God of War III Remastered PS4 Bundle Listed with Photo and Release Date for Europe

A PlayStation 4 bundle featuring God of War III Remastered was listed by Amazon France, signaling another hardware package from Sony for the European market. The product page showed official packaging for a bundle that includes a standard Jet Black 500 GB PlayStation 4 console and a physical copy of the remastered game. The appearance of the retail box, complete with imagery of Kratos and the console, suggested an official release was imminent.

According to the listing, the bundle was slated to launch on July 15. This release date aligned perfectly with the standalone European launch of God of War III Remastered. The game itself was scheduled to arrive one day earlier in North America, on July 14. The bundle appeared to be part of Sony’s strategy of pairing its major first-party releases with console hardware to attract new players to the PS4 ecosystem.

Technical Upgrades for the PS4 Release

Sony first announced the port of the PlayStation 3 classic earlier in 2015, partly to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the God of War franchise. The primary enhancements for the PlayStation 4 version were technical. The remaster targeted a native 1080p resolution and a gameplay performance of 60 frames per second. This was a notable improvement over the original PS3 title, which featured a variable framerate that fluctuated between 30 and 60 FPS depending on the on-screen action. For a fast-paced character action game like God of War III, a more stable and higher framerate promises a significantly smoother and more responsive combat experience.

In addition to the performance boost, the remaster was set to include a Photo Mode. This feature, which grew in popularity during the PS4 generation, would allow players to pause the game, manipulate the camera, and apply filters to capture Kratos’s brutal journey through Greek mythology in high detail.

The Future of the God of War Series

While the remaster offered a chance to revisit a classic, speculation was already circulating in 2015 about the future of the franchise. SCE Santa Monica Studio, the series’ creator, was heavily rumored to be in development on a new mainline installment for the PlayStation 4. Details were scarce, but a key part of the rumor mill was that the project would be directed by Cory Barlog.

Barlog’s involvement generated considerable excitement, as he had previously directed the critically acclaimed God of War II. His return to the helm was seen by many fans as a sign that the next chapter would be a significant and ambitious step forward for the series. At the time, the God of War III Remastered release served as both a celebration of the series’ past and a precursor to its anticipated future on new hardware.