[STEAM][PRESS]Limited Run Says Hi-Fi Rush Physical Edition Is Still a Go After Tango Gameworks Closure

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After

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unexpectedly announced

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, some wondered whether

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physical version of the game would ever see the light of day. But don't worry — despite Tango Gameworks' closure, Limited Run Games is still planning to release a physical edition of the studio's final project.

Limited Run Games' official X/

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to one comment that suggested that the company would not move forward with a physical release of Hi-Fi Rush due to Tango Gamesworks' closure. Limited Run responded that this was not the case and that a physical release "is a go," but no further information, such as a release date, was disclosed.

Did we forget it, though? Unless we say otherwise, Hi-Fi Rush is a go!

— Limited Run Games (@LimitedRunGames)

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Bethesda Softworks

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last March that it was teaming up with Limited Run Games to release a physical version of the game. The news was part of a ******* announcement: Xbox announced that four of its once-console exclusives, including Hi-Fi Rush, would be released on other platforms, with Hi-Fi Rush getting

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Limited Run's confirmation comes as

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has been under scrutiny for closing four Bethesda Studios, including Tango Gameworks and Redfall developer Arkane Austin. Following the news, reports have emerged with new details, such as Tango Gameworks

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before its closure, as well as information that in a town hall meeting held this week, Xbox executive Matt ****** reportedly told staff that

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, despite it closing the studio just a day prior.

Aside from Tango's closure, Hi-Fi Rush's physical edition is important for another reason: the ongoing discussion of the gaming industry's push further into digital. Despite Xbox boss Phil Spencer claiming that he is still "

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" of physical media, leaked documents noted that

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did not show a disc drive visible on the device.

Another factor to consider is that Hi-Fi Rush uses copyrighted music. With Tango Gameworks closed, it's unclear what could happen to Hi-Fi Rush's digital version on a service like Xbox Game Pass once the music licenses expire.

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