Beatles likely to come to Rock Band or Guitar Hero soon

[partyboydanial]

we all heard the rumor about GH: Beatles but now their in talks with Harmonix/MTV too check it out

http://consolehero.com/2008/06/22/both-guitar-hero-and-rock-band-in-talks-for-the-beatles/

[FiveSecondFuse]

Good find. Might be new coat of paint of old news but hey...

[sg327]

This was the part I liked...

MTV said that they “are talking to virtually every major rock artist all the time about ways we might get them involved in Rock Band.”

[Dzhokhar]

The statement,

representatives for The Beatles are in talks with both Activision and EA to create a Beatles based video game.(emphasis mine)

actually implies that The Beatles are NOT coming to Rock Band (although they may be featured in Rock Band: The Beatles Edition).

This is probably very bad news because I suspect that Activision is much more willing to do a single-band-focused game (and pay for it) than Harmonix is.

[ScottyTheBody]

actually implies that The Beatles are NOT coming to Rock Band (although they may be featured in Rock Band: The Beatles Edition).


Maybe that's the big E3 announcement Rock Band 2 : The Beatles Edition.

But it just seems much more likely that it's be Guitar Hero: Beatles Edition.

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

Good to hear. The Beatles would be good for both games in terms of sales and PR amongst bands that are reluctant to sign on.

[Rockbandfan23467]

Apple, EMI, Sony, Michael Jackson, The Lennons, The Harrisons, Ringo, McAsshat........having to deal with all of those must have been a nightmare without waking up.

[osteofight]

imo, HMX if given the opportunity will totally do a RB: Beatles edition. It's the friggin beatles, it would be really foolish to not do it. Also, I respect both franchises but I'm totally rooting for RB. I don't want ugly Beatles caricatures filling my screen. Rb definitely brings the class while GH doesn't.

[foolosophy]

Beatles Edition is EASY. You can just do what Neversoft did for Aerosmith and include bands/acts that were influenced by The Beatles. Let's see, that would be EVERYONE. So you can make a sequel under the name "The Beatles Edition" and still have a massive track list of other bands and songs. Have cake and eat it too.

But I still feel like they are underestimating how hard it is going to be to get a Beatles project off the ground. There's just so many barriers. It would be sweet as hell, but not the most realistic thing.

[partyboydanial]

Apple, EMI, Sony, Michael Jackson, The Lennons, The Harrisons, Ringo, McAsshat........having to deal with all of those must have been a nightmare without waking up.

throw MJ out of that hes no longer in control of any of it

McCartney and Sony/EMI actually have most of the rights. although Ringo, Harrisons, Lennons, and Apple would have a small say in it

[KaYotiX]

Dont care much for The Beatles (maybe a handfull of songs) but not enough to buy an entire game about them......same reason GH:A will fail IMO.

[Catalytic]

A whole Beatles game would too much fun. One of the few bands who would deserve a whole game to themselves. Here's hoping that Activision does not land an exclusive.

[Rockbandfan23467]

GH: Metallica will be nothing but Metallica. GH: The Beatles should be the same. If not, they can do the "Bands who opened for The Beatles" Thing, which means we will get......

THE WHO!

[Dzhokhar]

GH: Metallica will be nothing but Metallica.

Proof? I'd bet good money that it will be like GH: Aerosmith with at least a few other bands that influenced, played with, or were influenced by Metallica. It would be silly to do otherwise.

[QueensoftheStoneAge]

I just don't think the Beatles would be the best choice for a game about guitar shredding and blistering solos.

[Catalytic]

I just don't think the Beatles would be the best choice for a game about guitar shredding and blistering solos.

Of course, but it depends on why you play these games. If you are the type of player who wants insane solos and challenge then a Beatles centered game would not be for you. But these games are also about fun, and if you love the Beatles music, such a game would be a blast. Especially in a party setting since everyone knows the songs and most people love them.

[Lithium_666]

i hope its guitar hero because i own and play rockband

[foolosophy]

I just don't think the Beatles would be the best choice for a game about guitar shredding and blistering solos.

Exactly, neither of these games are about those things anymore anyway. It's about the band experience. Guitar Hero isn't even about guitar anymore.


GH: Metallica will be nothing but Metallica. GH: The Beatles should be the same. If not, they can do the "Bands who opened for The Beatles" Thing, which means we will get......

THE WHO!

I'll bet you GH: Metallica will probably have like Megadeth, Slayer or Maiden.

[partyboydanial]

i hope its guitar hero because i own and play rockband

that made a lot of sense =D

[partyboydanial]

I'll bet you GH: Metallica will probably have like Megadeth, Slayer or Maiden.

yes im sure Dave will want his band to be in a game based off of Lars and James' music

100%

[foolosophy]

yes im sure Dave will want his band to be in a game based off of Lars and James' music

100%

Sorry, I'm not that into metal so I just slapped a bunch of well-known names together. But you get the idea. It'll follow the mold of GH: Aerosmith.

[partyboydanial]

Sorry, I'm not that into metal so I just slapped a bunch of well-known names together. But you get the idea. It'll follow the mold of GH: Aerosmith.

yeah i know what u meant, im not a big metal guy either but i just wanted to say for the record Dave wouldnt be to happy with tht idea

[Rockbandfan23467]

Ask this radio station.
Guitar Hero has announced their first One-band game, Guitar Hero Metallica.

[foolosophy]

Ask this radio station.

I'm sure that radio station got the big scoop before all the top name gaming websites.

[Dzhokhar]

I'm sure that radio station got the big scoop before all the top name gaming websites.

They've probably never even heard of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, resulting in the confusion. I wouldn't call them an authoritative source.

[RockBandRocker]

Harmonix doing, what would be a "tribute game" to The Beatles = EPIC WIN!

Nevervision doing the same thing = EPIC FAIL! (Read: Look at GH: Aerosmith).

With the Harmonix developers being muscians, they would know how to treat The Beatles' music. I would defintely lay down some $ for "Rock Band: The Beatles". :)

[A New Pyro Fool]

I think even a single track by The Beatles would be an epic win.

"...The Long and Winding Road it will be" ~John Lennon

[RockBandRocker]

^ Too true.

Even 1 Beatles track would be a win.

My vote goes for "She Loves You". That was the song that heralded the British Invasion & changed rock forever. :)

[Rockbandfan23467]

^I thought it was Please Please Me or I Wanna Hold Your Hand.

[A New Pyro Fool]

^ Too true.

Even 1 Beatles track would be a win.

My vote goes for "She Loves You". That was the song that heralded the British Invasion & changed rock forever. :)
Talk about a good party song : P (Then again, anything that has to do with The Beatles will be an instant smash at any party. Hell, EVERYONE knows Beatles songs; regardless of age)

I also would like to see "Paperback Writer," "I Am the Walrus," and "Lady Madonna"

EDIT: I'm pretty sure the first Beatles hit was "Love me Do"

[rockfresh126]

All i can say is if either RB or GH get it and fail to include the medley from Abbey Road AS ONE SONG (hint Rock Band) its an epic failure automatically

[TobyD81]

I just don't see Rock Band: Beatles happening. But Beatles Pack 01 is going to be awesome! Doing a dedicated game just goes against their aim to make Rock band a platform for music gaming. If Guitar Hero's DLC structure wasn't a frigging mess, they'd try and do the same. Besides, even without having a dedicated Beatles game, you'd still have to own Rock Band to play the Beatles songs in which case..."would you like to purchase anything else from our lovely DLC library, currently available at 2 bucks per song?" Having the Beatles DLC would be an excellent channel towards the bigger Rock Band product.

[RockBandRocker]

Talk about a good party song : P (Then again, anything that has to do with The Beatles will be an instant smash at any party. Hell, EVERYONE knows Beatles songs; regardless of age)

I also would like to see "Paperback Writer," "I Am the Walrus," and "Lady Madonna"

EDIT: I'm pretty sure the first Beatles hit was "Love me Do"

Oh, yeah. If The Beatles get on Rock Band, there will be sing-alongs around the country.

I know that my friends & I would be jamming to "I Am The Walrus" and out of nowhere we will all sing "I Am The Walrus/ Coo-Coo-Ca-Choo". :p


Note: I was talking about their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. I believe they played "She Loves You" & "I Wanna Hold Your Hand". Either way, it is pretty much a fact that all their early songs changed rock forever. :)

[A New Pyro Fool]

Oh, yeah. If The Beatles get on Rock Band, there will be sing-alongs around the country.

I know that my friends & I would be jamming to "I Am The Walrus" and out of nowhere we will all sing "I Am The Walrus/ Coo-Coo-Ca-Choo". :p


Note: I was talking about their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. I believe they played "She Loves You" & "I Wanna Hold Your Hand". Either way, it is pretty much a fact that all their early songs changed rock forever. :)
Oh, Gotcha. I think their after-projects had a large impact on the rock world as well (Paul McCartney and The Wings, John Lennon, Paul McCartney solo)

Live and Let Die would be nice.

[RockBandRocker]

Oh, Gotcha. I think their after-projects had a large impact on the rock world as well (Paul McCartney and The Wings, John Lennon, Paul McCartney solo)

Live and Let Die would be nice.

Yeah, some of the solo stuff would be great as well, although it really doesn't compare to them together.

If we got The Beatles, followed by John's, Paul's, George's and Ringo's solo stuff, I think that Rock Band would become more awesome than it already is. :)

[CCDaDon]

If we get a "Beatles edition rock band" it'll only be a matter of time till it gets yoko ono DLC!

[partyboydanial]

All i can say is if either RB or GH get it and fail to include the medley from Abbey Road AS ONE SONG (hint Rock Band) its an epic failure automatically

i second that, U LISTENING HARMONIX

[RockBandRocker]

If we get a "Beatles edition rock band" it'll only be a matter of time till it gets yoko ono DLC!

Uhhhh...Ahhhhh...Iiiiiiiiiiii...Ohhhhhhh...

Those are my favorite Yoko Ono lyrics. :p:D

[jrinck]

i second that, U LISTENING HARMONIX

And in the end, the money you take, is equal to the DLC you make. ;)

[CCDaDon]

Uhhhh...Ahhhhh...Iiiiiiiiiiii...Ohhhhhhh...

Those are my favorite Yoko Ono lyrics. :p:D

i know man her lyrics are just... it just hits you right in the heart, so beautiful *sniffle*

[RockBandRocker]

i know man her lyrics are just... it just hits you right in the heart, so beautiful *sniffle*

I know.

It's a shame so many people don't like her solely because of that whole "she broke up The Beatles" thing. ;)

She is truly a poet of the ages. :p:D

[InsoFox]

I work in rights, and the number of times I have seen big agreements that include absolutely everyone ohbtwexceptTheBeatlesokthxbye... gives me the impression that it'll be a hard slog to get these songs in - if it happens at all.

[Sayburr]

OK, I just added this to the rumor thread. Its interesting to read the actual article from the Financial Times.

Anyway, as much as I like RB, GH had a bigger base so it will come down to which company can better protect their assets. With GH's make your own song, there will be a lot of non-licenses songs available, RB doesn't currently have that in game. I think RB's position on protecting copyrights is stronger, which will help in securing the rights.

[jaspar]

If they made a Beatles edition of Rock Band, it could include people who the band were fans of: artists like Elvis, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, etc. I would absolutely buy a Beatles version of Rock Band, assuming that we could use the instruments from the original game.

One idea for new peripheral use: the ability to use multiple microphones to do some of the harmony parts. Whenever people are playing Rock Band at my house, it seems that others will join in and just sing along or try to harmonize. Could you imagine having two or three mics hooked up? People could either play guitar and sing at the same time, or bring in a 5th or 6th member to sing.

I don't really have online play in mind with this idea. But I think it would absolutely amazing at a party if you could get more people involved in singing these great songs.

[Kelvis]

One thing that I'd like to see as far as these Aerosmith/Metallica/Beatles/Whoever 'editions' go would be simply to have the band members and venues just as downloads, in the same way we download songs at the moment.

Rather than playing Rock Band, and then exiting the game, popping in another disc (oooh, the effort! :P), how cool would it be to be playing Rock Band and be able to select the 'band' you wish to play as/with?

So, when you selected 'The Beatles' as your band, you would have John, Paul, George & Ringo as your singer, bassist, guitarist & drummer and then have access to whichever songs from the catalogue you'd downloaded....

So rather than simply downloading songs as DLC, you'd download a pack with the band, some venues and some starter songs...

This would also further strengthen 'Rock Band' as a platform, rather than the Guitar Hero model of multiple 'editions'.

[Jordashebasics]

Given that the Beatles masters are kind of old.... and recorded primarily on four tracks, up to 8 on Abbey Road....
I think we'd have to settle for covers, if we are able to get their work.
However, we would probably get some very high quality covers.

[GrayInvisible]

It would suck if they only got on Guitar Hero. A lot of the fun of playing would be singing, or drumming. Plus I don't trust Activision to chart them in the most fun way.

A Rock Band Beatles edition would be awesome, and you could have a great variety of music that the Beatles influenced.

Maybe for the covers they could get a beatles tribute to do them. I saw 1964, and they sounded pretty similar to the Beatles. Rain is also good. Masters would be preferable, but there are some good tributes out there.

[nicko68]

It would suck if they only got on Guitar Hero. A lot of the fun of playing would be singing, or drumming.

You haven't heard that starting with GH4 (or GH:World Tour) that there will be drums and vocals in the game? A guitar-only Beatles game would suck, since the guitar parts probably aren't very interesting.

[thetrout]

And hey, while we can all name songs we want, let's think VENUES! The Cavern, the Ed Sullivan show, Shea Stadium, the "All You Need Is Love" studio, the Apple studios rooftop, John Lennon's bedroom...

[osteofight]

I don't know about GrayInvisible but GH4 lost me with the incompatibility with RB stuff. So here's hoping for Beatles on RB =).

[Lizard_King]

idkm i dont like the beatles that much, although they are legendary enough to have own game, im sure, in the eyes of the diehard fans. id rather see a full blown sequel rather than a guitar hero filler solely meant to earn money.

[A New Pyro Fool]

I think the tracks off of The Beatles "1" album would be most appropriate for use in the game. They are the most recent, and they were reformatted and digitized in early 2000's.

[rockfresh126]

Here's a question. Would the game include tracks from the "other beatles;" Billy Preston and Eric Clapton?

[partyboydanial]

And in the end, the money you take, is equal to the DLC you make. ;)

ROFL

good reference suprised more ppl didnt catch that

[LibertineStripes]

A Beatles game would be the best. I'd prefer it to be on RB, since I already have all the peripherals. But, if it goes to GH, I will more than likely have to make the switch.

[Sayburr]

Here's a question. Would the game include tracks from the "other beatles;" Billy Preston and Eric Clapton?
OH, better... British Invasion release. The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, The Kinks, The Animals... ect.

[Hindesite]

A stand alone Rock Band disc with a career spanning tour of The Beatles would be a sure buy for me.

I'd also buy quite a bit of Beatles DLC for Rock Band if they went that route instead, but given the quote from the article, I'd say anything other then a stand alone game is somewhat unlikely.

When it comes down to it though, it's more like, which do you want more?:
- A stand alone Guitar Hero game for The Beatles? (Lead and Bass, no drums, no singing, weaker on-stage animations)
Or
- A stand alone Rock Band game for The Beatles (has the drums, has the vocals, and totally rockin' Beatles action on-stage)

Either way, I think entire stand alone games for just one specific band are cheesy, and even harder to justify then entire album purchases in-game, but Rock Band would do it better, so my vote goes for them.


Edit:
Actually, in hindsight, I guess Guitar Hero: Beatles could be full featured like Rock Band if they used the GHWT engine for it, but I'm basing my predictions off of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, which uses the GH3 engine. In all fairness, both Guitar Hero: Metallica AND Guitar Hero: Beatles (if their label goes with Activision) could feature full band play, so I wont draw any conclusions myself just yet.

[weisguy119]

This was the part I liked...

MTV said that they “are talking to virtually every major rock artist all the time about ways we might get them involved in Rock Band.”

Apparently, they're getting turned down a lot.

[RockBandRocker]

Well, since Magnet closed the thread discusing this newer bit of news, I'm just going to re-post it here.



Vardoc:

No idea if its true or not but find this on Games news.
link http://www.game.co.uk/News/?lid=9387&ad=23_06_2008

Beatles could join computer game revolution23.06.2008
The companies behind the smash-hit computer game titles Rock Band and Guitar Hero are set to take part in a bidding war for the rights to stage the music of the Beatles on their game.

Activision and MTV will go head-to-head for the rights to the back catalogue of the Fab Four's music after it was announced the catalogue was available for use.

According to the Financial Times, both computer games are interested in releasing a speciality Beatles-themed version of their title, something which wouldn't be new to Guitar Hero, as Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is set for release this month.

In the past, the Beatles have been slow to allow their music to be accessible on new platforms, but of late they are warming to the idea, recently allowing their songs to be sung by wannabe singers on the TV show American Idol.

Currently, according to the Financial Times, the tunes created by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, are not yet licensed for digital use.



This is definitely a sign that this is not "just another rumor". :)

[lentini]

This is definitely a sign that this is not "just another rumor". :)

why? there's nothing 'new' in this article that wasn't in the one linked in the original post

[rured]

Guitar Hero Aerosmith and Now Guitar Hero Beatles. I don't even want to know whats next...

[Jordashebasics]

NPR has even picked up the story....

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91831946&ft=1&f=1001

Do whatever you can to get it. This could cement a substantial portion of non-gamers into your camp.

And in all seriousness, I'd consider switching if GH gets them.

[BuRn7 CaK3]

Guitar Hero Aerosmith and Now Guitar Hero Beatles. I don't even want to know whats next...

Guitar Hero: Metallica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero:_Metallica and http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=600975
and http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=600913 and http://www.gamespot.com/news/6191921.html

[jrinck]

Picture yourself in a game on Playstation
With plastic small guitars and cartoonish guys
Suddenly someone is there in the bank line
Accountants with dollar sign eyes

[Rockbandfan23467]

^LOL! Someone keep going!

[evilmermaid]

Given that the Beatles masters are kind of old.... and recorded primarily on four tracks, up to 8 on Abbey Road....
I think we'd have to settle for covers, if we are able to get their work.
However, we would probably get some very high quality covers.

You'd think so, but if you ever listen to the Love soundtrack, their music sounds amazing in 5.1. They had top sound engineers back in the day, and it shows. If you listen to a Beatles CD and then music by another band of the same era (take the Monkees for example), the Beatles' recordings are far superior quality.

I could see a little touchup work here and there, but covers won't be necessary, not to mention it would seriously lower demand for the product.

[Jordashebasics]

I haven't listened to the DVD copy of Love, only the CD. But while they did scrub up the masters, that doesn't mean that everything is separated already.
Unless.... they opted to go a route that involved separating each instrument that had been bounced into an individual track. I think this is possible, but it also an incredible amount of work, and probably still wouldn't be that clean.

We'd need some specifics about the standards for tracks used by HMX.


Ok, I found this via a forum focusing on their recording techniques.


A typical Beatles recording of the day would have the drums all recorded onto Track One, with lead guitar(s) and maybe a percussion part on Track 2, the bass onto Track 3, and the lead vocal and other solo and incidental sounds on Track 4. The drums on Track One would be set at 12 o'clock in the mix to give the song its center of gravity.

The lead guitar on Trk 2 would be slightly to one side, at 9 or 3 o'clock so it would stand out of the mix without having to be played too loud. The bass part would usually be mixed into the 12 o'clock position also, because it was a critical aspect of that center of gravity, too.

What would cause the problem is all the drums on a single track.


But now that I think of it - I don't know exactly how much bouncing they tended to do, but if they had the archives from the earlier generations prior to bouncing tracks, then masters could be used.

[rifteroftime]

If someone were to get the Beatles, I would almost be guaranteed to buy their game. I love the Beatles. I would definitely be able to get my non-gaming friends/relatives to play too, solely because it's the Beatles.

In summary, Harmonix should do whatever they can to get the Beatles. Tonnes of casual/non-gamers would play just for them.

[HyeJinx1984]

I think there's Beatles kind of people and Rolling Stones kinds of people. I'm more of a Stones kind of guy. Not to say I wouldn't want Beatles to come to RB... for one thing, I support RB over GH and I know RB getting them would bring a lot of people over. Also, there are a few Beatles songs that would be fun... chiefly Helter Skelter is, pretty much the only one I would get really happy about.

[Abaddon]

One idea for new peripheral use: the ability to use multiple microphones to do some of the harmony parts.I can't believe nobody else has said this yet. Whoever gets the Beatles license, I hope to heck that they dual-chart the singing. The instrumental parts in Beatles music are by and large simple (not all of it, but most of it) and what makes it so compelling is the singing. Right now I think the Karaoke games are the only ones that allow dual singers but I think if Rock Band were to get the license, hopefully they would have a stand-alone game version that allowed two singers...

[Abaddon]

I think there's Beatles kind of people and Rolling Stones kinds of people.I think only Rolling Stones fans that feel the Beatles overshadowed the Stones would say that. Personally, I think most Beatles fans like the Stones too. I know I do.

[Sayburr]

I think only Rolling Stones fans that feel the Beatles overshadowed the Stones would say that. Personally, I think most Beatles fans like the Stones too. I know I do. the Stones were the Beatles's mean brother and the Kink's were the brother nobody talked about.

[jasoncourt]

Don't waste too much money on this EA! Beatles are great for sure, but not the ultimate at for Rockband. I understand it would make for nice publicity, but save the big money for more 'rockin' bands.

[0tj]

http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/a-hard-day-s-negotiating-activision-ea-finagling-fab-four-first-says-ft/1222174

Just found this on Yahoo. I don't know if it's relevant, but I thought i'd put it out there.

[Dartagnan64]

Don't waste too much money on this EA! Beatles are great for sure, but not the ultimate at for Rockband. I understand it would make for nice publicity, but save the big money for more 'rockin' bands.

I'm not so sure the Beatles aren't mega important. The contingent of hardcore gamers mostly in their 20's and 30's are certainly not the market for the Beatles. But that demographic is already well entrenched into the game (and these forums). But there is a whole world of parents with teenagers that grew up on Beatles music. The presence of Beatles music would certainly encourage that demographic to pick up the game for their families and get a greater user base going.

This was the Wii strategy and looked at how it worked out for Nintendo. Get to the parents and casuals and you win. RB would do well to get music appealing to an older demographic so little Johnny can give a convincing argument why his parents need to spend 170 bucks on a videogame.

[Julio_Strikes_Back]

You guys are insane. A Beatles expansion would own, and if it was anything like GH:A it will have other artists. It would sell like a sex robot, too.

[Bosco32]

You guys are insane. A Beatles expansion would own, and if it was anything like GH:A it will have other artists. It would sell like a sex robot, too.

First of all, this.

Secondly, sure, The Beatles are absolutely important to not only extending the user base of either franchise, but to the future of each franchise.

It's the classic Red Sox/Yankees off-season battle. One franchise may not even feel like they have to have a certain player, but they don't want to see him locked up with their rival. So it's in their best interest to bid hard, at the very least, holding up a potential signing.

Whether The Beatles would be fun to play or not means very little here. If GH, for example, adds them to their stable exclusively, other bands naturally take notice and begin to follow suit. Aerosmith was an important get in that regard, but the impact of signing The Beatles would be immeasurable.

As a consumer and a music fan, I just wish at the end of the day this wouldn't end in any sort of exclusive deal.

[Rockbandfan23467]

Mabye BOTH games will get The Beatles!!!!!

[0tj]

Mabye BOTH games will get The Beatles!!!!!

God willing....................................(for the sake of non-exclusivity) (crosses fingers) (For some reason I can't fix the word crosses.)

[Doughoef]

With all respect, Beatles = boring

[Rockbandfan23467]

^They wouldn't be that fun in either game. Really Simple.

[HyeJinx1984]

With all respect, Beatles = boring

YouTube "Helter Skelter"

[BathTub]

I haven't listened to the DVD copy of Love, only the CD. But while they did scrub up the masters, that doesn't mean that everything is separated already.
Unless.... they opted to go a route that involved separating each instrument that had been bounced into an individual track. I think this is possible, but it also an incredible amount of work, and probably still wouldn't be that clean.

We'd need some specifics about the standards for tracks used by HMX.

.....

What would cause the problem is all the drums on a single track.



A single Drum track is fine, what is much more likely to be an issue are guitars mixed together (from that previous description).

[Nidarrock]

I wouldn't call myself a Beatles fan per say, but shortly after I started playing Rock Band I knew that "playing the Beatles" were one of the things that this game is all about.

The best option is for both to get access to the songs. No exclusives, so every gamer can play them on thier choice of game, and in the long run I'd say more money for all parties involved.

Except us, we'll be spending tons of points/money on those songs.

[Trueblade76]

The best option is for both to get access to the songs. No exclusives, so every gamer can play them on thier choice of game, and in the long run I'd say more money for all parties involved.

Except us, we'll be spending tons of points/money on those songs.

With all the money that will be thrown around to get the Beatles songs you can bet it's with the exclusive tag on it. So I hope Harmonix and MTV open up their wallets and win the bidding war.