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[_Idea_of_Evil_]

 

[hemo memo]

Hi-Fi Rush 2 lives

 

[geary]

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[DenchDeckard]

Amazing news! Happy for the studio and staff.

Now, I will say it again. Please make hi fi rush 2 and a netflix series around the characters.

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Bow before PUBG GaaS profits, Hi-Fi Rush dorks!

 

[Cyber_hunter026]

Great news for the studio and gamers! Microsoft you freaking

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Starting the week with some great news.

 

[N30RYU]

Starting the week with some great news.

Wait til they turm it into a mobile gatcha

 

[Moses85]

So the TWE and GW IPs will never see the light of day again..

Like: Conker, Kameo, Sabre Wulf, Banjo and many more.

 

[Hudo]

I will never understand the "strategy" behind wanting to get rid off Tango when they have literal deadweight like Compulsion Games and Undead Labs.

 

[StueyDuck]

Good for them the be back.

 

[Darsxx82]

Great news for the studio and gamers! Microsoft you freaking

Krafton. The South Korean publisher announced on August 12 that it has taken over Tango Gameworks and welcomed its employees with the cooperation of Microsoft and ZeniMax Media. Krafton also has plans for the Hi-Fi Rush IP, which it has acquired rights to.

The fact is that it has been MS and Bethesda that have participated and agreed to the agreement. You can say that MS is stupid for leaving a Studio with a lot of potential (but no commercial success of its games), but at least it is always leaving the option that those Studios can continue to exist as independent or be acquired. Then, I highly doubt that in this collaboration and transfer/sale of HiFi's IP there is no obligation to launch Hifi game on Xbox platforms.

In the end it seems to me that this has been the best solution for the interests of all parties. Tango would surely be very advanced in the development of HiFi 2 and therefore the need to maintain the IP for the viability of the agreement.

My only doubts are Krafton. We have already seen how they reacts to commercial game failures recently.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

What would happen if Capcom bought Tango.

 

[GigaBowser]

microsoft

 

[Mr.ODST]

It sold like shit to be fair

This..

Game didnt even sell well on PS from what I’m aware of.

 

[Pedro Motta]

 

[MayauMiao]

Hi-Fi Rush 2 goes exclusively on Playstation and Steam only as a big F U to Microsoft.

 

[jm89]

Should have got evil within aswell.

Just watch MS do fuck all with the IP.

 

[Ozzie666]

It would be really funny if their next game is PS5, PS4, Switch and Steam only then release some PR about Xbox isn't profitable.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

HiFi Rush Creative Director also tweeted about this.

 

[MisterXDTV]

It sold like shit to be fair

How could it sell when it was free on GamePass???

LOL

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Austin is the one that was dissolved.

That's exactly what I mean, the whole Austin team responsible for the best Arkane games.

 

[PaintTinJr]

Good, these Tango didn't deserved to get shutdown especially after releasing successful game.

True, but given the order of announcements I suspect most of the core programming talent already left and got secure employment before or just after the initial shutdown announcement came, meaning that it might just be Tango works in name - which could be fine - so long as the setup to make a sequel is largely possible with just artists and tooling, with minimal input required from any possible core talent that already found positions elsewhere.

 

[Dictattor]

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

HiFi Rush Creative Director also tweeted about this.

Well at least some core talent is in place. Good news all around.

 

[Mr Hyde]

This is proof that God exists

 

[Famipan]

Should I hope Callisto Protocol publisher greenlights TEW3?

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

Is this good or bad? I mean it’s definitely good that Tango will stay in business and hopefully they’ll be under good supervision, but the PUBG developers? I’m assuming they have a solid track record?

 

[Three]

Now, I will say it again. Please make hi fi rush 2 and a netflix series around the characters.

I would say it's promising because they specifically acquired that IP with the studio. It suggests that's what the studio plans to continue to work on.

 

[Xdrive05]

KRAFTON Strengthens Global Presence Through Strategic Integration of Tango Gameworks and Hi-Fi RUSH IP

https://www.gamespress.com/en-US/KRAFTON-Strengthens-Global-Presence-Through-Strategic-Integration-of-T KRAFTON Expands Global Presence with the Renowned Japanese Development Studio AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – AUG. 12, 2024 – KRAFTON, Inc. today welcomed the...

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