The company revealed this date through a cinematic trailer. It’s short and lacks gameplay, so don’t expect a huge deep dive, but it sets the tone and hints at a massive wolf-like boss battle. RELATED: God of War Ragnarök Accessibility Features Detailed, Includes Tons of Different Settings The second half of this announcement came with a full unboxing of the game’s two physical special editions: the Collector’s Edition and the Jötnar Edition, both leaked earlier via insider Tom Henderson. Ryan Hurst, who provided the motion capture and voice of Thor, and Santa Monica Studio Art Director Rafael Grassetti walked viewers through the unboxing video, each taking one of the boxes and explaining its innards. However, there is also a standard edition and a digital deluxe edition. Sony isn’t listing prices for either of these versions, so it’s possible they won’t be known until July 15, when pre-orders go live. The standard version is pretty, well, standard. However, it’s worth noting because of the pre-order bonuses it comes with that are also included when pre-ordering the other editions. Pre-ordering unlocks the Risen Snow armor for Kratos and the Snow Tunic skin for Atreus. digital deluxe is available digitally only. Users with the base version can spend $10 to upgrade, and those who pre-order will also get the two aforementioned skins. This version comes with:
God of War Ragnarök Full Game on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. Kratos Darkdale Armor Atreus Darkdale Attire (Cosmetics) Darkdale Blades Handles for the Blades of Chaos Darkdale Ax Grip for Leviathan Axe God of War Ragnarök Official Digital Soundtrack Dark Horse Digital Mini Art Book Avatar set Theme for PlayStation 4
The Collector’s Edition is the smaller of the two physical editions. It comes with everything from the digital deluxe edition, plus:
Printed coupon code for God of War Ragnarök full game on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. Box of the Temple of Knowledge Steelbook Case (Game Disc Not Included) – The God of War Ragnarök steelbook case features performances by the Bear and the Wolf. Two-Inch Vanir Twins Carvings – In the same style as the Atreus wood toy carvings of the Huldra brothers from God of War (2018) Collector’s Edition, the God of War Ragnarök Collector’s Edition completes the set with carvings of the Vanir Twins. Dwarven Dice Set – This set comes with a quality wood-finish dice set in a dice bag with the symbol of Yggdrasil on the outside. 16-inch Mjölnir Replica – A highly detailed replica of Thor’s signature weapon from God of War Ragnarök.
The Jötnar version is the largest and comes with everything from the previous versions and the following:
Printed coupon code for God of War Ragnarök full game on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. Seven-inch vinyl disc with music by Bear McCreary – Includes two tracks by composer Bear McCreary. Falcon, Bear and Wolf Pin Set – Representing Faye, Kratos and Atreus respectively, this pin set symbolizes our family of heroes. The Legendary Draupnir Ring – A ring from Norse Mythology, the Legendary Draupnir Ring comes in a red cloth bag. Brok’s Dice Set – This dice set features a metallic silver finish with blue details. The dice bag features Huldra Brothers branding. Yggdrasil Cloth Map – This cloth map shows each of the Nine Realms within the branches and roots of Yggdrasil.
RELATED: God of War series in talks for Prime Video It was clear that something about Ragnarök’s release date was coming soon. Bloomberg reported that Sony had settled on a November date and would announce the exact day in late June. Twitter account PlayStation Game Size found that Sony had internally moved the game’s date from September to December, signaling a fall release window. The game was also recently rated on a Korean rating board. Insider The Snitch tweeted out a God of War hint hinting at an imminent release date announcement. Santa Monica Studio’s Cory Barlog even started posting vague teases on Twitter ahead of this announcement, in addition to adorning his profile in several cryptic ellipses and periods. The release date of The Last of Us Part I also left an opening for Sony to release another major first-part game later in the fall. However, it seems that the announcement did not go as originally planned. A tweet from Barlog and a less cryptic Twitter account hinted at a delay. He then made it clear that there would not be an unveiling event on June 30th. According to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, it appeared the game itself hadn’t yet been pushed, which some assumed after reading too much into this late announcement. However, that hasn’t stopped people harassing people on the development team. The studio even sent out a tweet condemning the toxic behavior.
