{"id":24458,"date":"2022-10-24T18:10:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T16:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1727381"},"modified":"2022-10-24T18:41:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T16:41:24","slug":"is-god-of-war-ragnarok-on-ps4-previous-gen-version-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-god-of-war-ragnarok-on-ps4-previous-gen-version-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Is God of War Ragnar\u00f6k on PS4? Previous gen version explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Rob Leane\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 24 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Is God of War Ragnar\u00f6k<\/a> on PS4? With new games starting to skip the older consoles altogether (see Gotham Knights<\/a> for a recent example), that question may well be occupying the minds of God of War fans at the moment, especially with the Ragnar\u00f6k\u2019s\u00a0release date getting closer by the day.<\/p>\n

Of course, if you\u2019ve tried to play all the God of War games in order<\/a>, you will have already noticed that the series spans several generations of Sony\u2019s PlayStation hardware, starting on the PS2 in 2005 and most recently gracing the PS4 in 2018. You\u2019d also need a PSP and PS3 if you really wanted to play all the main games.<\/p>\n

What about God of War Ragnar\u00f6k, though? Will it be on PS4 or not? Keep on reading and we\u2019ll tell you everything you need to know on that front.<\/p>\n

Is God of War Ragnar\u00f6k on PS4?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Yes, God of War Ragnar\u00f6k will be on PS4<\/strong>. Players who haven\u2019t yet managed to overcome the PS5 stock issues<\/a> will be very glad to hear that.<\/p>\n

You can pre-order God of War Ragnar\u00f6k on PS4 from retailers such as GAME<\/a> and Amazon<\/a>, or you could just order it directly on the console\u2019s built-in store.<\/p>

How does God of War Ragnar\u00f6k run on PS4?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019ve played a big new game on your PS4 in the last few years (The Last of Us Part 2 is one that comes to mind here), you might be wondering if God of War Ragnar\u00f6k will make your trusty old console sound like it\u2019s about to explode due to overexertion.<\/p>\n

We haven\u2019t been able to play Ragnar\u00f6k on PS4 ourselves, given that our PS4 was traded off to CeX a while back, but we were pleasantly surprised to hear that it \u201clooks and performs stupendously on the base PlayStation 4\u201d, according to a report from The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The article adds: \u201cThe image is sharp and crisp, especially with incredible high dynamic range color application. Even during its busiest action sequences, my eye was not able to perceive significant frame drops.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do expect some noise from the older console, though. The report notes that \u201cthe PS4 fans will kick into overdrive for much of the game. I tested the game on a PS4 slim model [\u2026] the fan was audible from a few feet away.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you are planning to play on PS4, another thing to expect is loading time increases. The report states: \u201cOn PlayStation 4, loading into a save took about 50 seconds, as opposed to the mere handful of seconds on PlayStation 5.\u201d<\/p>\n

As with the 2018 God of War game, you\u2019ll notice that all the loading should be hidden away once you\u2019re actually into a game, which remains a very nice touch. And so, the end is not yet nigh for the PS4. There\u2019s life in the old dog yet.<\/p>\n