PlatinumGames Expanded So It Doesn't Have to Turn Down 'Fun Projects' – IGN

Venture G.G. (New Platinum Sport) – First Photographs

Inaba says another excuse for enlargement is simply to work on extra video games on the whole, whether or not they’re unique tasks or companion tasks.

“Initially, we wouldn’t have sufficient employees in the intervening time. It’s a pleasant drawback to have, however we get loads of work affords from different publishers, for instance one thing like Nier Automata the place we will collaborate on the writer’s IP, or to make unique titles for a writer, and we’re restricted to what number of tasks we will tackle. So there are loads of tasks that we’ve got to show down, and I feel it could be higher to extend our capability so we will work on extra enjoyable tasks.”

Platinum, except for engaged on unique video games, ceaselessly companions with publishers to work on their IP. Whether or not it’s with Sq. Enix on Nier: Automata, or Nintendo with Bayonetta three and Star Fox Zero. From what Inaba is saying, Platinum is kind of the favored companion and there are in all probability quite a few writer tasks the corporate needed to flip down.

However with a brand new Tokyo studio and an elevated worker rely, maybe Platinum can work on much more tasks going ahead.

The Tokyo studio was introduced as a part of a sequence of 4 bulletins. Platinum already announced The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter, Project G.G., and the Tokyo studio. There’s nonetheless one announcement left, and Kamiya says it’s the most important one of all of them.