According to the well-known developer Hideki Kamiya, it is not entirely impossible that Bayonetta 2 and 3 will not come to Xbox and PlayStation, but the chance is not very high either.
If you want to see the Bayonetta games on the PlayStation and Xbox, according to Kamiya you have to let Nintendo know that you want to.
The first Bayonetta appeared in 2009 as a multi-platform game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 (and later for the PC). However, it was published by SEGA at the time and since then Nintendo has provided Platinum Games with a budget for its prequels. This ultimately resulted in the second part only coming to Wii U at first. Unfortunately, this console was not a success and was later re-released on the Nintendo Switch.
The same is now happening with Bayonetta 3, which is not quite appreciated by the owners of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. If it’s up to Kamiya, you really should be with Nintendo to get the game on other platforms.
“We are developing Bayonetta 3, like Bayonetta 2, with money received from Nintendo”, writes Kamiya in a tweet. “Since we are ‘only in development’, Nintendo has full control over the product.”
Interestingly enough, he goes on to state that it is not completely impossible to see Bayonetta 2 and its successor on other platforms.
“It looks like the chances of Bayonetta 2 and Bayonetta 3 being ported to PS4 and Xbox are not zero”, he added.
Although the chance is not great, he compares it to the chance that Mario and Zelda would appear on other platforms and that doesn’t sound very promising.
Bayonetta 3 is currently planned for next year and exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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