THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: demi on December 12, 2007, 06:49:12 PM

Title: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: demi on December 12, 2007, 06:49:12 PM
"Two weeks ago, Harmonix created a software patch for the Sony PLAYSTATION 3 version of Rock Band that allowed for guitar compatibility and support for third party peripherals, including enabling use of Activision's Guitar Hero III controller with Rock Band," the company told Shacknews.

"Unfortunately, Activision objected to the release of the compatibility patch," the statement continues. "The patch remains with Sony, but we have been told that it will unfortunately not be released due to Activision's continued objection."


Guess it's time to ban Activision from NeoGAF  :(
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: hyp on December 12, 2007, 06:50:22 PM
my gh3 guitar works fucking great with rock band.  if activision cuts support on the 360 i'ma chokeabitch.
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 12, 2007, 07:48:40 PM
I bought the PS3 version. :( :gloomy

Ah, well. I'll just buy a standalone guitar in the Spring. It's not like the Guitar Hero III software is worth two shits at this point.
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on December 12, 2007, 07:56:00 PM
CONSPIRACY!
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: Mr. Gundam on December 12, 2007, 08:00:20 PM
I bought the PS3 version. :( :gloomy

Ah, well. I'll just buy a standalone guitar in the Spring. It's not like the Guitar Hero III software is worth two shits at this point.

EBGames has them listed as coming out on February 8th. That's better than the Spring.

I can't fucking wait.
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 12, 2007, 08:02:33 PM
I played Guitar Hero III for the first time since Rock Band's release at our company party last Friday, and wow. There is no fucking reason to ever put that game in your system again. This sucks in the short term, but in the long term? Activision is running scared due to the EXTREME SMOKING they are receiving at the hands of EA/Harmonix.
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: Mr. Gundam on December 12, 2007, 08:05:32 PM
I'm not a fan of the metal heavy playlists of the Guitar Hero series, so Rock Band gets my money.
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: demi on December 12, 2007, 08:09:02 PM
Guitar Hero 3 has songs I want to play! I played it at a friends a while back. I was like, zomg.
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: demi on December 12, 2007, 08:12:35 PM
oh and i was thinking of buying it for 360 because i know my guitar will work with rock band!

haha owned!
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: disgruntled_jojo on December 12, 2007, 08:13:30 PM
It's official:
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/50354 (http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/50354)

Also, there's no way for them to 'lock out' the 360 interoperability unless 1) the controller has a flashable firmware in it or 2) they get some form of court-ordered injunction against Harmonix.  Neither of which I see as likely.

Either way... man Activision are just being dicks.  They just lost the only chance of me buying GHIII.
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: Mr. Gundam on December 12, 2007, 08:13:40 PM
Guitar Hero 3 has songs I want to play! I played it at a friends a while back. I was like, zomg.

The only song in GH3 that I'm interested in that's not in Rock Band is Muse's Knights of Cydonia.
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: demi on December 12, 2007, 08:18:30 PM
Rock Band is very noob-friendly after the increase in difficulty Guitar Hero constantly added
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: Mr. Gundam on December 12, 2007, 08:23:17 PM
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2716-Zero-Punctuation-Guitar-Hero-III
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 12, 2007, 08:28:49 PM
the only songs I want from GH3 are Knights of Cydonia and She Bangs the Drums

the "shared" songs also have waaaay better patterns in Rock Band. When You Were Young :bow
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: disgruntled_jojo on December 12, 2007, 08:31:42 PM
Also, GH doesn't get access to the Harmonix staff bands anymore.  Freezepop & Tribe FTW!!
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: demi on December 12, 2007, 08:38:33 PM
a lot of the indie songs on all games suck fat peeeeenor

i really like Even Rats from the first game

that Flyleaf song on Rock Band was pretty cool

but other than that... flat
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: disgruntled_jojo on December 12, 2007, 09:43:45 PM
We're gonna have to AtD on this one.  GH1 had 5-6 bonus songs I played on a regular basis and actually got me into their respective bands.  Drist, Anarchy Club, Honest Bob & tFtDI, The Slip... and comon' man... CAVEMAN REJOICE
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: Robo on December 12, 2007, 09:49:28 PM
CAVEMAN REJOICE FUCK RULED :rock
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: Coop on December 12, 2007, 09:51:42 PM
as a (bad) guitar player, one thing that irks me about Guitar Hero is how anal it is about accuracy - which couldn't be more counter to rock and roll !!

How is Rock Band in comparison?


The timing window to hit a note is a lot bigger in GH3 than RB.
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: Van Cruncheon on December 12, 2007, 09:53:33 PM
rock band's honest bob song rocks, as do both the anarchy club, tribe and freezepop songs

also, "honest bob & the factory-to-dealer incentives" is the best band name ever

actually, the tribe song fuckin WAILS, what a great tune
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 12, 2007, 09:53:46 PM
There are some pretty damn good bonus songs in GHIII.

A Muse pack is required for Rock Band.

dcharlie, I'm pretty sure in terms of timing window

GH1 < GH2 = RB < GH3

(GH1 is the most strict)
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: Van Cruncheon on December 12, 2007, 09:54:46 PM
i know there's a killers pack planned, hope there's a muse one, too

i wanna fuckrockfaces to hysteria
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 12, 2007, 09:55:46 PM
Ill get 360 rock band if I see a killers pack
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 12, 2007, 09:55:56 PM
fuck yea

I wish they picked something off of OoS or Absolution for GHIII instead of Knights. It's a song more suited to Rock Band than Guitar Hero.
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 12, 2007, 09:56:59 PM
OoS has the best guitar shit, Absolution is all him yelling
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: Van Cruncheon on December 12, 2007, 09:58:12 PM
if a muse pack comes out, i will throw you down the stairs, punch foc's mom out, piss in mupepe's mouth and VOTE RON PAUL with joy
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 12, 2007, 10:00:13 PM
OoS has the best guitar shit, Absolution is all him yelling

Hysteria, Stockholm Syndrome and The Small Print DISAGREE
Title: Re: Want to use your Les Paul on Rock Band (PS3)? Should have bought a 360
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 12, 2007, 10:01:42 PM
Absolution is snore, OoS is :D