Rock Band 4 announced for PS4 and Xbox One
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waitwhat42
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Thanks! Sounds like I'll want to update the guitar and drums.
So for the songs going up this weekend.
How will we be able to download them on Xbox One?
(I am a TOTAL noob when it comes to navigating my Xbox One.. I only bought the console for Rock Band...)
Getting Band Bundle and Legacy Adapter on Tuesday
Great question, no one knows yet. I'd say there's a decent chance that your ability to download legacy DLC early could be tied to you having a digital preorder of the game.
I don't see Harmonix/Microsoft/Sony indiscriminately firing off a large download of data on everyone's systems without them knowing that you own the game first, and a digital preorder is the only way to tell.
Crimsonclaw111
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Firmware updates on PC, no PC release.
Customs need to be a thing again... would love it.
Customs need to be a thing again... would love it.
Morgenstern
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You can buy them right now on your respective platform's store if you want.
So no way to install the firmware if you use a mac. Very lame.
styl3s
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It's confirmed that this works? because the descriptions states that you do need the disc.
This is a very good/interesting point. Why would they not negotiate export stuff for RB3 JUST IN CASE? Rock Band 1 and Rock Band 2 were immediately/shortly after launch of the next game available to export right? Just weird that this wouldn't be the same for RB3 exporting to whatever the next RB game would be. Maybe it's the fact that this is a different system/new console generation? When Rock Band 3 came out Harmonix probably wouldn't have been able to predict their next game wouldn't be until the XBone, PS4 came out and maybe the verbiage in their export agreements didn't include ANY consoles going forward? Just spit-balling...
They've never negotiated exports ahead of time. It's always been a case of going back to the licenseholders and working out a deal.
You only need the disc if you want to play the songs in Rock Band 3 on last gen.
Since they can't copy off the disc to the new consoles, Harmonix is just going to use the key to give you the songs for RB4.
Gaming Truth
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Uh, Rock Band 2, Lego Rock Band, Green Day Rock Band, AC/DC Rock Band, and even The Beatles: Rock Band all disagree with you on that one.
Song exporting was first introduced with RB2, back-negotiated with RB1, and outside RB3, all launched with it. Hell, I forgot to toss in Rock Band Blitz into the list. They asked for export rights for The Beatles: Rock Band, but didn't get permission. Still, it counts as trying unlike RB3 and possibly RB4.
I'd like to believe that this Harmonix is the same one from several years ago. I'd love to believe that RB4 is the foundation of the next-gen platform and they'll honor their promise of restoring features from the previous iterations.
I'm also going to play my friend's copy and continue to let my stuff gather dust until I'm sure this is all true ...
PROh1bited
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Rock Band 3 is a bit trickier in that the game was on an entirely different set of consoles. Let's say the genre was still big back then, and RB4 came out in 2011 or 2012. I'm pretty sure we would've been able to export RB3 with ease.
Harmonix said when RB4 was announced, that there was no plans for exporting RB3. Now they've said they're working on it. It's not like they haven't tried.
RyanPierre
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Lego Rock Band, Green Day Rock Band, Rock Band Blitz, and the AC/DC track pack were released at times when there was a core game to export to, so negotiating the export made sense since exporting was a feature from Day 1.
With Rock Band and Rock Band 2, they needed to wait until there was something tangible to export them to before they could work out the deals. The same applies to Rock Band 3. There's been no core game to export them to until now. These cases are negotiated late because Harmonix is not going to pay labels extra money upfront for an export that may never even happen, as there's no guarantee any given Rock Band game won't be the last one.
you know I was looking all through the RB3 manual a month ago for a code and never found it. had no idea it was on the top of the back! nice find!
Eric Pope is best pope.
RyanPierre
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It's been delayed in Australia by about a week. Have not heard about it being delayed anywhere else.
EuricaeriS
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I'm probably missing something, but I can't seem to find game and adapter bundles for PS4 in the UK? Loads of XB1 bundles, but nothing for PS4. Any idea why that's the case? Thanks!
You don't need an adapter for PS4
EuricaeriS
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German EA support guy just straight up told me he (and his supervisor) has no idea what I'm talking about regarding a new RB2 export key for RB3. Guess that's that 
Baron von Loathsome
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Some of the songs on the site are only available from exports from previous, some of which are difficult or impossible to purchase at this time. Most of the ones on the site should be available to purchase on Xbox One and PS4, however.
FlashFlooder
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Baron von Loathsome
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In other, more expected news, Europe is not getting a digital RB4 preorder on PS4.
fwiw, I was able to re-download my legacy Dance Central content without owing Dance Central Spotlight.
should have the words SHOCKING lol...............now we wait for the cymbals.....and tomorrow my Xbox is ready for song downloading. Should go a lot more smooth than the Xbox 360....which had garbage wireless and limited download queue
Juke Joint Jezebel
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Oh Sony Europe, you've done it again... you pieces of shit.
Cheat Code
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Oh goody,
It sucks, but I don't know why this part made me chuckle........I had the OH YOU! face voice stuck in my head reading the line.
Is this GAME's fault? They're boasting that the pre-order bonus is exclusive to them.
Just googled them and those aren't the songs that come with the digital preorders in the US. However, I haven't seen this chart of working instruments that they have before, it's different to the one Harmonix put out:
According to this the Warriors of Rock guitar works on PS4 which I was hoping was true anyway in spite of the Harmonix chart. We should know for sure soon enough but here's hoping!
Shift Breaker
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Nah, it's definitely SCEE. The One pre-order is available, plus the pre-order songs are different.
It's just SCEE doing a SCEE.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
We ever going to get hip hop in Rock Band? Would kill for a hip hop expansion using mainly the mic.
PhoncipleBone
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There was some DLC a few years ago. A pack of Snoop songs released. It isn't much, but it was something. I would love to get some more as well.
PIMPBYBLUD
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This or even a Funk music Rock band like Rick James and James Brown.
Well we know that chart is wrong on one thing. The MPA DOES work on PS4. And it's interesting that it says the keyboard will be recognized as a guitar controller even though they've said it wouldn't work before. There's all kinds of weird going on with this compatibility stuff. Also it find it hard to believe that Singstar mics don't work since they work with the Singstar app on PS4.Just googled them and those aren't the songs that come with the digital preorders in the US. However, I haven't seen this chart of working instruments that they have before, it's different to the one Harmonix put out:
According to this the Warriors of Rock guitar works on PS4 which I was hoping was true anyway in spite of the Harmonix chart. We should know for sure soon enough but here's hoping!
Kor of Memory
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So at some point today we can start downloading our legacy DLC?
AngelOFDeath
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Anyone that has the new Guitar for PS4, is there a dedicated Share button or how about an overdrive button? Is the only way to activate is to tilt?
the twitter account confirmed that you cannot activate OD on the PS4 guitar any other way except to tilt.
heres a post on the forums
billmcdougal
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So the x1 drums have a usb port in the battery compartment? Just for firmware updates?