God of War Ragnarok Release Date Reveal Could Have Been Delayed Because of Controversial Supreme Court Decision

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God of War Ragnarok was originally scheduled to launch in 2021, but the game's release date was pushed back to an undetermined point in 2022. An official God of War Ragnarok release date has yet to be announced at the time of this writing, but the game is still expected to drop later this year. A recent post by an industry insider provides more insight into Sony's plans for the God of War Ragnarok release date reveal, and a potential reason why it was pushed back.

Industry insider and Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier took to the Resetera forums to confirm that Sony had planned on announcing the God of War Ragnarok release date yesterday, June 30. This would have also allowed PlayStation fans to finally pre-order the highly-anticipated game, presumably along with its leaked Collector's and Jotnar Editions. However, Sony reportedly made the decision to delay the God of War Ragnarok release date announcement for unknown reasons. Schreier speculates that it could have been due to the Supreme Court's controversial decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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While this is just speculation, it does make a great deal of sense when one looks at Sony's history of pushing things back in response to major political and historical events. As some may recall, Sony delayed the PlayStation 5 reveal in the wake of George Floyd's murder and the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests that followed. The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade similarly triggered protests, so maybe Sony wanted to wait for a less tumultuous week to give God of War Ragnarok the spotlight.

Schreier's post on Resetera then reiterated that the God of War Ragnarok release date is