God of War Director Hints at Possible Delay of Release Announcement for GOW: Ragnarok

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PUBLISHED 2 YEARS AGO

Santa Monica Studios seems to be adamant about God of War: Ragnarok releasing this year, but with no release date in sight, fans are starting to ask questions.

God of War Director Hints at Possible Delay of Release Announcement for GOW: Ragnarok

A rumor was going around that we were going to get an update this June 30, but God of War director Cory Barlog may have hinted that there could be a delay when it comes to the official announcement. Here’s his post:

dear all,

if it were up to me I would share all the information when I know about it. but it is not up to me.

so please, be patient.

I promise things will be shared at the earliest possible moment they can be.

we make games for you. we get to make games because of you. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/aw7dje5XxF
— golrab of the frost (@corybarlog) June 29, 2022

Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier also had this to say about Barlog’s post:

On God of War Ragnarok rumors: as of very recently, there was indeed a release date announcement planned for Thursday, June 30, per people familiar. Recent tweets from Cory Barlog suggest that is no longer happening. Still, as far as I know the game has not been delayed again.
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) June 29, 2022

We don’t know exactly why the reveal of the release date could be delayed, but at least we have some consolation that the game is still expected to come out this year.

Then again, I’m curious if the studio is currently deciding whether they would keep the 2022 release date or not. Though I know that a lot of fans would love to have the game come out sooner rather than later, I think we’ve all learned a very valuable lesson when it comes to the release of CDPR’s Cyberpunk 2077. Sure, that game was delayed repeatedly, and when it finally made its release date, the game was still uncompleted, resulting in a huge mess of a launch.

Hopefully Santa Monica isn’t implying any crunch to have God of War: Ragnarok come out on time. If you ask me, I’m completely fine with them just delaying the game to next year. Hopefully we get an update soon.