'We Have a Strong Desire to Further Develop the Character of Bayonetta' — PlatinumGames Isn't Done With the Gun Witch

PlatinumGames CEO Atsushi Inaba expressed that his company is not finished with the Bayonetta series, the character action franchise starring a witch with gun-like shoes and weaponized hair. Many of the original developers have left the studio, including Hideki Kamiya, who started his own studio Clovers for Okami 2, and other notable people like Masaki Yamanaka, Kenji Saito, and Takahisa Taura.

However, Inaba stated that there is a strong desire to continue developing the Bayonetta character and her world. The series is co-owned by Sega and Nintendo, and Bayonetta 3 was released on Switch in 2022. Inaba commented on the series' future in an interview with Famitsu, but declined to elaborate further. As for PlatinumGames' other current projects, the studio has recently released Ninja Gaiden 4 and is working on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, a collaboration with Paramount.

The game was announced at Summer Game Fest in June 2026 following the cancellation of the original version. Warner Bros and Paramount have merged into a single company called Skydance, which will hold the rights to numerous popular franchises once the merger is complete.