Keyser Soze
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Y2Kev said:
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Harmonix: Activision Blocked Rock Band PS3 Guitar Compatibility Patch
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But I love Halo *, and Call Of Duty *. Also, I love movies about super ****'s and rocking soles from ****** greats
BenjaminBirdie
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pooteeweet said:
I posted my hypothesis, and I'm betting it's right.
darkressurection
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.Gary Whitta said:
JonathanEx said:
I'd hold off on bitching. I think this is all Activision this time, NOT Red Octane, who in emails said to contact Activision.
More like Activision stops compatibility when it can. In this case, Sony had no previous guitar to test, so they can block this patch.Souther said:
Danne-Danger
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FF_VIII said:
What they're doing is hurting relations with their fans, something that can't be considered good business no matter how you spin it.
Bad move Activision.
JonathanEx
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Will do then.M3wThr33 said:
Either way, seems as if it's a bad move. Surely this would sell more GH3/GH PS3 controllers?
Spirit of Jazz
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Alphahawk said:
Don't you realise that companies don't usually make you buy a controller that works specifically with their game. Why, I hope in the future I have to get different controllers to play Mario, Zelda and Mario Kart because it makes more business sense!
The Innocent X
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http://gb.activision.com/en_GB/corporate/contact.jsp
let them know how you feel. I don't own a PS3, but I've told them what I think
let them know how you feel. I don't own a PS3, but I've told them what I think
BenjaminBirdie
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sangreal said:
Yeah, they'd have to release a GHIII patch that somehow messed with RB's code. Which would just be unimaginably forward of them.
Although I suppose they could put out a mandatory firmware patch to those guitars. Which would of course ensure that many people never play GHII or III again.
krypt0nian
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Sore losers for releasing the shittier game, Actiblizzion?
I say yes.
I say yes.
It's a bigger advantage to rock band to be compatible with guitars people already have than it is to activision to sell more of them. They don't want rock band to succeed, or at least not to be making guitars that contribute to its success.Neo Child said:
Activision will prevent the rock band from working with the older guitars whenever they can. They were probably unable to do so with the 360 version, but sony is bowing to them because they need all the 3rd party support they can get.Souther said:
sangreal said:
Activision: Stop the Les Paul and X-Plorer from working in Rock Band or we'll sue.
HMX: OK!
Shins said:
Word of mouth made Guitar Hero popular. Word of mouth made Rock Band a success far beyond simply being considered a knock-off. Have faith in the fans of the game knowing how to spread this news.
plagiarize
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booo Activision. booo to Sony for kowtowing to it as well.
Joseph Merrick
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too bad I don't play these games
The Innocent X
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M3wThr33 said:
Its not possible, the 360 buttons are all standard, you can't change them without breaking the rock band guitar
BenjaminBirdie
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M3wThr33 said:
The problem is that it once worked. And XBL always asks if you want to download a particular patch. People would just never download it.
AZ Greg
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Activision sucks for doing this, but it is actually a really smart move to combat Rock Band. Activision may have been fine with the patch going though until they, along with everyone else, realized what a piece of shit the RB guitar is. Why bail out RB with a good guitar when they can let the brand hurt itself with shoddy peripherals?
Still a dick move.
Still a dick move.
nicholasbrutal
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BenjaminBirdie
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plagiarize said:
I still don't see how any of the blame lies on Sony's doorstep. They were only unlucky enough to not have the code already in Harmonix's hands thanks to their work on GHII.
rollingstart
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It kind of sucks, and while it makes senese in business terms it is still a dick move on their part. It really wont affect them at all seeing as how GH is a main stream series and what we say means jackshit. Harmonix and Rock Band so far has been good to the fans, first with an actual practical solution for DLC songs and quick support for guitar problems, and when they were trying to help out PS3 owners they got shot down.
EA and Harmonix should really just try to rush out the solo guitars in stores now, even quicker than the 360 versions if they can.
It also helps that Rock Band is a quantumload much better than GH3.
EA and Harmonix should really just try to rush out the solo guitars in stores now, even quicker than the 360 versions if they can.
M3wThr33 said:
It also helps that Rock Band is a quantumload much better than GH3.
plagiarize
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BenjaminBirdie said:
that's why some of the blame lies with Sony. Sony have the patch that makes it work, and are sitting on it because Activision are asking them too.
bastionwords
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I'm confused. Can anyone think of any legality that dictates a company can not write code so some fucking plastic controller works with their game?
BenjaminBirdie
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Linkzg said:
I'm quite sure they are, as there is currently a version on the shelves that is 99% unplayable.
And Shane's bonkers. As has been stated, there's no way Harmonix can definitively keep people with Rock Band 360 from not using the guitars that already work.
I was commenting on his straight forward perception of this situation. He claims that since this is business, it is a moot issue and we should all move along like nothing is happening. Basically he thinks we should all be sheep and accept this issue. I, and others, say fuck that. I would hardly call it a bandwagon. I would call it a group of individuals that have an issue with a publisher's descision.Shins said:
captscience
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Bloody retards.
They just lost one GHIII sale. I was prepared to pick up a copy of GH as a way of adding a bass to Rock Band.
They just lost one GHIII sale. I was prepared to pick up a copy of GH as a way of adding a bass to Rock Band.
BenjaminBirdie
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plagiarize said:
Well, that sounds pretty grey, to be honest. We have no idea what the stakes are for them. The fact is that they wouldn't be in this predicament at all if there had been a GHII released for PS3. That seems all but obvious now.
The Faceless Master
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wtf @ activision ... it's like they want to lose money ???
pretty sure some people would pick up GH3 so they can have another guitar for rock band
hopefully this brings the music game genre that much closer to death
pretty sure some people would pick up GH3 so they can have another guitar for rock band
hopefully this brings the music game genre that much closer to death
That is complete crap I own the 360 but still that is just wrong. I could not imagine having to have to play rock band with the horrible strat. EA/HX can help fix this by atleast releasing a clicky strum bar guitar. I did not like GH3 anyway so I would gladly join in a boycott of GH4 until they allow a patch. I never thought I would be happy about MS iron fist control over periferals.
BobsRevenge
I do not avoid women, GAF, but I do deny them my essence.
I have never been so pissed/dissapointed with a gaming company in any other moment in my life. Seriously, Activision are being complete idiots. They could've actually made a lot of money by having it compatable.
They have no right blocking this patch. Fuck this. Fuck Activision. They aren't making any money off of me anytime soon. Fuckers are lucky my Dad bought GH3 under the pretense that the guitar would work with RB. They aren't making any DLC purchases off me, that's for damn sure.
They have no right blocking this patch. Fuck this. Fuck Activision. They aren't making any money off of me anytime soon. Fuckers are lucky my Dad bought GH3 under the pretense that the guitar would work with RB. They aren't making any DLC purchases off me, that's for damn sure.
what? Here, let me explain it very slowly for you.gcubed said:
1) Harmonix wants to satisfy customers to make more money. They want older controllers to work with rock band.
2) Activision has a product that directly competes with rock band, and doesn't want rock band compatible with their controllers. They ask sony to intervene.
3) Sony has no balls here, so they bow to activision.
In the above scenario, if you are disappointed in the outcome (which you should be, it's bad for consumers) then you should be blaming sony. Activision's actions are completely normal and reasonable.
If the above scenario is not what is happening, please clarify for me.
They better not succeed in disabling support for the 360 version, I hate the rock band guitar and I plan on buying a 360 copy of rock band soon.
CrushDance
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And what is Sony supposed to do exactly...?plagiarize said: