Whilst Activision continues its plan to release 87 versions of Guitar Hero each day for every platform going back to the Odyssey, a question looms in the air:
Will there be a Rock Band 3?
Yes, of course there will! To stay competitive, each company must maintain the status quo of releasing a yearly iteration of its primary product along with more specific sub-games tailored to particular genres or music groups, while updating with new features exclusive to the title to attract new players.
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No way. Harmonix has its product out - a solid set of peripherals and a great song list. Why waste the money for additional hardware and software manufacturing and distributing? They've established their music platform and from there, they can just release downloadable content which has none of the problems associated with physical media, with of course the exception of licensing fees (how are record companies keeping that racket going with music games bringing in all their money anyhow?).
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Me, I'd probably end up buying Rock Band 3. Despite not needing to play every game on hard or explore every corner of every RPG, I do enjoy that feeling of progression - unlocking new locations, items, clothing, and of course songs. Some people just want to rock out to their favorite songs from the 80s, 90s, and Today! though. If they are going to do a third Rock Band disc, I would love to see some additional game content - some multiplayer minigames, for example. And of course, more clothing and "dress-up" options, so that I can finally live out my dream of playing 80s Metal songs as Hip Hop Roy Orbison. If Harmonix just keeps releasing songs instead, I can see the business sense in that, but I know I probably wouldn't participate unless they went and released something awesome like a Detklok or Japanese Rock pack.
I'm curious to see what Harmonix has for me this fall - I know what Activision's plans are for Guitar Hero.
Will there be a Rock Band 3?
Yes, of course there will! To stay competitive, each company must maintain the status quo of releasing a yearly iteration of its primary product along with more specific sub-games tailored to particular genres or music groups, while updating with new features exclusive to the title to attract new players.
OR
No way. Harmonix has its product out - a solid set of peripherals and a great song list. Why waste the money for additional hardware and software manufacturing and distributing? They've established their music platform and from there, they can just release downloadable content which has none of the problems associated with physical media, with of course the exception of licensing fees (how are record companies keeping that racket going with music games bringing in all their money anyhow?).
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Me, I'd probably end up buying Rock Band 3. Despite not needing to play every game on hard or explore every corner of every RPG, I do enjoy that feeling of progression - unlocking new locations, items, clothing, and of course songs. Some people just want to rock out to their favorite songs from the 80s, 90s, and Today! though. If they are going to do a third Rock Band disc, I would love to see some additional game content - some multiplayer minigames, for example. And of course, more clothing and "dress-up" options, so that I can finally live out my dream of playing 80s Metal songs as Hip Hop Roy Orbison. If Harmonix just keeps releasing songs instead, I can see the business sense in that, but I know I probably wouldn't participate unless they went and released something awesome like a Detklok or Japanese Rock pack.
I'm curious to see what Harmonix has for me this fall - I know what Activision's plans are for Guitar Hero.
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