God of Battle will have a good time its twentieth anniversary subsequent month, because the inaugural recreation within the storied sequence first launched on PS2 all the way in which again on twenty second March, 2005.
It’s nearly sure Sony will mark the event in a roundabout way, and a few followers imagine ports of Kratos’ traditional Greek escapades could possibly be imminent.
Presently, solely God of Battle 3 Remastered may be performed on the PS5, with the primary two PS2 releases and its PSP counterparts restricted to their unique platforms and PS3 remasters.
Writing on Bluesky, linked Large Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb mentioned: “I feel that these God of Battle remaster rumours simply jumped the gun a little bit bit. That stuff will occur nearer to [the 20th anniversary].”
There are a couple of methods Sony may method this: it may re-release all 4 of the lacking video games as a part of its PS2 and PSP emulation efforts, with upscaling and save states. That’d imply they’d possible be obtainable as a part of PS Plus Premium.
Alternatively, it may bundle the entire titles collectively and launch them as some type of remastered assortment. Whereas Sony has been criticised for leaning a little bit too closely into re-releases of late, it does make sense to make these unique video games obtainable on trendy {hardware}.
That’s very true when you think about that God of Battle Ragnarok: Valhalla, the free roguelike growth for the most recent recreation, bridges the hole between Kratos’ Greek and Norse sagas. There have additionally been some rumours {that a} new God of Battle could cope with a youthful Kratos again in Greece.
The one query is: the place would God of Battle: Ascension match into all this? That recreation, and its multiplayer mode, remains to be solely obtainable on the PS3 as effectively.
