Krafton shared some exciting new details in a new interview about Tango Gameworks and Hi-Fi Rush.
In a new interview with GamesIndustry.Biz, Krafton’s head of corporate development Maria Park shared with the world what they found out when they approached Microsoft about the acquisition.
As it turns out, Tango already had a build of Hi-Fi Rush 2 in development. As we can imagine, that build was suddenly cancelled when Zenimax announced their decision to close them alongside Arkane Austin and a few other studios. It’s the kind of thing that we would have never learned about, and definitely would have never seen the light of day, if not for Krafton.
Maria then tells us their prospects with that sequel:
“I think the build that we looked at was about six months old when we went to meet with them. At the moment, because the IP acquisition is in progress, it’s been on hold because all the related assets and tools will be transferred to Krafton from Microsoft.
But yes, we’ll continue working on it for sure. Like I said, we won’t really rush to the market just to deliver a sequel. We want to make sure that the sequel is actually at a quality level that surpasses the community’s expectations.”
Maria made it clear that Microsoft has been helpful with the process after they made this deal. So she isn’t suggesting that there’s a potential window where this deal can be cancelled. She’s talking about the progress in handing over the assets for that build from Zenimax to Krafton, and that could be just as much about logistics as it is a legal matter.
Maria also revealed Tango’s hopes and aspirations in coming to the Nintendo Switch:
“That’s what the team really wants. I think [they] want to work on Hi-Fi Rush DLC [too] because they are dedicated to ensuring that Hi-Fi Rush 2 upholds high standards of quality. They don’t want to rush the sequel but take the necessary time to refine the game and come up with a different experience.”
Now, I know that I’m not the only Nintendo Switch user who read this and instantly thought that Tango Gameworks and Krafton should take their prospective Hi-Fi Rush port from the Switch, over to the Switch 2. As consumers, we of course would want to see such a technically demanding game to perform at its best. But I am sure Krafton and Tango also realize they would be riding on the momentum of a new console if they brought the port there.
