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Rock Band 4 announced for PS4 and Xbox One

No Xbox 360-version? Bummer.

I guess I have to buy my third guitar if I want to play it on PS4 (I have two guitars for 360).
 
I really, really hope Guitar Hero stays dead too. Activision was a cancer on the music game genre. I'm not gonna lie though, if it comes out, I'll just wait it out and buy it used for dirt cheap at some point, unless it turns out really great.

The thing that bothers me about Guitar Hero coming back, is I just don't see Activision doing it right, and I don't want new console owners to buy that instead of Rock Band, get disappointed, and just abandon the genre again. I want Rock Band 4 to get a solid foothold, and remind everyone of why we loved the genre int he first place, and re-ignite people's passion in it again. I miss Rock Band parties!

I agree with you 1000%. We only need one because we know Harmonix won't over-saturate the market. This is a horrible year for me to go back to school. Now I need to pick up a X1 for all my dlc, I spent close to $200 and I wont let that go to waste.
 
We released Dance Central Spotlight last year and released a bunch of content that, if previously purchased, is free to download on your Xbox One. How did you miss this!?!?

Hey Nicholas, can you confirm if the 360 MIDI adapter will work in RB4 for pro drums?
 
I really, really hope Guitar Hero stays dead too. Activision was a cancer on the music game genre. I'm not gonna lie though, if it comes out, I'll just wait it out and buy it used for dirt cheap at some point, unless it turns out really great.

The thing that bothers me about Guitar Hero coming back, is I just don't see Activision doing it right, and I don't want new console owners to buy that instead of Rock Band, get disappointed, and just abandon the genre again. I want Rock Band 4 to get a solid foothold, and remind everyone of why we loved the genre int he first place, and re-ignite people's passion in it again. I miss Rock Band parties!

Agreed. Stay outta this one, Acti.
 
I don't see why Guitar Hero can't co-exist. The genre is much better off having competition, and Rock Band didn't manage to copy some of the best things that GH did, like individual highway speeds and a real pick-up-and-play mode.
 
They stated migrating DLC is a manual process with a lot of work.
In the podcast?

That seems really odd to me as a SW developer.




Even assuming the DLC container is different for the new platforms, it should be trivial enough to automate that?
 
In the podcast?

That seems really odd to me as a SW developer.

Yeah, I have no idea why they'd have to do anything by hand. The only way I can see that really being necessary is if they didn't design their data structure for the songs with this much backwards compatibility in mind. It does seem like they'd have to test each song in live conditions to make sure it all seems right.
 
DLC and instruments is great. Lack of support for pro guitar and keys makes me happy. I really didn't like either innovation in RB3 and much prefer the more casual style of RB2. Rocksmith exists for those who want it I guess.
 
Agreed. Stay outta this one, Acti.

I would at least want one Guitar Hero as I find their guitars superior over the Rock Band guitars. The Warriors of Rock guitar is almost perfection to me, and I am still using it after more than four years.

The guitar in question :

Guitar-Hero-Warriors-of-Rock-New-Guitar-Controller.jpg
 
Hey Nicholas, can you confirm if the 360 MIDI adapter will work in RB4 for pro drums?
If it's like fightsticks and wheels, it's safe to assume nothing will work unless Harmonix/MadCatz release some new hardware solution like that third party TitanOne device.
 
In the podcast?

That seems really odd to me as a SW developer.

They're probably doing more rigorous QA checks on the tracks to avoid some of the issues that plagued RB3 early on, like the notorious save-killing glitch that happened when you played a song in Career from an act with too many letters in their name. Granted, that was more on the game's end than, say, Texas Flood, but I would certainly like a smooth launch this time around.
 
In hindsight alot of problems would've been solved if they just made you create a 'Rock Band' account where your information would be saved, allowing cross-transfer between consoles.

All a Rock Band account would do is let them know which DLC you own (which, arguably, they know already, or could easily know with a patch to Rock Band 3). The issue with cross-transfer is an issue of negotiating with Sony, Microsoft, and the record labels.
 
I would at least want one Guitar Hero as I find their guitars superior over the Rock Band guitars. The Warriors of Rock guitar is almost perfection to me, and I am still using it after more than four years.

The guitar in question :

Guitar-Hero-Warriors-of-Rock-New-Guitar-Controller.jpg

This one was the pinnacle to me, but yeah, the Activision hardware was much better than Harmonix's.

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this news makes me happy, and since the DLC and instruments are compatible I will be there day 1.

I can already see a trailer for it in my head showing off new features set to Fallout Boy's Centuries

as there is usually a fallout boy song on a release from them, and the lyrics fit a come back decently "some legends are told, some turn to dust or to gold, but you will remember me, remember me for centuries."

there is even references to heavy metal breaking their heart in the song :P

I'm sure some people would prefer a more classic rock theme, but I feel they will likely be full of pop rock to make it feel fresh and new.

alternative to fallout boy... It's time for a new rock band." :P
 
is the beatles rock band importable?

I am pretty sure you will not get Beatles on Rock Band 4. They doesn't work for Rock Band 3 either. I think that was one of the deals they had to make for the game to become a reality. They didn't want other characters/performers singing and playing as The Beatles.
 
I would at least want one Guitar Hero as I find their guitars superior over the Rock Band guitars. The Warriors of Rock guitar is almost perfection to me, and I am still using it after more than four years.

The guitar in question :

Guitar-Hero-Warriors-of-Rock-New-Guitar-Controller.jpg
I'm so jealous that I missed out on that one. D:
 
I would at least want one Guitar Hero as I find their guitars superior over the Rock Band guitars. The Warriors of Rock guitar is almost perfection to me, and I am still using it after more than four years.

The guitar in question :

Guitar-Hero-Warriors-of-Rock-New-Guitar-Controller.jpg

I still have that thing, hope it works. I always preferred GH axes. RB KB was great though
 
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