

One high-profile case was Square Enix's Final Fantasy 8, where the original code had been misplaced. This isn't the first time that code for a popular game has been damaged or lost.

It also apparently runs at 4K/60 frames-per-second. Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection was revealed in February for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC and is slated for a June 10 release. Also, the latest version of the numbered titles are the most polished, and also have a lot of additional costumes and modes, so that is why we chose these three titles." And since we could utilize this data, that’s why we chose the Sigma games. "However, when we worked on Sigma and Sigma 2, we went and collected as much of that data as possible and organized it. "The data we have left from Ninja Gaiden Black and Ninja Gaiden 2 are in various pieces to the point that we were unable to salvage them," Yasuda said. Ninja Gaiden Black was a reworked version of the original 2004 Ninja Gaiden reboot - with me so far? - released for the Xbox back in 2005. This compilation includes the Sigma editions of the first two entries in the franchise, as well as Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge. Speaking to Polygon, producer Fumihiko Yasuda said that the studio was "unable to salvage" Ninja Gaiden Black and Ninja Gaiden 2 for the upcoming remaster release, Master Collection. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. And for that very reason, we currently don't have any plans of remastering Ninja Gaiden Black and Ninja Gaiden 2 on non-Xbox platforms.Japanese developer Team Ninja has said that code for some entries in the Ninja Gaiden series is unable to be recovered. "However, we were unable to salvage the varying assortment of data we had left from Ninja Gaiden Black and Ninja Gaiden 2. And since we could fully utilize this data, Sigma and Sigma 2 became clear choices for this collection. Furthermore, when we worked on Sigma and Sigma 2, we went and collected as much of that data as possible and organized it. Speaking to IGN, head of Team Ninja Fumihiko Yasuda explained the choice of the Sigma editions in Master Collection: "The reason we chose these 3 titles for the collection is because they represent the latest installments of the numbered series and they are also the most polished versions featuring many additional modes and costumes. That also means that we'll likely never see new versions of Ninja Gaiden Black or Ninja Gaiden 2 outside of their original Xbox home. The Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection team was "unable to salvage" code for the original versions of Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2, meaning it had to include the newer Sigma versions of those games.
