Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection will go on sale for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 10 and Nintendo Switch on June 4. Team Ninja studio head Fumihiko Yasudan told GamingBolt why the game won’t be coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S.

The upcoming collection contains updated versions of Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge. Fans of the series have long dreamed of a new part and hope that the reissue of the trilogy is a sign that the franchise has not been forgotten and may receive a sequel. Unfortunately, Yasudan did not talk about this. But he told reporters about the reasons for the lack of native versions of the Ninja Gaiden Master Collection on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S.

“There are currently no plans to release a next generation edition.– said Yasudan. – A proper next generation version would actually require a full remake. We thought about this, but we also wanted the games to get into the hands of the players sooner rather than later. In addition, even if we had the time and resources for the remake, we would be better off throwing them into creating a new game […] “.

Considering how long it has been since the last Ninja Gaiden was released, many fans are no doubt disappointed that Team Ninja decided to do remasters instead of full-blown remakes. Moreover, back in January of this year, the studio announced that there was no new part of the series in development.