Koei Tecmo has postponed the first official livestream for Nobunaga's Ambition: Hishou, two days before it was due to reveal the strategy game's release date, and said it is now reviewing both that date and the platforms the game will launch on.
The Japanese publisher announced the change on X (formerly Twitter) on November 2nd. According to the notice, the review is being carried out "to deliver a better user experience" and covers the release date and the supported platforms. The company did not say which platforms are being looked at or give any further reason.
Livestream and release date on hold
The first official Nobunaga's Ambition: Hishou livestream had been set for November 4th at 8 PM JST / 11 AM GMT / 3 AM PT. The series' official account had said the show would open with a new trailer and the release date. Both have now been pushed back, and no new schedule has been given.
Koei Tecmo also warned that the November 19th issue of Weekly Famitsu, a Japanese games magazine, will still print the release date that was meant to be revealed on the stream. That date reflects plans from before the change, the company said. It added that the new release date and platforms will be announced once they are decided, and apologised to players who have been waiting.
What Nobunaga's Ambition: Hishou is
Hishou is the next entry in Nobunaga's Ambition, Koei Tecmo's long-running historical strategy series in which players take the role of a Sengoku-era warlord and try to unify Japan. It was revealed during a Nintendo Direct in June as a winter release. Koei Tecmo's official announcement listed PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC via Steam, at a suggested price of ¥11,880, and billed it as a 45th anniversary title for series creator Kou Shibusawa.
According to the publisher, each warlord in Hishou fights under their own cause, such as land, rank or ambition, which shapes how allies and enemies behave. The game brings back castle-town building for the first time in about 20 years and adds the series' first Story Mode, which follows the life of Oda Nobunaga and teaches newcomers how to play. Its official site lists Japanese, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese text, and the game was playable at Koei Tecmo's Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth.
