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Rock Band 4 announced for PS4 and Xbox One
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Yep, all animations and effects are put in manually.
sadly I have ~$500 of DLC on 360
and zero interest in getting an XBONE.
fuck.
edit - fuck.
edit 2 - tbh I am more likely to just start over again on PS4. It sucks hard but if I actually get an xbone I mean we are talking years down the road... <$200, etc... but yeah.. talk about bittersweet news.
and zero interest in getting an XBONE.
fuck.
edit - fuck.
edit 2 - tbh I am more likely to just start over again on PS4. It sucks hard but if I actually get an xbone I mean we are talking years down the road... <$200, etc... but yeah.. talk about bittersweet news.
Wii U?
Daniel: The Wii U is a really hard call for us, but from our initial research the audience is not there yet, and I would be really psyched for there to be this public outcry of “Where is the Wii U? I will absolutely throw money at you and I wanna buy it and preorder it!” and all that. And then we start working on it.
Nick Chester: We’re seeing all these people flock, especially towards PS4, and people are abandoning their Wiis, and using their Xbox 360s as… We don’t have a version of it because neither of the consoles are backwards compatible.
http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/0...ion-missing-keytar-and-upcoming-songs/137579/
Daniel: The Wii U is a really hard call for us, but from our initial research the audience is not there yet, and I would be really psyched for there to be this public outcry of “Where is the Wii U? I will absolutely throw money at you and I wanna buy it and preorder it!” and all that. And then we start working on it.
Nick Chester: We’re seeing all these people flock, especially towards PS4, and people are abandoning their Wiis, and using their Xbox 360s as… We don’t have a version of it because neither of the consoles are backwards compatible.
http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/0...ion-missing-keytar-and-upcoming-songs/137579/
SiegfriedFM
Member
Excited, but VERY disappointed in no keyboard. RB3 awakened my latent keyboardist, I bought tons of piano heavy tracks, and obviously bought the midi module and an actual keyboard.
This isn't Rock Band 4, this is Rock Band 2-2. I realize it was more popular at that stage, but TB:RB and RB3 brought me to the franchise.
They'll need to license some REALLY awesome songs for me to prefer this game.
This isn't Rock Band 4, this is Rock Band 2-2. I realize it was more popular at that stage, but TB:RB and RB3 brought me to the franchise.
They'll need to license some REALLY awesome songs for me to prefer this game.
Who knew Rockband was a system seller after reading some of these comments?
While it would be nice to transfer 360 DLC to PS4, it would probably just be too difficult and not cost effective.
PS3>PS4 is easy, because an account system is in place (PSN).
This content is not "own" by Harmonix, like most games that allow DLC or content transfers.
Transferring this content (across platforms) would have to involve more than the devs, and publishers. Between PS3 >PS4 is easy to do, through the backdoor of PSN
While it would be nice to transfer 360 DLC to PS4, it would probably just be too difficult and not cost effective.
PS3>PS4 is easy, because an account system is in place (PSN).
This content is not "own" by Harmonix, like most games that allow DLC or content transfers.
Transferring this content (across platforms) would have to involve more than the devs, and publishers. Between PS3 >PS4 is easy to do, through the backdoor of PSN
They do, but I don't think that's what they were suggesting. Not Spotify as in "take any song from Spotify and make it compatible" but to have a subscription service out of the existing Rock Band DLC catalog.
That may be true, but those contracts would probably need to be renegotiated if they wanted to do a subscription model.
Sony don't get any cut from you downloading your old 360 DLC, same with Xbox One, I have songs on PS3, but Microsoft won't get any money from my Xbox One if I transferred songs, It's platform holders why we wouldn't be able to transfer.
I already own every console, but I bought every RB DLC on 360, if I didn't own a Xbox One, I would have because it would be cheaper than rebuying it
I suck at drums, especially with the bass pedal, but they're what I'm most excited to try.
Harmonix, get the Whiplash OST on there for drummers.
GuitarAtomik
Member
In theory, this is something they could do going forward. They have you link your console account to a Harmonix one similar to how Rockstar did it for GTA4. Of course, they'd also have to build the infrastructure for that and there might be licensing hoops they'd have to jump through and who knows what else as well so it's not necessarily an easy no-brainer thing.
Calamari41
41 > 38
It would be interesting if they gave you enough credit to buy a normal on-disc game's worth of songs and just let you pick and choose which ones you want to start out with. This would have the added benefit of getting everybody onto their shop and used to the system of buying the songs. Few people would stop buying once their credits ran out.
That's great news for them, but it probably straight kills the streaming idea haha. I'm sure they don't want/can re-negociate over 2000 contracts.
It's true a 5$ subscription probably wouldn't be enough to cover all the production costs, but I don't think users would be ready to pay more than 10$ a month since most streaming services are under that...
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_/¯Big Papa Husker
Member
Why can't harmonix make a "Harmonix" account that you can link the last gen version to and it pull down a list of your purchased dlc? Once it is on the "Harmonix" account it could sync with the PS4/XBONE versions and transfer the DLC list.
aygomyownroad
Member
Yes!!! can't wait!
Pity all of my Rock band music was on my old Xbox account!
Wonder If you have the previous games can you import them? Like how you were able to with Rockband 1 and 2?
Pity all of my Rock band music was on my old Xbox account!
Wonder If you have the previous games can you import them? Like how you were able to with Rockband 1 and 2?
DLC needs to go through the platform holder
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Deleted member 57681
Unconfirmed Member
So my buddy has all the RB games on PS3. Can I just borrow his games, export the songs and have them on my account?
ScreamingTrees
Member
I still have my old instruments but they're Xbox versions, I would probably get this on PS4 now (since I don't have a XB1), hopefully they can get them to work.
I think 2&3 came with unique codes that couldn't be shared.
I think 2&3 came with unique codes that couldn't be shared.
Shadow_FFVI
Member
I have never been burned by the franchise over exposure, since I've never bought one.
Bring it on.
Bring it on.
I have no idea how this export works, but I'm gonna say yes for RB1, no for RB2.
You may want to wait for an official response though...
XANDER CAGE
Member
This is great news! I can't wait to see the tracklist.
The Dear Leader
Banned
Bummed about no PC version, but I'm glad a new game is coming, I still have all of my old 360 instruments, but my barely used keyboard am cry
suddenlyissoon
Member
I mean, it does suck that you can't transfer your old DLC between 360 and PS4...but then again it's a blessing that you can even transfer it at all. Or use your old instruments. I'm just happy about that.
I'll pick up the X1 version the second it's released.
I'll pick up the X1 version the second it's released.
TheExhaustedWalrus
Member
Fuck. Yes. Sadly it looks like they won't support 360 to PS4 imports, so it looks like I'm buying a One.
Nope, you're right. Although I recall a lot of issues with RB1 export on PS3 over the last year or two.
MarkMan
loves Arcade Sticks
Hey guys. MarkMan here from Mad Catz. I saw it mentioned on the first page, but if anyone is heading to PAX East, check out this extremely limited collab we've put together with Harmonix and Penny-Arcade.
If you're at PAX East, make sure to stop by the Harmonix booth and check it out!
If you're at PAX East, make sure to stop by the Harmonix booth and check it out!
Dead Prince
Banned
the other day i just threw away my ps3 guitar. probably was a smart idea lol. time to get more and hide it in the closet.
Uh, Rock Band has always had a full calibration suite so that the game COMPLETELY accounts for any of your video and audio lag. So it's a complete non-issue.
Well I'm out. The way they make it sound the keyboard won't get used and/or will get minimal support like last time in 3 so my interest is gone. I might try it with some friends if they get it but I won't buy it on my own.
I'm still mad over the fact that they waited until the 3rd game to add a keyboard to a game that initially focused on classic rock and when they finally added it they didn't want to go back and redo the old music that would work with it. But I can't fault them since the other instruments probably sold a lot better anyway.
I'm still mad over the fact that they waited until the 3rd game to add a keyboard to a game that initially focused on classic rock and when they finally added it they didn't want to go back and redo the old music that would work with it. But I can't fault them since the other instruments probably sold a lot better anyway.
CosmicQueso
Member
Every single user that bought the keyboard has posted in this thread.
More like: Xbox 360 Rock Band DLC baggage, Xbone's killer app.
Yeah, I would have liked to have seen WiiU or SteamOS support. Unfortunately it looks like I won't be spending any money on plastic instruments this time around. I still play RB3 on Wii pretty regularly. Still, I hope for the best for Harmonix, maybe next time?
I doubt either will happen; the former because licensing (Dance Central and Rocksmith have similar restrictions on Xbox/PS4), and the latter because the latency will be murder. And also licensing.
It's never a non-issue.
Add me to that list, and I'm disappointed that it won't work in RB4.
FYI, the keyboard came in a bundle with Rock band 3. I'm sure they sold more than a few.
McBradders
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Man this means I kinda have to get an Xbox One if I want to play with all my old DLC.
Not sure how I feel about that.
I'm not mad about it, I understand the reasons but... well, if that's the way it is then that's the way it is.
Not sure how I feel about that.
I'm not mad about it, I understand the reasons but... well, if that's the way it is then that's the way it is.