Hi-Fi Rush's Patch Notes appear to criticize new owner Krafton

Hi-Fi Rush's patch notes confirm that none of its “corporate policy” content has changed, while it also seems to have taken a small step towards new owner Krafton.

As anyone who was incredibly worried about Hi-Fi Rush's soundtrack a few weeks ago knows, the game's rights have recently been moved away from Bethesda and back to Krafton. This “surprisingly complicated” transition resulted in Hi-Fi Rush receiving a major update recently, leaving some fans concerned that its distinctly anti-corporate messaging may have changed.

However, this is not the case, as the patch notes for Hi-Fi Rush's latest updates have confirmed that nothing about Hi-Fi Rush's content and themes has changed in the latest update. Obviously, that's good news, but it seems like Tango may have taken the chance to take a dig at Krafton and its current AI focus.

Tango Gameworks may have made a subtle dig at Krafton in Hi-Fi Rush's Patch Notes

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As Redditor angerey_jaed pointed out on the Hi-Fi Rush subreddit, the patch notes for the latest update have a pretty interesting point. The last part of the patch notes says that game content and messages about “corporate policy and creativity” have been left unchanged to “preserve ominous storytelling about the future and reinforce themes”.

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In-game content and messages about corporate policy and creativity are left unchanged to preserve ominous future storytelling and reinforce themes.

Besides being the second confirmation in a row that none of Hi-Fi Rush's content has been changed, the “ominous telling of the future” and the mention of “corporate policies and creativity” are being taken by fans as criticism of Krafton, who recently decided to go all-in on using AI for their games. Hi-Fi Rush's themes are completely against that, and it seems that Tango took the opportunity to remind us of that irony.

Of course, this could just be Tango making a big point about the current state of the world and the use of generative AI by pretty much every company, but considering Krafton's controversial policy change and how it could affect the team's next game, it certainly seems like a bit of a jab. Here's hoping Tango can keep the human spirit and sarcasm no matter what Hi-Fi Rush's future holds.