Following the unceremonious shadow drop of God of War Sons of Sparta during the February 2026 PlayStation State of Play, it wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility for Santa Monica to launch God of War Laufey in a similarly surprising manner. A shadow drop for God of War Laufey might be absolutely ludicrous and unprecedented, to be fair, but we have more than enough reason to assume that it will be launching in the near future.
For instance, a 20-minute God of War Laufey gameplay reveal accompanied the Faye-led mainline installment’s announcement, as well as developer interviews and a considerable amount of PlayStation marketing related to the gameplay that was shared, suggesting that it may already be quite close to being released. Jason Schreier had previously stated that God of War Laufey might not be years away, too, and his speculative release window for the game has since narrowed down further.
On YouTube, Jason Schreier recently discussed the effect Grand Theft Auto 6’s November/holiday season release date is having on any would-be late-2026 games, explaining that September 2026 is as stuffed to the gills as it is in order for these games to avoid Rockstar’s blast...
