Fess
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How far ahead do they need to announce a release date? Not 6 months. Last year they had a Playstation Showcase in September, I assume they'll have that this year too and that's when they'll announce the release date.
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According to Bloomberg, God of War Ragnarok game is currently planned to be released in November.
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Hobbygaming
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I think we'll still get a big showcase this year even with how strong 2022 is for PlayStation
We got good announcements last year though the pacing sucked
Rollingrock
Neo Member
In the 2020 showcase it said
Ragnarok is coming
2021
So if it's 2023 it's a second delay. Fine by me, just make it good.
anthony2690
Member
Reggie lost all his dignity working at Nintendo, this is how he will be forever immortalised.Tick tock, team 2023. Tick tock.
Fess
Member
I bet I'm not the only one who had no idea who he even was before Nintendo, where he became an icon. I'd say he did okay.
THEAP99
Banned
PlayStation doesn't like having events in the summer to celebrate gaming with the fans.
Why stupid? People care more about being able to play it this year than they do about just getting another trailer.
We still have 5 months between now and then to get another trailer prior to a launch trailer.
Topher
Identifies as young
What do you need a new trailer for? We don't need to see more gameplay. And I certainly do not want more story revealed. Just give me a date.
nominedomine
Banned
This is already stupid to begging with, all this teasing for a release date of a game that was originally announce as 2021 game.
At this point I just want to find out I'll play it in 2022. Terrible communication all along, giving a space for these insider to fill.
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HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
IF we even get a Blog post at this point
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Please Understand™
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Sony/Santa Monica. Absolutely needs at least a new trailer or better yet, uninterrupted gameplay (5-8 minutes).
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Not getting this until Sept is my guess
Topher
Identifies as young
I'd expect the gameplay to be exactly like it was in the last game.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Exactly the same?....if you refer to the "core gameplay" sure. But they absolutely going to implement new mechanics/moves. Different puzzles and new enemies and I am expecting way more bosses.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Making it good is not good enough.In the 2020 showcase it said
Ragnarok is coming
2021
So if it's 2023 it's a second delay. Fine by me, just make it good.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Just like they have done with their last 4-5 games. But ooohhh, you knooowww.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
I am guessing at this honestly, but the prevailing talk is what's coming is super minor, but I honestly don't know
Gamer_By_Proxy
About to beat off
No new trailer? Preorder cancelled!!!
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I'm going by patterns with what they did for TLoU2 to today. They've been consistent with how they announce and release gameplay trailers prior to the already announced release date blog post prior. Usually within a month or two out showcase.
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HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Totally agree that's why I don't think we get anything really new until Sept but hope I am wrong
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
And Tom Henderson wouldn't know if there is a blog post or not, since that would be posted directly by Cory (or the new game's director) himself.
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MasterCornholio
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vaibhavpisal
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Hobbygaming
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They still have events/State of Plays every year to show games. They don't need to interact with fans just provide the games
Gamer_By_Proxy
About to beat off
Quit filming me in the bathroom. You prepare appetizers your way, I do it my way.
nominedomine
Banned
They don't NEED absolutely nothing, the wild success of the first game already sells the sequel, what other game generates so much speculation about a simple release date?
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
This is not how marketing works. And there is this cloud over the game remember?
1.looks like a DLC.
2. More of the same.
3. Recycled animations.
This is the thing. From a marketing/PR point of view, the trailer shown was weak. Just remember how Sony showed GoW 2018 for the first time: With a fucking live orchestra, live and uninterrupted gameplay.
That gameplay alone had the gravitas this new God of war has failed to convey.
So yep. They fucking NEED a new uninterrupted gameplay trailer with the release date at the end ASAP, followed by a "lunch trailer" close to release. With the PR cycle in-between.
Hobbygaming
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I'd like a new trailer but let's be real, they don't need to create one right now. Look at how we're salivating over leaks and any little info on the game. It's going to do very well regardless
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nominedomine
Banned
There is this cloud over the game, it's called the previous game having sold more than 20m copies.
You don't think people want "more of the same"? The game just released in January on PC and got a 93 Metacritic score and overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam.
The marketing for the game hasn't even kicked in and here we are talking about it. God of War Ragnarok not being shown and possibly skiping 2022 is a bigger news that pretty much all we had in the "E3" period.
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
Again, this is not how marketing works bro.
Marketing guy: oh the previous game was 90+ en meta, sold a ton of copies....yep...we don't need marketing for the new one.
No.
Not a surprise. Is the same game that got 94 on PS4.
The marketing cycle begins the moment you unveil a new game. The unveiling itself is part of the marketing.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Again, and as I said to the other guy. I am talking about marketing.
The fact that people are salivating over anything about this game proves my point exactly.
nominedomine
Banned
The unveiling itself was marketing for the PS5 and it worked, just a big fat lie about being a 2021 release.
We'll obviously get trailers and promotions once it makes sense for them but you say it as if they are in a bad position, they don't need anything and that exactly why they are taking their time with it.
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
Well. That's the point of exclusives right?...to sell hardware.
Ass of Can Whooping
Member
Happy with just a blog post. A trailer to build up hype would just be chock full of spoilers anyway
Swift_Star
Banned
Not even you believe a word of what you wrote.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
If you are aware of the discourse you will know is the truth.
EDIT: I was shocked at the answers of the sacred symbols guys in the latest episode over their expectations God of war Ragnarok
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Topher
Identifies as young
I agree. I don't think it is needed. If folks want to see what is new then that is fine, but at this point they could take various scenes and make a commercial out of it and it would be fine.
MasterCornholio
Member
I think the biggest question is if we can play it this year not if the game exists or not.
Borowski_1
Member
10 months and they can't even put out a new trailer....
Yeah, totally not suspicious...
Yeah, totally not suspicious...
MasterCornholio
Member
You don't have long to see if what Tom and Jason said is correct. Might as well wait until the week blows over before coming to any conclusions.
Borowski_1
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
Exactly baby.
Swift_Star
Banned
Nah. ER is more of the same, DS on open world, with recycled animations. You wrote a load of nonsense. Nobody cares about recycled animations and games being more of the same.
Sequels are usually more of the same. Nobody cares.
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Fess
Member
No offense but the PC release hardly set the world on fire, I don't think it shows that people are salvating for more of the same old God of War. Steam charts says it's behind Halo Infinite, which most think bombed, and it's 5 times lower than old ass Skyrim, 10 times lower than Elden Ring, half of No Man's Sky. Etc.
PS fans are no doubt excited but I absolutely think a new trailer is needed, to show what's new. Horizon had a 14 minute gameplay focused State of Play, why do we expect less for a much bigger IP?
MasterCornholio
Member
What about the console release? Could be that GoW caters more to people that own PlayStation than PCs. And even without the numbers on PC it still sold extremely well.
EverydayBeast
ChatShitGPT Alpha 0.001
You guys are wrong about video game release dates all the time very much like Halo being a launch title. I think it's the same thing the problem is fanboys fight to the death. I think god of war is a 2024 game.
yurinka
Member
I assume they may wait to show a big gameplay video until the EVO, a Sony event that millions of action game fans will watch and is in early August. They could announce the release date there or maybe before.
I see the game being released this year, probably November. It will sell a big amount of copies anyways, and not only at launch. It's a direct sequel of a GOTY winner, 20M+ copies seller game, doesn't rely on marketing to sell a lot. To release more or less trailers or to announce the release date before or not won't change that.
I see the game being released this year, probably November. It will sell a big amount of copies anyways, and not only at launch. It's a direct sequel of a GOTY winner, 20M+ copies seller game, doesn't rely on marketing to sell a lot. To release more or less trailers or to announce the release date before or not won't change that.
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