As fans wait restlessly for any new information about God of War Ragnarök, longtime God of War director Cory Barlog advises everyone to be patient with some help from The Mandalorian's adorable infant Grogu. The second and last installment of Kratos’s journey through the Nine Realms of Asgard with his son Atreus was first announced during last September’s PlayStation Showcase livestream with an intense God of War Ragnarök trailer. This brief teaser highlighted the father-son duo’s new mission to uncover the truth behind an ancient prophecy that foretells the end of the world as they are being hunted by a wide variety of Asgardian forces and mythical creatures - as well as a previously teased confrontation between Kratos and the Nordic Thunder God Thor.
Since then, details about God of War Ragnarök have been unveiled at a much slower pace, and an official release date for the highly anticipated PlayStation exclusive still hasn’t been revealed yet. At the PlayStation Showcase, developer Sony Santa Monica claimed that Ragnarök would launch sometime toward the end of 2021, but the game would ultimately be delayed due to Kratos voice actor Christopher Judge needing to postpone his recordings after surgery. While Ragnarök's developers have said that it will release by the end of this year, many fans have suspected that the game would be held back even further due to the lack of new information from the developers - though some reports have stated that God of War Ragnarök is still on track for a November launch.
Veteran God of War developer Cory Barlog is well aware of how anxious fans are getting to learn more about God of War Ragnarök, and he recently took to social media to advise players to just be patient. In a post on his Twitter page, Barlog assured fans that if it were up to him, he would divulge all he knows about God of War Ragnarök - but that decision is ultimately out of his hands. He then reassured everyone that more information about God of War Ragnarök would be shared as soon as possible. Barlog ended this post by stating that he and the team at Sony Santa Monica “get to make games” thanks to the fans and their support before sharing a cute GIF of Grogu from The Mandalorian quietly sipping from a cup of broth in the hit Disney Plus series’ first season.
While Cory Barlog stepped back from his previously-assumed role as Game Director for God of War Ragnarök, he remains as a producer for the upcoming action title. He has claimed that God of War Ragnarök is now in a playable state, which suggests that the project is entering the final stages of development before it is ready to launch on both PS4 and PS5 consoles. Before that, Barlog shared a cryptic message to celebrate the anniversary of God of War (2018)'s release, which simply stated that God of War Ragnarök wasn't ready to be shown yet at the time but that the developement team remains "hard at work" in getting it finished.
If anyone knows if and when more details about God of War Ragnarök can finally be shown, it would be Cory Balrog - meaning that his message for players to remain calm and patient for these details to arrive is a pretty clear sign that they just aren’t ready to be revealed just yet. In the meantime, fans should probably heed Cory Balrog’s latest message to hold on just a little bit longer for new details about God of War Ragnarök - such as the game’s official release date announcement.
Source: Cory Balrog/Twitter