With all the
incompatibility out there among Guitar Hero / Rock Band
instruments, it's a real treat to see something like this. The Director of Publisher Relations at SCEA has posted an update that promises compatibility between instruments and software for upcoming titles; for instance, Guitar Hero: World Tour's guitars and drums will work with Rock Band 2 and Konami's Rock Revolution software, and Rock Band 2's guitar and drum set will work with
Guitar Hero: World Tour and with Rock Revolution. Furthermore, the team is still "working hard to ensure compatibility between the Guitar Hero and Rock Band titles currently on the market," though we are told that an announcement on that could surface "shortly." Rock 'n roll harmony, baby.
[Image courtesy of
BeSportier]
posted Aug 19th 2008 1:01AM
This sounds really cool and it really opens the way for people to get more than just 1 rhythm game,so everyone gets a taste of every game and there's more variety. but I do hope that Microsoft goes the same path.
In that picture you just know they were playing to Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' version of "Love is All Around".
T_T. You're kidding, right? Microsoft is the REASON Sony's doing this. At E3 it was announced that all instruments for RB2 and GHWT would be compatible with each other on the 360. Nothing was said about the PS3. Since this has happened, Sony is working hard to match Microsoft's compatibility so that their console sales don't go down.
You is missin an eye
This is the only reason I haven't bought a GH game for my PS3. I refuse to clutter my already small TV room with more peripherals...
Extra guy in green and yellow=dancer?
Any other guesses?
I think he's a groupie, actually.
more-cowbell-guy
Now we just need to be able to upload our own music and have it download a Rockband/Guitar Hero version (if available) automatically, no need to repurchase.
That would be sick.
And very unlikely. First, the tracks are separated by instrument so if one fails only that track stops playing. Second, they'd charge for the charts anyway since they still need to make them and likely buy the rights. Third, they wouldn't make as much money.
I think it's the third one that's preventing it from happening mostly.
And I didn't necessarily mean *any* song ever, but if you own a song they offer to buy, you shouldn't have to buy it again to be able to play it.
Look at all those bustling hip fellows and the guy who looks like he has big bosoms. Spectacular.
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No, not really. I'm pretty sure it's the same story on all platforms, or at least on PS3 and 360 both.
They're already compatible on the 360 for the most part. This is really cool though - I might go pick up GH: World Tour if it'll work with my existing set of instruments.
See my post above:
"Microsoft is the REASON Sony's doing this. At E3 it was announced that all instruments for RB2 and GHWT would be compatible with each other on the 360. Nothing was said about the PS3. Since this has happened, Sony is working hard to match Microsoft's compatibility so that their console sales don't go down."
Um, didn't Activision and Harmonix already announce cross-compatibility of their instruments anyway, with Konami promising full compatibility with both as well, on both PS3 and 360? It sounds like Sony is trying to take credit for something they aren't really responsible for.
"Compatbility?"
What could he have possibly been trying to spell?
C'mon, peripheral clutter is awesome! I think in my closet I have 4 or 5 DDR pads, 2 Pump It Up pads, a Guitar Freaks controller, Drummania drumset, a crap steering wheel for ps2, several arcade sticks, COUNTLESS light guns (even more when I had to get LCD compatible ones)... what's a few more guitars and drumsets in the mix gonna hurt?
Honestly, this is great, because the fact that there are GUITAR RACKS, FILLED WITH DIFFERENT PLASTIC GUITARS, at every local game store, kinda disturbs me. It's bad enough when I go to music stores I have to hear some 14 year old play every damn Guitar Hero song, now I have to watch the same type of kid "try out" guitars at Gamestop.
Are those typical players of Rock Band (and Guitar Hero)? D:
Seems all these kids that gather to fight forgot that this is Sony's court.
Excellent news since it was a pretty stupid blockade they were putting each other at the cost of the gamer.
Just what we need.
More plastic 'disposable' junk.
I'm sorry, did you miss the part where this would REDUCE the plastic disposable junk??
This is great for someone like me who wasn't going to buy Rock Band 2 because their guitar sucks.