PlatinumGames president Atsushi Inaba has hinted he’d wish to develop the character of Bayonetta and broaden her world.
Whereas he stopped in need of confirming a brand new sport, Famitsu reviews that when Inaba sat down with Shift Up CEO and Stellar Blade director Kim Hyung-tae throughout Tokyo Recreation Present held to mark a crossover bringing 4 Bayonetta-themed costumes to Stellar Blade Full Version on Swap 2 this November, he admitted he nonetheless had a need to develop the franchise additional.
Kim used the chance to gush concerning the collection himself, calling Bayonetta “an indispensable work in my life” (albeit through machine-translation) and naming it considered one of his three favorite video games, whereas admitting he needed to management himself whereas designing his personal Bayonetta-inspired “Black Gown” costume so it would not go too far. He even requested, half-joking, to design characters for the subsequent entry himself.
Requested straight about that subsequent entry, Inaba declined to present specifics, telling Famitsu solely to attend and see.
It is definitely extra optimistic than latest conversations – collection creator Hideki Kamiya left Platinum in October 2023, saying on the time he’d envisioned Bayonetta as a nine-part saga he could now take “to the grave” with him – and Bayonetta 3 director Yusuke Miyata has additionally since departed.
If she does come again, it will not be along with her iconic Japanese voice work because the collection not too long ago misplaced Bayonetta’s Japanese voice actress Atsuko Tanaka, who died in August 2024 aged 61.