On 18th November 2022, Hideki Kamiya, the acclaimed video game designer and creator of the popular action-adventure franchise Bayonetta, casually confirmed via Twitter that there’d be a fourth iteration of the popular game series.

This latest news follows what appears to be a response by Hideki Kamiya to a question posted by a member of the Q&A social network, Peing. The question, roughly translated using Yandex, asked Kamiya about Bayonetta 4’s development, hoping to see more of an “active” Bayonetta in the next game.

The video game designer subsequently confirmed that Bayonetta 4 is in development. In their response, Kamiya stated that there are “unexpected developments waiting” and that fans should “look forward to it.”

In addition, the video game designer said, “I didn’t think it was unexpected at all, but it seems that the ending of Bayonetta 3 wasn’t conveyed correctly to everyone, so I think Bayonetta 4 will be an unexpected development for everyone. After all, when Bayonetta 4 comes out, I’m sure there will be people who say, ‘You added that as an afterthought,’ so I’ll say it now.” 

Following this statement, another Twitter user replied to Kamiya’s Tweet, saying, “Bayonetta has always been characterized as a sexy, strong, charismatic, and indomitable character. Seeing her behave so submissively towards Luka, one subspecies of her dies one after…