God of War Ragnarok is out in November, but at least one retailer started selling the game early, and that means spoilers are out there about the highly anticipated PlayStation game. Cory Barlog, who directed 2018’s God of War and produced Ragnarok, expressed his frustration at this in one series of tweets recently.
“A retailer selling the game almost TWO WEEKS ahead of release. Just so disappointing,” said Barlog. “Apologies everyone for having to dodge the spoilers if you want to replay the game. Totally damn stupid that you have to do this. This is not at all like any of us [Santa Monica Studio] wanted things to go.”
Barlog said this situation made him see the benefit of having “just an installer” on a video game’s physical disc, so anyone who acquired an early copy wouldn’t necessarily be able to actually play the game. Some games do this, like Modern Warfare II, which appears to only have 70MB of data on the disc and then requires a 100GB download to actually play the game.
In a follow-up tweet, Barlog said he doesn’t really believe physical video games should be released as “just an installer.” He made that comment out of frustration with the Ragnarok leak situation, he said. “
“To be clear, I expressed my frustration … I didn’t advocate for it at all. Not the future I want as a gamer or developer. Just more than frustrated. I feel terrible for the team. This whole ordeal is incredibly stressful for all of us. Mental health break time,” he said.
It’s not immediately clear which retailer used to sell Ragnarok or why, but this kind of thing happens regularly. With games the size and scope of Ragnarok, millions of discs are shipped all over the world to all major and small retailers. The likelihood that some of the many millions of copies being shipped to retailers will end up prematurely in the hands of the public, for whatever reason, is greater than zero.
Santa Monica Studio also issued a statement in response to the leaks. “We’re doing our best to limit the disclosure of unauthorized footage and screenshots, but the reality is we can’t capture everything,” the developer said. It also advised players wanting to avoid spoilers to mute God of War-related keywords and hashtags.
“We ask that you be considerate of the many fans who may not wish to inadvertently see clips, gameplay or narrative spoilers and avoid further sharing them,” the developer said.
Previously, spoiler-triggered screenshots of Ragnarok had leaked onto the internet.
The first reviews of God of War Ragnarok will start appearing online starting Thursday, November 3rd at 9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET, according to those with early access to the game.
GameSpot’s most recent God of War Ragnarok preview, based on the game’s first few hours, states that the game feels familiar to the 2018 title and “features no major changes, additions, or subtractions that change the way it’s played.” feels or plays, turn it upside down”. Tamoor Hussain here at GameSpot said Ragnarok is doing “all the right things” and said he’s confident the game will end up being an “enjoyable experience”.
“What remains to be seen is whether it can go beyond that and elevate the experience. With Sony telling Santa Monica that Ragnarok will be the conclusion of Kratos’ Norse mythos, expectations are understandably high,” Hussain said.
Ragnarok launches on November 9th for PS4 and PS5. It was also recently confirmed that the game has resolution and performance modes, including 120 fps.
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