@Pictured Mind They are divided. One team for Nioh /Ninja Gaiden, another one for Xtreme, another one for collaboration titles, another for something else, and for Dead or Alive also there is a team that can work on it
@DestructionBomb who said that they work on new IP? Hayashi (or Yasuda, doesn't matter) said that he WANTS to create new IP in future. Yasuda only said that they'll announce new titles, but it can be not new ones
@DestructionBomb if they want to move to next level with their OWN original IP, they have to create fresh and interesting ideas, not similar to what they have. Otherwise their IP will stay in shadow of their other franchises, and they will drop it as they dropped Ninja Gaiden in terms of sequel...
@DestructionBomb They failed with DOA6, but not DOA,because it's kinda established. If they will fail with new IP, so existence of this IP will be stopped.
@DestructionBomb It's good that they make games for other companies, but there will be a moment when simply they couldn't be hired for something. Or there is a possibility that their new IP won't be so good and people won't like it. It can happen easily.
@DestructionBomb I'm not sure that they can create good original IP in their current state. Doing games for already existing franchises is the one thing, creating own one - is another
@DestructionBomb Not Final Fantasy, but Dissidia Final Fantasy, PSP spinoff of FF, and not Zelda, but musou crossover Hyrule Warriors and other crossovers turned into musou. You are too evaluate them
@DestructionBomb Let be realistic. They can't make another good original title. Ninja Gaiden was Itagakis success, they failed it without him. Nioh is collaboration work with Kou Shibusawa, not their own. Their new IPs will be either Koeis collaborative projects or niche games, that won't grow...
Devs are not super busy. Ninja Gaiden is recycled project, Nioh2 CE was released, only little patches left. It's not so hard. So I really don't see a reason not to announce doa in near future, except its "death" for them