Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya has started his own YouTube channel following his departure from PlatinumGames.
25.09.2023 - 07:45 / videogameschronicle.com / Serkan Toto / Hideki Kamiya
Bayonetta and Wonderful 101 director, Hideki Kamiya, has announced he will be leaving PlatinumGames next month.
The company’s vice president and co-founder said on social media that he made the decision after “a lot of consideration based on my own beliefs” and suggested that he would continue to make games.
PlatinumGames said: “We regret to announce that Hideki Kamiya will be leaving PlatinumGames on October 12, 2023. We are truly grateful for his creative ideas, leadership, and contribution to the growth of PlatinumGames from our start-up to this very day.
“We believe that he will continue to succeed in his future endeavours as a game creator. We are looking forward to seeing the game industry grow into a better place with him in it. We wish him all the best for the future!”
Kamiya added: “As announced on the official PlatinumGames X account, I will be leaving PlatinumGames on October 12, 2023. This came after a lot of consideration based on my own beliefs. and was by no means an easy decision to make.”
He added: “However, I feel this outcome is for the best. I will continue to create in my Hideki Kamiya way. I hope you’ll keep your eyes peeled.”
Kamiya co-founded PlatinumGames in 2006, but his career began at Capcom where he was best known for directing Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry and, at its spin-off Clover studio, Okami and Viewtiful Joe.
The designer has served as the most senior creative force at Platinum, where he oversaw its franchises such as Bayonetta and Astral Chain. For the past few years he was working on Project GG, a superhero project, but it’s not clear what will now happen to the title.
Tokyo-based industry consultant Dr Serkan Toto told VGC that Kamiya’s departure will present a significant challenge for Platinum. Toto said he believes Kamiya will possibly resurface at another studio funded by one of the Chinese tech giants.
“Kamiya’s departure certainly is a shock for the Japanese video game industry and comes out of nowhere,” he said. “It will be very difficult for Platinum to replace him not only because of his skills and track record but also because of his image, unique character and large fanbase outside Japan.
“He may be financially independent already but probably too young to retire from the industry altogether. My suspicion is that he will resurface soon somewhere else, perhaps bankrolled by a Chinese company.”
Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya has started his own YouTube channel following his departure from PlatinumGames.
By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.
Last month we learned that Hideki Kamiya would be resigning from PlatinumGames on October 12. Well, the day has come, so what’s the mind behind games like Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, and more to do next? Why, start a YouTube channel, of course! Kamiya went live with the appropriately named Hideki Kamiya Channel, and the first video is up in both Japanese and English.
Two weeks after announcing his surprise exit from Platinum Games—the studio he co-founded back in the mid-2000s—Hideki Kamiya has departed in the most Hideki Kamiya way ever. The Bayonetta creator peeled out of Platinum's parking lot in a Lamborghini, announcing that he's «off to the unemployment centre» and starting a brand new YouTube channel.
Hideki Kamiya has launched a YouTube channel following his exit from PlatinumGames.
Hideki Kamiya, formerly a vice president at PlatinumGames, has launched his own YouTube channel, where he revealed that he feels “very refreshed” after resigning from the company he co-founded.
Hideki Kamiya has launched a YouTube channel following his planned leave from PlatinumGames today. In his first video, Kamiya discusses his leave and plans going forward.
Hideki Kamiya, one of the co-founders of PlatinumGames and director of a number of notable games, includingBayonetta, Ōkami and Devil May Cry, has launched his own YouTube channel and posted his first video following his departure from PlatinumGames today (October 12).
Platinum Games co-founder Hideki Kamiya announced last month he was departing from the studio. Having founded it in 2006 in Osaka, Japan, later working on games like Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101, he left his reason for leaving up in the air. He simply said, «This came after a lot of consideration based on my own beliefs» and that he feels «this outcome is for the best.» Now, just a few weeks later, Kamiya has started a YouTube channel – aptly called «Hideki Kamiya Channel» – and in his first video, he reveals he's not retiring, as first reported by VideoGamesChronicle.
PlatinumGames’ former vice president, Hideki Kamiya, has launched a YouTube channel and said he feels “very refreshed” after quitting the company he co-founded.
PlatinumGames' co-founder Hideki Kamiya has told a fan to ask the studio about the current status of Project G.G. following the announcement of his departure.
Hideki Kamiya has confirmed he will be leaving Japanese studio PlatinumGames on 12th October 2023. The director of classics like Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry, and Okami, Kamiya shared the news on Twitter and explained the decision was «based on my own beliefs and was by no means an easy decision to make». It sounds like Kamiya could stay in the gaming industry following his departure, though, as he says he'll «continue to create in my Hideki Kamiya way».