Sega considering Bayonetta PS3 patch to address long load times

Five seconds for a menu. Seriously?

Yeah Sega dont screw over ps3 owners and get the patch done asap

"According to one forum post, it takes 25 seconds to load a level, 10 seconds to load a cutscene, five seconds to open the menu and three seconds to pick up an item."

But only two seconds to press the Eject Disc button!

Seriously, though, if this is for real -- WHY? There's half-assing something and then there's this.

how about not porting the game next time, that would be nice instead of being lazy developers. i'm sick of it

WTF was this developed by two studios....WHY!?! Sega should know better by now they brought us Valkyria Chronicles with out a problem.

So why even bother releasing it on the PS3 if the quality is going to suffer greatly especially compared to the 360's version? To me it sounds like rather than trying to release a stellar cross platform product Sega's just trying to cash in as quickly as possible on a new IP. Bayonetta could do very well if it's handled with care and consideration. They should delay the PS3 version of Bayonetta so they can make the port every bit as good as the 360 version of it. I was one of the lucky winners for the early demo access on the 360 and the game is pretty awesome. If the experience is going to be tarnished by shoddy workmanship on the PS3 Sega's just going to kill a promising franchise before it even has a chance to get off the ground. What a shame.....

"Is under consideration"

Wow you can just feel the love towards the PS3.

this shit is pathetic....we tolerated it the first year or 2....but 3 years later and this shit is STILL going on??

its utter bullshit

Bayonetta gives me a long load time as well.

How about they stop considering and start working.

I'm sure they'll push for a patch when they stop fussing over Sonic and Valkyria Chronicles.

visually weaker... and now some crazy load times... This is slowly starting to show all the markings of a very bad port. I typically get multi-platforms on my PS3 but in this case I may have to make an exception.. I must admit I find it disappointing that a company the size of SEGA could let things like this get by.

I know not a ton of people own 360s in Japan, but considering that version got perfect scores, it still surprises me that the PS3 version sold more..

I'm having Sonic 2006 flashbacks.

The game hasn't launched yet has it ?

hopefully it hasn't, haven't really been following it but I'm crossing my fingers that the patch won't happen and instead they are busily scrapping all existing copies to remake them with a functional version of the game before it ships.

If there is one HUGE flaw with the upcoming digital age its the Ship now Fix later mentality that seems to be propagating itself at an alarming rate. Which is great they meet their street date and two weeks after the launch they patch a huge game breaking but they left in because it would have pushed the street date back a month. which is all fine and dandy as long as they plan on keeping that patch available from now until the end of time but they won't in five years when most people have moved on it along with all other game support will be cut.

If the game comes out with the Issue on the PSP because they aren't smart enough to code efficiently for a cell processor then buy it on the 360, hard to say because I prefer the PS3 myself but a broken game with a band aid on it is still broken.

sega.......C'MON SON!!!!!......get the fuck outta here with that bullshit...what the fuck man???

All PS3 have HDD's and users even could replace it with third party HDDs.
I've replaced mine with a 500GB HDD.
Its an advantage compared to the Xbox360.(Arcade Edition didn't have HDDs).

So I don't know why developers wouldn't use this advantage.
Street Fighter IV, Tekken 6 had optional install.
Devil May Cry 4, GTA IV, Battlefield Bad Company, Mercenaries 2 etc, had mandatory install.
I really wonder why Sega didn't add any install options with that amount of loading time. Because they definitely should of tested this game before shipping it.

Another one which is the FIFA series.
This game really goes hard on the Blu-ray drive while loading.
(You can hear the drive working very hard)
But they (EA) still don't add any optional install.

The PS3 has a HDD. USE IT!
An OPTIONAL install feature wouldn't hurt anyone.

Well screw this, that seals it for me. I'm not buying this. I've avoided every other rush port for my PS3, this will be yet another tally on the wall.

And I agree with the first poster. Games like Demon's Souls have proved, among others, that there doesn't need to be excessive load times (or graphical problems). This is just laziness to the worst degree.

I loved you in the Saturn days, and even in the Dreamcast days kinda... but seriously SEGA, screw you.

I have no desire to buy this half-assed port for the PS3. One of those rare moments I wish I had a 360.

I've said it before and i'll say it again:

"Platinum Games not developing PS3 version of Bayonetta {Joystiq}

Sep 21st 2009 10:40AM Ok. This is the third time I try to reply, hope Joystiq's stupid comments section doesn't make it disappear again :-/

I only own a PS3. When I listen to reviews, and say that the PS3 version of the game is a suckier version of it's 360 counterpart, i basically just ignore the game forever. (Much like Orange Box, Lost Planet, etc....)

I wasn't interested in this game anyways, because there are many AAA titles coming out anyways and now that I'm hearing this game will be a substandard port, I'm considering it even less.

No fanboyism here, it's just my small way of protesting sucky-ass games."

That's just sad lol longer load times for "visual inferiority". Come on sega you guys gotta fix that issue.... although on the other hand it is the consumers fault for purchasing an inferior system. Can't make a patch to fix bad hardware.

They are "considering" making the patch? Well, now I will be reconsidering my purchase until this issue has been addressed. This was a day one purchase for me, now I won't be buying unless this is fixed.

Well, looks like it's time to go back to DMC4.

there's always a downside to everything isn't there? Lets hope they address the issue before the Jan. Release i reserved the game but i may just lose interest in the game who knows...

I imported Bayonetta for the PS3 and have gone through 1.5 playthroughs of it. Yes, the load times are bad and annoying. A patch to improve them is a great idea. No, there is not an option to load it to the hard disk.

However, even with this flaw, this is a *really* great game, and I highly recommend it. 360 if you can, but if you only have a PS3, it's still very much worth getting on that platform instead.

"five seconds to open the menu and three seconds to pick up an item"

I agree with the guys when they said that fixing this kind of thing isn't a feature, it's a requirement. While not a game killer, it's the kind of thing that detriments from gameplay. The cutscene and load times aren't as bad because gameplay isn't running.

Interesting enough, playing the PS3 version, you probably would not even notice the problems as much and would have a fun time with the game. The fact that there is a better version is what pissing off PS3 only gamers. I do not know how better the 360 version is since I have not played it but the PS3 version looks fine. I did not notice the load times either so I am guessing its the retail version that suffers from this then the demo. One thing I do know is that a huge majority of you know nothing about programming because you only want to blame the developer when a port doesn't meet a certain standard.

The true issue has always been Sony. Yes, we know that the PS3 is a system that can create nice graphics but we also know that it take a lot of work to get those graphics out. Remember that Naughty Dog went on record stating it took them 3 years on the PS3 engine alone (first Uncharted game). You know Platinum is a small time developer, new company and probably no expertise on the PS3 platform. Next you have Sony who's business was to make the PS3 harder, who countless developers stated that Sony did not provide support, resources, tools, documentation to help them get up to speed on the PS3.

Yes, Sony has improved from their stance when the PS3 was released but remember some of these games were in production before that change. It's also not like the change happen the next day but instead took years. Taking a game that was totally coded for the 360 and putting it on the PS3 we should all know is a challenge itself. Somethings just cannot be redone on the PS3 and optimized to work just as good on the PS3 because of development time. This is not the fault of the developer but can be directed towards Sony.

Sony builds a complex system, hand that system to developers and say "make it work" is basically spitting in their faces. Its not like every developer has the resources,time and money like Sony First party devs.

If you have ever coded for a complex project, especially if it's something totally new, you know how dependent you are on documentation, library resources from the OEM to complete that project and get understanding in a short period of time. Have you people forgotten that even Japanese developers have come out to say how MS provides them with everything they need to get their games out within a proper development time while they have to pretty much grunt their way on the PS3.

So, you can take the petty position about PS3 ports and put the total blame on the developers but maybe you should consider that Sony plays a large role in what has happen and the true blame goes to them. It was Sony attitude that has caused such situations we have today with poor ports and if it wasn't for the MS and the 360, I highly doubt that they would have changed. Competition has changed Sony which we all should be thankful for.

Does this really surprise anyone. Bad dev kits and worse hardware equals, slower, worse looking game. Go to any website like Lens of Truth, or Eurogamer and they have many comparisons showing the PS3 version being slower and looking inferior and explaining why. All these games are developed by many different developers and yet almost all the games are still better on 360. Hell, even some games that are ported to 360 are better on 360. And all you retarded Sony fanboys quit being little bitches and blaming the developers. Blame Sony for their horribly designed GAME console and dev kits. I wish all the developers would read these comments and realize their user base is a bunch of jackasses and just not support the PS3 at all. And btw, I have a PS3 and love Uncharted and Metal Gear.