Hi-Fi Rush has had one of the strangest journeys of any modern action game, and that road took another turn this week. Krafton, the company best known for PUBG, has officially taken over publishing duties for the rhythm-action hit from Bethesda. The handover was confirmed with a straightforward notice to players, and while it sounds like a bit of administrative tidying, it does mark a new chapter for the game.

The transition became official on November 14, with a small update arriving early December to tidy up the in-game logos and menus. Players won’t need to migrate accounts or reinstall anything, and all progress, achievements and purchases will carry over as they always have. If you didn’t follow the behind-the-scenes drama, the short version is that Krafton acquired Tango Gameworks Hi-Fi Rush’s developer last year after Microsoft shut the studio down. When Krafton stepped in to bring the team back together, it also gained ownership of the game itself.

In some ways, today’s move feels like the final piece clicking into place. Having Bethesda listed as the publisher while Krafton owned the studio was always a little awkward, especially when the game started disappearing from third-party PC stores. Even the game’s director hinted a few months ago that the delistings were “likely publisher-transition related,” which now seems to have been exactly the case.

For players, though, not much will change on the surface. Hi-Fi Rush will keep selling on the same platforms, and the gameplay isn’t being tinkered with. What’s more interesting is what Krafton might choose to do with the series next. There’s been quiet hope for new content, or maybe even a full sequel, especially now that the people behind the game are reunited and no longer tied to Microsoft’s shifting internal plans.

Some fans are also curious whether the new publisher might push the game to additional platforms in the future. Krafton hasn’t said anything along those lines, but given how well Hi-Fi Rush performed after its surprise drop, it wouldn’t be a far-fetched decision. For now, the company is simply promising a smooth transition and a continued commitment to supporting the title.

It’s rare to see a game leave one major publisher and settle under another this cleanly, but Hi-Fi Rush has always been a bit unconventional. If nothing else, it’s encouraging to see a fan-favourite title not only survive the upheaval around it, but end up in the hands of a company that actively chose to save the studio behind it. What happens next is unclear, but at least the beat goes on.