Scrawl: "Platinum Games considers themselves “one of the very few healthy Japanese games companies,” according to president and CEO Tatsuya Minami. A new credo delivered by the company today reveals that Platinum’s sights are set on fresh new titles, claiming “original titles are on the decline” and that “Japanese games that garner worldwide acclaim are slipping away.”"
In a wide-ranging interview with IGN, game developer legend Hideki Kamiya reveals why he left Bayonetta maker PlatinumGames and what's next.
Long shot here but with him out of the picture... MS could get PG to finish Scalebound. As it is, the project was shelved and Ms still had all the work they had done up to that point. HK's mismanagement of multiple projects is what caused MS to pull the plug, but I feel they still wanted to get it done at some point.
“My work with Platinum Games was based on a relationship of trust with the company. I decided to leave because I felt that the direction the company was heading in was different from my beliefs as a developer. Without that element of trust, I couldn’t continue working there, and so I left, so that I could continue working in what I consider to be the right way.
“I don't think of games as products, but rather as works of art. I want to put my artistry into games and deliver games that could only be made by Hideki Kamiya, so that players can enjoy Hideki Kamiya games exactly as they are. I decided to leave the company and forge my own path, to continue making games that reflect the developers who made them.”
Hideki Kamiya will be leaving PlatinumGames on October 12, 2023.
Phil better have that check ready. Hideki expertise and knowledge would be a great asset to the Xbox team and can possibly bring growth in the Asia region.
How sudden, I wonder what changed.
Maybe after the certain story choices and direction for Bayonetta 3 they can hopefully make it more like the first two games.
i've always felt platinum games lack of growth/failures can be traced back to kamiya. He seems like a very troublesome person to work with
Vice president Hideki Kamiya, director Yosuke Matsumura and producer Yuji Nakao discuss the standalone release.
I heart Platinum so much. Keep making the games I like!
Minami's right though!
I wish them the best luck :) and I hope that they 'll make Anarchy reigns game good... and where's my Bayonetta 2 & real Madworld? :) ..and if they could make a colloboration with capcom and make God Hand 2 & Viewtiful Joe 3 please :) that would be epic! :)
Love this company and there ways. I wish more Japanese publishers felt like this *coughcapcomcough*