Hi-Fi Rush PS5 port review: DualSense duet

As I booted up Hi-Fi Rush on my PS5 for the first time, I expected a logo for Xbox Game Pass to pop up. Instead, I was treated to the standard Bethesda logo and then found myself on the main menu. Wait, what? Surely Microsoft is porting its first-party games to competing platforms to drive up interest in its subscription service. What better way to do that than pop a logo of it momentarily, seeding the idea of it in a non-Xbox owner’s mind? But no, nothing of that sort here. The game just started up, and there is no indication that it was once an Xbox exclusive, perhaps it’s best in recent years. Hi-Fi Rush seems like the kind of game that would be perfect for the PS5’s controller. An action-rhythm game played with top-of-the-line haptics — what better match could you ask for? Unfortunately, my excitement was quelled when I found out that it underutilizes the DualSense controller. After playing through the opening hour of the game, I started the game up on my PC with an Xbox controller for a quick comparison