Back in 2023, there were rumblings that the original God of War trilogy was the next big thing that would get big remaster coming out at some point. Those rumors heated up this year being the 20th anniversary of the original God of War. However, nothing major was released, just some cosmetics for Ragnarok, new merchandise, and a physical art exhibition. Now, a new report from Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb reveals that the rumored upcoming game will be a side-story set in Greece, not remaster collection.
OK. Everyone keeps asking about this, so I’ve tried to find out more: There’s still a Greek God of War thing coming out this year, but it’s not a remaster collection. It’s a new side-story project.
— Grubb (@grubb.wtf) March 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Over on Blusky, Grubb said “Ok. Everyone keeps asking about this, so I’ve tried to find out more: There’s still a Greek God of War thing coming out this year, but it’s not a remaster collection. It’s a new side-story project.”
I was never told about a Remaster collection, but I asked a source about the rumors (that I saw were focused on a collection) and they told me that nothing God of War would happen at the State of Play but something could show up at the anniversary.
— Grubb (@grubb.wtf) March 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
He continued: “I was never told about a Remaster collection, but I asked a source about the rumors (that I saw were focused on a collection) and they told me that nothing God of War would happen at the State of Play but something could show up at the anniversary.”
God of War‘s original story and narrative was set in Kratos’ homeland of Greece. Every game until God of War (2018), which moved to the Norse mythology, dealt with Kratos’ grudge against the Greek pantheon of gods. Sony Santa Monica’s Cory Barlog previously said there was never a plan for a second trilogy based on the 2018 game. The ending of God of War Ragnarok left things open for more stories to be told.
According to the report, the new game will be coming out sometime this year.