Has Sony or Activision made any statements about blocking the ps3 patch?

[HasmsterKiller]

digging and digging on the internet only gets me the statement from hmx, has sony or activision made any statements about this?

[MF-PO'd]

Here's Sony's:

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165012


Nothing from Activision yet.

[CJ452]

digging and digging on the internet only gets me the statement from hmx, has sony or activision made any statements about this? I think Sony has to step up and push these developers well ok lets be honest Activision and tell them to get on the ball to satisfy thier gamers

[kanrei]

It seems to me that this is a move to help push 360's at this very busy time of year. If you were a parent looking to buy a system and knew only your kid wanted Rock Band, which system would you buy? Bill Gates is evil when it comes to this stuff. It would not shock me at all if MSN were behind why everything seems so perfect for the 360 and horribly for the PS3.

[q445187]

Activision: It's Harmonix's fault


Activision shifts blame back on Harmonix and MTV Games for Rock Band compatibility issues with PS3 Guitar Hero controller.

By Randolph Ramsay <http://www.gamespot.com/users/RandolphRam/> , GameSpot AU <http://au.gamespot.com/>

Posted Dec 13, 2007 8:30 pm MT

The game industry's newest feud has escalated into a full-scale open argument. Earlier this week, Harmonix laid the blame <http://www.gamespot.com/news/6183944.html> squarely on Activision for the lack of compatibility between Activision's Les Paul Guitar Hero III controller for the PS3 and the recently released Rock Band. Harmonix claimed Activision had "objected" to releasing a patch which would fix the compatibility issue. But Activision has hit back, claiming it's actually Harmonix and parent company MTV Games/Viacom which haven't come to the party.

In a press statement, Activision claims that Harmonix and MTV Games had recently "declined Activision’s offer to reach an agreement that would allow the use of Guitar Hero guitar controllers with Rock Band". "We have been and remain open to discussions with Harmonix and MTV Games/Viacom about the use of our technology in Rock Band. Unfortunately for Rock Band users, in this case Harmonix and MTV Games/Viacom are unwilling to discuss an agreement with Activision," the statement said.

"Activision’s top priority is to provide consumers with a seamless marriage of best-in-class hardware and software. We are focusing our efforts on innovating hardware and software that are designed to work together, work flawlessly and provide an enjoyable gaming experience."

The statement provided no other details on exactly what sort of agreement Activision was seeking from the makers of Rock Band.

[CJ452]

Thats Activision's corperate response of saying that they want to charge Harmonix to utilize the patch or maybe they want the customers to pay for it.

[saunderse4]

I just read this a few minutes ago and don't know if anyone has seen this or not but it looks like Sony has made a statement about this also.

A statement read that this is a matter that needs to be sorted out between Harmonix and Activision, and that Sony encourage the two parties to discuss the issue between themselves and reach an amicable resolution for the best interest of the consumer.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165012

[Gamemakerman]

Thats Activision's corperate response of saying that they want to charge Harmonix to utilize the patch or maybe they want the customers to pay for it.

The statement only says that Activision made them an offer that Harmonix declined. That offer could be a world of things, in the end we dont know what it is. You dont know half of whats going on in this thing and therefore its wrong to put the blame on Activision before having any solid proff. It could be EA, MTV and Harmonix who wont play ball.

[ManOwaR]

Sony shouldn't remain neutral on this or games will start coming out with game specific controllers in every genre.

Why wouldn't they?

for 110$ god of war 3 + dweezel stick controller, the only controller that gets full use of your game.

for 110$ Conan 4 +swizzel stick controller, the only controller that lets you swing the way conan does

oh, and the controllers have the same number of buttons... Fr00kin tools...