A New God Of War Could Be In The Works By Sony, And The New Setting Might Shock You
Sony is reportedly working on a new game with a surprising new setting. The action series has been widely praised for its 2018 reboot, which took protagonist Kratos out of his traditional Greek mythology setting and plopped him down in a world of Norse gods, valkyries, and giants to great effect. Both the eponymous 2018 and its direct sequel, God of War: Ragnarok have received rave reviews. But now, it may be time for the franchise to explore a new direction, and one industry insider says he knows what that is.
According to insider Daniel Richtman on his Patreon, as reported by , Sony may be in the process of hiring actors for the next game, which may have an Egyptian mythology-inspired setting. This is based on information Richtman allegedly received from a leaker, who, he says, told him that Sony is currently "." Richtman surmised that this game was the next .
Richtman is a frequent leaker of all things movies, TV, and video games, so there's some merit to his assertion that Sony is working on the next game, and it's set amid Egyptian mythology. However, nothing on the matter has yet to be confirmed or denied by Sony, so this is, for the time being, just a rumor.
However, it is worth noting that Sony is already rumored to be developing a new . was intended to serve as a conclusion to the Norse mythology saga, so there's a good chance is now turning its eyes eastward.
There are rumors that a new God of War game could be in the works, and Ragnarök has already set up a perfect story for the next game.
This news also comes on the heels of the news that Sony abruptly canceled several games in the works by its Bend and Bluepoint studios.These apparently included a live-service game, likely set to be the next entry in the franchise. Of course, it's unknown just how far along this project was, or what a live-service game would even look like, so it's possible this was being developed concurrently with the next mainline entry.
Nor do we know when any further news on this
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