Astral Chain director and Nier Automata designer Takahisa Taura has finally confirmed his exit from PlatinumGames, following months of speculation.
In the latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu (transcribed byGenki), Taura confirmed he has quit Platinum and formed his own company, Eel Game Studio, adding that he couldn’t share more information at this point.
News of Taura’s departure has been expected ever since heremoved reference to PlatinumGamesfrom his X handle last year, andchanged his place of workon his publicFacebookpage.
Speculation has swirled in recent months about the future ofPlatinumGames’ key staff, after its creative lead HidekiKamiya announced a new studiobacked byCapcom, which is partly made up of former Platinum developers.
In a recent video posted by Kamiya, the Bayonetta designerheavily suggested that other leads had left Platinum, includingBayonetta 3directorYusuke Miyata, Metal Gear Rising director Kenji Saito, and Anarchy Reigns andResident Evilcharacter designer Masaki Yamanaka.
“Games are made by people,” Kamiya said in the video. “Wherever they go from here, they’ll create things that only they can… please look forward to their work!”
At the time, a spokesperson for PlatinumGames declined to comment on VGC’s story, when asked if the creators had left the company.
Platinum has remained relatively quiet sinceKamiya announced his exitin October 2023, declining interviews and rarely speaking about its future plans.
In January, Platinum broke its silence witha statement about its future, which was followed by the announcement ofa new Ninja Gaiden game, which it’s building in collaboration withKoei TecmoandMicrosoft.
Speaking to VGC ina December interview discussing his new studio,Clovers,Hideki Kamiyaexplained the reason for his decision to quit Platinum.
