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The Umbra Witch was final seen in 2023’s Bayonetta Origins
We could not have seen the final of Bayonetta. PlatinumGames’ boss Atsushi Inaba has teased that whereas he cannot announce something for the time being, the studio may be very keen to maintain her round. That is doubtlessly excellent news for followers, as Bayonetta final starred in 2023’s prequel, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. Now all of us simply need to cross our fingers for Bayonetta 4.
Speaking to Famitsu (as translated by VGC), Inaba mentioned that PlatnimumGames has “a robust need to additional develop the character of Bayonetta and broaden her world. Please sit up for seeing what type that takes sooner or later.” Shift Up CEO Hyung-tae Kim, who was a part of the interview to advertise the upcoming Stellar Blade and Bayonetta crossover, appeared as excited as followers, saying PlatinumGames must proceed the collection by way of Bayonetta 10 and that he’ll get the information off the document, “so everybody please go residence shortly.”
PlatinumGames’ subsequent title is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, an adaptation of the critically acclaimed comedian. The mission was re-revealed in June 2026 with PlatinumGames taking on growth from Black Forest. It at the moment has no launch window.
What is going on on with Bayonetta proper now?
The prospect of Bayonetta returning is one thing of a double-edged sword. The character is extremely beloved by followers, however the final mainline entry within the collection broken plenty of goodwill due to some questionable narrative selections. The collection tried to proceed past the normal format with Bayonetta Origins, which turned out to be an impressed prequel, however there was no actual motion on one other recreation since.
Again in 2022, collection creator Hideki Kamiya revealed a fourth mainline game was in development, however he left the studio nearly a 12 months later. The studio has additionally gone by way of main restructuring that noticed much more huge names depart alongside Kamiya. The worst-case situation with the Bayonetta world increasing is that it might be relegated to crossovers just like the upcoming Stellar Blade look or the character’s addition to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
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