Nioh 3 is a Timed Console Exclusive on PS5 for 6 Months - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 February 2026 / 3,226 Views
A new trailer for Nioh 3 reveals the game is a PlayStation 5 console exclusive for six months. With a release later this week that means it won't launch on other consoles until at least August 6.
"Not available on other consoles until at least six months after February 6, 2026," reads the end of the trailer.
View the trailer below:
Nioh 3 will launch for the PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam on February 6.
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The franchise has only sold 8 million units total across PS4/PS5/PC with 2 games getting 3 separate releases each...
At this point not being fully multi-plat day one is likely holding back the series...
(Especially on NS2 for the Japanese market)
It’s practically a console exclusive to PS5 until it gets ported over to Switch 2— XBSXS is pretty much done at this point.
they want that gamepass money. wulong and ninja gaiden were day one on gamepass.
But why? I mean is there any reason to lock in exclusive windows anymore? Xbox is dead and I doubt S2 sales would eat into this worldwide. This could be just a porting effort delay, and the announcement being just for attention grabbing, otherwise this makes no sense at this point.
If Sony gives money for it, why would Team Ninja refuse. Besides porting to Switch 2, takes a bit of time as well, considering this game needs to be played in 60fps. The jump from PS5 to S2 is quite big.
People also need a reality check re: potential sales on these other platforms.
NS2 has 16M to PS5´s 90M.
XSX at 34M has over 2x NS2´s install base but much less than PS5 obviously.
People´s excitement for NS2 as a platform is reasonable but today it can´t produce
3rd party sales on par with XSX never mind relevant to PS5 install base potential.
The fans of this IP are already on Playstation so putting it there 1st is no surprise.
I think this ignores a very obvious point about NS2 (or any new console)...
People are most excited and willing to try new games early in a generation when the selection is much more limited. If you want to capture new markets and build new long term fans, you want to do so when people don't have many other options.
11 of the top 20 selling NS1 games released in the first 36 months of the console
5 of the top 10 released in the first year and a half...
In Japan, NS2 has 4M vs PS5's 7.3M and did so in 1/8th the time... If you want a Japanese market, you want to be there right now.
Games like RE9 likely wont make much, if any profit, on NS2 right now... but it will give them a solid foundation to build new fans from.
When you go exclusive, by the time you get ported you're already old news UNLESS you a generation defining game... which Nioh is not
It might be a legacy deal for the series. Sony actually helped them publish the original 2 games in many territories.
