Collaboration between Shift Up and PlatinumGames may continue beyond Four Skins Bayonetta Coming soon Star Blade. In fact, Shift Up head Hyung-tae Kim has announced his interest in working with the Japanese studio again, and even jokingly offered to contribute to the development of the next chapter in the series, which could be an opportunity. Bayonetta 4.
The event was an interview published by Famitsu, in which Kim and PlatinumGames CEO Atsushi Inaba participated. Inaba, who has served as executive producer on Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2 and 3, as well as Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, praised Stellar Blade, calling it “a model of video game development.”
Inaba particularly appreciated the large number of elements and activities the game offers beyond combat, showing that it is an example of an experience built around fun. the manager jokingly added Not to be outdone Reach the Star Blade.
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Kim, for his part, explained that he considers Bayonetta to be one of his three favorite games, praising its artistic aspects and aspects related to the game’s mechanics. The Shift Up executive then joked about the future of the series, saying he wants it At least as good as “Bayonetta 10”and offered to be responsible for the character design of the next chapter, even spending a day in the PlatinumGames office.
After the decidedly unenthusiastic response from Shift Up’s chief commercial officer, Kim softened the joke but turned it into more specific advice: Partnering again with PlatinumGames future. Inaba welcomed the idea, hinting at possible new space for collaboration and emphasizing that he disliked comments made simply out of politeness.
However, no joint projects related to Bayonetta 4 or any other games have been announced yet. This confirmed collaboration only concerns Stellar Blade: they will arrive on the occasion of the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 version (scheduled for November 5) Four looks inspired by Bayonetta. They will be free on all platforms and will also include original designs created under Kim’s guidance. According to Inaba, the skins exceeded PlatinumGames’ expectations.