Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo collaborate with the Japanese team. Sony XDEV for the development Rise of the RoninA promising new action RPG set in feudal Japan.
Sony XDEV is a team that works closely with third-party studios that only make games for PlayStation consoles. For example, they have collaborated on the productions and releases of Returnal (Housemarque), Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream), and Sackboy: A Big Adventure (Sumo Digital) in the past. It initially operated mostly in Europe, but since last year this division has expanded to go international and now it looks like it’s also supporting Japanese developers, thus taking over some of Japan Studio’s functions.
Senior producer Jason Stewart confirmed in a tweet that the Japanese division of Sony XDEV is collaborating with Team Ninja for Rise of the Ronin, which we know will be an exclusive PlayStation console released by SIE (Sony Interactive Entertainment). This is an interesting detail because it underlines the strategic importance of Koei Tecmo’s title in the company’s future plans.
Rise of the Ronin is an open world action RPG set in feudal Japan in 1863, during the crisis of the Tokugawa era and the birth of the “ronin”. The game is currently in development and is currently expected to be released on the store for the first time. 2024.
Source: Multiplayer
