Sony has a ton of exclusive content in the pipeline from now through 2022, with many projects likely also unknown to the general public. Still, it’s hard to argue that it’s biggest franchises right now areGod of War,Horizon,andSpider-Man. In fact, the first two sent waves through the fandoms when they were initially announced for 2021.
Now, followingGod of War’s delay, it seems thatHorizon Forbidden Westis being slightly delayed into Q1 2022. It’s worth noting that this isn’t surprising, given the pandemic’s impact on game development, but it came down from an initial report from Bloomberg, not Sony itself (yet). In other words, Sony will likely make it official soon, and that may mean big things for Sony, the PS4 and PS5 platforms, and more in 2022.
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God of War, Horizon, and Spider-Man in 2022? Oh My!
In short, there is a good chance that theGod of Warsequel,Horizon Forbidden West, andSpider-Man 2all release in 2022. IfHorizon Forbidden Westis targeting Q1 2022, it would make sense forGod of Warto target Q2 (April, for its anniversary) or Q3, andSpider-Man 2to release in Q3 or Q4 2022. The latter is perhaps the most shaky, but it doesn’t seem impossible with recent happenings.
First,Horizon Forbidden Westwas/still isofficiallyreleasing this fall. It would have likely released in November asSony’s big fall 2021 game, so a delay into Q1 2022 will likely be announced alongside a proper release date, as it likely means a few months of extra polish is the goal. This is only good for fans ofHorizon, and it would be a sign of confidence in the new release date. In other words, fans shouldn’t expect another delay after that.
Then, of course,God of Warwas delayed out of 2021 and into 2022. At the same time, it confirmed that thenextGod of Wargame was to be a PS4/PS5 release. Outside of that, there’s really nothing else known. It stands to reasonGod of Warwill become a bigger focus asHorizonnears its release, with many expecting marketing to begin soon. If it does, Q2 becomes even more likely, but as Sony really has a year-round preference for its big releases, seeingGod of Warin the summer wouldn’t be that surprising. And with such a big initial delay, out of 2021 into 2022, it stands to reason that another is unlikely. However, it is more likely thanHorizon Forbidden West.
Finally, there’sSpider-Man 2. Nothing, absolutely nothing, is known about this game. Insomniac Games has not confirmed the game to be in development, much less announced anything about it. But, based on the original PS4 release andMiles Morales, it’s a sure bet. In fact, it does seemdevelopment onSpider-Man 2was teased by the Miles Morales actordoing mocap, and that hopefully means it’s progressing swimmingly. It wouldn’t be surprising to hear about the game early next year and to receive it near the end, just in time for the holidays.
Overall, again, these three games aren’t the only thing in Sony’s pipeline for the next few months/year or so. However, if Sony releases all of these games in 2022, the year won’t just beatPS4’s 2018 (God of War and Spider-Man), it has the potential to leave it in the dust.
God of Warreleases in 2022 for PS4 and PS5.
