Three years after the originalNiohexploded onto the gaming scene, Team Ninja’s highly-anticipated action role-playing gameNioh 2will launch on Sony’s PlayStation 4in March. After that, Team Ninja’s leader Yosuke Hayashi told Eurogamer Portugal that the studio is interested in creating a brand-new series for the upcoming PlayStation 5 during an interview published Wednesday.
Eurogamer Portugal Editor Bruno Galvao sat down with Hayashi after getting some time to playNioh 2. While much of their conversation reportedly centered around the impending sequel, the two also discussed Team Ninja’s interest in bringing a new property to the PlayStation 5 likeNiohwas introduced on the PlayStation 4.
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Based on a Google translation of the article, Hayashi apparently did not confirm whether he has already worked with the next-generation console, though it’s likely he may have considering the access provided to other studios. Asurvey published by the Game Developers Conferencelast month showed that of the about 4,000 developers polled, more are currently working on games for Sony’s PlayStation 5 than Microsoft’s Xbox Series X.
Team Ninja is an eclectic studio in terms of its output per console generation, which Eurogamer Portugal also points out in its article. Novel games likeNiohcoincide with titles likeDead or Alive 6and tie-in properties likeFire Emblem WarriorsorMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3, which recently announced Doctor Doomas DLC.
Obviously there is not much that can be said about a potential future property coming out of Team Ninja other than “there’s interest,” since a majority of the conversation was focused on promotingNioh. Fans of that series would probably be happy to know that in another portion of the interview published in English,Hayashi stressed a focus on combat variety inNioh 2.
As of now the PlayStation 4 is still rounding out its life cycle with a number of big exclusives likeNioh 2andThe Last of Us 2, but it’s interesting to know that developers like Team Ninja are already focused on what’s next. However both thePlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X may face delays due to coronavirus concernsin China where the brunt of console manufacturing is undertaken, so there may be time to mull over ideas.
Nioh 2launches for the PS4 on March 13th, and will come to PC at an unspecified date in 2020.
