Without even reading into the specifics of this, I have to say I completely 100% agree. Gaming journalism is a complete and utter joke. It's devoid of even the slightest bit of professionalism

Maybe he did but Polygon didn't do anything, we really don't know. Maybe there's some stuff going on behind the scenes between PG and Sega, there's a reason why they want to be purchased by Nintendo. PG is most likely "mad" that Sega didn't greenlight Bayonetta 2 and PG don't want anything to do with them.

In any case, if you don't like stuff like this, you should get used to it. Social media have become the "people's blog" for basically anything, heck even countries revolutions have taken place on Facebook and Twitter. 

This is not the first time and won't be the last time a developer does this, and in essence, he is right about "gaming journalism".

It could make it sound like Platinum themselves was in a weaker position than they are.

It will be interesting to see who they get work from going forward, though. W101 was a disaster, and while Bayonetta might do better (it will sell better than W101 for sure, but to what degree. If Nintendo calls them back, it'll be to farm their IPs (which would be a good thing indeed, c'mon StarFox). But how much original work is Platinum going to get from anyone after this point? And that, of course, defeats the point of Platinum founders leaving Capcom to do independent work.

Wow blowing a clickbate headline way out of proportion someone needs to take a chill pill

^This

Its the fact that they pretended to quote somethign he never said, that is dangerous to him and has every right to be annoyed, im guessing polygon will never get an interview with Platinum ever again now, there loss not Platinums. 

Very few of these "game journalists" ever took "journalism". Just a bunch of bloggers and pseudo-celebrities nowadays. Professional wrestling has the same issues with its coverage. I doubt it will ever improve as every avenue of journalism is going down the toilet.

Well, as much as I like Platinum, I can't imagine their position being anything but weak.

And yes, it will be interesting. From the survey Konami sent out a while back, they sounded very interested in doing a Metal Gear Rising 2. Other than that, it's anybody's guess what's next for PG. I'm feeling pessimistic, so I'm going with insolvency. But I do hope I'm wrong, and I hope they can find a way to start doing more original stuff again. Maybe smaller, self-published stuff through digital distribution.

They are in a weak position, though.  I can understand why they'd be somewhat desperate to continue their relationship with Nintendo.  I don't know if other publishers turned down Bayonetta or not but Sega having control of the IP has obviously not been the best scenario for them.  Actually, haven't all their original IP been failures to some degree?  They probably will need to work on outside IP in order to survive.

The best thing that could possibly happen for Platinum would be if Nintendo decided to really push content on the Wii U despite potential losses, especially M-rated material.  That could mean sequels to Bayonetta 2 and Vanquish or more new IP.  The worst thing would be if Nintendo backed away from them completely.

They shouldn't go back to school. Kids and teenagers are going to laugh at their stupidity.