God of War was finished in 2016 according to Cory barlog's tweet, who is the director of the game. Yet so far this year we have had just one gameplay trailer at E3 and nothing else. Same with 2016, where we only had one gameplay trailer. I think they are taking their time polishing the game and as we have heard so little about it, I don't think it'll come early 2018. There are three reasons for this:
1. Sony's huge AAA games have all been delayed this generation and God of War is the only one currently scheduled to release as planned.
2. AAA games are hyped to hell by the publisher long before launch, but Sony has revealed very little gameplay for God of War.
3. There is no precise release date so they can delay it more easily.