Nioh 3 Could be Coming to More Consoles Than Just PS5 Sooner Than You Think

Nioh 3 is slated to merchandise connected Friday, February 6, connected PC via Steam and PS5, but the game's latest trailer has revealed that Xbox and possibly adjacent Nintendo Switch 2 owners whitethorn not person excessively agelong a hold for a mentation of their own.

According to the tiny people successful the trailer, the PS5's console exclusivity play looks acceptable to tally for conscionable six months. This means Nioh 3 could debut connected different consoles, specified arsenic Nintendo Switch 2 oregon Xbox Series X and S, arsenic aboriginal arsenic August 6, 2026, perchance marking the archetypal clip a Nioh rubric volition beryllium disposable connected immoderate console different than Sony's PlayStation.

Though nary of this is confirmed, of people — and steadfast Koei Tecmo whitethorn clasp disconnected connected porting to different consoles for method and different reasons — it should beryllium bully quality nevertheless for Team Ninja fans with an Xbox Series X and S looking to springiness it a go.

Nioh 3 was unveiled astatine Sony's State of Play amusement successful June 2025. Here's the authoritative blurb, arsenic shared successful the PlayStation Blog: "In Nioh 3, the protagonist is simply a young warrior poised to go the adjacent Shogun. Why is helium dedicated to battling against yokai? We’ll prevention those details for different day, but what we tin archer you contiguous is arsenic the battles unfold, players volition present beryllium capable to combat utilizing 2 chiseled combat styles: Samurai and Ninja.

"The Samurai benignant provides a gameplay acquisition akin to erstwhile Nioh titles," it adds. "New actions specified arsenic Arts Proficiency, which enhances the powerfulness of martial arts, and Deflect, which allows players to artifact force attacks astatine the past infinitesimal person been added, helping make a bid of aggravated and deadly face-to-face confrontations."

A demo is retired now, advancement for which carries implicit into the afloat game, positive players who implicit the demo volition person the Twin-Snake helmet reward erstwhile Nioh 3 officially releases. IGN gave the archetypal Nioh a 9.6/10, calling it "an epic, unforgettable escapade carried by a fierce combat strategy that cleverly balances benignant and strategy," and we likewise praised Nioh 2 with a 9/10, too.

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