There’s a risk Hello-Fi Rush, Tango Gameworks’ rhythm motion recreation that shadow-dropped on Xbox Sport Go final 12 months, is coming to Change sooner or later in 2024—if one trade insider is to be believed. If the rumors are true, extra individuals may lastly get an opportunity to play one of many greatest sleeper hits of final 12 months, which surprise-dropped throughout final January’s Xbox Direct and instantly captured hearts with its infectious mix of motion and rhythm, bopping soundtrack, and lovable doofus of a protagonist Chai.
The “Hello-Fi Rush on different platforms” rumor mill began spinning when podcaster and insider Nate the Hate claimed in a 2024 predictions video (thanks, Eurogamer) that Microsoft could be bringing “considered one of their extra acclaimed first-party releases to a competitor system.” Hello-Fi Rush is at present solely obtainable on PC and Xbox, as Tango Gameworks is a first-party studio that joined Microsoft as a part of its acquisition of Bethesda and all its studios.
However why are people assuming this thriller recreation shall be Chai’s musical moshpit simulator? On a ResetEra thread discussing the Nate the Hate video, person lolilolailo, one other insider who has beforehand corroborated details about Xbox and Persona 3 Reload, responded to a person predicting Hello-Fi Rush is likely to be the Xbox recreation coming to a rival platform saying they’d “win” that wager.
Nate the Hate says the thriller recreation was met with some acclaim and was a part of Sport of the 12 months discussions the 12 months it launched. Hello-Fi Rush may not have topped many lists in a 12 months with video games like Baldur’s Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Alan Wake II, nevertheless it was actually in talks throughout the trade. It even scored nominations at The Sport Awards for music, finest motion recreation, accessibility, and artwork route, and took residence the award for Greatest Audio Design.
Nate the Hate’s observe file has been on the cash in some situations, resembling predicting Persona 4 Golden would come to new platforms, although there’s an argument to be made a few of his right predictions may simply be educated guesses and hypothesis. Although lolilolailo’s corroboration is fairly compelling help, given their previous accuracy on topics like Persona 3 Reload.
The wrinkle on this logic is that Xbox has spent billions of {dollars} in studio acquisitions in an effort to construct an unique line-up to rival Nintendo and Sony. If the corporate is about to dump considered one of its most beloved video games of the previous few years onto a rival platform, it does increase questions on Microsoft’s exclusivity technique shifting ahead. In some instances, such because the Activision acquisition, Microsoft entered a deal to make sure Name of Obligation would stay on rival platforms, however for many different first-party titles, Xbox and Home windows exclusivity is the norm.
If Hello-Fi Rush does nicely on Change (which it in all probability will, because of all of the aforementioned buzz and love) is there an opportunity extra Xbox Studios video games will launch on different platforms? This isn’t the primary instance of an Xbox-published recreation coming to rival platforms, as the journey recreation As Nightfall Falls is coming to PlayStation 4 and 5 in March (and will very nicely be the rumored Change recreation). It looks like the corporate is testing the waters with its smaller initiatives as a substitute of placing one thing big like Halo on PlayStation.
The information that an ideal Xbox unique may come to Change is nice for just about everybody who likes video games (besides possibly avid gamers who solely personal Sony merchandise), however the individuals who deal with the online game trade like a crew sport will inevitably twist this into some form of betrayal on Microsoft’s half.