Hideki Kamiya Says Bayonetta 3 Development Is "Going Really Well"

Good to know, hopefully more info on the progress of the game will surface at this year E3 (that is if any companies are still even going to be there).

Holiday 2020/early 2021 ship date, calling it now.

I hope this means it'll be out by this coming summer at the latest

It's almost as if video games take time to develop or something.

LOL just like long car trips to grandmas house. Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Then dad turns around and screams we'll get there when we get there! Now shut up or I'm turning this car around!

A single tweet becomes a news article... what a time to be alive!

After buying the first two well over a year ago, I finally got around to playing the first one recently. I'm terrible at it and not really sure if it's my kind of game or not. Can't wait for the third!

I absolutely loved Bayonetta 2, played though it twice on Wii U,and I love Astral Chain even more. Just knowing we have a game on the way that will likely better both is very exciting.

I reckon we'll get our first look in the January/ February Direct and along with BOTW2 will be one of the big 2020 games.

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Show us something already Plat! Also be sure the final boss is as epic as the first one! >.<

@Zeldafan79 "Stop touching me!"

@Ichiyama
LOL stop pulling your sisters hair! I mean it I'll turn this car around and then nobody gets to go to disney world!

I still need to get astral chain! Game looks dope! On a side note if you're a fan of platinum games and happen to also be into G1 transformers you should really check out Transformers Devastation!
It's like Bayonetta with robots and looks exactly like the old cartoon!
Sadly the game pretty much got ignored. A PS4 hidden Gem for sure!

Is this really news? The man says this every freaking time hes asked about Bayo 3. I realize the games gonna take a while to develop, but youd think by now theyd have something to show. Heck just give us a screenshot already, just something from the game.

@BenAV I agree in being patient for a games release, but if 3 years in development and you havent shown a single image from your game, you can ynderstand why people may get antsy. Its like the Pikmin 4 situation. Miyamoto personally confirmed its development years ago, like around 2016, and since then we have seen absolutely nothing from the game. I can be patient for its release, but for the love of god just show something to atleast give us proof the game is actually coming along. It wouldnt hurt Bayonetta 3 to show 1 ingame screen shot to prove the games coming along nicely.

True,but once a game has 3+ years in development asking for a screenshot, atleast, isnt too much to ask for. Its definitely not ideal to announce a game before works even started on it, but in MP4's defense that game was handled poorly by Bandai Namco. Had the game been handled properly the first time around, then the early reveal wouldnt have been an issue.

It's just 2 years since it was announced and Platinum have given us a game in the meantime. Patience. I bet we'll get more info soon, maybe in the next Direct?

Very much looking forward to this game, as I truly enjoyed the first two (even though I suck at them ).

@patbacknitro18
How bad could Namco's Metroid Prime 4 have been? Were there plans to lock most of the game behind pay walls? Seriously though, I wanna see some screenshots and videos from that.

As for Bayonetta 3, I'd be much more concerned if I was more interested in the game. The series has some flashy gameplay and a stunning heroine, but the games are a little too hard for me to really enjoy them.

@Zeldafan79 That's it! Back to Winnipeg!

I wasn't expecting anything on the journalism front. I merely clicked for the hi-res butt.

Bayonetta 3 were the reason i bought a Switch.

After 7 months, i have ~100 games for Switch where around 30 of them is Retail games.
I buy games all the time for Switch, PC, Xbox One and PS4.

If the development is actually going well then no problem. I just hope the game is amazing.

@TechaNinja
LOL!

@YozenFroghurt on easy it should be sound for anyone but still not a walkthrough. Normal good for me but damn! The end boss in two is a bugger. Moon river...... 🌙

I’ve had my Switch for over a year, but have never seen Bayonetta 1 or 2 on sale, digitally or physically. I guess i’m just going to have to pay full price.

@Zeldafan79 But if Dad turns his car around, isn't Grandma the only one who suffers in this particular scenario?

Someday I'll make relevant comments on this website...

We have seen the quality of Platinum Games games when they are given plenty of time to make it, and we have seen the quality of them when they are forced to rush them. Let them develop it in peace.

The time came to get some news about Bayonetta 3, Pikmin 4 and SMT5!

I’m still waiting for Street Fighter 2 on the Amstrad cpc464!

There must be a pretty good chance of us seeing this title in a January Direct I reckon. Certainly feels like it's going to be a 2020 release in any case.

Also, nice of Platinum to actually reply - makes me think the game is getting close.

Not like Retro who have given us Radio silence for over half a decade... makes me think they failed hard on multiple projects.

That’s good enough for me, I just got Astral Chain so that will do until Bayo 3 comes.

Take your time. I can wait for this amazing game. Astral Chain in the interim for me.

@SeerCoot I do hope they use a little more restraint with the cutscenes. I enjoyed them but many of them did drag on too long.

And the quick time events! Nothing was worse than carefully going through a level to get gold and platinum ratings on all the fights while not dying, only to have my overall rating destroyed by a bunch of BS quicktime events.

@JR150 that's such a strange idea. If I was Nintendo, I'd release another mario odyssey next month and the new pikmin after. Zelda should be done in three.

Seriously, step it up guys.

What we should be asking is why Vanquish and Nier are still not on the Switch

@BenAV I'd guess Prime 4 was announced in 2017 to stave off complaints about Samus Returns being a 3DS game, "Why is [insert game] on 3DS and not Switch?" was a very common complaint in 2017-2018.

To that I say. . . prove it!

They can take their time. I'm still working my way through File 12 of Astral Chain. (If you thought the Bayonetta games were difficult...) At least I got the Lappy costume and the Lazy Cat Cap. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is....well...on the horizon.

As an aside, there's nothing quite like Bayonetta sashaying her way towards enemies she's about to brutalize. lol

This seems like an unnecessary article. Obviously the game is in development, we don't need updates when things are smooth. Nobody calls the fire department to tell them their house isn't on fire.

If B3 nails the Bayonetta formula as hard as DMC5 did for its own series, this will be a must-play!

question is development well enough to show something Bayonetta 3 for next year?

@YozenFroghurt Okay, I'll try that the next time I start the game, but if it turns out I already have it on the lowest setting, I think it's best to assume that this series just isn't for me. I don't have patience to get better at games like these. I wish I did, but it's almost never worked out.

Holiday 2020 would work well as I'm trying to keep my game purchases down this year and could ask someone for it (most likely wife or sister) as an Xmas gift.

i hope this aswer that Hideki Kamiya gave to that Twitter user means that Bayonetta 3 is releasing in 2020, me and my cousin want so much to play this game in my Switch and the Switch of my cousin.

I rather it get the 64gb card and done well before bugs and patches to fix problem that should've been fixed in the first place.

good you better show at a jan or febuary direct than. I have trouble believing its nearly done if i don't see it before e3. Than again a pikmin game was nearly complete in 2016 and unless it was hey pikmin we are still waiting on pikmin 4.

That doesn't really say much though. I mean, it's Twitter, and what's he supposed to say? It's going horribly wrong? While im sure it's going fine, I'd still like an actual update for the game. I'm REALLY hoping we get another trailer and possible release window in the next direct.

I am really excited about this one. Bayonetta 2 was one of the best games on Wii U. Bayonetta 3 will be one of the best games on Switch. Let me just say Astral Chain has set the bar high.

Take the time and make it special. But also give us another reveal or a sneak peak 😍😍

Sounds like a prime candidate to be next head coach of the New England Patriots.

They’ll show it a few months before launch, like they’ve been doing recently. I’m personally excited as all hell.

I am so excited about Bayo 3.

@tobsesta99 how do you explain that PS4 game they are working on? The name escapes me but it's basically dark souls Platinim edition. They announced that like a year ago and it still looks kinda rough

Kamiya is a b**t*** and i like him

ooo miss Bayonetta will be ready in the future for the 3rd game

@Zeldafan79

Certainly was pretty cool from what I played, but admittedly didn't get to delve into it as deeply as I would have liked. Now that we're talking about it I may have to see if maybe I can find it cheap & really get into it. It's far from a ps4 hidden gem though as it wasn't even close to an exclusive. In fact you didn't even need to be into the current gen to play it. I played it on Xbox1, but I know that it was as also available for Xbox360 & ps3 as well. Now if you're s as saying that it's a hidden gem in general, I can certainly agree.

This is just kamiya saying piss off really. I'm just sayin. People are very hype for your game that hasn't been seen in what two years? We could use a little more than "yeah everything's good. Go away"

@guamyankee Doubtful, I'm pretty sure Belicheck is immortal and will be coaching them until the world ends.

Accurate. Possibly even after the world ends.

@gameboy1975
Yeah i think it was on PS3 and Xbox. I meant hidden gem in general. Best Transformers G1 game I've ever seen for sure! It's a little rough around the edges but still good!