God of War II Coming to PSP and (PS3)
March 14, 2007
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God of War director Cory Barlog has officially announced that the God or War series will be finding it’s way onto the PSP this year and to the PS3 some time.
Barlog is very assertive of the fact that the game will not be a port, a common practice on the PSP, but will be an entirely new game: “We’re not gonna do a port. This isn’t gonna be God of War I on the PSP, this is gonna be an all new adventure that ties into the overarching story. So if we go on to make a God of War III, the PSP [version] will tie directly into what we’re doing in the overall story.”
Although the game will not be a port of any of the existing titles, there is a chance that Kratos will revisit some familiar locations from the last two games, but only superficially speaking; “We’re not reusing any levels. We’re not doing any of that stuff. It’s all original content,” Barlog said.
There will be a possibility of the control system being altered slightly for the PSP version, due to the handheld’s lack of a second control nub. “There are pluses and minuses to all of it,” says Barlog. The overall control system is still being debated amongst the internal development staff.
There hasn’t exactly been an official statement concerning the release of a God of War game on the PS3, but an unofficial announcement was made at the God of War 2 launch party. Barlog said that the future of the series “will be in 1080p with SixAxis and vibration functions” - despite the lack of rumble functionality in the PS3’s controller.
