 The next installment , also titled God of War , was officially announced at Sony 's 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ) press conference with a gameplay trailer . The trailer showed a fully bearded Kratos , who now has a son , and Kratos is teaching the boy how to hunt . The end of the trailer showed the title God of War and confirmed it is in development for the PlayStation 4 . Gameplay in the trailer showed elements similar to role playing games ( RPG ) , such as archery knowledge points , as well as a Spartan Rage timed @-@ ability during battle . The game will take place many years after the events of God of War III and will be set in the world of Norse mythology ; a concept originally considered by David Jaffe after Kratos eliminated the Greek gods . Although further games have not been officially announced , Cory Barlog confirmed that this new installment would not be Kratos ' last game . 
