Key takeaways
- A new Santa Monica studio job opening suggests the developer is working on a “narrative combat game” aimed at “next-generation platforms.”
- The phrase clearly hints at the project being a PS6 game, which means it could possibly launch sometime after 2027/2028.
- Other details in the job ad point to a story fighting game with a photorealistic art style and similarities to PlayStation Studios' other AAA projects.
Some recently emerged evidence suggests so god of war developer Santa Monica Studios An ambitious story fighting game is in the works, possibly for PlayStation 6. Not much is known about the award-winning developer's plans since its release. God of War Ragnarok in 2022, but a deeper search might point to a “next generation” project underway at the Santa Monica studio.
Although God of War Ragnarok was by all accounts a smash hit for Sony and Santa Monica Studios, the game's ending sparked a lot of speculation about what the studio would possibly allow. god of war Franchise rest for a while. Not only God of War Ragnarok Appropriately close to a Norse saga, but free-to-play Valhalla The DLC also made the case for the retirement of Kratos, the series' iconic hero. It remains to be seen what will happen to the mainline god of war What the game will look like and when it will come out, but for the time being, there are other Santa Monica studio projects that fans can look forward to.
It has been known for some time that one of the upcoming projects of the Santa Monica studio is a brand new IP, but a recent job listing suggests that the developer may already be away on a game aimed at Sony's next-generation PS6 console. The job ad seeks a Senior External Development Environment Artist for a “next generation narrative combat game”. While this can be dismissed as hyperbole in isolation, the job responsibilities section further confirms that the project will indeed target “next generation platforms”.
Santa Monica's “narrative battle” project could be a year-one PS6 game
These apparent “next-generation” mentions that the project is currently in the early stages of production and won't be ready until after 2027/2028, which is the rumored release window for the PS6. Given that the unannounced action differs from previous Santa Monica studio job openings hinting at an RPG, it seems plausible that this story fighting game is a separate project that won't see the light of day for a long time. AAA games take five to seven years to develop, so this could be a one-year PS6 game.
Interestingly, the job ad says that experience “working on AAA projects such as PlayStation Studio titles” is preferred, so Santa Monica's mystery story doesn't seem to have strayed too far from the fighting game studio's established pattern. Whether this is new remains to be determined god of war game or possibly another new IP, but speculation indicates that due to the sheer popularity of the former god of war suffrage
It should also be exciting to see how the Santa Monica studio will leverage the PS6's hardware for its story fighting project, especially when the job listing indicates that the game will have a photorealistic art style. Rumors about the PS6 have only recently begun to surface among the general public, but it seems that PlayStation's first-party studios have been working on games aimed at the next-generation console for some time.
