{"id":4913,"date":"2026-11-13T19:25:42","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T18:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.goranked.gg\/en\/news\/god-of-war-sons-of-sparta-comes-to-ps4-nov-16\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T12:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T11:20:23","slug":"god-of-war-sons-of-sparta-comes-to-ps4-nov-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/news\/god-of-war-sons-of-sparta-comes-to-ps4-nov-16\/","title":{"rendered":"God of War: Sons of Sparta Comes to PS4 Nov. 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God of War: Sons of Sparta will launch on PlayStation 4 on Nov. 16, nine months after its PlayStation 5 debut. A free update will add two modes to the PS4 and PS5 versions on the same day.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developed by Mega Cat Studios, the 2D action platformer tells a canon story about a young Kratos and his brother, Deimos, as they train in Sparta. Writers from God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnar\u00f6k worked on the game. TC Carson returns as the voice of an older Kratos, who narrates the story.<\/p>\n        <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/user\/status\/2121258209725882461\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n            <noscript>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/user\/status\/2121258209725882461\" target=\"_blank\"rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\n                    View this tweet on Twitter\n                <\/a>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/blockquote>\n        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n    \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hermes Mode is designed for speedrunners. It adds a timer with split times and a persistent scoreboard for tracking best runs. The mode becomes available after players complete the game once. Players can access it earlier by entering a code on the start menu.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erebus Mode is a one-hit challenge. Kratos and every enemy die after taking a single hit. Players choose either mode when creating a new save, and the choice cannot be changed for that save later.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sons of Sparta launched exclusively on PS5 in February during a State of Play presentation marking the God of War franchise\u2019s 20th anniversary. On PS5, the Standard Edition costs \u20ac29.99, while the Digital Deluxe Edition costs \u20ac39.99.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Reviewed and fact-checked by <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/news\/author\/vlad-kipran\" rel=\"follow\"><em>Vlad Kipran<\/em><\/a><em> on November 13.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God of War: Sons of Sparta will launch on PS4 on Nov. 16, nine months after its PS5 debut. 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