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Bayonetta demo "coming soon" News

Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 News by Robert Purchese

2 September, 2009

Producer Yusuke Hashimoto has promised that a Bayonetta demo is "coming soon", and said the sampler will be "cool" enough for full-game owners to want to revisit.

He was speaking at the Feel Bayonetta event in Tokyo over the weekend, watched by 1UP, so his comments may refer to a demo exclusively for Japan - where the game launches this October.

Europe, remember, won't get the game until 2010.

Also on show at the event was the PS3 version of the game, which 1UP reported to look "blurry", with a framerate that was "all over the place". There's no way for us to verify this, however, and SEGA maintains that both versions will look ultimately look similar.

But sulk ye not, as there is another way to play Bayonetta before 2010: why at the Eurogamer Expo, of course - which takes place during the last week of October.

Last year's show was such a success that we're taking it on the road this year, heading to Leeds on 27th-28th October and then London on 30th-31st October.

Check our Eurogamer Expo site for the confirmed games so far; there are some biggies. Ydou can buy tickets there too.

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Bigglesworth
02/09/09 @ 10:19
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I predict a riot.
mingster
02/09/09 @ 10:22
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I predict one handed gaming
MiniAmin
02/09/09 @ 10:23
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There's a little typo at the end of the article "Ydou"
Freek
02/09/09 @ 10:37
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You hear less about technical issues with the 360 version of a multi platform release because they are less common. This isn't some giant conspiracy orchestrated to make the PS3 look bad. It simply has to do with which platform is leading for the project and the developers familiarity with the hardware.
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muscleblade
02/09/09 @ 10:42
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"There's no way for us to verify this, however, and SEGA maintains that both versions will look ultimately look similar."

I have heard that so many times before. We all know that the 360 version will be superior as usual.

Cant wait to get this game for my 360. I love these type of games.

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02/09/09 @ 10:43
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DMC 4 was almost at parity on both systems. This looks a very simliar game, so if there's a large discrepancy between the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions in quality it means I won't be buying the game.

At this stage in the cycle there shouldn't be a huge gulf in quality anymore, so gamers shouldn't fork out megabucks for half-baked software.
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02/09/09 @ 10:44
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being a ps3 owner i was rather hoping they can fix all the framerate issues for the PS3 version before launch over here.

lets hope everyone gets non shakey access to one handed gaming :P

..oh wait.....
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donnie080208
02/09/09 @ 10:47
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"blurry and stuttering gameplay" once more ps3 owners pay the price because of sonys oddball choice of archeitecture. the ps3 isnt even capable of anti -aliasing,never mind 1080p 60fps gameplay. the fact is games which havent got sonys guiding hand or massive budgets tend to be visually lacking when compared to the supposedly "outdated, non hd disc 360" the 120 mil ps2 install base made them arrogant enough to think devs would go out way to learn new code
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@muscleblade: actually they *did* say it would look the same.

More fools them, perhaps, given the DF's of the world.
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02/09/09 @ 11:08
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Sounds like this is either using a lower res on PS3 and/or that horrible quincix AA. Bit baffled by the lower framerate though, the least you'd expect from a lower res is a decent framerate! And that's what really matters with this type of game, so I hope they fix it before release.

DMC 4 was almost at parity on both systems

True, but Capcom's Framework system is pretty impressive for multi platform stuff. Sega obviously couldn't give a flying f...

the ps3 isnt even capable of anti -aliasing,never mind 1080p 60fps gameplay

Uhh...no.
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02/09/09 @ 11:58
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"@muscleblade: actually they *did* say it would look the same. "

Okay then. Probaly wont happen. I do wish the PS3 version turns out to be as good as the 360 version (honestly) but i just dont believe it.

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02/09/09 @ 15:35
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Now we know why no ps3 footage until now :/ Its out in October, so i wont hold my breath for improvements. Unless 1up saw an old build.

Freek +1.
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With most multi-platform games looking nearly the same on the 360 and PS3 these days, there really is no excuse for this team.
If they weren't going to put any effort into the PS3 version, they might as well have made it a 360 exclusive.

And one-handed mode? While the camera focuses heavily on the female protagonist's ass? One has to wonder what are they expecting the players to do with the other hand... O.o
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Hopefully gonna be better than the wet demo have pretty high hopes for this!

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