Beginning this Thursday, junior rockers that prefer PS3 can rip their
Rock Band tracks right to their system in preparation for
Rock Band 2. But, much like Ziggy Stardust, the Sept. 11 patch will be hiding a secret under all the glam: The addition of
Guitar Hero III Les Paul controller support. If you've managed to hold out this long from getting a second
RB guitar, your patience has finally been rewarded.
You'll also be happy to hear that Harmonix is hammering out a fix for the
busted PAX Pack, which will also be included with the export patch. Now, if you'll excuse us, we've got to go update the
Instrument Matrix ... again.
[Thanks, Chris]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Stuart @ Sep 8th 2008 10:00AM
I tried to hold out... I REALLY tried. Bought my second rock band guitar last month and then sure enough. How uncomfortable it will be when I force my friends to use that second stratocaster...
Brad @ Sep 8th 2008 10:30AM
Les Paul compatibility in Rock Band? It's about G-D time!
Now it's Activision's turn to step up for GH3...
Oshi @ Sep 8th 2008 11:49AM
This. Do want Strat compatability in 3. And 2 for 360, while we're at it.
dark_inchworm @ Sep 8th 2008 12:05PM
Are you serious? I hate the Strat. I can do hammer-ons, pull-offs, and rapid strums much more efficiently on either of the GH guitars.
I will admit that I like the additional 5 frets and quieter strum bar on the Strat though.
phr3qu3ncy441 @ Sep 8th 2008 10:50AM
wow... i wished they would've done this before i bought the frontman guitar (about a month ago), sigh... i guess it's better than never.
DCBlack @ Sep 8th 2008 1:41PM
Same here. The Nyko is rather nice IMO. I guess I'll have a 3rd sitting around just in case now. I have no true preference among them, though I'd probably pick the Les Paul over the Strat. Maybe some future iteration will expand the band to a 3rd guitar, so you got bass, lead, and rhythm or something to that extent...
Haggard @ Sep 8th 2008 11:09AM
Excellent! I've actually come to prefer the RB strat's frets now, but the friend I play with most swears by his GH3 les paul.
Nate @ Sep 8th 2008 12:00PM
Hmm... seeing as I have two of each guitar, I guess this'll give my friends a nice option. Personally, I can't stand the clicking from the Les Paul, even though I do admit it's a lot easier to be accurate with that strummer.
dan @ Sep 8th 2008 1:02PM
They pretty much did this as incentive to encourage people like me (who only own GH3 and now face a choice whether to get RB2 or GHWT) to go with Rock Band.
Twice as many songs doesn't hurt, either..
followthategg @ Sep 8th 2008 1:09PM
It's for the PS3 version yet you include an image of the 360's GH3 lol. I'm sorry, i'm nitpicking.
RavenPaul @ Sep 8th 2008 2:22PM
So can I only rip the RB tracks that I like? There are some songs on RB that I NEVER want to hear again!
BathTub @ Sep 8th 2008 9:04PM
Yes. Basically everything is exported at once, then you can delete the songs you want too off the harddrive.
Jarret @ Sep 8th 2008 6:21PM
This is what I've been waiting for. Now I can turn my back on Guitar Hero and Shark Man Singer.
ryan @ Sep 9th 2008 12:14AM
fyi.. if you redownload the PAX pack as of now it works.