Last week, Microsoft decided to close several internal game development studios in its Bethesda division. One of them was Tango Gameworks, which created perhaps Microsoft’s most critically acclaimed first-party game of 2023, the anime music action game Hi-Fi Rush. The game, which was first launched for the Xbox and PC, was recently released for the PlayStation 5 console.
While Tango Gameworks will be shutting down, the studio has just announced that it will release one more and final update for Hi-Fi Rush later today. The post on the game’s official X account (formerly Twitter) says the latest patch will “address some minor issues” so we don’t expect it to touch on any new content or features.
Thank you all for your continued support.
We’re working on releasing the physical edition of Hi-Fi RUSH with our partners at Limited Run Games, as well as a final patch to address some minor issues that will be released later today.
❤️
— Hi-Fi RUSH (@hifiRush) May 15, 2024
The post also mentions that the studio is still working with Limited Run Games on an upcoming physical release of Hi-Fi Rush. Tango Gameworks first announced these plans in February And they will be released for the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 consoles. Today a limited run of games was announced in their X account“We can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on for this. Stay tuned for details.”
Limited run games usually add more than just the game on a physical disc in the box for their releases. We’ll have to wait and see what kinds of additions it brings to the Hi-Fi Rush editions.
Besides Tango Gameworks, Microsoft has shut down red fall Arkane Austin and the game developer Adir Dom Team at Alpha Dog Games. It also merged another team, Roundhouse Games, into ZeniMax Online Studios.