Bayonetta demo "coming soon"

By Robert Purchese Published 2 September, 2009

Though perhaps a bit later to Europe.

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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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (13) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • Bigglesworth #1 2 years ago

    I predict a riot.

  • mingster #2 2 years ago

    I predict one handed gaming

  • sfp_noodle #3 2 years ago

    i really want to lol at articles like these. i play my 360 more than my ps3, but i know for a fact that EG wud not in a million years say something like 'the 360 version we saw was blurry and the framerate was all over the place'. even if tht was a fact they wud not mention it. i will most likely buy this game on the 360 anyway, as i like achievement whoring, but come on! a release which is 6 months away will surely be given enough time to get some polish.

  • MiniAmin #4 2 years ago

    There's a little typo at the end of the article "Ydou"

  • Freek #5 2 years ago

    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.
    Edited by 1 at 02/09/09 @ 11:37

  • muscleblade #6 2 years ago

    "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.

    Edited by 2 at 02/09/09 @ 12:56

  • drumbaby #7 2 years ago

    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.

  • Bigglesworth #8 2 years ago

    @muscleblade: actually they *did* say it would look the same.

    More fools them, perhaps, given the DF's of the world.

  • JHuxley #9 2 years ago

    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.

  • muscleblade #10 2 years ago

    "@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.

  • Bazfrag #11 2 years ago

    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.

  • SeesThroughAll #12 2 years ago

    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

  • Rens11 #13 2 years ago

    Hopefully gonna be better than the wet demo have pretty high hopes for this!