Summary
The critically-acclaimed once-Xbox console exclusive gameHi-Fi Rushis now available on PS5.Hi-Fi Rushwas one of 2023’s surprise hits, shadow-dropped to rave reviews last year. Developed by Tango Gameworks,Hi-Fi Rushis a stylish action game with a unique rhythm-based combat and movement system. It earned a great deal of praise for its originality and sense of humor, with it ultimately becoming one of the highest-rated games in a year full of landmark releases.
Tango Gameworks is part of Bethesda, with both companies falling under the Xbox Game Studios umbrella. Considering this, it’s no surprise thatHi-Fi Rushwas an Xbox console exclusive when it first launched. However, it was long rumored thatHi-Fi Rushcould potentially make its way to competing platforms. It was eventually confirmed by Microsoft thatHi-Fi Rushwould indeed be coming to PS5, and now the game is finally available on Sony’s latest console.
PS5 gamers now have the chance to playHi-Fi Rushfor themselves, and they can even get the game at a budget price.Hi-Fi Rushis $29.99 on the PlayStation Store, which is not a bad deal at all for a game with an 89 overall critic rating. Of course, those on Xbox have the option ofplayingHi-Fi Rushthrough Xbox Game Pass, but $29.99 is still a great price for such a high-quality game.
It will be interesting to see how wellHi-Fi Rushperforms on the PS5, and if that inspires Xbox to bring it to even more platforms. There have been rumors thatHi-Fi Rushcould be coming to the Switch 2as well, though official plans to that effect have yet to be announced. Nintendo has yet to even announce the Switch console, and so it will still be quite some time before fans know what games are in the works for the device.
Xbox Games Coming to PS5
In the meantime, Xbox is bringing even more of its games to PS5 in the near future.Pentimentis already available, butGroundedandSea of Thievesare coming to Xbox in April.Groundedwill launch for PS4, PS5, and Switch on April 16, whileSea of Thievesis joining the PS5 lineup on April 30.Sea of Thieveshas already been a huge hit on PlayStationwith impressive pre-order numbers, and so one has to imagine Xbox will consider bringing even more of its titles to competing platforms when it makes sense to do so.
Hi-Fi Rush
WHERE TO PLAY
Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team of allies rebel against an evil robotics enhancement megacorp with raucous rhythm combat! From Tango Gameworks, the studio that brought you The Evil Within® and Ghostwire®: Tokyo (no, really) comes Hi-Fi RUSH, an all-new action game where the characters, world and combat stylishly sync to the music!CHAI VERSUS THE WORLD: Labeled ‘defective’ after a shady corporate experiment mistakenly fuses a music player to his heart, Chai must now fight for his freedom in a slick animated world where everything – platforming puzzles, enemy attacks and even the colorful gags & banter - are synced to the beat.OPEN UP THE MOSH PIT!: Take on armies of corporate drones (read: actual robots) in satisfying, rhythm-amplified combat. Time your moves to pull off flashy Beat Hits, hard-hitting special abilities and even combination attacks with your allies! Want to show off? Go further and tap into the beat to amp up your skills and earn those covetous S-rank scores.ROWDY REBELS VS. BADASS BOSSES: Lead a squad of colorful teammates and take the fight to the heart of an, er, heartless corporation. Square off with each department’s boss, from Production to Marketing to Finance, each more ready to protect the company’s bottom line than the last in over-the-top battle sequences accompanied by their own music tracks!GRAB YOUR HEADPHONES: Tap your toes to a killer mixtape of original music, as well as songs by Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy, The Joy Formidable and more! Want to show off your skills to a live streaming audience? Fret not: Hi-Fi RUSH includes a streamer-friendly alternate audio mode which replaces those licensed songs with original tracks made especially for streaming Hi-Fi RUSH.
