Rock Band guitars don't play nice with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
by David Hinkle 
on Jun 30th 2008 11:00PM
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Posted: Jun 30th 2008 11:43PM Gun Barrier said
so whats new? they will never let it be compatible.
Posted: Jul 1st 2008 1:34PM Larz said
The headline is deceiving. Activision is blocking the RB guitar, not the other way 'round. Harmonix have always said they believe it's best for the consumers and the companies if all peripherals are compatible, whereas Activision keeps saying the opposite.
But I don't really care. Anyone actually buying Guitar Hero anymore? It's so watered down and just a dump of a handful of songs with slight gameplay tweaks for $60. Activision says they plan to release 30 versions of Guitar Hero within the next year... ugh.
Back when Harmonix made the first Guitar Hero it was fresh new and exciting, but now that it's in Activision's hands it's just a blatant attempt at sucking wallets dry with no real inspiration fueling the series.
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But I don't really care. Anyone actually buying Guitar Hero anymore? It's so watered down and just a dump of a handful of songs with slight gameplay tweaks for $60. Activision says they plan to release 30 versions of Guitar Hero within the next year... ugh.
Back when Harmonix made the first Guitar Hero it was fresh new and exciting, but now that it's in Activision's hands it's just a blatant attempt at sucking wallets dry with no real inspiration fueling the series.
Posted: Jun 30th 2008 11:45PM (Unverified) said
Nor should they.
Posted: Jul 1st 2008 1:18AM SisypheanLife said
I would never expect them to be compatible, nor have I. It's silly for people to expect directly competing companies to play nice with each other. May as well complain that you can't use a Wiimote on the 360.
Posted: Jul 1st 2008 7:19AM apple4ever said
No it is not silly. In fact, it is to both of their benefit to allow compatibility. Instead of half the people getting one game, most of the people would get both. And the customer doesn't get screwed- which also increases sales.
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Posted: Jul 1st 2008 12:27PM SisypheanLife said
Except that they both want to sell you more plastic toys, so why would they create a situation where you can just use a competitors garbage instead?
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Posted: Jul 1st 2008 5:12PM (Unverified) said
good list.
Posted: Jul 1st 2008 6:51AM (Unverified) said
360 owners report otherwise. Strats are working with Guitar Hero Aerosmith on it. Wii is pretty obvious (too late in development to fix) and the PS3 is still unsure.
Anyway, that looks fake up there. Not exactly sure, but still. It just doesn't look right.
Anyway, that looks fake up there. Not exactly sure, but still. It just doesn't look right.
Posted: Jul 1st 2008 10:47AM TVGenius said
Yeah, a lot of commenters on other sites are saying they work, and that it's fake...
Posted: Jul 1st 2008 2:02PM (Unverified) said
Does anyone know if the GH3 guitar works on Wii Rock Band? If so I may consider letting that gimpy thing in my house.
Posted: Jul 1st 2008 3:06PM (Unverified) said
I havent tried but I dont see how it would, I dont think RB maps the wiimote buttons to the colors.
I'll have to give it a try tonight, but I dont see anyway it'd work.
It'd sure be killer if it did work though the RB guitar is crap, the strum bar is way too soft, it needs to click.
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I'll have to give it a try tonight, but I dont see anyway it'd work.
It'd sure be killer if it did work though the RB guitar is crap, the strum bar is way too soft, it needs to click.
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