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Hi-Fi Rush on PS5 and Switch more likely than ever after dataminer find

Color symbolism is doing a lot of work here

Marco Wutz

Hi-Fi Rush on PS5 and Switch more likely than ever after dataminer find
Hi-Fi Rush on PS5 and Switch more likely than ever after dataminer find /

Rumors about rhythm game Hi-Fi Rush, Microsoft’s surprise hit from 2023, coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch have been abound for a while and just got a little more meat to them thanks to findings of dataminers. Digging through the latest update for the title, they found five t-shirt texture files that reinforce the port gossip.

A motif on Xbox-green background with “Shadowdropped” spelled above it should symbolize the game’s initial surprise release that started its success story. The two other textures, however, are held in Switch-red and PlayStation-blue tones.

“Rock Out! Anywhere” is printed on the red t-shirt, which echoes Microsoft’s repeatedly publicly stated policy of bringing its games to as many platforms as possible, while the blue shirt says “I’m Here Baby!” – perhaps to emphasize the feeling of surprise many players may have when spotting a first-party title from Microsoft on Sony’s console.

An anime man with a robotic arm and a group of animated people behind him are suspended in midair over an explosion.
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The final two t-shirts contain phrases referencing Steam and Epic Games Store, the two major PC stores Hi-Fi Rush is available on, thereby completing the roster of noteworthy platforms the game can be played on now – and, presumably, in the near future.

The Verge’s Tom Warren has confirmed the legitimacy of these findings.

Recent online broadcasts from Microsoft and Sony did not contain any news on Hi-Fi Rush, but there are rumors of a Nintendo Direct coming up in February 2024 – one of those traditionally is scheduled for this time of the year – and the show might finally lift the curtain on what everyone has been expecting for a while now.

While not an official confirmation by any means, it’s another strong hint that adds to continuous chatter from insiders about these ports being in the works.

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Marco Wutz
MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

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