Nioh followers hoping the most recent entry would arrive on extra than simply PC and PlayStation 5 could also be in luck, as the sport’s newest trailer means that it might arrive on different platforms simply six months after its launch later this week.
In line with (*3*) posted to PlayStation’s official YouTube channel on January 29, Crew Ninja’s upcoming souls-like shall be allowed to launch on different platforms six months after its PC and PS5 debut on February 6. The language is sort of particular: “[Nioh 3 will not be] accessible on different consoles till at the least [six] months after February 6, 2026.” This implies the most recent souls-like action-RPG from the Japanese developer might land on Xbox–and possibly even Nintendo–consoles as quickly as August 2026.
For those who keep in mind the earlier entries within the franchise–2017’s Nioh and 2020’s Nioh 2–neither got here to another platform, staying locked to each PC and PlayStation consoles at some stage in their releases (and even to today).
Nioh 3 is the upcoming entry within the Nioh franchise that makes a variety of adjustments when in comparison with the earlier two video games. The largest distinction is the devoted ninja and samurai types, which permit you hot-swap between the tanker samurai and the swifter ninja for extra freedom in fight and exploration. Exploration is one other large change, with Nioh 3 borrowing the kind of open-world construction of 2024’s Rise of the Ronin whereas sustaining the linear ranges of 2023’s Wo Lengthy: Fallen Dynasty to make one thing that appears like a biggest hits album of Crew Ninja’s current output. And the narrative this time reveals that when you nonetheless kill yokai, you additionally soar between eras to change into shogun.
Nioh 3 launches on February 6 for PC and PlayStation 5. A free demo is accessible proper now till at the least February 15, and never solely does your saved knowledge carry over to the complete launch, however you will additionally obtain the Twin-Snake helmet as a reward must you full it earlier than then.