Final week, developer Tango Gameworks distributed a comparatively minor Hello-Fi Rush replace to rejoice the primary anniversary of its acclaimed rhythm-brawler’s launch; nonetheless, dataminers poking across the replace’s innards are actually claiming to have discovered additional proof – within the type of distinctive T-shirt designs – {that a} PlayStation and Change launch is on the way in which.
Stories that the beforehand PC and Xbox unique Hello-Fi Rush may very well be making its strategy to PlayStation and Change first started circulating in January, after quite a lot of dependable leakers began increasing on claims by insider Nate the Hate that Microsoft was set to “one among [its] extra acclaimed first social gathering releases to a competitor system” this 12 months.
And whereas there’s been no signal of an official announcement to again up these studies within the weeks since, datamined discoveries in Hello-Fi Rush’s newest replace (thanks Wario64) have lent additional credence to the rumours. Patch 7, as final week’s replace is formally recognized, contains an Anniversary T-Shirt Bundle containing new clothes for Chai to put on. 4 of those designs can be found to everybody, whereas three are unique to the platform – Xbox, Steam, or the Epic Video games Retailer – gamers personal the sport on. Nonetheless, quite a lot of dataminers are actually claiming to have unearthed two extra, unused T-shirts within the replace, wanting suspiciously like unique designs for Change and PlayStation.
Certainly one of these, in Nintendo’s signature crimson and white, reads, “Rock out! Wherever” – a slogan completely befitting Change’s transportable play – whereas the second design, in PlayStation blue, options Chai’s silhouette and the phrases, “I am right here child!”.
Assuming their authenticity, it’s, alas, unattainable to attract any definitive conclusions from their discovery; maybe they’re pointing to a Change and PlayStation launch for Hello-Fi Rush, maybe they’re pointing to a once-planned however now-abandoned launch. It might even be Tango Gameworks having a little bit of cheeky enjoyable on the expense of everybody on the again of January’s rumours – solely an official announcement from Microsoft will settle the matter as soon as and for all.
All being because it appears, although, their discovery is attention-grabbing not simply due to Hello-Fi Rush, however due to subsequent rumours that different beforehand Xbox-exclusive first-party video games are getting ready to leap to PlayStation and Change – Sea of Thieves having been referred to as out by identify on multiple occassion. It might definitely be an attention-grabbing 12 months for Xbox.