Did Sony Create The Bayonetta Install Patch?
Sony to the rescue?Published 28/01/2010 at 13:47 by Kovacs
Sega Want Bayonetta Sequel [8]
PS3 Bayonetta Patch Now Live In Europe [16]
Bayonetta Gets PS3 HD Install Patch [23]
According to Dutch site Tweakers.net, today’s Bayonetta update was created, not by the actual publisher of the game who handled the porting duties of the PS3 version, but by Sony themselves.
Our Dutch is rusty* but, quoting Sega of Holland, the patch apparently is nothing to do with either the developer of Bayonetta, Platinum Games, or Sega themselves and was driven by the gaming giant.
Could this be a case of Sony stepping in and, in a fit of shame and anger at the inferiority of the game on their platform, doing the right thing by implementing this fix on their own dime? We’ll make a few calls and see if anyone is willing to comment.
For the record: I’ve been playing Bayonetta on the PS3 for most of the morning, and I can honestly attest that the loading times are completely eradicated. It’s truly a different experience and one that should have been available from the start.
*We have no Dutch.
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TheShepanator | 28/01/2010 13:48
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should I buy this? I was put off it forever thanks to the shoddy port
Kovacs | 28/01/2010 13:52
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I say yes. The frame-rate is still lower than the 360 version (a recent comparison puts the overall averages at 24fps for the PS3 version and 46fps for the 360).
If you have both HD consoles, the 360 version is still the clear winner (unless you have issues with the controller, like I do.)
The PS3 version is now a whole lot better in my opinion.
mgnt | 28/01/2010 17:10
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Is this patch already available for US consoles?
yobrenoops | 28/01/2010 13:50
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Glad for this, I just got Bayonetta for a fiver with my new slim.
Agony is my name | 28/01/2010 13:57
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How o_0?
Forrest_01 | 28/01/2010 14:01
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HMV?? Saw that offer when i picked mine up!
Milereb | 28/01/2010 13:50
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Your Dutch is correct
Agony is my name | 28/01/2010 13:58
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Thats great news to hear now theres a reason to buy this aftera couple of months
a inferior race | 28/01/2010 14:00
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Im really impressed with Sony for this.
skibadee | 28/01/2010 19:31
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yeah me to now step in & give MGS trophy support.
TSBonyman | 28/01/2010 14:12
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I’ll be playing it later, already grabbed the patch and did the HD install but haven’t had time to check it out yet. I’m delighted to see the patch as the game definitly deserves to be played on PS3, especially if you were a fan of the DMC series.
TctclMvPhase | 28/01/2010 14:28
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I believe if you go back to the stories first hinting at a patch, Sony had stated that they would be the ones creating the patch.
theotheo | 28/01/2010 15:16
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Since I’m Dutch I’ll provide a free translation of the full article:
PATCH IT TO FIX LONG LOAD TIMES PS3 VERSION BAYONETTA
Developer Sega has announced to the Japanese press that a patch for the PS3 version of Bayonetta is to released. The patch enables you to install the game on your hard disk, which is to prevent long load times.
Sega has received a lot of complaints about the PS3 version of the ack ‘n slashgame Bayonetta. Most of these complaints are about the long load times of the game, Sega had told the Japanese press that on January 28 a patch will be released to fix this problem. The patch will be released for the Japanese, North-American and European version of the game. After applying the patch it will become possible to install the game on your PS3 hard disk, which shortens the load times. According to Sega Netherlands, Sony will be developing the patch, not “Japanese Platinum Games”, the creator of the game.
This is not the first time Sega promises a brighter future. The game, that was released in the Netherlands on January 4, appeared in Japan on October 29 and back then complaints about the load times on the PS3 version were rolling. In November Sega promised to release a patch that would help cut down the load times. The Xbox360 version offers the “install to hard disk” out of the box, which cuts down load times on the Xbox360 version significantly.
source: http://tweakers.net/nieuws/65185/patch-moet-lange-laadtijden-ps3-versie-bayonetta-verhelpen.html
theotheo | 28/01/2010 15:17
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don’t mind the typo’s
ii3illy | 28/01/2010 15:47
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Good work fella.
bunimomike | 28/01/2010 16:25
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I don’t understand… is the stuttering framerate still an issue (if so, how bad)? Post-patching.
Lord_Gremlin | 28/01/2010 17:56
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Framerate is not an issue, it took me 4 playthroughs to find a place (in chapter 15, hidden verse) there you can actually notice framedrop.
But loading was abysmal. Unacceptable. Now, of course, it’s fixed by Sony, and no longer a problem. Geez, Platinum Games and SEGA are actually lazy fuckers.
funkyellowmonkey(ps3 id) | 28/01/2010 19:05
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interesting, i might get it now!
cjay79 | 28/01/2010 22:05
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My favourite game got a lot better at 3 o’clock this morning. I am very happy! For anyone that’s interested Bayo’s voice actress (who has been tricky to find out) is a very pretty lady called Hellena Taylor.