There are currently no plans to do a “Nioh 3, “but Nioh Series director Fumihiko Yasuda would like to return to the series at some point in the future, he told The Gamer in a recently published interview.
Possibility of a Nioh 3
“In terms of sequence now, [Nioh series developer] The Ninja Team would like to focus on working on new titles, so there really is no plan for Nioh 3 at this point, ”said Yasuda. “But after creating some new projects and gaining some new experiences and skills from these potential new projects, I would like to come back to the series at some point, use all the experience and new skills that we gained from some new projects, and then potentially, come back to the series at that point and create an even bigger game to beat Nioh and Nioh 2 and to create something even better. “
O Nioh series is currently only available for PlayStation 4 and PC, and will be available for PlayStation 5 with Nioh Collection should come out with the PC version of Nioh 2 on February 5th. But the series is not available on Xbox and there are no current plans to bring it to the platform, Yasuda told the Video Games Chronicle.
“There are no current plans for the Nioh series for Xbox consoles at this point, “said Yasuda with a laugh,” but of course the Ninja Gaiden series has a long history on Microsoft consoles. So, if there was a new title in the Ninja Gaiden series in the future, we would definitely like it to be on Xbox consoles. “
It should be noted that the manufacturer of PlayStation Sony Interactive Entertainment is the publisher of Nioh series in North America and Europe, and was responsible for testing quality control, localization and marketing worldwide and other areas.
Ninja Gaiden News coming soon
Speaking of Ninja Gaiden series, Yasuda told The Gamer to stay tuned for news about the series in the “near future”.
“Nothing to announce or observe specifically this time, but if the Ninja Gaiden series did not exist, so there would have been no Nioh series, ”said Yasuda. “This is a very important series for Team Ninja. Although we have nothing specific to announce at this point, I would like to say that we look forward to some potential news for some type of announcement in the near future. “
The developer teased again Ninja Gaiden when asked about the protagonist of the series Ryu Hayabusa.
“Yes, so this character is the most important character in all of our franchises,” said Yasuda. “So, considering he is so important, I would definitely like him to make an appearance again in a game that is coming soon, and I would like to announce details about that in the future, as soon as possible.”
In September 2020, Hong Kong’s Game Source Entertainment distributor listed and removed a “Ninja Gaiden Trilogy”For PlayStation 4 and Switch. According to the description, includes Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2and Ninja Gaiden 3: razor’s edge. Editor Koei Tecmo has yet to comment or confirm the accuracy of the list.
State-of-the-art consoles
Yasuda also addressed the newest generation of consoles, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. Having already worked on PlayStation 5 with the next release of Nioh Collection, Yasuda cited improvements with the SSD and faster load times as notable updates. “I would like to try an open world style game in the future,” he said. “So this is definitely something that I think this new hardware will give us the ability to experiment with.”
Speaking to the Video Game Chronicle, Yasuda added: “Team Ninja as a whole would specifically like to face the open world genre. But we feel at this point that there were no open-world games with much intensity, which are really action-packed from start to finish. So, we would like to take this as a potential challenge in the future and try to take a new approach to the open world genre in that sense. “
Nioh Collection, as Nioh Remastered – Full Edition and Nioh 2 Remastered – Full Edition, will be released for PlayStation 5 on February 5 worldwide. Owners of Nioh or Nioh 2 for PlayStation 4 will receive a free update to the Remastered version.