
Team Ninja is busy. On the heels of remaster Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, the studio is working on Nioh 3 for 2026 while also overseeing development of this October's Ninja Gaiden 4, which is in the works at PlatinumGames. Though they were once rivals for the fiefdom of Japanese character action games—Ninja Gaiden 2 and Platinum's Bayonetta came out about a year apart, and I remember fiercely arguing my allegiance to the former—now they're working together. And according to the developers, at least, it's been a very good match.
"The game itself is being developed by PlatinumGames, but Team Ninja gets the builds every day, and we have really in-depth discussions in terms of the action and balancing," said PlatinumGames director Yuji Nakao, in an interview with PC Gamer after Sunday's Xbox showcase.