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[Mifec]

if by free you mean $29.99 sure

That's like 10 bucks too much.

 

[WordAssassin]

Countdown will end. 8-bit Bayonetta removed from Steam. 16-bit Bayonetta added to Steam. New achievements point to hidden site with another countdown.

I would love that honestly. Keep it going, that countdown leads to Bayonetta 64 and another countdown.

 

[Wonder Peter]

So Hashimoto just tweeted this "あと1時間…… https://t.co/9EexNHFv06" and a bayonetta picture afterwards.

 

[Akiller]

https://twitter.com/PG_y_hashimoto/status/851707646822424576

Eh, nice timing Hashimoto!


Edit: Witch timed rofl

 

[Echoplx]

So Hashimoto just tweeted this "あと1時間...... https://t.co/9EexNHFv06" and a bayonetta picture afterwards.

Says "One more hour" according to Google translate.

I'm expecting $30 and hopefully a nice GMG discount.

 

[Sesha]

Says "One more hour" according to Google translate.

"One more hour" / "one hour left", yes.

Suddenly there's so many games I can play. UMvC3, NieR Automata, Injustice 2, now potentially Bayonetta on Steam. I'm starting to feel a bit overwhelmed.

 

[Mifec]

Announcement in 1h, release at 18:00 gmt+1

 

[purseowner]

Bayonetta 1 Steam port today, Bayonetta 3 announced for Switch tomorrow - let's do this.

 

[Kyoufu]

I hope it's a Bayonetta Funko Pop.

 

[Yohane]

Announcement in 1h, release at 18:00 gmt+1

My credit card is ready

 

[duckroll]

No, he tweeted "1 hour to go" 2 hours ago. Remember, he's in Japan. It seems like he isn't sure when the countdown ends either, and got trolled by Sega Europe. Pro marketing.

 

[Auto-Reply]

I never doubted this would be the real thing, same as with Half Life 3

Spoiler

(only a couple more decades)

 

[Mifec]

No, he tweeted "1 hour to go" 2 hours ago. Remember, he's in Japan. It seems like he isn't sure when the countdown ends either, and got trolled by Sega Europe. Pro marketing.

LOL

 

[SporeCrawler]

No, he tweeted "1 hour to go" 2 hours ago. Remember, he's in Japan. It seems like he isn't sure when the countdown ends either, and got trolled by Sega Europe. Pro marketing.

Wait what?

 

[lucebuce12]

No, he tweeted "1 hour to go" 2 hours ago. Remember, he's in Japan. It seems like he isn't sure when the countdown ends either, and got trolled by Sega Europe. Pro marketing.

Glad to see it's not just Capcom that can't communicate between divisions.

 

[guybrushfreeman]

April fools never ends, SEGA edition

 

[texhnolyze]

So about 30 minutes left? I'll be there for the drama.

 

[duckroll]

Wait what?

Okay. The countdown uses your local PC clock, because they were that lazy. The countdown is set to end at 4pm on April 11. So an hour before it hit 4pm in Japan, Hashimoto tweeted "1 more hour..." and linked to the countdown. After nothing fucking happened for a whole hour, he tweeted a drawing of Bayonetta instead. He hasn't said anything, but I think he knows that the countdown was wrong.

 

[Mifec]

So about 30 minutes left? I'll be there for the drama.

6h and 30 mins my dude.

 

[guybrushfreeman]

Wait what?

The countdown is tied to your system clock but isn't supposed to be. Most likely it's supposed to be set to a European time zone. So he clicked it in Japan and it told him 2 hours to go so he tweeted that, however because the countdown is set incorrectly he didn't realise he got the time wrong

Edit: seems like my coutdown was wrong, beaten

 

[SporeCrawler]

The countdown is tied to your system clock but isn't supposed to be. Most likely it's supposed to be set to a European time zone. So he clicked it in Japan and it told him 2 hours to go so he tweeted that, however because the countdown is set incorrectly he didn't realise he got the time wrong

Okay. The countdown uses your local PC clock, because they were that lazy. The countdown is set to end at 4pm on April 11. So an hour before it hit 4pm in Japan, Hashimoto tweeted "1 more hour..." and linked to the countdown. After nothing fucking happened for a whole hour, he tweeted a drawing of Bayonetta instead. He hasn't said anything, but I think he knows that the countdown was wrong.

what a fuck up... but then again its sega

 

[texhnolyze]

6h and 30 mins my dude.

I've just read duckrolls and guybrushfreeman's posts.

 

[duckroll]

The funniest thing is that there are probably less than a thousand people in the world who really care about this countdown, so their embarrassment will be limited.

 

[Durante]

You know, when you saw an internet countdown in the 90s it was kind of cute when people messed up and used the local time zone.
In 2017 it's a bit embarrassing. We have a word in German for it and it's "fremdschämen".

 

[membran]

No, he tweeted "1 hour to go" 2 hours ago. Remember, he's in Japan. It seems like he isn't sure when the countdown ends either, and got trolled by Sega Europe. Pro marketing.

This is gold.

 

[Ampsicora]

So, basically, SEGA just trolled the director of the game?

 

[Trojan X]

Everything regarding PC is Sega Europe.

That explains it.

 

[Anteater]

Maybe they'll also region lock several hundreds of those people from buying it too

 

[duckroll]

So, basically, SEGA just trolled the director of the game?

The producer. Kamiya directed Bayonetta 1! Hashimoto directed Bayonetta 2.

 

[Bronetta]

Lmao what a crazy turn of events.

 

[Arthea]

This is funny

The producer. Kamiya directed Bayonetta 1! Hashimoto directed Bayonetta 2.

oh OH OOOH

 

[PantsuJo]

So, the countdown was planned only to estimate our disappointment increase rate per day, right?

 

[KtSlime]

Doesn't really matter if they troll Sega Japan, it won't be released here anyway. Thanks Sega.

 

[duckroll]

Doesn't really matter if they troll Sega Japan, it won't be released here anyway. Thanks Sega.

Hashimoto is Platinum, not Sega Japan.

 

[correojon]

This was to be expected about a game where you freeze time as a gameplay mechanic and the whole story revolves

Spoiler

around time travel

.

Bayonetta 1 Steam port today, Bayonetta 3 announced for Switch tomorrow - let's do this.

YES PLEASE

 

[KtSlime]

Hashimoto is Platinum, not Sega Japan.

Ah, you're right, my bad. All the same, no one in Japan should expect to ever see this. Sega has a terrible track record when it comes to games on Steam.

 

[opricnik]

Bayonetta 1 Steam port today, Bayonetta 3 announced for Switch tomorrow - let's do this.

Switch gets nothing sorry bud. <3

 

[Arthea]

Ah, you're right, my bad. All the same, no one in Japan should expect to ever see this. Sega has a terrible track record when it comes to games on Steam.

but why? I can't understand this policy of theirs

 

[Durante]

I wonder how hard Sega Europe has to fight to get Sega Japan to allow them to make more money for the company by releasing games on PC.

 

[Auto-Reply]

I think I need to de/re-install Steam, the game is not showing up for me while you guys are probably already downloading it, I always have technical problems like that lol

 

[KainXVIII]

4k resolution (and even higher), 4k assets, full 3d and steam controller support, remade fmv cutscenes to realtime, 240 fps, deep customization settings and graphical options, believe! &#128512;

 

[InfiniteNine]

The only FMV cutscene in the game is the dance number at the end.

 

[membran]

The countdown only indicates how much longer 8 Bit Bayonetta is downloadable for on Steam, obviously.

 

[KtSlime]

but why? I can't understand this policy of theirs

That I have no clue, it's insane, I would have bought a bunch of their games. Namco and Konami have the same policy.

 

[tsab]

What if they will offer a discount for Bayo1 PC to 8-bit bayonetta owners?

**runs off to add 8-bit bayo to steam

 

[Anteater]

4k resolution (and even higher), 4k assets, full 3d and steam controller support, remade fmv cutscenes to realtime, 240 fps, deep customization settings and graphical options, believe! &#128512;

 

[L.O.R.D]

so,it's a joke now?

 

[Serra]

lmao at this whole debacle

 

[Blizzard]

so,it's a joke now?

Read a few posts back up.

 

[Inskipp]

so,it's a joke now?

Says 3 hours and 33 minutes on my end