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## <center>*God of War is now a PC game, which means that the term exclusive games is losing even more of its significance. Microsoft has already ridiculed "exclusivity" when it decided to release all Xbox titles on the same day on the PC, and Sony is just beginning to struggle, with small steps, offering older games in its portfolio on the PC.*</center>
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After a clumsy release for Horizon: Zero Dawn and trying to make some more money from the Days Gone license (before abandoning it?), **The release of God of War seems to be a new chapter in the future of the PlayStation brand. Fortunately, those who have the most to gain are gamers,** who will have access to one of the best games on the market, even without a PlayStation console.
The God of War license is one of the most important in Sony's portfolio. Since the beginning of the 2005 series on PlayStation 2, the **God of War games have been eagerly awaited, and they have always been in the top of sales and preferences in the years in which they were released.** Thus, the fact that such a game, with so much impact, finally reaches the PC betrays the trust that Sony places in this platform.
And for such an important title, **the company seems to have put in extra effort to ensure that those who experience PC gaming for the first time will have a quality experience comparable to what you can get on a PlayStation console** (or even better).
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<center>**The visual impact of a 2018 game is not as strong in 2022**</center>
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**God of War (2018) is starting to become an "old" game. Launched four years ago, it is a product of its time, with many of its design decisions being made with the hardware in mind. Even in 2018, the PlayStation 4 was starting to become a relatively outdated console with limited processing power.** Thus, many of the elements of the game will probably not have the same impact now, on a significantly stronger platform.
I am definitely referring here to the visual elements. Of course, **God of War continues to be one of the best looking console games, especially in the absence of too many "next-gen" games on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X platforms.** However, when you put the game on a PC, you the graphics quality sliders on Ultra and you start the game, as if you don't see many differences from the original version.
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Of course, **if you look closely, you will see that the textures are more detailed, the special particle effects have a higher resolution, and the performance on powerful hardware is much more stable than it has ever been on a PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 4 Pro.** However, those who have played the game on PlayStation 5, where the framerate is very stable at 60 frames per second, will probably see even smaller differences, especially in terms of performance.
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<center>**God of War proves that you can successfully play console games on your PC without any problems**</center>
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However, **God of War, on any of the platforms it is played, remains a game with origins on PlayStation 4, and compared to the newest PlayStation 5 games, such as Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, it can be seen that it is from another " It was". The character models are still very detailed and extremely expressive in the cinematic sequences, and the landscapes are still extremely well done.** But much of the pleasing graphic aspect of God of War is still due to its excellent artistic direction.
This is only slightly improved on your PC when you have higher resolutions and more detailed textures, but the overall look stays the same. **The fact is that if you've already played the game on PS4 or PS5, you won't get much extra on your PC unless you're the type who scans pixels at 400% zoom.** The game has not received DLC in the meantime, so all the content included is the same that was available on the first day on PlayStation 4.
Fortunately, **for those who haven't played God of War so far, the PC version is extremely well-developed in many ways. We have optimization for high resolutions and ultra-wide formats, as well as support for technologies available only on PC.** Both AMD and NVIDIA fans are "served" by God of War, with the game providing support for both DLSS on GeForce RTX video cards and FidelityFX Super Resolution.
Even **NVIDIA fans get more NVIDIA Reflex, a technology that reduces the latency of the entire system during gaming. In theory, you should feel a faster command response in gameplay.** In practice, it seems to me that if you already have a fast monitor and quality accessories, the impact in a Single Player game like God of War will be minimal. Reflex remains, in my opinion, a technology for competitive online games, where every extra frame counts.
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## <center>*But I can't help but notice a trend with Sony, which is probably still a strategy to sell consoles, despite the PC launches. Horizon: Zero Dawn was released in 2020 on the PC, and at that time, the sequel to Forbidden West was scheduled to appear on consoles in 2021. The game was pushed in 2022 and will soon hit the market.*</center>
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*Image Sources:*
[***Earlier this week, Sony confirmed that God Of War would be included in PlayStation Now’s July lineup, which means that the game is now playable on PC.***](https://images.app.goo.gl/v1sLFhCEXHG9iMbi6)
*YouTube Sources:*
[***God Of War | PlayStation Showcase Reveal Trailer***](https://youtu.be/Wz64U96nyNk)
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