Bayonetta's most visible current activity is as a licensed crossover character. Sega has announced her for Year 2 of Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, and a separate free costume collaboration is set for Stellar Blade Complete Edition on Switch 2, PS5, and PC.
Bayonetta's recent appearances are crossovers rather than new entries in her own series. On September 16, 2026, Sega announced Bayonetta as a newly confirmed addition to Year 2 of Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, alongside Godzilla and Neon Genesis Evangelion. More Year Two details are set to be given during the Sonic Racing CrossWorlds World Championship Finals livestream on Twitch and YouTube on October 9. Year Two also adds new worlds, while Avatar: The Last Airbender arrives in October as part of Year One.
Four days later, SHIFT UP announced four Bayonetta collaboration costumes for Stellar Blade Complete Edition. The costumes will be distributed free on November 6, 2026, the same day the Switch 2 version releases, and also for PC and PS5 owners. The Complete Edition costs 7,980 yen including tax and contains the main game plus all content released so far, including collaboration costumes with NieR and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, for nearly 130 costumes total. A demo launched on the Nintendo eShop on September 20, and the Switch 2 version is playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 at Makuhari Messe.
SHIFT UP CEO Kim Hyung-tae said the Switch 2 port targets 60fps in TV and handheld modes, dropping to 50fps in some scenes, and that the play feel is meant to match other platforms. He also confirmed the sequel Stellar Blade BLOOD RAIN is in development. Neither story mentions a new Bayonetta game, so her status rests on these crossover placements.
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Shift Up will release the Switch 2 version of Stellar Blade on November 6, 2026, CEO and director Kim Hyung-tae said in an interview. The port ships alongside a Bayonetta collaboration costume for protagonist Eve, which Kim tied to the Switch 2 release. He said the team targeted 60 frames per second in most scenes and aimed to match the experience of other platforms.
SHIFT UP will release Stellar Blade Complete Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 on November 6, 2026, priced at 7,980 yen including tax. A demo launched on the Nintendo eShop on September 20, and the Switch 2 version is playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 at Makuhari Messe. The package contains the main game plus all content released so far, including collaboration costumes with NieR and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, with nearly 130 costumes total. Four Bayonetta collaboration costumes will be distributed free on the same day for Switch 2, PC, and PS5 owners. CEO Kim Hyung-tae said the port targets 60fps in both TV and handheld modes, dropping to 50fps in some scenes, and that the play feel is meant to match other platforms. He also confirmed the sequel Stellar Blade BLOOD RAIN is in development.
Sega's new trailer for Year 2 of Sonic Racing CrossWorlds confirms Bayonetta as a newly announced addition alongside Godzilla and Neon Genesis Evangelion. The Year Two showcase will detail more during the Sonic Racing CrossWorlds World Championship Finals livestream on Twitch and YouTube on October 9. Year Two also adds new worlds. Avatar: The Last Airbender arrives in October as part of Year One.