PlatinumGames’ Bayonetta 3 has been a hot topic recently and for good reason – it finally received its first gameplay trailer, showcasing a redesigned Bayonetta and new mechanics like Demon Slave. A release for 2022 has also been confirmed and founder/senior VP Hideki Kamiya has promised that it will “exceed all expectations.”
Though Kamiya clarified previously that the title is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch – since it’s being funded by Nintendo – he reiterated this fact in two recent tweets (translation by Nintendo Everything). “Just like with Bayonetta 2, we’re developing Bayonetta 3 with funding from Nintendo. We are only involved in development. All decisions about the final product are up to Nintendo. So feel free to send your requests of ‘release the game on other consoles’ to Nintendo. If Nintendo asks us to port the game to PS5, we might do that.
“I mean, I guess the likelihood of Bayonetta 2 and 3 coming to PS5 and Xbox isn’t impossible – it’s Nintendo’s decision. By that same logic, it’s not impossible that games like Mario and Zelda could be show up on PS5 or whatever. So good luck sending passionate pleas to Nintendo and trying to get that to happen…” He then ended by stating, “If I were you, I’d simply buy a Switch.”
Long story short, Bayonetta 3 is exclusive to the Switch and the possibility of it showing up for other platforms is all up to Nintendo. Given how many Nintendo properties have released for rival platforms over the years, it’s very unlikely that the publisher will relent.
Regardless, Bayonetta 3 is still looking very good. It’s being directed by Yusuke Miyata who worked on Scalebound as its lead designer. To that effect, the new Demon Slave mechanic appears to be based on the method of controlling dragons from Platinum’s cancelled project. We’ll see for ourselves how it shapes up in the coming months so stay tuned.
【恒例】
ベヨ3は、ベヨ2同様、任天堂から資金を頂いて開発してます…
我々は"開発のみ"で、商品に関わる決定権は全て任天堂にあります…
なので、例えば「他機種で出して」等のご要望は任天堂へどうぞ…
任天堂から「じゃあPS5に移植して」と我々に依頼＆資金提供があれば、受けるかも知れません…— 無職 神谷英樹 Unemployed Hideki Kamiya (@HidekiKamiya_X) September 25, 2021
ベヨ２、ベヨ３がPS5やXBOXに移植される可能性はゼロではないでしょう…任天堂がそう判断すればいいだけですから…
同じ理屈で、マリオやゼルダがPS5等で遊べる可能性もゼロではないわけです…
頑張って任天堂に熱烈な要望を送り続けてください…
ちなみに僕なら手っ取り早くハード買います…— 無職 神谷英樹 Unemployed Hideki Kamiya (@HidekiKamiya_X) September 25, 2021
