Today, Team Ninja unleashed Patch 1.26 for Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection, which stopped the internet in its tracks yesterday during Nintendo's February Nintendo Direct presentation.
While the collection marks Team Ninja's first Ninja Gaiden project in quite some time, the beloved franchise's DNA is very much embedded in the studio's Team Ninja is setting Nioh aside for a while. Evidently, the crew still has a few surprises tucked up its sleeve, however.
In celebrating the announcement of Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection, Steam, according to Team Ninja's patch notes.
If this marks the last big piece of content Team Ninja releases for Nioh 2, it certainly seems the best way to go out. And, clearly, the crew isn't finished with Ninja Gaiden just yet. Team Ninja has spoken candidly in the past about wanting to return to Ninja Gaiden at some point. Thus, the Nioh 2 update and the forthcoming Master Collection could be a gateway to something even more exciting.
Beyond the aforementioned collection, Team Ninja and publisher Koei Tecmo remains quiet about the studio's future plans. However, multiple projects are set to begin production sometime this year. When fans will receive concrete details about said projects currently remains to be seen.
Nioh 2 is playable now on PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 platforms. Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection hits Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, PS4, and Xbox One this summer on June 10.
