God of War: Sons of Sparta Is Coming to PS4 and Getting Two New Modes

God of War: Sons of Sparta will come to PlayStation 4 on November 16. The game is currently available only on PS5.

Alongside the PS4 release, developer Mega Cat Studios will release an update for both PS4 and PS5 that adds two game modes.

Hermes Mode is designed for speedrunners. It adds tools including a timer with splits, a persistently saved leaderboard, and other features. Players can unlock it by completing the game once or entering a button combination on the main menu:

Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, R1, touchpad.

Erebus Mode offers a much tougher challenge: both Kratos and his enemies die in a single hit. Players will need to be careful and precise in every battle.

Players can select a mode when starting a new game, after choosing a save slot. The developers warn that the mode cannot be changed for that save file later.

God of War: Sons of Sparta tells a canonical story from Kratos’ youth, during his training in the Spartan agoge. Kratos and his brother Deimos set out to explore Laconia, a dangerous region beyond their native Sparta.

Source: iXBT.games