Following its acquisition of Hi-Fi Rush studio Tango Gameworks, Krafton already has plans in place for a sequel to the critically acclaimed rhythm-action game. In a new interview, Krafton CEO Changhan Kim explained the reasoning behind the last-minute purchase of the studio after it was originally closed by Microsoft and how it wants the developer to be a creative powerhouse without fear of failure.

“We can’t acquire Tango Gameworks based on their financials or their numbers, right? We don’t think Hi-Fi Rush 2 is going to make us money, to be frank,” Kim said to Game Developer. “But it’s part of our attempt. We have to keep trying [to develop games] in the spirit of challenge-taking. Tango Gameworks are creative. They want to try something new, and we want to do more of that. [Making] video games is really a hit-or-miss industry, and that is risk-taking. But having more project lineups is actually a way to mitigate risk, because one of them might work out.”