“We don’t think Hi-Fi Rush 2 is going to make us money,” Krafton boss says, possibly winning the award for the strangest thing to come out of a CEO’s mouth in 2024 | Gaming

After the terrible news of Microsoft deciding to shutter of a bunch of studios dropped back in May, we ended up getting a rare bit of positive 2024 games industry news, as PUBG publisher Krafton swooped in to buy the studio and the Hi-Fi Rush IP.

Now, speaking to Game Developer about reasons behind the “last minute deal”, Krafton CEO Changhan ‘CH’ Kim has painted an interesting picture, suggesting that it wasn’t about trying to take on a series and studio the publisher was definitively sure could make it a nice profit, but rather adding more creativity to its portfolio so it’s better suited to try and hit home runs development-wise.

“We wanted to maintain their legacy,” Kim said of…