studios, commented that the team couldn't let the 20th anniversary of War “come close to the milestone without giving fans one last big surprise!”
Unfortunately, this team seems to be silent right now.
“This project is still very early in development, so we ask for your patience as it will take some time to share,” the post notes. “Whenever we can come back with an update, we aim to make it bigger!”
As disappointing as that bit of information is, it's understandable. After all, God of War Ragnarok was just released at the end of 2022, and the game development cycle is longer than ever.
Why the Santa Monica studio is going backwards
As it stands, when it comes to replaying the OG God of War games, which took place before the current duology and had very different combat and even a different VA for Kratos, things aren't particularly easy. Because God of War 3 was remastered for modern hardware, the first two titles were not and are not even available through PlayStation Classics.
This will require players to hook up a PlayStation 2 or seek out the trilogy collection on PS3.
Still, interest has been relatively high, and that seems to inform Santa Monica of what to do next.
“As we look to the future, we also want to invest in the past and lean into the roots of the series that got us to where we are today,” the post concluded. “We know there have been frequent requests to remake the Greek saga – we're so grateful for the genuine, passionate interest from fans to see the original games return and can't wait to share more when the time comes!
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March 22, 2005
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M For Mature 17+ // Blood and gore, intense violence, nudity, sexual themes, strong language
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Sony Computer Entertainment
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