God of War Ragnarokis about to be released in less than a week, and the first hands-on reactions from the people that are testing the game suggest noise issues. Reviewers are sharing lots of positive notes about the look and feel ofGod of War Ragnarokon PS4 compared to the higher-definition counterpart on the PlayStation 5. However, the player might rather hear than see the difference due to louder fan noise.
Soon-to-be-releasedGod of War Ragnarokis the latest iteration of Sony’s PlayStation-exclusive action-adventure franchise. In this title, Kratos and his teenage son Atreus take on some of the most iconic Norse gods and make alliances with others.God of War Ragnarokis a continuation of the franchise’s Norse era that started with the 2018 PlayStation 4 game sharing the title with the originalGod of Wargame.
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God of War Ragnarokis the first multi-platform title in the franchise sinceGod of War 3, released for both PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. This brings along challenges that studios don’t have to deal with when designing exclusively for one console. Now thatreviewers have gotten their hands onGod of War Ragnarok, an issue with loud fan noise has surfaced. According to Kotaku’s reviewer, the game seems to be running just fine, especially considering that the PS4 is an almost decade-old gaming machine, but the fans are oddly loud. The game was making the launch-dated PlayStation 4 howl the entire time.
The graphics are not going to be on par with the latest-generation console, but one wouldn’t expect that either. The fact that Sony has managed to the make the game run fairly smoothly on thePS4 that is bound to be fading out in the coming yearsis admirable. Even the details have been retained well in the 1080p version. However, this seems to also mean that the hardware is working overtime to deliver the player a smooth visual experience.
AsGod of War Ragnarokdoesn’t support cross-platform saves, the reviewer started a new game, which lent itself perfectly to comparing the game versions to each other. While the graphics are surprisingly sharp, they say that the console “screamed” the entire gaming session. This wasn’t just a regular hum, the noise was louder than the reviewer remembers ever hearing the console make.
Usually, it is not a good sign when a console is making such a huge effort to keep up with cooling. That means that thePS4 is on the verge of overheatingand could potentially damage itself. However, it didn’t produce any other noticeable problems and the game seemed to be performing well during the three-hour gaming session. It can’t be ruled out that this might have been an issue with a specific console, but it certainly won’t hurt to clean the fans of the PS4 before jumping into God-slaying.
God of War Ragnarokis scheduled to release on June 25, 2025, on PS4 and PS5.
