All RBN content following the new system's activation will require a copy of Rock Band 3, sitting in your disc tray. The standard Rock Band Weekly tracks have been incompatible with any prior version of the game since RB3 launched in October.
All RBN content following the new system's activation will require a copy of Rock Band 3, sitting in your disc tray. The standard Rock Band Weekly tracks have been incompatible with any prior version of the game since RB3 launched in October.
Reader Comments (17)
Posted: Jan 17th 2011 12:44PM Magnalon said
Its a shame to see such low sales (.4m for 360, highest) for Rock Band 3, after Beatles Rock Band blew up (over 2.0m). Now that Harmonix is on their own, I hope they can get back on track and start buying up some more high priced DLC licenses.
Posted: Jan 17th 2011 2:24PM Nicknin10do said
@Magnalon
I actually thought the period before the 4 was a spec of dust on my screen.
After I went to brush it off and see that it wasn't, I got a little sad.
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I actually thought the period before the 4 was a spec of dust on my screen.
After I went to brush it off and see that it wasn't, I got a little sad.
Posted: Jan 17th 2011 12:44PM The Cole Train said
I love Harmonix. I really hope they can stay afloat with the decline of music sales. They're a great dev and are stationed near my house. Yay for local devs.
Posted: Jan 17th 2011 1:06PM ChaseHammerJ said
people are just tired of the same ole music controller games. I know i dont play nearly as often anymore. I tried RB3 and didnt see a big difference in RB2 other than different visuals behind the keys and more instruments. Sorry to say im not going to put more money into it...just how it is.
Posted: Jan 17th 2011 3:24PM ChaseHammerJ said
@sammo21
and like i said above.. THEY ADDED INSTRUMENTS! gah someone read before they post.
same game with different instruments...and not everyone is going to want to play a real guitar nor have the time to actually learn.
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and like i said above.. THEY ADDED INSTRUMENTS! gah someone read before they post.
same game with different instruments...and not everyone is going to want to play a real guitar nor have the time to actually learn.
Posted: Jan 17th 2011 1:39PM bxgt said
Honestly this was bound to happen thanks to guitar hero.
Posted: Jan 17th 2011 5:51PM Teh Jer said
This announcement killed much of my enthusiasm for the music genre:
http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201785
No RB3 bundle for PS3 in North America, Europe unaffected, due to 'agreement terms'. Sounds like an exclusivity deal. Are people supposed to switch consoles and grab a 2nd complete set of plastic instruments? I could have bought the game and the keyboard separately (I saw 1 single keyboard since release, while xmas shopping) but decided 'screw it' instead. I've hardly touched RB2 and haven't bothered looking at the weekly DLC since then. Meh. I was getting bored anyway, this sealed it.
http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201785
No RB3 bundle for PS3 in North America, Europe unaffected, due to 'agreement terms'. Sounds like an exclusivity deal. Are people supposed to switch consoles and grab a 2nd complete set of plastic instruments? I could have bought the game and the keyboard separately (I saw 1 single keyboard since release, while xmas shopping) but decided 'screw it' instead. I've hardly touched RB2 and haven't bothered looking at the weekly DLC since then. Meh. I was getting bored anyway, this sealed it.
Posted: Jan 17th 2011 6:20PM ummhello said
so let me get this straight--they just made it MANDATORY for everyone with RockBand DLC to have a copy of RockBand 3? So I can no longer just play with RockBand 2 disc in my tray for all my songs I already bought? That is lame as hell. I planned on getting RB3 eventually, but I shouldn't HAVE to buy it just to play content I already bought.
Posted: Jan 17th 2011 8:39PM silentbeeker said
@ummhello
Not exactly. Only DLC released AFTER RB3 was launched requires you to have RB3 to play. Any DLC you already have is still playable with RB2. So basically everything up to the Doors DLC pack and beyond will be playable in RB2.
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Not exactly. Only DLC released AFTER RB3 was launched requires you to have RB3 to play. Any DLC you already have is still playable with RB2. So basically everything up to the Doors DLC pack and beyond will be playable in RB2.
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