Platinum Games is hinting at Bayonetta 2 not releasing in 2013. Platinum recently described Max Anarchy, Wonderful 101, Metal Gear Rising and Bayonetta 2 as their upcoming games for "2013 and beyond" yet all of those games except Bayonetta have a relatively firm 2013 release date already. So logically, Bayonetta 2 must be the game coming out "beyond" 2013.
In a wide-ranging interview with IGN, game developer legend Hideki Kamiya reveals why he left Bayonetta maker PlatinumGames and what's next.
Long shot here but with him out of the picture... MS could get PG to finish Scalebound. As it is, the project was shelved and Ms still had all the work they had done up to that point. HK's mismanagement of multiple projects is what caused MS to pull the plug, but I feel they still wanted to get it done at some point.
“My work with Platinum Games was based on a relationship of trust with the company. I decided to leave because I felt that the direction the company was heading in was different from my beliefs as a developer. Without that element of trust, I couldn’t continue working there, and so I left, so that I could continue working in what I consider to be the right way.
“I don't think of games as products, but rather as works of art. I want to put my artistry into games and deliver games that could only be made by Hideki Kamiya, so that players can enjoy Hideki Kamiya games exactly as they are. I decided to leave the company and forge my own path, to continue making games that reflect the developers who made them.”
Hideki Kamiya will be leaving PlatinumGames on October 12, 2023.
Phil better have that check ready. Hideki expertise and knowledge would be a great asset to the Xbox team and can possibly bring growth in the Asia region.
How sudden, I wonder what changed.
Maybe after the certain story choices and direction for Bayonetta 3 they can hopefully make it more like the first two games.
i've always felt platinum games lack of growth/failures can be traced back to kamiya. He seems like a very troublesome person to work with
Vice president Hideki Kamiya, director Yosuke Matsumura and producer Yuji Nakao discuss the standalone release.
I kinda got the Vibe that B2 wasn't coming out this year, because their wasn't much said about it after the confirmation that it was going to be a Wii U exclusive.
The Wii U still has Wonderful 101 from Platinum Games in 2013 and all the other games that Nintendo has yet to announce. And I'm sure they have their hands full with Anarchy Reigns, Metal Gear Rising and Wonderful 101 to have B2 come out in the same year.
EDIT: In the end, it could always release in the fall, after those games are released, they will have some talent from the other games move over to B2 and help move the development along. I don't expect them to rush to have it out.
ehh, i kind of got tyhe feeling it wouldnt make it this year, so its no surprise, besides this still gives me time to get a wii u so i wont miss out.
that's not a good thing. well, at least show us some trailers.
If that happens I'll live. It's not like there won't be other good games this year.
yes please . the longer it takes to finish a game, the funner and godly it becomes .