<P> God of War ( commonly referred to as God of War 4 ) is an upcoming third - person action - adventure video game in development by Santa Monica Studio and to be published by Sony Interactive Entertainment ( SIE ) . It is scheduled to be released in early 2018 for the PlayStation 4 ( PS4 ) console . It will be the eighth installment in the God of War series , the eighth chronologically , and the sequel to 2010 's God of War III . The game will be a soft reboot for the franchise and will take the series to the world of Norse mythology -- all previous games were based on Greek mythology . Series protagonist Kratos will return as the main character , and he now has a son named Atreus . Kratos acts as a mentor and protector to his son , and has to master the rage that has driven him for many years . </P>
<P> God of War ( commonly referred to as God of War 4 ) is an upcoming third - person action - adventure video game in development by Santa Monica Studio and to be published by Sony Interactive Entertainment ( SIE ) . It is scheduled to be released in early 2018 for the PlayStation 4 ( PS4 ) console . It will be the eighth installment in the God of War series , the eighth chronologically , and the sequel to 2010 's God of War III . The game will be a soft reboot for the franchise and will take the series to the world of Norse mythology -- all previous games were based on Greek mythology . Series protagonist Kratos will return as the main character , and he now has a son named Atreus . Kratos acts as a mentor and protector to his son , and has to master the rage that has driven him for many years . </P>
when does the new god of war release
when does the new god of war release
early 2018
early 2018