There’s still the chance that Team Ninja is working on the next sequel, but this would mean the sixth game did horribly. While one year is a short period to release an upgraded version of a game, it seems like the likeliest possibility. We can even add Dead or Alive 5 Infinite, which, while a spinoff, still carries the fifth game's name. There’s also the compilation games Dead or Alive Ultimate and Dead or Alive: Dimensions for Xbox and Nintendo 3DS respectively. The remaining three were for upgrades of the fifth game, namely Dead or Alive 5+, Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate, and Dead or Alive 5 Last Round.
There have been six in total, with Dead or Alive ++ for the first game, then Dead or Alive 2 Millennium and DOA2: Hardcore for the second. It’s not such a leap if you consider the number of updated versions that have been released between all six main titles. While I know development has ended for the base game, that doesn’t mean Team Ninja isn’t working on an enhanced version. Dead or Alive 6 is also not the only fighting game with questionable netcode or a lack of official support for its competitive scene to lead to some sort of boycott. Dead or Alive 5 had 1,260 costumes that were similarly priced while its sequel stopped short of 400, so its DLC practices are nothing new. While everyone’s concerns about the game are valid, it’s hard to think that Team Ninja ended development because of them. Even the hair DLC controversy wasn’t enough to drive players away, though, as community tournaments like Royal Summit 9, Fall or Rise, and Hood Weeklies still take place. However, these costumes are not required to play the game, so fans could easily ignore them and continue playing as they please.
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Besides this, the developer is also known for selling numerous costume bundles at prices as high as $90, which costs more than the base game at full price. Team Ninja eventually revised the DLC to make hair color purchases a one-time affair and refunded those that had bought them multiple times before the change.