God of War 2 incoming for PS2
by Vladimir Cole 
{ Mar 12th 2006 at 12:30PM }
Game Informer magazine has the scoop on God of War 2, according to scans of the magazine now percolating through the Interwebosphere. The only information divulged on the cover is that the game's headed for the Sony PlayStation 2. But inside, readers with a microscope might find a few more details:
It's nice to see that the PS2
is still getting plenty of love.
[Thanks, Miguel Hernandez, Sage, El Moco]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jacob S. @ Mar 12th 2006 12:55PM
God Of War was the best game i have ever played in my life, i just hope that the second one is just as good.
Good job SCEA for that great game!!!
Tim @ Mar 12th 2006 12:58PM
They better have a good explanation in there about why they didn't make this on PS3. I'm very disappointed about that.
mcheddadi @ Mar 12th 2006 1:04PM
those graphics are amazing :O
must buy/find the 1st one before!
Vagabond Artist @ Mar 12th 2006 1:05PM
COOL!
The first one was awesome...
hopefully it's got a good story.
I guess this means we are also getting GranTurismo4 online (assuming those rumors from a month or so back were true).
el moco @ Mar 12th 2006 1:07PM
wow, what do you have to do to get some love from joystiq????
i was the one who originally posted these pics, on flickr and i even sent joystiq a tip email with the info sat afternoon, and some joker takes the credit.
check the views on this flickr page, whoever sage is lifted them from here....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elmoco
beLL @ Mar 12th 2006 1:22PM
Game Informer kicks every magazine's ass, nuff said
B1gC72 @ Mar 12th 2006 1:44PM
well i dont know about the rest of you but i would hope that the PS2 is still getting love since the PS3 isnt coming out 4 like 5 years with all these damn delays. (im so tired of waiting 4 this thing!)
i would like 2 see this game on PS3 as well though. they will probably port it eventually like Microsoft is doing now with the Xbox and 360.
Conn @ Mar 12th 2006 2:14PM
Could this be considered proof that the PS3 is 2007 bound?
Fan @ Mar 12th 2006 3:07PM
No this is proof that the 360 and the PS2 is in direct competition. Its lol that the 360 is getting owned by an old machine. Its more like the 360 is in competition with the gizmondo.
Anyway i cant wait for the next-gen consoles to be released. This gen has been great, it hit its top with the 360 and some good ps2 games. So we will see come e3 what good things next-gen will bring.
Hart704 @ Mar 12th 2006 3:36PM
Loved the first game. Can't wait for this one!
Mike @ Mar 12th 2006 3:49PM
You'll see more good games for PS2 and, to a lesser extent, Xbox for a good year or two. The install bases are too big too ignore and it'll take at least a year for next gen consoles to gain a big enough market share to make developing for the previous gen a less than stellar investment...
Jago @ Mar 12th 2006 4:06PM
"Could this be considered proof that the PS3 is 2007 bound?"
No...developers still support the previous generations systems until the next gen (i.e. PS3) have a higher install base. This has happened with every generation since basically every game console was made.
I swear...all you youngs guys who call yourself "gamers" are freakin' spoiled.
Agent X @ Mar 12th 2006 4:28PM
Tim, I think the reason why this wasn't made for PS3 is that games of this scale take a long time to develop. It took a few years to create the original God of War on PS2. Now that they have the game engine created for PS2, that will make it somewhat easier for them to release a PS2 sequel. On PS3, though, they'd have to start from scratch if you want them to develop it from the ground up so that it takes full advantage of the hardware and looks truly "next-gen" and not like a warmed-over remnant from the previous system (a complaint leveled at many X-Box 360 launch games).
So, PS2 gets this game in '07, and then we might see God of War 3 on the PS3 in '08.
Conn, see the above. I don't think this would have any bearing on PS3--more like proof of PS2's staying power in the market. If PS3 was out NOW, you still wouldn't see a God of War game on the system until the developers could do it right. Sony invested a lot of time and money creating a new (and successful) action-adventure franchise here. Rushing out a half-baked effort on PS3 would only serve to sully that effort.
Besides, with backward compatibility, you'd be able to play this game on PS3 anyway. It's comforting to know that at least SOME companies can get this right.
soniCron @ Mar 12th 2006 6:10PM
I'm a loyal reader of Joystiq, but I've about had it with this crap. I love that I don't have to pay $14.95 to read a couple pages from a trashy publication, but since when was copyright infringement a valid means of journalism? Shrunken images shared on Flickr or not, don't propogate this naughty behavior, Joystiq! Have some respect for yourself...
el moco @ Mar 12th 2006 7:41PM
if you haven't noticed, sony has been denying the existance of this game for so long that any shred of evidence will set fans ablaze. as for copyright infringement? wtf are you talking about?? the photos are of the cover and the mag itself, not transcripts. anyway, joystiq is a videogame blog, not old media. the rules don't apply.......
Jaybo @ Mar 12th 2006 8:22PM
Posting these scans without the permission of any of the companies involved is highly illegal. Keep it up Joystiq, can't wait to get some lawyers thrown at you.
vc @ Mar 12th 2006 9:00PM
Generally, one has to be damaged to want to pursue copyright violations. These scans aren't legible, and only increase interest in Game Informer. This post will sell the magazine, not hurt sales of it. It's highly unlikely that anybody at GI will feel slighted by this post or the nature of these scans.
Of course, if someone at GI were to play hardball, we'd be happy to comply according to the advice of our own legal counsel.
Not a big deal.
Alexadroog @ Mar 12th 2006 10:48PM
yeah it's not like GI has their mags in bags...we can pick it up and read it at the store. But I like to buy mags now anyway and I think there are people that do too. I subscribe to alot of different mags..it's cheaper and sometimes comes when I least ezpect it. But I feel that sites like "the escapist" are the future of gaming editorials.
oh yeah and GoW:II looks great :)
randy @ Mar 12th 2006 10:48PM
shut up jaybo no on cares what you think ya stupid jack thompson lover
el moco @ Mar 13th 2006 1:13AM
ha you just got pwned, jaybo!!!!
play games @ Mar 13th 2006 1:18AM
I played the heck out the first God of War, hope this one plays just as well, looks good though.
Gonzo @ Mar 13th 2006 1:40AM
I hope they work a whole dating sim minigame into this. Even more complex than the vase breaking scene. That xplay skit was hilarious. Something like that.
"So I'm thinkin twofer!"
That and this one should be even bloodier. Gameplay & puzzles from the first one were great, I'm really hoing for more of the same.
Swegamer @ Mar 13th 2006 3:12AM
Actually, Eurogamer broke the news first. Then their article got shot down by Sony.
I guess since God of War II turned real, so will the rest of the Eurogamer-titles that Sony didn't want us to know about.
kizza @ Mar 13th 2006 6:41AM
"No this is proof that the 360 and the PS2 is in direct competition. Its lol that the 360 is getting owned by an old machine. Its more like the 360 is in competition with the gizmondo."
Of course it's in direct competition with PS2, what else is there for it to compete with. PS3 is not even out, so that nulifies that part of your comment to some degree. 360 sales are not as bad as rival console fangirls would like you to believe & they are also not as good as MS fangirls would have you believe. They are sailing along steadily in every country except japan (where they are considered to protect store shelves from harmful dust).. 360 is cruising at a steady pace for now. But the next gen, really hasn't started like people seem to think. Either nintendo or sony or both have to release before next gen really starts. As MS will just mainly get the hardcore crossover from xbox1 to 360, until competition arrives & makes all companies work harder to make top notch games to get new customers & the important, much needed mainstreamers onboard.
Back to topic, is it confirmed that the same team along with jaffe will be working in direct relation to the ps2 version of this. I wouldn't be surprised if they have a different team working on this sequel, while jaffe & the original team have started work on something on PS3. This is generally how developers work, when they have the lure of new power attracting them. Naughty dog selling crash license is one that springs immediately to mind. This is Especially true with 1st party developers as console manufacturers want to coax people over straightaway, & they know their main target at 1st will be hardcore gamers that know who, what & where developers are working on.
"Its more like the 360 is in competition with the gizmondo."
Comon man, I really enjoy sony hardware & games, but your just proving that a sony fangirl can talk as much bollocks as any nintendo or MS fangirl. Gizmondo was a hoax & scam from the get go. Do some reading. Ms are trying to get the upper hand in the console market & are losing money trying to do so. Gizmondo was a rip off to investors from the start, their was no intention to lose money to get a foot in the door, it was a scam to take money, then claim bankruptcy & rip off investors big time.
Simple fact is that sony can hang around a bit with PS2, like with PS2, dreamcast. Now I'm not saying 360 is headed down same road as dreamcast as already MS are actually marketing & creating interest & consumer awareness with their machine. The point being is that sony knows from past experiences that mass sales are not generated within the 1st few months of a consoles launch. Certain people only will buy the 360 at first, then it snowballs over the ensuing years with price droppages & more games.
PS3 could launch up to 18mths after 360 & still have good sales figures. This is proven with xbox 1 as an unproven company in the field managed to get over nintendo (the oldest & most recognised brand out of the lot) & sell a respectable ammount of consoles.
In my opinion it's only rational to think that sony doing the reverse with pS3 to 360 that xbox did with PS2-xbox1 with the 18mth gap & slight technical superiorority that sony will probably manage to do much better than xbox1 did, seing as sony is such an established consumer brand name now. This is even more believable given the fact that PS3 comes high def ready out of the box, supports a brand new mass storage media & should have slight technical edges over it's older rival.
I honestly think the 18mth gap is totally unbelievable & the PS3 will be here sooner than we think. We may find out on 15th march, with the playsation show in japan.
God of War is awesome & I can't wait to see it's sequel running on a pS3 or a new game by the minds behind Ico & Shadow.
curtis @ Mar 26th 2006 8:03AM
yea pt 2 should be better.and tha reason why their not puttin it on tha ps3 is 4 thoze people who cant afford tha next generation consol.but either way,if its on tha ps2 its still gonna be tight as hell.i also herd that their gonna make a movie in tha way furure,they havnt even picked a director yet so it aint comin ne time soon,tha hollywood people that make fake blood iz gonna need a whole lot of it!