Christopher Judge, the actor who played Kratos in God of War, gave a little soap to the gamers who indulge in the console war. This fight must end, he says.
Will the console wars end one day? It’s still unlikely, but the God of War Ragnarok actor who played Kratos believes in it and wants to end it now. Will the actor’s word weigh in to make players refrain from H24 bickering?
God of War’s Kratos commands an end to the console wars
In today’s world, the console war has found a new place to express itself: social networks like Twitter. Regardless of the dairy, some devote their daily lives to vomit on a “hostile” stall, sometimes with a few messages for games they occasionally play. An observation not to the liking of Christopher Judge (stargate
During the 2023 BAFTA awards ceremony, where he nearly broke his unlikely record with a speech lasting about 5 minutes and 20 seconds, the bald god actor challenged players to do better. By what means? By dropping the console war, which he doesn’t think really makes sense. That’s what he said when he received the BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role for God of War Ragnarok.
Thanks to the fans. Be kinder to each other. You have more in common than what separates you. It doesn’t matter what platform you like, what games you like, you’re still part of the same community. You must make peace.
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In summary: “Be better, boys and girls! “. At the 2023 BAFTA Awards, God of War Ragnarok scooped up five awards and crushed its competitors. Alongside the trophy for Christopher Judge, Laya DeLeon Hayes (Angrboda) traveled with the statuette for Best Supporting Actor. This episode also shone with its sound portion ( music, sound design) and their animations.
What future for the franchise?
In 2019, Shawn Layden, ex-president of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, also wanted to end the console war. Spoilers: not much has changed.
We (Shawn Layden, Reggie Fils-Aimé and Phil Spencer, editor’s note) work quite well together. And I hope we’ve changed the rhetoric and changed the “competing platform” talk
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And if not, will we be able to see Christopher Judge play Kratos again? Yes. After the huge box of God of War Ragnarok, impossible to do otherwise. Especially if a DLC was rejected because the developers felt this episode was sufficiently complete, a new PS5 game was not out of the question. However, the latter could be delayed and released on PS6 given the time it takes to develop blockbusters of this caliber. Santa Monica Studio should also put Kratos on hold as a new franchise is being designed. There may be fantasy, but most importantly, it’s meant to mark the return of Cory Barlog (GOW 2/2018) to directing.
The God of War series, which will be available on Prime Video, could even be ready before the studio’s next games.