There seems to be some confusion here.

Today, one day after Microsoft announced that it would shut down four of its games studios, Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, held a town hall to discuss the division’s future goals. “We need smaller games that give us prestige and awards,” Booty told employees, according to internal remarks shared with The Verge.

For some listeners on the call, it was a surprising goal: Microsoft had just shut down the Japanese developer Tango Gameworks, which was coming off the small, prestigious hit title Hi-Fi Rush.

Hi-Fi Rush, which was a surprise release last year, was praised for its innovation and charm. The rhythm action game featured music by The Black Keys and Nine Inch Nails, with an art style that evoked the hyper-stylized games of the PS2 era. Just four months after its release, Hi-Fi Rush hit 3 million players. During the 2023–2024 awards season, the game went on to win a Game Award, a Game Developers Choice award, and a BAFTA.

  • @IsThisAnAIEnglish
    -3•6 months ago

    I don’t know a single person who listens to any music “because of rockband” and I was in highschool/college during the peak playing that shit at parties all having a blast.

    Do you have any evidence at all that shows in game licencing creates fans of the music? I didn’t see a generation of millennials suddenly going out to see Rush in concerts.

    • @QuetzalcutlassEnglish
      6•6 months ago

      Sure.

      Both licensed and indie bands whose works have been included in the Guitar Hero games have gained further popularity from this inclusion.[51] Both record companies[52] and retailers[53] have experienced increases of 200% to 300% in sales of songs after their inclusion in the series. Every Guitar Hero III song tracked by Nielsen SoundScan (62 of 70) saw an increase in digital download sales the week ending December 30, 2007, when many who got the game as a gift were playing it,[54] and every song included in Guitar Hero III and Rock Band saw downloaded sales increase during 2007 between 15% and 843%.[14]

    • @DoofEnglish
      2•6 months ago

      Did you close you eyes and ears during that time?