Ninja Gaiden 4 (Xbox Series X|S) News Articles
Tuesday28th Oct 2025
News Ninja Gaiden 4 Performance Is Impressive But Xbox Series S Visuals Suffer, Says Digital Foundry
The DF tech review is here
Ninja Gaiden 4 launched a week ago today on Xbox Game Pass, and now the folks over at Digital Foundry have delivered their latest tech review on Platinum's new slasher - and the title is turning in mixed results on Xbox Series X|S. First off, performance is looking very good in this analysis overall, with the game...
Tuesday21st Oct 2025
Roundup Here's What The Critics Think Of Ninja Gaiden 4 From Xbox Game Studios
Out now on Game Pass!
In what's fast becoming an incredibly busy month for Team Green, Xbox Game Studios' latest release in Ninja Gaiden 4 is now out in the wild - and we delivered our Pure Xbox verdict just a few hours ago! To give you a broader range of opinions though, we're going to gather up a bunch of reviews down below, alongside providing a...
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 21)
Including a new first-party release!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Today, we have two titles coming to the library, including Microsoft's Ninja Gaiden 4 - which has just launched for Xbox Series X and S. Down below is a quick introduction to NG4, alongside today's other Xbox Game Pass addition; which returns to the library after...
Tuesday14th Oct 2025
News Ninja Gaiden 4 Devs Insist Game Needs To Be Challenging But Maintain A 'Sense Of Fairness'
"That’s something we talk about a lot at Team Ninja"
Ninja Gaiden 4 will be with us this time next week (look out for our review in the near future), and ahead of this big Xbox first-party release, a couple of developers have been speaking to Automaton about how challenging of a game it'll be. Directors Yuji Nakao (PlatinumGames) and Masakazu...
Wednesday8th Oct 2025
News Ninja Gaiden 4 Is Now Available To Preload On Xbox Game Pass
And it's a reasonable download size!
We've got a big month ahead of us when it comes to Xbox published titles, and ahead of its Game Pass launch later in the month, Ninja Gaiden 4 is now ready to preload on Xbox Series X|S. We're looking at a modest 37GB install for this one on console, with the PC version coming in slightly higher at just north of...
Wednesday24th Sep 2025
News Microsoft Adds Sleek Ninja Gaiden 4 Controller To Xbox Design Lab
Available now!
Hot on the heels of adding its popular Witcher 3 controllers to the service, Microsoft has introduced some new Ninja Gaiden 4 options to its Xbox Design Lab program today. Live in the Lab right now, avid hackers and slashers can make custom variants of this new Ninja Gaiden 4 design - applicable to both the standard Xbox Series X|S...
Friday8th Aug 2025
News Ninja Gaiden 4 Performance Modes Detailed Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
Up to 120FPS gameplay on Xbox!
Ninja Gaiden 4 is part of Microsoft's bumper first-party lineup for October 2025, and ahead of its Xbox Game Pass launch in just a few months' time, the team's console performance targets have been revealed. On Xbox Series X, players will be able to pick between both 60FPS and 120FPS m
Friday25th Jul 2025
News Two Xbox First-Party Games Now Shipping On Disc In 2025, Says Retailer
Another great Microsoft reversal
Shortly after Microsoft lifted the lid on Ninja Gaiden 4 and The Outer Worlds 2 during its 2025 Xbox Games Showcase, it was revealed that both of these games would get code-in-a-box physical releases - but the team has now reversed that decision and the two games will ship on-disc here in 2025. Hurrah! News of this...
Sunday8th Jun 2025
News Ninja Gaiden 4 Gets Release Date, Arrives On Xbox Game Pass This October
Busy October ahead!
It's been announced today that Ninja Gaiden 4 will release for Xbox Game Pass on October 21st, 2025! The date was revealed as part of the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, along with a brand-new trailer which you can watch up above. October is already shaping up to be a busy month for Xbox-published projects! Here are more details on...
Tuesday28th Jan 2025
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Had A Big Role To Play In The Creation Of Ninja Gaiden 4
"We were having difficulty deciding on a plan"
Ninja Gaiden 4 was the big surprise of the Xbox Developer Direct last week, and many were surprised to see Xbox publishing a PlatinumGames / Team NINJA (Koei Tecmo) title in the first place - which is down to Phil Spencer! In an interview with Game Watch re
Saturday25th Jan 2025
News Xbox Was Knocking On Doors About Ninja Gaiden 4 'Six-Seven Years Ago'
The project was officially announced this week
The surprise of the Xbox Developer Direct this week was the announcement of Ninja Gaiden 4, and according to Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, it's been a long time in the making. In the same chat with Gamertag Radio, he revealed how Xbox was actually knocking on doors around "six-seven years ago"...
Thursday23rd Jan 2025
News Xbox Reveals Ninja Gaiden 4, Coming Day One To Game Pass In Fall 2025
What a way to start the Dev Direct!
It had been rumoured before today's Xbox Developer Direct 2025 event that a legendary Japanese IP would make a surprise appearance, and it's turned out to be Ninja Gaiden 4 - launching in Fall 2025 on Xbox Game Pass! The game, which is officially being published by Xbox Game Studios, will feature a
