Rock Band 2

[VanCitySportsGuy]

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/05/survey-reveals-rock-band-2-concept-box-art/

http://kotaku.com/5013669/possible-r...t-release-date

"In other RB2 news, we've heard from our retail buddies that Rock Band 2 is showing up in databases 'round the nation with a November 2008 ship date."


It's easy to sit here now and say there's no way I'm going to buy all new instruments when I just bought Rock Band a couple of months ago, but Harmonix/EA know a certain percentage will eventually cave in. Now of course there hasn't been a news release about new guitars, new drums, etc... but you know they are coming since there is a lot of money to be made.

I just wonder how RB2 will impact the future releases of DLC for RB. Surely it makes more sense for them to shift the more "mainstream" songs for the RB2 disc instead of releasing it as DLC for RB.

[chilli311]

Re: Rock Band 2

No news about a track list yet?

[Beantown]

Re: Rock Band 2

This could, without a doubt, take away my GH4 purchase if the drums have been updated and if the songlist is better than GH's.

[Mizzou23]

Re: Rock Band 2

This could, without a doubt, take away my GH4 purchase if the drums have been updated and if the songlist is better than GH's.

Very interesting. If they can make RockBand 1 DLC compatible with RockBand 2, that would give them an extra advantage to GH World Tour.

[Beantown]

Re: Rock Band 2

Very interesting. If they can make RockBand 1 DLC compatible with RockBand 2, that would give them an extra advantage to GH World Tour.

That would seal the deal, if the drums were updated. Some of the songs you can download from Rock Band are, without a doubt, going to be better than a bunch of the GH4 songs.

[J-Unit40]

Re: Rock Band 2

Very interesting. If they can make RockBand 1 DLC compatible with RockBand 2, that would give them an extra advantage to GH World Tour.

That would seal the deal, if the drums were updated. Some of the songs you can download from Rock Band are, without a doubt, going to be better than a bunch of the GH4 songs.

Without a doubt, that would make RB2 an auto-purchase IMO.

[Jistic]

Re: Rock Band 2

If we can.

A. Use DLC from the first one.

and

B. Upgrade the drums but don't HAVE to.

Then yes this is the only game to get IMO.

[tyronebiggums35]

Re: Rock Band 2

Sweet. Now I'll have to buy this game along with a whole 'nother bundle of band equipment for Guitar Hero World Tour.

[Mizzou23]

Re: Rock Band 2

Sweet. Now I'll have to buy this game along with a whole 'nother bundle of band equipment for Guitar Hero World Tour.

These games are like crack to me. They're so addictive. It's really put sports games on the back burner. I haven't played a sports game in a LONG time.

[J-Unit40]

Re: Rock Band 2

These games are like crack to me. They're so addictive. It's really put sports games on the back burner. I haven't played a sports game in a LONG time.

Tell me about it. I just spent what seemed like forever trying to beat "Green Grass & High Tides" on the drums. I kept getting to 93% complete or 94% complete and finally got over the hump. I was not about to let that song get the best of me.

RB1 is a blast even when you're playing the Solo Tour.

[Jgainsey]

Re: Rock Band 2

Tell me about it. I just spent what seemed like forever trying to beat "Green Grass & High Tides" on the drums. I kept getting to 93% complete or 94% complete and finally got over the hump. I was not about to let that song get the best of me.

RB1 is a blast even when you're playing the Solo Tour.

That song was a beast on the drums. I traded in all of my GH and RB gear when I switched to ps3, so it looks like I'll be going with whichever game has the better song list. Though I'm more inclined to go with rockband because they released so much DLC.

[Mizzou23]

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That song was a beast on the drums. I traded in all of my GH and RB gear when I switched to ps3, so it looks like I'll be going with whichever game has the better song list. Though I'm more inclined to go with rockband because they released so much DLC.

That song is a beast on guitar too.

[Beantown]

Re: Rock Band 2

That song is a beast on every single instrument.

[Miles_Yuhas]

Re: Rock Band 2

If we can.

A. Use DLC from the first one.

and

B. Upgrade the drums but don't HAVE to.

Then yes this is the only game to get IMO.

I agree. If we get those two things, I won't even look at GH world tour.

Keyboard support would be sick too

[JohnDoe8865]

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Ideally they would release DLC that would be compatible with both RB and RB2. That would maximize profit, since not everyone is going to upgrade to RB2.