Sony to Publish Nioh in North America, Europe and Asia

Sony Interactive Entertainment will publish Koei Tecmo’s Team Ninja-developed action RPG Nioh for PlayStation 4 in North America, Europe, and Asia (excluding Japan), the company announced.

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Nioh is an action RPG built around “deep and authentic” samurai combat. It promises “gruelling encounters with other warriors and supernatural creatures” in a “grotesque vision of civial war ravaged Japan.”

Here’s Nioh image gallery. Click on any of these image thumbnails to see the full-size screens:


The game will feature various different graphical options on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro, including:

PlayStation 4
Option 1: “Movie Mode” – This mode focuses on resolution over frame rate, offering beautiful high resolution graphics with stable 30fps.
Option 2: “Action Mode” – Here the emphasis is on frame rate, providing a stable 60fps.
Option 3: “Movie Mode (Variable frame rate)” – Finally, this option provides high resolution graphics with a variable frame rate that may go over 30fps.

PlayStation 4 Pro
HD Display, Option 1: “Movie Mode” – Stable 1920×1080 resolution with high quality anti-aliasing at 30fps.
HD Display, Option 2: “Action Mode” – Stable 1920×1080 resolution at 60fps.
4K Display, Option 1: “Movie Mode” – Stable 3840×2160 resolution at 30fps.
4K Display, Option 2: “Action Mode” – Stable 1920×1080 resolution at 60fps.

Nioh is due out worldwide for PlayStation 4 on February 9.