PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya is leaving the studio next month

PlatinumGames has introduced that Hideki Kamiya, director of video games like Bayonetta, is leaving the developer subsequent month.

Earlier immediately, PlatinumGames shared a press release on Twitter that Hideki Kamiya can be leaving the studio in October. “We remorse to announce that Hideki Kamiya can be leaving PlatinumGames on October 12, 2023,” reads the assertion. “We’re really grateful for his inventive concepts, management, and contribution to the expansion of PlatinumGames from our start-up to this very day. We imagine that he’ll proceed to reach his future endeavours as a recreation creator. We’re wanting ahead to seeing the sport trade develop into a greater place with him in it. We want him all the perfect for the long run!”

Exterior of being a key lead on quite a few PlatinumGame titles, the place he directed video games like Bayonetta and The Great 101, he was additionally one of many 4 founders of the studio, in addition to the present vice chairman. Kamiya shared a quick assertion on Twitter himself, the place he wrote “This got here after quite a lot of consideration based mostly alone beliefs. and was on no account a straightforward determination to make. Nonetheless, I really feel this consequence is for the perfect. I’ll proceed to create in my Hideki Kamiya manner. I hope you will maintain your eyes peeled.”

One factor that is not clear at this time limit is the state of one in all PlatinumGames’ upcoming video games, Undertaking G.G. Kamiya was slated because the director on this venture, and it was meant to be the final of his trilogy of hero video games, which had been preceded by Viewtiful Joe and The Great 101. Whether or not or not improvement will proceed on Undertaking G.G. stays to be seen.

Kamiya has an extended historical past within the trade, having labored on the unique Resident Evil as a system planner, and later directing titles like Resident Evil 2 and Satan Could Cry whereas at Capcom, and Okami at Clover Studio. The sport maker can be recognized for his liberal use of the block button on Twitter, so possibly do not query him on this one in his replies if you happen to get pleasure from following him.