{"id":173725,"date":"2025-09-22T23:13:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2143125"},"modified":"2025-09-22T23:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:13:28","slug":"koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Koei Tecmo insists Ninja Gaiden Master Collection &#8220;is based on the PS3 version in quality&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Koei Tecmo has insisted Ninja Gaiden Master Collection &#8220;is based on the PS3 version in quality&#8221;, after fans noticed the Ninja Gaiden Sigma included in the package looks like the Vita version.<\/p>\n<p>Users on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/ninja-gaiden-sigma-in-the-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-might-be-the-vita-version-though-some-evidence-suggests-the-ps3-version.400300\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ResetEra<\/a> compared footage and screenshots of the Ninja Gaiden Master Collection&#8217;s Ninja Gaiden Sigma to the PS3 and Vita version, and found the footage seemed to be a match for the downgraded Vita version.<\/p>\n<p>However, doubt was cast on this claim because the reference footage and screenshots used came from the Nintendo Switch version of Ninja Gaiden Master Collection. Fans also wondered whether Koei Tecmo accidentally used Vita assets to promote Ninja Gaiden Master Collection for its announcement. Now, in a statement given to Eurogamer, the publisher has attempted to clear things up:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-03-29-koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-03-29-koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Koei Tecmo has insisted Ninja Gaiden Master Collection &#8220;is based on the PS3 version in quality&#8221;, after fans noticed the Ninja Gaiden Sigma included in the package looks like the Vita version. Users on ResetEra compared footage and screenshots of the Ninja Gaiden Master Collection&#8217;s Ninja Gaiden Sigma to the PS3 and Vita version, and found the footage seemed to be a match for the downgraded Vita version. However, doubt was cast on this claim because the reference footage and screenshots used came from the Nintendo Switch version of Ninja Gaiden Master Collection. Fans also wondered whether Koei Tecmo accidentally used Vita assets to promote Ninja Gaiden Master Collection for its announcement. Now, in a statement given to Eurogamer, the publisher has attempted to clear&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":173726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurogamer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Koei Tecmo insists Ninja Gaiden Master Collection &quot;is based on the PS3 version in quality&quot; | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Koei Tecmo has insisted Ninja Gaiden Master Collection &quot;is based on the PS3 version in quality&quot;, after fans noticed the Ninja Gaiden Sigma included in the\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Koei Tecmo insists Ninja Gaiden Master Collection &quot;is based on the PS3 version in quality&quot; | Arcader News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Koei Tecmo has insisted Ninja Gaiden Master Collection &quot;is based on the PS3 version in quality&quot;, after fans noticed the Ninja Gaiden Sigma included in the\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Arcade News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-22T23:13:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"168\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Arcade News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Arcade News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Arcade News\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839\"},\"headline\":\"Koei Tecmo insists Ninja Gaiden Master Collection &#8220;is based on the PS3 version in quality&#8221;\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-22T23:13:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":146,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Eurogamer\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\\\/\",\"name\":\"Koei Tecmo insists Ninja Gaiden Master Collection \\\"is based on the PS3 version in quality\\\" | Arcader News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-22T23:13:28+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839\"},\"description\":\"Koei Tecmo has insisted Ninja Gaiden Master Collection \\\"is based on the PS3 version in quality\\\", after fans noticed the Ninja Gaiden Sigma included in the\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"caption\":\"Koei Tecmo insists Ninja Gaiden Master Collection \u201cis based on the PS3 version in quality\u201d\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Koei Tecmo insists Ninja Gaiden Master Collection &#8220;is based on the PS3 version in quality&#8221;\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Arcade News\",\"description\":\"Free Arcade News from the Best Online Sources\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839\",\"name\":\"Arcade News\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Arcade News\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cricketgames.tv\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/author\\\/arcade-news\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Koei Tecmo insists Ninja Gaiden Master Collection \"is based on the PS3 version in quality\" | Arcader News","description":"Koei Tecmo has insisted Ninja Gaiden Master Collection \"is based on the PS3 version in quality\", after fans noticed the Ninja Gaiden Sigma included in the","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Koei Tecmo insists Ninja Gaiden Master Collection \"is based on the PS3 version in quality\" | Arcader News","og_description":"Koei Tecmo has insisted Ninja Gaiden Master Collection \"is based on the PS3 version in quality\", after fans noticed the Ninja Gaiden Sigma included in the","og_url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/","og_site_name":"Arcade News","article_published_time":"2025-09-22T23:13:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":300,"height":168,"url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Arcade News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Arcade News","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/"},"author":{"name":"Arcade News","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839"},"headline":"Koei Tecmo insists Ninja Gaiden Master Collection &#8220;is based on the PS3 version in quality&#8221;","datePublished":"2025-09-22T23:13:28+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/"},"wordCount":146,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality.jpg","articleSection":["Eurogamer"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/","url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/","name":"Koei Tecmo insists Ninja Gaiden Master Collection \"is based on the PS3 version in quality\" | Arcader News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality.jpg","datePublished":"2025-09-22T23:13:28+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839"},"description":"Koei Tecmo has insisted Ninja Gaiden Master Collection \"is based on the PS3 version in quality\", after fans noticed the Ninja Gaiden Sigma included in the","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality.jpg","width":300,"height":168,"caption":"Koei Tecmo insists Ninja Gaiden Master Collection \u201cis based on the PS3 version in quality\u201d"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/koei-tecmo-insists-ninja-gaiden-master-collection-is-based-on-the-ps3-version-in-quality\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Koei Tecmo insists Ninja Gaiden Master Collection &#8220;is based on the PS3 version in quality&#8221;"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/","name":"Arcade News","description":"Free Arcade News from the Best Online Sources","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839","name":"Arcade News","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Arcade News"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/cricketgames.tv"],"url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/author\/arcade-news\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173725"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1333262,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173725\/revisions\/1333262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}