Sony: All PS3 rhythm-game instruments compatible

GH has way better instruments. i would get those then by rock band if u want both

Phew, I was afraid I'd have to buy Rock Band 2's drumkit or just completely skip it - as I plan to get GH:WT first. :D

how will rock bands guitar work with guitar hero if guitar hero has five buttons on the guitar while rock band has four. how will this work or is it really obvious?

but i would recommend getting the guitar hero kit and buying rockband 2(game only) separately. Thats what im going to do

you will probably just not be able to the harder difficultys ronjon

so is the rock band drum set compatible with GH: WT? is there like a cymbal add-on? sorry, i'm a little slow.

Wow I've been waiting for this news for a long time. Thank you for coming to a compromise Activision and Harmonix.

this is the best news i've heard in weeks. now i can pick up one full set of instruments and play all three games!

Finally!

So no word yet on this also being true for the Wii versions? That would really suck for Wii owners if everyone else is enjoying both GH and RB games for around $230, while Wii owners have to pick up both for around $360, not to mention not have as good a version considering how awful the online system is. =/

how much is GH:WT

Sweet. I'll get the GH:WT bundle and just buy the Rock Band 2 game.

Now all they need to do is build a PS3 guitar that is compatible with the original Guitar Hero and I can retire my PS2.

WOW I WANT THAT GUITAR

Awesome. It's always a good thing to be able to use the peripherals you spend your hard-earned cash on with more than one game XD

Ad-2cool4u the extra notes get mapped into another pad if you're playing Gh:WT with rockband drum, i would think its gonna be similar the other way around

thankyou!

HK88 yes because theres been sooooooo many games with these accesories.

not only do rb drums have ports for 3 cymbals but also for a double bass pedal lulu52 engaget has some pics and it looks great

Whoa, whoa, whoa. This is just too convenient. I don't trust it. I bet the catch is somethin real out there...like I'll have to get seperate sets of drum sticks, who knows! :P That's really awesome.

Great news to help save us consumers some money. Very smart move to get the love of the public. Genious.

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The rock band drums will have ports to add cymbals is what I've read in a few articles.

That's gonna save me some money :D

This is great news and means good things for all parties involved. This really would have been nice with Guitar hero 3 and Rock Band but it's good to see they are doing it for future titles. Being able to use my one guitar for both games just means I'll be more likely to buy the "2nd" game because I know I will now have an extra guitar for a band.

Okay, wait a second. So the Rock Band Drum set has 4 pads, GHWT has 3 and 2 cymbals, and I dont even know what Rock Revolution has, but wouldnt this mean that you'd have to buy the one with the most pads because if you bought Rock Band 2 before GHWT you'd have to buy the World Tour Drum Set for those extra pads in the game. Maybe they're just talking about Mics and Guitars, which makes sence, but its the drum sets that cost the most so there still will be alot of money spent. Oh well, its still good news, this is what I was hopeing for. :D

Finally, i don't have to buy 3 sets of drums 3 guitars and 3 mics.... They should have did this long ago. This will benefit all gamers.

so if i had a 360 gh guitar it would work for the ps3 gh game as well? or is just on the same consol compatibility

Now, that's what I'm talking about, using technology to unite the masses and games, brilliant and about time. :P 8)

good news, it would be stupid to make it do they didnt work with the othergame though

Yay :) Inter-compatability.

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to Hvac0120 As far as I remember, they announced it on E3 specifically for XBOX360. So I guess, it will be compatible on all consoles now... except maybe Wii...

Is it just me or wasnt that the same before???

i have had to buy 2 new gh controllers but now they are bringing out a NEW one and the drums are just drawing me in, i am such a sucker for music based games :'(

Rock Band wanted to make a patch but Guitar Hero was blocking the patch legally, preventing all guitars from working together

its stupid that RB1 didnt even allow the activiation guitars to work in the first place. thats the problem when you have a money hungry company (EA) creating anything. They want more money, just like APPLE

Sweet

it probably doesn't work just because it's blocked. It's just a controller, afterall. I havent seen in my lifetime another thing like that happen, like a lightgun only working with one game.

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This really only matters so long as you can purchase the instruments separately.

This is great for consumers who have had it tough this generation with all the peripherals that have been coming out for all of these new types of games. Where the heck do you store all of it? I understand the loss of functionality for certain parts of each game, but you choose which game has the best feature set, get that games instruments and then purchase the other game without the instruments. This is a great effort by Sony and the cooperating Publishers/developers. I am curious if Microsoft is making the same effort or if the Publishers/Developers just decided to do this for all platforms after the discussions with Sony?

good, cause i wanted rock band 2, but liked the drums n guitar from guitar hero world tour MUCH better.

Let us do the dance of Joy! (da da da da da da DA Hey!)

Not really, you don't need talent, just time to learn it. It is not as easy as playing rock band, but it is more fun as you eventually make up your own music, and eventually you may end up making a band, which is fun and frustrating. So most people would rather just play a game, because it is easier, and just for fun, mostly.

JonyBoyHache, sorry, RB Wii insturments don't go by Nintendo's Standard (Wii Remote in Guitar & Drums), so RB won't work with GH, & GH won't work with RB.

Awesome news! I'm glad they're finally figuring this out! :D

Nice to know that this is happening, it is high time too. I just hope they sort out RB and GH3 controller compatibility

Now we just need the wii to be compatible...

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