God of War Studio Reportedly in the Works of Creating a New Sci-fi Game

Sony Santa Monica Studios, best known for their popular franchise God of War, recently hinted at developing a new sci-fi game. The new game would look to overhaul the studio entirely. Santa Monica, part of Sony Interactive Entertainment, is one of the biggest game developers of PlayStation gaming consoles and has many industry-defining games under its belt. With Sony focusing more on games as a form of service, it is no wonder that Santa Monica now looks to create a new franchise that would get them out of stagnation allegations.

In 2018, Santa Monica Studios’ director Cory Barlog took the sidelines and passed over much of his responsibilities to Eric Williams, as the former was reported to have a number of new projects in line. In a recent YouTube podcast with Mike Bithell, Santa Monica writer Alanah Pearce slipped some potentially game-changing revelations.

Santa Monica hints at a new sci-fi setup with new IP

Rumors have been floating in the air for years that Santa Monica, the team behind the super-immersive PlayStation-based franchise God of War, is working towards developing a new game that may be set in deep space or in a similar science fiction world.

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The incredible popularity of GoW has many fans believe that SIE Santa Monica is unlikely to be parting with their most popular game series, especially with recent speculations about a new God of War being in development stages.

Allegedly developing a new game in a completely new setting, Pearce hinted at some new intellectual property (IP) being fiddled with as Santa Monica looks to drop a new game soon that is stark opposite to the God of War universe. The “unspecified sci-fi franchise” has the fans reeling as speculations about something similar have teased them for years since Barlog went into hibernation in 2018.

Reality or mere speculations without trials?

In the Play, Watch, Listen podcast, Pearce seemingly admitted for the first time that her role in Santa Monica Studios extends beyond simply being a “writer”. Fans are also quick to debate if Barlog is to be involved heavily with the new sci-fi franchise, with him admittedly being a Marvel fan.

However, with a game like this being in rumors for years, it is only to be seen if SIE actually takes the project to fruition or leaves the trail cold as they did back in 2018; when a sci-fi game was allegedly in development along with God of War. Would you like to see Santa Monica make good on their promise with a new sci-fi game or would you be happy as it is with GoW?

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