My most played and 360 game gets a sequel and I can use all my DLC on the new one. Yay!
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/885/885167p1.html
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/885/885167p1.html
Rock Band & Guitar Hero Games
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I hope it will support Gh4 intruments (RB supports GH3 guitar on 360). Red Octane is the best in hardware and Harmonix is for the software. RB2 with GH4 instruments would be the best combination one can think of!
Will launching early on one console have a serious impact in stealing mindshare from Guitar Hero? Was Rock Band's relatively 'weak' showing compared to GHIII mostly because of the price of the whole kit or just due to Guitar Hero having a bigger name?
Or is it more a matter of MS moneyhatting the devs?
Or is it more a matter of MS moneyhatting the devs?
1) shipped later than GH3 in limited numbers (missing holidays in volume)
2) was a new IP
3) cost $170
How any one of those is not a factor in the lesser sales of rock band I have no idea. Considering the price I'd consider their sales extraordinary.
I doubt they'd buy an exclusive for a couple of months, but maybe shrug.
Considering the limited exclusivity in the EU for RB1, one wonders...
Are there still supply issues? Was all of GH3's sales front-loaded or did it sell steadily?
Maybe it is, but will this make a dent in the GH mindshare? Rock Band was by most accounts a superior game. I mean, it's not like newcomers to the series won't have to shell out a significant amount of money to buy the kit for RB2 (or will the kit be a lot cheaper?) so that hurdle's still there. Is it such a different game that there are development issues to address on the PS3/PS2/Wii?
I'm pretty sure supply got sorted out, but missing holiday sales is huge and certainly would have helped a competing product like GH3. The 360/ps3 sales were heavily front loaded. The wii and ps2 versions had more staying power. The wii version of rockband shipped only recently iirc.
I don't think there's that many development issues, but I don't know, the ps2 version lacked quite a few of the features so wasn't as highly rated. I don't expect the kit to be any cheaper, but perhaps they'll get some of the issues fixed regarding durability. They will have the ~1million 360 owners who already have the kit from rock band 1.
I'm not a rhythm game person myself, but everyone of my friends that owns rock band also owns GH3. I'd have to think first to market will impact sales somewhat, but the holiday season is a huge factor in NA. As long as they make november they have the window to make sales.
True enough, and apparently most of the sales were on the 360 to start with.
I have my doubts; it's not like GH3 will be late to the holiday season, and its feature-list seems to put it pretty much on par or above RB, barring unseen announcements by Harmonix, maybe barring DLC. I'm not much of a rhythm-game fan myself, but I think the way these two companies are competing is pretty interesting.
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I am so pleased with the news also. It make the set list for RB2 secondary for me compared to improved features. Since I will be taken care of with DLC since they have done such a great jobs so far in quality and quanity. I really like the DLC model over multiple versions of a game a year like GH. I do hope they include the RB1 songs on the RB2 disc that would be kick ass.
Things I want to see in RB2. A much improved create a character I want to see many more options. I want them to make starting and continuing a band simple. I should be able to just start a band and continue it any time I want with out the profile head ace. I have wasted to much time making sure every instrument had the correct profile attached to it. I want them to improve the create a band logo and tats many more layers. That and I would love to see them add an online auction house like forza 2. I don't have any skills makeing that kind of stuff so being able to purchase a kick ass logo would be very nice.
Nice preview:
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/puz...6193439&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6193439
DEVELOPERS: THIS IS HOW YOU TAKE CARE OF THE COMMUNITY!
"In that sense it's mission accomplished, because the game will feature full support for all of the original Rock Band songs, all of the downloadable content, and, naturally, the more than 80 songs that will be packed in with the disc version of Rock Band 2."
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/puz...6193439&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6193439
DEVELOPERS: THIS IS HOW YOU TAKE CARE OF THE COMMUNITY!
"In that sense it's mission accomplished, because the game will feature full support for all of the original Rock Band songs, all of the downloadable content, and, naturally, the more than 80 songs that will be packed in with the disc version of Rock Band 2."
What do you mean Als? I think it just means that if you downloaded any of the songs with RB1, when you put RB2 in, you will still have access to all those songs you already downloaded.
I did read a rumor about them making all the songs included on the disc of RB1 available as free dlc, but it was never said by Harmonix.
I did read a rumor about them making all the songs included on the disc of RB1 available as free dlc, but it was never said by Harmonix.
The part about RB1 songs on the disc. The RB1 DLC seems clear, but the Gamespot article also mentions being able to use the songs on disc. Although TBQH, I think they muddled up comments from Harmonix staff when they only meant that the DLC was going to be compatible with RB2.
When it says the 80 songs packed on the disc, they are referring to the 80 songs on RB2. RB1 only comes with 58 songs on disc.
