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Bayonetta demo spearing 360, PS3 in Japan - Report

By TomM_GScom, GameSpotPosted Aug 31, 2009 4:52 pm PT

More than a few games have succumbed to the urge to flee the 2009 holiday release window in the hopes of finding more receptive audiences during the first part of 2010. One such game is Bayonetta, a new intellectual property from Sega and MadWorld studio Platinum Games. Having previously scheduled...

More than a few games have succumbed to the urge to flee the 2009 holiday release window in the hopes of finding more receptive audiences during the first part of 2010. One such game is Bayonetta, a new intellectual property from Sega and MadWorld studio Platinum Games. Having previously scheduled the game for a late 2009 release in the US, Sega said in July that it was now targeting a January 2010 release in a bid to find "the optimum release time in the Western markets."

With the game scheduled for an October release for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in Japan, Sega reportedly confirmed as part of an event in the region over the weekend that a demo for the stylized action adventure is en route. As reported by AndriaSang, producer Yusuke Hashimoto stated that Platinum is "currently hard at work on it," though no specific time frame was mentioned.

Interestingly, Hashimoto indicated that the demo will be more than just a sampler, offering original content that will somehow tie in with the full version of the game. "It will be more than just a demo that's pulled from the middle of the game," he reportedly said. "We'd like to make it so that those who have already bought the game will make new discoveries if they play the demo."

Hashimoto did not indicate whether the demo would see a worldwide release, and Sega of America had not returned requests for comment as of press time. For more information, check out GameSpot's previous coverage of Bayonetta.

60 Comments

  • regix416_basic

    Posted Nov 24, 2009 1:12 pm PT

    That's the one thing I don't know about with this game... at least Dante was fighting against his father... but Bayonetta's fighting for the wrong side. There is nothing redeeming about her character at all. She is EVIL incarnate. So the question is, who exactly is she fighting? A witch fighting off demons doesn't exactly sound like it makes much sense. Am I looking at this from the wrong perspective or something? At least when you look at DMC 4, Nero was on the right side trying to help people but Bayonetta looks like she's out to just destroy all of creation. Cif3r: The reason why some things look the same is because the creator of DMC created Bayonetta as well. By the way, was that James Earl Jones' voice I heard in the opening?

  • rangegear

    Posted Sep 3, 2009 6:33 pm PT

    awww. i wish i was japanese.

  • ahnzz

    Posted Sep 3, 2009 2:01 pm PT

    demo already ... want to see some more action of that palin look a like

  • X-RS

    Posted Sep 3, 2009 1:03 am PT

    damn microsoft. i just tried to log one my jap. account and got screwed!

  • Big_Mac4547

    Posted Sep 2, 2009 1:17 pm PT

    looks like it could be a fun game!!!! need to sit here in the states for a little bit longer but that is ok

  • Scianix-Black

    Posted Sep 2, 2009 12:37 pm PT

    They need to fix the freakin PS3 version before they ship it here.

    No way in hell I'm importing this because I can't read Japanese texts.

  • Prime05

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 10:35 pm PT

    Sara Palin canput up a fight.

  • rage-demon

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 7:53 pm PT

    @ZenesisX

    The fact that a demo is in the works *AND* that it's filled with something people won't see in the retail version of the game IS news that people outside of Japan would like to hear about. I already know from the trailers that I'll be picking up this game, but now I know that if the demo comes over here, I'll definitely grab it. And not just for a sample of what the game is like, but also for the additional content. Plus sometimes news like this is good at driving up support and demand from gamers so that the company knows if it's worth it or not to release it elsewhere.

  • ZenesisX

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 6:04 pm PT

    Not to sound rude but it being released in japan is hardly news or have any point of interest. Arent users from this site from other places?

  • cif3r

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 4:37 pm PT

    The Serpent looks like the one in Devil May Cry 4.

  • Gameboy2k

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 2:08 pm PT

    @ClaTheNinja

    I'll agree with the part you said about US companies. However, The US gaming market is more than the entire population of Japan(128 million) to us gaming population(170 million). That is the reason I am upset. Gamespot was loving enough to put this in an article. I have posted the link.

    http://www.gamespot.com/news/6214598.html

  • mr0806

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 1:41 pm PT

    I have to agree with basher on this one...

  • truthbetold101

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 1:12 pm PT

    @Bashers79

    try to spell the words i miss spelled, ya cant write them smarty pants lol, next time at least put an opinion about the games in your post,... atleast if your going to post on a game website. if i wanted propper grammer i'd be writing a paper in english class, not a comment on a gaming website were people talk about games.

    and its inventive with jokes, not grammer bro, there not allways gonna be good and not allways bad, kinda like an adam sandler film lol.

  • ClaTheNinja

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 12:38 pm PT

    @Gameboy2k

    The physical size of the land of Japan is small, but the amount of gamers isn't that much less than the amount of gamers in America. There could even be MORE gamers in Japan than US. And no one said the demo is not coming to America. Only that Sega Of US has not yet commented on it. And us being 2 - 4 years behind Japan has nothing to do with Japan. That's the US game companies' fault for taking so long to decide to import a particular game, or just taking so long to complete the process of the import. And if a certain game or demo doesn't come out ever in America, again that's not the fault of the Japanese gaming market. That's the America companies deciding not to bring it over. So blame Sega Of USA if we don't get a Bayonetta demo. Either way, you know we're eventually getting the full game so just be patient.

  • Gameboy2k

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 12:18 pm PT

    Please explain why it's not in the US? I'm sick of Japan determining the gaming market. Japan is the size of NJ, whereas you have 400 million people in the US. Please lets release where the greater marketshare is and get this game in our hands. I'm sick of being 2 and 4 years behind Japan.

  • ositoPERU

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 9:44 am PT

    i applaud the idea.. means a little extra development effort but may offer a more juicy introduction and a more solid hook for the game!

  • Quezakolt

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 9:42 am PT

    would be great if they also released the demo here.

  • Barighm

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 9:35 am PT

    Cool idea, but I don't get why publishers think January is a better time to release games (in NA anyway; rest of the world may be different). I don't even begin to look for more games to buy after Christmas until March.

  • konradak

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 8:14 am PT

    Wow, that's an awesome idea. I hope more developers pick up this idea.

  • Ronin893

    Posted Sep 1, 2009 7:32 am PT

    That's kinda cool. Everyone can experience demos for the most part and it would be great to play something that won't be in the game but is apart of the game. Some of us can't buy game on a whim initially and at least we will get to play an important piece.

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