Bayonetta Turns 15, Announcements Planned to Celebrate | Push Square

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PlatinumGames has revealed it has «various announcements» planned to help celebrate the 15th anniversary of its PS3 action game Bayonetta, which initially released in October 2009 in Japan. It made its way to the USA and Europe a few months later in January 2010, so the latter Western launch is being used as the official marker for the anniversary celebrations.

To mark 15 years of the franchise, which has gone on to receive two sequels on Nintendo hardware, PlatinumGames is set to share a number of announcements throughout 2025. «Starting from today, we would like to celebrate this momentous occasion with everyone around the world – and officially kick-off our special 'Bayonetta 15th Anniversary Year' lasting for one full year,» a post to the developer's website reads.

So far, a commemorative Bayonetta music box has been revealed, available for pre-order now. It plays the Bayonetta theme and costs €220.00. New mobile phone wallpapers will also be available every month, and can be claimed from the official website.

The PlatinumGames team said: «Since its inception, PlatinumGames has continued to push the boundaries of action games. In 2009, we were able to deliver a brand-new action experience with the release of Bayonetta, which is a title that we are still very proud of to this day.» As it looks to the future, the studio will «continue to take on new challenges to create games that surprise and delight our fans. We look forward to your continued support of Bayonetta and PlatinumGames!»

Originally released for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC in the final months of 2009 (in Japan) and start of 2010 (in the west), Bayonetta is regularly cited as one of the most stylish action games around. The release was remastered along with another PlatinumGames title Vanquish in 2020 for PS4, though its two sequels haven't been made available outside of the Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo Switch.

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