The next title from Sony's Santa Monica studio, the developer of the God of War series, is expected to be a new IP.
Fans have been speculating about this, as Cory Barlog has expressed a desire to create a new series after successfully directing the God of War reboot. At the time, Barlog stressed that he needed to convince Sony first, and Sony's Santa Monica character executive's resume on LinkedIn showed that Barlog had done just that.
The developer worked on God of War 4 and God of War 5: Ragnarok before joining Striking Distance Studios on The Callisto Protocol. Later, they worked on the upcoming Uncharted in the Deep Trek series, and then returned to Sony Santa Monica.
He wrote on LinkedIn: "Santa Monica Studios offered the opportunity to return to the role of character director to be responsible for the entire character development process for their new IP, so I'm excited to be back and work with the staff again to push the characters in the video game." ”
It is worth mentioning that Cory Barlog did not direct the latest God of War game God of War 5: Ragnarok, which was released in October 2022 and has very good word-of-mouth and sales. Cory Barlog only works as a producer, so he's probably already working on this new IP. Therefore, this brand new game may not be far from being announced.