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'Don't think Hi-Fi Rush 2 is going to make us money' Krafton: Tango GW acquisition is about legacy

Krafton CEO : 'It's a team that should be encouraged to create something new and continue their journey.'
Original title : 'We don't think Hi-Fi Rush 2 is going to make us money:' Krafton CEO says Tango Gameworks acquisition is about legacy

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darthv72125d ago

Well I really hope they make some $$ AND make a HFR2 in the process.

Sciurus_vulgaris125d ago (Edited 125d ago )

I’m wonder if Microsoft fully sold the Hi-Fi Rush IP. They kept the publishing rights of the original game. I don’t even understand why the IP was sold. MS could have had another of its menagerie of studios do another Hi-Fi game, despite such a thing being unlikely.

mandf125d ago

It was given for free on gamepass. It didn’t sell well. Look at starfield it only sold 2.5 million because of gamepass

Sciurus_vulgaris124d ago

Starfield did $235 million in revenue on Steam alone from Sept-December 2023. So I’m sure it sold considerably more than 2.5 million copies.

https://www.gamingbible.com...

ZwVw124d ago

Yes, it did sell well. GP version has a fraction of the reviews that the Deluxe Edition (more expensive purchase version of original) has. If anything, it shows that more people actually bought the Deluxe version than played the GP version, on Xbox at least.

LucasRuinedChildhood125d ago

Hi-Fi Rush on the Switch 2 at launch would probably sell a good amount.

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What’s next for Insomniac Games

Today, Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price announced his retirement plans. Now, meet the three new co-studio heads of Insomniac Games in this introductory blog post

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neutralgamer199220h ago

Ted is one of the most underrated studio heads ever. Insomniac games has been one of the best and most welcoming studios in the industry. Best of luck Ted you were great running this studio

Michiel198918h ago

yep, never any drama from the guy or from the studio and all their games are received extremely well.

Christopher16h ago

One of the best places to work as voted by industry professionals as well. Obviously that starts at the top.

Knushwood Butt14h ago

Unfortunately that seems to be getting rarer these days.

-Foxtrot15h ago

Yeah I was going to say he's kind of ran a tight ship since he started out in the job.

Kind of shame we never got someone like Ted running PlayStation Studios over Herman.

neutralgamer199211h ago

He deserved it way more. Insomniac at 256 million is the best acquisition ever in gaming. Just look at what they have released since being acquired compared to other Playstation studios or even 3rd parties

OlderGamer172h ago

I blame mostley Jim Ryan for running to the life online multiplayer
Pipedream games. Thank God he is gone...

Eonjay20h ago

Three decades is plenty enough. Congrats and enjoy your retirement! Have fun, write a book, travel and see the world... or do nothing at all! You earned it!

DefenderOfDoom220h ago

Thanks Ted Price . I first enjoyed, very much playing DISRUPTOR on PlayStation in 1996.

ReignMan_2719h ago

My cousin and I used to take turns playing levels in Disruptor. One of our favorite games back in the day. Good times!

DefenderOfDoom210h ago(Edited 10h ago)

Another good memory about Disruptor for me is , it was the very first game I played on my brand new 27inch color TV
I had previously played PlayStation DOOM and Hexxen on a 19inch Zenith. color TV from the early 80s that my mom gave me .. I remember how amazing it looked to play on 27inch TV back then! CRT TVs looked so good for gaming back then .
Yes indeed ,good times !

Becuzisaid12h ago

That game was freaking awesome and highly underrated. That level half way through where you had to outrun the bomb timer though.....

truthBombs20h ago

Wow I can't imagine insomniac without Ted. All good things come to an end. Congrats on an amazing career.

Whomever holds the baton next has massive shoes to fill.

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Days Gone Dev: "We still plan on creating cool sh**."

Kevin McAllister via X:
"I’ll keep this short.
Thanks for the love and support everyone, especially to those that have reached out.
P.S. We still plan on creating cool shit."

-Foxtrot1d 15h ago

That's cool but the sad reality is this cool s*** will be years away now, we probably won't see a new game by them until the PS6.

LucasRuinedChildhood1d 3h ago

I feel like they should work on something like Returnal (took 2 or so years to make).

They can starting working on a new IP or Days Gone 2 in the background.

-Foxtrot1d ago

Yeah I don’t know why Sonys studios don’t do this in general

Team 1 - The big AAA game

Team 2 - Smaller game like Astro Bot or Returnal

Cacabunga1d ago

@fox

Because of Hulst and Ryan’s broken gaas vision

Fanboywomper6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Nah thanks, i would rather anything than days gone 2. Enough generic crappy zombie open world games.

Sony has enough of those as it is.

Fishy Fingers1d 15h ago (Edited 1d 15h ago )

I still plan on losing my Christmas weight...

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boing11d 2h ago (Edited 1d 2h ago )

Would prefer cool game. Cool shit doesn't interest me.

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Where on Earth Is Playdead’s Next Game?

TNS: Eight years ago, Playdead revealed it was working on its next game. But since then? Almost nothing. So what exactly has happened?

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Terry_B2d ago

Yeah..its a shame that it took and takes them so long for their 3rd game.

FTLmaster1d 18h ago

Whatever it is, I'm sure it'll be worth the wait.