{"id":2178526,"date":"2026-10-04T13:37:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T10:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2178526"},"modified":"2026-10-04T13:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T10:37:29","slug":"platinumgames-boss-hints-he-wants-to-expand-bayonetta-as-stellar-blade-director-calls-the-series-indispensable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2178526","title":{"rendered":"PlatinumGames boss hints he wants to expand Bayonetta as Stellar Blade director calls the series &#8220;indispensable&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul 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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/article\/202609\/88660\">Famitsu<\/a> reports that when Inaba sat down with Shift Up CEO and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stellar-blade-guides-tips-tricks-9430\">Stellar Blade<\/a> director Kim Hyung-tae during Tokyo Game Show held to mark a crossover bringing four Bayonetta-themed costumes to Stellar Blade Complete Edition on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> this November, he admitted he still had a desire to expand the franchise further.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Stellar Blade &#8211; Official Bayonetta Collaboration Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AToyS3S0SBs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kim used the opportunity to gush about the series himself, calling Bayonetta &#8220;an indispensable work in my life&#8221; (albeit via machine-translation) and naming it one of his three favourite games, while admitting he had to control himself while designing his own Bayonetta-inspired &#8220;Black Dress&#8221; costume so it wouldn&#8217;t go too far. He even asked, half-joking, to design characters for the next entry himself.<\/p>\n<p>Asked directly about that next entry, Inaba declined to give specifics, telling Famitsu only to wait and see.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s certainly more optimistic than recent conversations &#8211; series creator Hideki Kamiya left Platinum in October 2023, saying at the time he&#8217;d envisioned Bayonetta as a nine-part saga he may now take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bayonetta-creator-hideki-kamiya-say-he-may-take-his-ideas-for-the-series-to-the-grave-with-him\">&#8220;to the grave&#8221; with him<\/a> &#8211; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/bayonetta-3\">Bayonetta 3<\/a> director Yusuke Miyata has also since departed.<\/p>\n<p>If she does come back, it won&#8217;t be with her iconic Japanese voice work as the series recently lost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bayonettas-japanese-voice-actress-atsuko-tanaka-has-passed-away\">Bayonetta&#8217;s Japanese voice actress Atsuko Tanaka<\/a>, who died in August 2024 aged 61.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p>PlatinumGames president Atsushi Inaba has hinted he&#8217;d like to expand the character of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/bayonetta\">Bayonetta<\/a> and broaden her world.<\/p>\n<p>While he stopped short of confirming a new game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/article\/202609\/88660\">Famitsu<\/a> reports that when Inaba sat down with Shift Up CEO and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stellar-blade-guides-tips-tricks-9430\">Stellar Blade<\/a> director Kim Hyung-tae during Tokyo Game Show held to mark a crossover bringing four Bayonetta-themed costumes to Stellar Blade Complete Edition on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> this November, he admitted he still had a desire to expand the franchise further.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Stellar Blade &#8211; Official Bayonetta Collaboration Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AToyS3S0SBs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kim used the opportunity to gush about the series himself, calling Bayonetta &#8220;an indispensable work in my life&#8221; (albeit via machine-translation) and naming it one of his three favourite games, while admitting he had to control himself while designing his own Bayonetta-inspired &#8220;Black Dress&#8221; costume so it wouldn&#8217;t go too far. He even asked, half-joking, to design characters for the next entry himself.<\/p>\n<p>Asked directly about that next entry, Inaba declined to give specifics, telling Famitsu only to wait and see.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s certainly more optimistic than recent conversations &#8211; series creator Hideki Kamiya left Platinum in October 2023, saying at the time he&#8217;d envisioned Bayonetta as a nine-part saga he may now take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bayonetta-creator-hideki-kamiya-say-he-may-take-his-ideas-for-the-series-to-the-grave-with-him\">&#8220;to the grave&#8221; with him<\/a> &#8211; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/bayonetta-3\">Bayonetta 3<\/a> director Yusuke Miyata has also since departed.<\/p>\n<p>If she does come back, it won&#8217;t be with her iconic Japanese voice work as the series recently lost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bayonettas-japanese-voice-actress-atsuko-tanaka-has-passed-away\">Bayonetta&#8217;s Japanese voice actress Atsuko Tanaka<\/a>, who died in August 2024 aged 61.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News PlatinumGames boss hints he wants to expand Bayonetta as Stellar Blade director calls the series &#8220;indispensable&#8221; Witch hunt. 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