Bayonetta future: Inaba wants to expand the world, no new game confirmed
PlatinumGames president Atsushi Inaba says he wants to expand Bayonetta’s world, but he did not confirm a new game.
- The comments came during a Famitsu interview tied to a Bayonetta crossover for Stellar Blade Complete Edition on Switch 2, which is reportedly planned for November 2026.
- Stellar Blade director and Shift Up CEO Kim Hyung-tae called Bayonetta an essential work in his life and said he had to hold back while designing the Bayonetta-inspired Black Dress outfit.
What happened
During an interview with Famitsu, PlatinumGames president Atsushi Inaba said he would like to further expand Bayonetta and broaden the series’ world. According to the reporting, this was presented as a wish rather than an official announcement of a new entry or any other concrete project.
The comments came up in a conversation centered on a Bayonetta crossover for Stellar Blade Complete Edition on Switch 2. That collaboration is linked in the reporting to a release in November 2026. Inaba was also asked about a possible next Bayonetta game, but according to the interview summary he gave a wait-and-see style answer.
On the other side of the conversation, Shift Up CEO and Stellar Blade director Kim Hyung-tae spoke at length about his appreciation for Bayonetta. Through machine translation, he called the series an “essential work in my life” and said it is one of his three favorite games. He also said he had to rein himself in while designing the Bayonetta-inspired Black Dress outfit so it would not go too far.
Kim Hyung-tae also half-jokingly said he would like to design characters for a future Bayonetta game himself. PlatinumGames and Shift Up have not turned that into a new project, and based on the available reporting, Bayonetta’s future remains unclear.
Timeline
2023-10: Hideki Kamiya leaves PlatinumGames; he had previously described Bayonetta as a nine-part saga.
2024: Bayonetta’s Japanese voice actress Atsuko Tanaka dies.
2026-10-04: Famitsu publishes the interview in which Atsushi Inaba says he wants to expand Bayonetta, without confirming a new game.
2026-11: According to the reporting, the Bayonetta crossover for Stellar Blade Complete Edition on Switch 2 is scheduled.
Background
Hideki Kamiya, the creator of Bayonetta, left PlatinumGames in October 2023. The reporting also notes that Bayonetta 3 director Yusuke Miyata has since left PlatinumGames as well. That means there is no known creative lead from the series’ original core named for a potential sequel.
The franchise’s future is also described as uncertain in the reporting because Atsuko Tanaka, Bayonetta’s Japanese voice, died in 2024. Based on the available sources, there is no confirmation of a new Bayonetta game, remake, or spin-off.