As fans continue to wait for the third installment in the beloved action franchiseBayonetta, PlatinumGames' Hideki Kamiya revealed that we’ll hear more about the game’s development later this year. During the recentArcade Archives streamshe briefly delved into his current projects and gave us another status update on the title.
When asked about what projects he was busy with, Kamiya replied “Well, I suppose…we’ve been working on new stuff likeBayonetta 3, not that I can say too much… but I hope we can give an update during the year.” He then continued, “–and give updates on a few more unannounced projects too. I’m not sure if I’m allowed to say that, but I said it anyway.” And in true Kamiya fashion he finished off the brief phone interview by stating that he hopes to bring hype to the industry “so keep an eye on us.”
He last spokeofBayonetta 3in May 2020 ina full interviewas he reassured fans thatBayonetta 3was not cancelled. After being asked by the interviewer “Finally, Kamiya-san, are you bored of being asked about whereBayonetta 3is yet?” Kamiya replied:
I’m on Twitter so I see a lot of comments every day. I’m happy that there’s still anticipation for the title, but one thing I would like to address is the trend I’m seeing which is people who are starting to ask if the game has been cancelled. I want you guys to take any concerns you have like that and throw them out the window immediately because we’re still hard at work on it and it hasn’t been cancelled by any means. Please look forward to it!
In February, theBayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundlereleased for Xbox One and PS4.We reviewed itand “other than a nice, steelbook case for the physical edition, theBayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundledoesn’t have much else to offer.” PlatinumGames had also publishedon their official sitean interview with the staff working on thein-house enginethe studio has been developing, which has been tentatively titled the Platinum Engine.
PlatinumGames also announced back in 2020 that four big announcements, the Platinum 4, were coming and three of them already happened.The Wonderful 101 RemasterKickstarter. Thereveal ofProject G.G.,a new game directed by Hideki Kamiya and in the line ofViewtiful JoeandThe Wonderful 101.And the launch of anew PlatinumGames studio in Tokyo. The fourth and last announcement wasn’t shared yet but PlatinumGames' Hideki Kamiya and Atsushi Inabateased that it’s coming soonand it’ll be something awesome.
In more lighthearted news, PlatinumGames and Hideki Kamiya published on April 1st theirown April Fools' 2020joke as the fourth and finalPlatinum 4 announcement. Through a video posted on their official Twitter account, PlatinumGames reveals its new arcade system, the Neo-Classic Arcade, and its first game,Sol Presta,seemingly developed in collaboration with Hamster Corp.
