PlatinumGames Wants to Self-Publish Bayonetta

I want bayonetta 2 with 4k & stable 60 fps for ps4 😃

Still only played the first one because Switch games are mad expensive. Love Bayonetta 1 and most stuff Platinum puts out though. The more power to them, the better.

If Platinum can get more Bayonetta games on other consoles someday then that would be great. Until then, looks like I’ll be playing them on Nintendo for awhile.

In this case, Nintendoes what SEGA don't.

I bet Platinum could successfully crowd fund a multi-platform Bayonetta 4, though. I think there is a demand for it - just don't count on B2 and B3 leaving the house of Mario anytime soon.

Wait for the hate of Nintendo fanboys

I'm kinda new to the whole platinum thing but recently discovered that they did Mad World on wii, So that was my first platinum game then of course Nier Automata. Looking forward to the Bayonetta/Vanquish collection.

Not really a fan of this property, but I'm glad Nintendo stepped in to keep it alive for the people who do enjoy it.

Personally, I just want to see more RPG collabs from Platinum. NieR: Automata was great, and while they're no longer officially associated with the product, their fingerprints are all over the combat in that Granblue RPG.

Somehow, I feel like Nintendo will be a lot less willing to part with this publishing license than they were with The Wonderful 101.

@GKO900 Just like the time when some PS4 owners (not me) cancelled their Death Stranding pre-orders once it was announced for PC.

@Akurusu Maybe they just wanted the game on PC and they changed their mind of the PS4 version, but what's that has to do with this, are you happy that Bayonetta might come to other consoles or not?

A PS5 Bayonetta game would be stunning. It's such a shame it's relegated to the weakest platform at the moment, the games are still amazing but they could look so much better.

@GKO900 Ho ho ho, that could be it but the tweets said otherwise. Making up all kinds of insulting names for Kojima and disrespecting his legacy.

For Bayonetta, 2 and 3 should stay Nintendo exclusive for obvious reasons. If there was any wider audience that would get 2&3 it would be probably Microsoft since Nintendo & Microsoft have had a good relationship recently. Not sure about their relationship with Sony.

If they funded the games themselves it would be cool, but Platinum got an inch and they’re taking a mile.

Lmao the comment section is so damn funny at nintendolife. Even if 2 goes multiplat, I wouldnt care cause it's far worse than 1. But I would like to see 3 go multiplat in the case that it's as good or even better than 1.

@Judal27 All I think is that 2&3 should stay on Nintendo consoles (and they probably will) only because that was the only studio who gave the game a second chance. More exclusive franchises are good for console sales. There are people who will buy a system just for one game. even if they sell it back once they beat it.

I really like Bayonetta, but id even admit it'll be glorious on a more powerful machine.

@Akurusu exclusive or not it wouldn't matter to me as that's why I bought a switch so any exclusives it gets that might interest me, I'll buy. I just find it funny that people are blowing this out of proportion.

Like it doesn't make Platinum backstabbers for wanting it to go multiplat and it wouldn't make Ninty a bad guy if they came out saying they want to keep it as an exclusive. They're just businesses.

But also, it just goes to show that not all ninty fans believe that games going to all platforms is a good thing after all lol.

I'd be a hypocrite if I argued in favour of P5 remaining a PS exclusive whilst arguing that Bayonetta should come over as a multiplat. Nintendo took an expensive chance on Bayonetta 2 and it seems to have paid off enough that a second sequel will be with us before long. It should reap all the benefits of that gamble.

@GKO900 Well, there is an article about this on NintendoLife now. I’m sure it all be there in the comment section.

@shonenjump86 Wow you're right it's like a battlefield and the worst thing is that this is just what Platinum Games wishes to do get independent and get their IP back to self publish their games to get a better future and this isn't a game created or own by Nintendo so it doesn't even make sense all the crying but the fanboys and their blind brand loyalty it's the dream of every company

@GKO900. Lol talking about fanboy brand loyalty remember how ps3-4 and xbox fans where sending death threats to platinum and nintendo because it was wiiu exclusive oohh and the hate coming back DISPITE not supporting the original multipat release then dissmising it as a dmc ripoff out of spite...

Also recent interview from inaba confirms nintendo half owns bayonetta when talking about the ip

Bayonetta 1 > Bayonetta 2. Fight me.

I've of two minds on this just like with Yakuza. On one hand, even at a time MS and Nintendo desperately needed games for its platforms, it turned away Yakuza. Sony took a chance and let Sega publish it on the PS2. It's Sega's IP so it can do what it wants but on the other hand I also think PlayStation does deserve preferential treatment because of that. Same with Bayonetta. Platinum can do what it wants with its games, especially after 3, but there's never a first sequel without Nintendo, so again that's the company and fanbase that should get the most from the devs.

it would be nice to get all the games on PS4 (even though i have the first 2 on Wii U) of course there would be a lot of work needed to do it, negotiations with Nintendo and SEGA over the publishing rights and not to mention removal of all the Nintendo themed content in the games could mean it might not be feasible for Platinum to do it sadly

@Lady_rosalina For starters if you're gonna compare fanboys it's true that they did went crazy but, it was its first game so it was a little niche and not everyone knew about it and for people on the PS3 like me heard that unfortunately they did a poor port and had frame rate issues but even then people still did support the game just not as much as it could've been but still wanted a new one that's why the hate because they criticize everything and don't eat whatever excuse a company says like Nintendo fanboys that consumes and pays for anti costumers decisions like animals crossing not being able to transfer save data, Pokémon milking their fanboys with 2 versions of the same game with cut content, DLC and 2 subscriptions required to get your previous Pokémon and that info of Nintendo ownership of the IP is not true they only own publishing rights not the IP I don't know where you got that information but Sega it's the owner

@GKO900 The PS3 port was a massive insult and left a sour taste in my mouth so maybe this will change it.

@nessisonett Well the day I buy a switch. I will make a NA account for sure! It's waay cheaper then EU when you buy digital games

@SaikoWaifu2003 That shouldn’t be a thing. Exclusives exist to sell consoles. If someone wants to play a certain game they need to invest into getting that console. Gaming is an expensive hobby. I want to play Zelda, Smash Bros., Fire Emblem, and whatever game is exclusive to a Nintendo console and have light hearted fun. That’s why I get Nintendo systems.

On the other hand. I also want to play Ratchet & Clank, God of War, Bloodborne, and whatever other exclusive comes to PS with some maturity. So I got a PlayStation.

I’m not putting up a good argument, but console exclusives exist to sell said system. It’s better to have the systems ready with the exclusive games you want than hope for rumors to come true and wait. Or thinking just because one game that was previously exclusive came over, all the other games will.