PlatinumGames President Teases Future Games Being Different

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PlatinumGames president Atsushi Inaba has stated that the company will have some exciting news for the future based on the ever-changing market of the video game industry. PlatinumGames has had a very interesting mainstream career over the past few years, with success found in series like Bayonetta, and individual titles for specific franchises, with games like Metal Gear Rising and Nier Automata.

No matter the title, Platinum Games has always maintained a standard of polish when it comes to its titles, as evidenced by games such as the long-awaited Bayonetta 3, and the high octane action found in its recent gameplay trailer. Platinum always leaves players coming back for more, and Inaba plans to keep that process going moving forward into the new year.

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In an interview with Famistu, Inaba took time to discuss a variety of new developments going on at PlatinumGames, from the projects currently in the works, his position as president of the company, and things that he would like to see established at the company going forward, specifically stating that future titles would “different” from their previous works.

Throughout the interview, Inaba discusses several of Platinum’s upcoming titles for 2022, such as Sol Cresta and Babylon’s Fall, the latter of which was revealed to have ties to publisher’s Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 14. However, one specific note in Inaba’s interview was when discussing the differences in upcoming titles, he said that he wants Platinum’s games to be «enjoyed and loved for a long period of time,» leading many to assume that he is referring to the “Games as a Service” model of video games.

While this specific model of game development has been criticized by