Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami founded Tango Gameworks in 2010 before leaving the company last year. Around the time of Mikami’s departure, Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush became a critically acclaimed hit. Now, Mikami has revealed that he thought Hi-Fi Rush had secured Tango Gameworks’ future before Microsoft shut down the studio earlier this year.”I had thought the studio would be safe as long as they continued to make Hi-Fi Rush games,” explained Mikami during an interview with IGN. “That’s one of the reasons I left Tango Gameworks. So I was surprised when the studio was closed down.”The good news is that Tango Gameworks’ demise was short-lived. A few months after Microsoft made its decision, Tango Gameworks was purchased by Krafton, which retained the rights for Hi-Fi Rush and any future games in the franchise. Krafton also retained at least half of Tango Gameworks’ employees who hadn’t already secured other jobs. That gave Mikami a greater sense of hope for his former company.”Now Krafton has taken over the business, so I feel like it worked out well in the end,” said Mikami. “I was reminded that if you make a good game, someone will pick it up. The hard work of the Hi-Fi Rush development team led to a new chapter for the company.”There’s currently no word about when a Hi-Fi Rush sequel or follow-up may arrive, but Limited Run Games has previously confirmed that the original Hi-Fi Rush will still get a physical release. There’s just no timetable for that at the moment.