Industry's so fucked, man. Doesn't matter how well you do critically or commercially. What scale you're working at. There's a rot in the business.
'Tweeting in April 2023, Aaron Greenberg, VP, Xbox Games Marketing at Microsoft, addressed concern that Hi-Fi Rush had failed to meet sales targets, calling the game "a break out hit for us and our players in all key measurements and expectations." Greenberg continued: "We couldn’t be happier with what the team at Tango Gameworks delivered with this surprise release." Hi-Fi Rush launched on PS5 as part of Microsoft's new multi-platform push in March.'
"We couldn't be happier with your work, now your fired" economy