MTV, EA reunite on Rock Band 2

I'm wanthin to get guitar hero world tour just because of the ability to download songs other people make for free, i like rock band but i just think i'm going to rent the game or burn it

a like the fact that all the dlc and the original rock band songs go on to the new game automatically

Rock Band Is a rip off. Bringing out 2 is a big mistake as Guitar Hero IV is gonna beat them both down. Also they have lost money and fans due to taking ages to releace the game in the UK on PS3, PS2, Wii. Guitar Hero IV is coming out in October so you might as well get that because Rock Band is taking their time and will be old the time it reaches other consoles.

This is ASS ... it might be ok to start out and stay as an exclusive title ... but to build a fan base on a platorm and then ignore them to get a little extra marketing PR from Microsoft is not right

I will probable buy the game only, or get a drum-game pack(if they have one.) The drums i have now are crappy and dont pick up any rolls that i try to do. You have to pretty much tap the damn pad with the sticks for it to work. I'm relieved that my downloaded songs are get to transfer over. In the end though i see World Tour coming out with the best game because they got to see Rock Band and now get to improve on every little thing Rock Band could've done better. Lets hope that RB2 will have better bounce on their drums and have less noise resonate from the pads when you hit them.

PS2/Wii versions will get screwed again i bet if it hast atleast Character Customization ill be happy screw the rest of the stuff'

Depending on whether the World Tour kit is compatible and/or better, I'll snap the game up no problem. It's ace that you don't have to re-download stuff for Rock Band 2. Guitar Hero should take the hint.

right now for me it's screw rock band, I have a wii and might be getting a PS3 pretty quick here and rock band for wii came out way delayed and was filled with crap, a dollar says that rock band 2 will come with no downloadable content and a crappy version for wii/PS2 and it will come with 55 songs thinking that's an improvement, guitar hero world tour comes with 85 songs (last time I checked) even more realistic drums, two new guitars, and a mic all for the same price rock band was. To tell the truth harmonix has really dissapointed me, when rock band came out I thought it was the greatest thing ever and if they decided to keep alot of the good stuff from the 360/PS3 version I may have gotten it (until I heard of world tour) so harmonix has dissapointed me with the garbage they are giving us, to think I always thought that harmonix was always going to be the best music game developer in cost, hardware, everything, but I think activision is going to steal the show.

great, now i have to wait until i find out what the drums look like on here. too bad im spending so much time waiting on what is best, and no time playing because im too busy waiting. And no, i dont have enough money to buy all of them unfortunately. ill probably just end up sticking with rock band, though i like the GHWT songwriting and drum set.

I just don't want to buy a new controller

Rock band is SO much better than Guitar Hero

Yay! i dont have to switch between RB1 and RB2 to play all of the songs I bought hell yes :D

now im going to wait to see if this is better than world tour if it isn't then ill go with GH

Dang, they better make RB2 compatible with their old instruments, following through on their statement. AND compatible with GH (although we all know that's never happening...)

Now that i've had some time to decide whether or not im getting GH:WT or RB2...i still don't know. I mean GH:WT does have some amazing new stuff coming to it, but RB has all my DLC (not that much though) and my drums. Then again will RB make you buy a new drum kit to compete with GH? It's all still up in the air...but right now im leaning towards GH:WT, just because of the new drums and song creation. I can always find room in my closet for the old drums... EDIT: Also i only have a PS3/Wii, so it'll be awhile until i can get RB2 anyways. I know you other PS3/wii owners feel screwed. But that just makes me want to get GH:WT even more.

Well its going to have better guitar and drums so that makes the price for RB 2 about £200 this time around......oh and dont forget they probably wont include the game again so thats an extra £40. Forget it Harmonix, after the rubbish you threw us uk gamers with rb one then you can forget about rb2. GH:WT at least wont pull this pathetic stunt.

you aint missing out. I only looked at this cause im bored

in europe the PS3 version of rock band aint out till august.and rock band 2 the next month in america hold on one friggin minute why have they held it back so much in europe and then pour even more salt in the wound by releasing RB2 in the September in America. this one puts the whole brawl delay in europe to shame really and shows that as usual we get cast aside.

In europe we've only had Rock Band for a few weeks/months. Why bring this out so soon? Guitar Hero 4 breathing down their necks, probably.

this news is worthless to me. there isnt even a RockBand for Asian 360 gamers yet and they come up with this. EA/Harmonix aint getting my money. GH World Tour FTW

At Gamer434: It's not coming out exclusively for 360, it's just coming out on 360 first, with PS3, PS2, and Wii coming out shortly after.

i only have a ps3 and its coming out on only the 360??? WTF im so mad u know what i hope rock band 2 sucks so i can laugh so hard at the fall of rock band and and the rise of guitar hero

hmm remindds me of the transition of guitar hero 1-3, nothing really changed, just more songs and rock band 2 sounds more like an upgrade than a sequal

Rockband 2 is shaping up to be a good game. Even if it's just for the fact they aren't making us buy a new set of instruments and that all DLC is going to be BC with the games. Now, what is GHWT going to bring to the table.

even though i sold my ps3 and have a 360 that's so dumb, let it be on all the consoles.

Being backwards compatible with the DLC from the last game is going to be a big plus for this game. But I'm wondering why they aren't going for multiplatform release right off the bat...

i hope they don't change the timing window. it keeps me from getting lazy. i already know i am going to love this game, i just wish they would throw in a double bass pedal on the drums and a clip for the mic on the guitar so i didn't have to use my crappy headset.

THEY BETTER FIX THE TIMING WINDOW. ITS TOO DAMN TIGHT.

Hey, I'm just glad I don't have to buy any new hardware.

and we havent even got rock band 1 in australia yet. what a joke. good thing i imported.

wow so you want people to buy yet another drum set? F off please

well sure it's compatible with Rock Band 1 DLC... but does it have the setlist too? I mean it's great to be able to play my DLC on Rock Band 2 but I want to know if I still have to swap out disks to play Highway Star and Vaseline.

...so 360 gets it first? wtf? that better mean the other versions get more time for improvement; otherwise im actually really annoyed. GH:WT is sounding more promising to fans releasing it for every sytem at the SAME TIME.

expecting a huge announcement at E3...The Beatles or Zeppelin. It's coming....BOOK IT!!!

I hope you can create your own music

Haven't even played the first rock band yet heh..

GH and Rock Band. There is no difference anymore. GH is not even GH anymore with it's 4 instrument set. It's a pathetic way to try compare to Rock Band.

I heard in the IGN interview that Band World Tour would be online, but you can never quote IGN for anything.

Please add the ability to have bands online, so we don't have to have everyone in the same room.

360 owns

SWEET! The announcement of backwards compatible DLC is HUGE and makes me feel better about the stupid amount of money I've spent on DLC so far. A whole disc full of master tracks is exciting. If they add online play to the World Tour mode this will be a great sequel.

I'll at least buy the disk even if I use the RB1 stuff. You figure they will have at least 50 songs on there, and the Disk will prob be $50... that's cheaper than DLC plus you'll get the new features. Sold.

People need to stop crying about Rockband. All i hear is Rockband's DLC songs suck * sold over 3 Million* Too Easy, Green Tides,Blacked, For Justice For All , Afterlife, Im sorry for guitar players that have no life but to hit 10,000 notes in one song but i dont look forward to breaking my fingers in a song thats INSANE. If you are looking for that play that crappy GH 3 and GH. Rockband Will win the war because they are teamed with MTV which means they will get more classic rock bands than GH will ever get a chance to come out with it. And the songs on Rockband are CHEAPER than GH as well. Who ever likes hitting 10,000 songs to say OH IM BETTER THAN YOU grow up and get some women or guys or whoever makes ya happy. Get off the games because i would not enjoy hurting my fingers over ANY game even Rockband its not worth that. GAMEPLAY AND FUN was how it was back in the day and now its just some contest !

YES!! Shove that GH. Im getting Rockband 2 When It Comes Out. All the money I had Saved Up For GH 4 is going towards Rockband. New GOOD songs is all i have to hear becuase im impressed with 90 percent of Rockband's songs. And insurements is the only thing i worry about. I hope Rockband comes out with symbols 2 and 4 drum circles that would make GH look more crappy and fake. GO ROCKBAND!!!

WHAT? 360 exclusive? Aw, ripoff...looks like I'll have to deal with playing GH4...and just hope it doesn't have crappy songs and those weird Star Power lights like in GH3...

Here is a smart thing they should do also. Why don't they just make all of the instruments available separate? Didn't they say they would eventually do that with Rock Band 1? Because I'd just buy the new drum kit and use my other plastic guitars....mhmm money sucking bastards package everything in one so you haaaaaaaaaaave to buy the whole thing...tisk..tisk.

@MSG-Deathscythe Quiet Anywho, I'm a little worried. I was planning on selling my RB for GHIV for 2 reasons. The tracklist (nor counting DLC) on GHIV seem a lot better then that of RB. Also the drums (and I guess the touch bar) are, personally, looking (and hhopefully feels) a lot better than that of RB. I'd have to see te tracklist and the "new and improved" guitar and drums to have my mind set on a game. Right now it's GHIV but we'll see what happens after E3.

i can't stand the sensation of drumming on pots and pots anymore. sell your rb and get gh4. thanks for the timed exclusivity, the decision is made easier for ps3 and wii owners. i guess harmonix feels the need to release it earlier for rrod360 to compensate for that consoles time in the repair shop. sad :(

Will somebody answer this question please. Will rock band 2 be the watered down version again like the first or will they make it right?

At least I don't HAVE to buy a new drum set now, unlike GH4 and Konami's new game.....