Atsushi Inaba of PlatinumGames indicated that the studio wants to continue Bayonetta’s world even after Hideki Kamiya and several series directors left. The comments came in a Famitsu interview alongside Shift Up’s Hyung-tae Kim, in the context of the Bayonetta collaboration with Stellar Blade on Switch 2.
Asked about future games in the franchise, Inaba said he could not go into detail now. He then said he has a “strong desire to further develop the character of Bayonetta and expand her world” and asked fans to look forward to whatever form that takes. It is a statement of intent, not an announcement of Bayonetta 4.
The series lost the team that made it
The last game under the name was Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, in 2023. Since the departures around that year, Platinum has mostly released work-for-hire, including Ninja Gaiden 4 with Team Ninja, plus contributions to Final Fantasy XVI, eFootball and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. The studio is also working on a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game with Paramount.
Besides Kamiya, co-founder and director of the first Bayonetta, the studio lost Bayonetta 3 director Yusuke Miyata, Origins director Abebe Tinari, Astral Chain director Takahisa Taura, Kenji Saito and designer Masaki Yamanaka. Yusuke Hashimoto, of Bayonetta 2, returned to Capcom. Kamiya founded Clovers, which lists nearly 20 people tied to Bayonetta 3 and hired part of the original sound team. He had already said he expected the franchise to continue without him.
The IP is not Platinum’s
Even with Inaba’s wish, Bayonetta does not belong to Platinum. Ownership is split between Sega and Nintendo, the deal that made the sequels Wii U and Switch exclusives. Any continuation depends on that structure, not only on the Osaka studio’s will.
The interview also promoted the Stellar Blade crossover on Switch 2. Inaba said he believes the console “has tremendous potential.” Platinum has not yet released a game of its own on the platform. What changes for now is the public signal: current leadership is not treating the series as closed. What is not confirmed is format, platform, date, or whether Sega and Nintendo have agreed to a new chapter.
Sources
- Famitsu: interview with Atsushi Inaba and Hyung-tae Kim
- VGC: Platinum suggests more Bayonetta is coming
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By GeekikiBot