The Beatles: ROCK BAND - Rumors and Facts

[whofan]

I personally believe you are incorrect. I don't see Harmonix making a brand new game out of the Beatles tapes and then letting the songs transfer to Rock Band. They have said many times that this Beatles Project will not be part of the Rock Band platform.

If the Beatles game is not part of the Rock Band platform then the songs will not transfer over, simple as that.

They have never said at any point that it won't be a part of the "Rock Band Platform", that has been forum members taking what was said and twisting it around again.

All they said that was, and I quote verbatim, "This is not JUST another Rock Band expansion". That "Just" in there seems to imply that it is an expansion for Rock Band, but it will also be so much more than that.

If it wasn't to be associated with Rock Band at all, then they would have said straight out "This is NOT a Rock Band title". See where the difference lies? The guys making these announcements are quite skilled in the art of PR, they know what words they are choosing.

Only time will tell though, all the conjecture in the world won't solve this right now. I'm still convinced that there will be an export code, but there will be much more on the disc. Maybe you'll have to go through the career mode to get the code? I don't know yet, we'll see.

[cherokeesam]

I think the "Beatles is separate" crowd are basing their theory off the way Neversoft handled Guitar Hero Aerosmith, which *is* a standalone game with none of the tracks importable.

But then, Neversoft won't let you transfer GH3 tracks to GHWT either, so they're, like, stupid an' stuff.

But yeah, for the umpteenth time: "This is not JUST a Rock Band expansion pack." Important distinction.

[CONAN9845]

I believe they are trying to distinguish it from the AC/DC pack. Pulling the sentences apart grammatically, and trying to get anything from that process, is silly. The fact is that we don't know ANYTHING yet beyond what they have said. There is no reason to believe ANYTHING that forum members are extrapolating from these announcements. They'll tell us when they are ready.

[whofan]

I believe they are trying to distinguish it from the AC/DC pack. Pulling the sentences apart grammatically, and trying to get anything from that process, is silly. The fact is that we don't know ANYTHING yet beyond what they have said. There is no reason to believe ANYTHING that forum members are extrapolating from these announcements. They'll tell us when they are ready.

Of course there isn't. We're all in the same boat in what we know. But there are educated guesses as to what to expect. With so little info available, of course we're going to start tearing sentences apart, it's what we do best.

Regardless, nothing is official until it is in black and white from a HMX employee

[dsierra87]

Cool wishlist, totally agree!.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/937/937859p1.html

[Jordashebasics]

From that wishlist article-
""Penny Lane" is a melancholy tune with a catchy melody and creative instrumentation"

I never thought of it as melancholy. It always seemed pretty upbeat, although with a touch of mystery.


I have no suspicions as to if it would be exportable to RB. It's possible, but it doesn't seem to be worth speculating on yet.

I think I'd like the idea of it being a standalone game, and you'd have to beat it in order to earn the ability to export for RB.

[kevmaster2000]

I'll be disappointed if there aren't exportable Rock Band tracks, but my excitement will greatly overwhelm said disappointment. This is gonna be really great.

[DMBillies]

I have no doubt that this would sell well without being exportable. I also have no doubt that both HMX and The Beatles license holders know that it will sell at least a few more copies if it is exportable. The Beatles want a fair treatment of their music (which they are getting) and big enough sales to promote their product to a new audience (which they'd be more likely to get allowing export). Frankly, using logic, I see absolutely no benefit in preventing exportable tracks... especially because that is one area in which HMX has the clear edge on the competition. With the now infamous "just" in that sentence, it certainly seems like the door is at least still open for it.

[Sayburr]

Added a trio of tid bits to first post:

The difference between RB and Beatles:
"We really think about the Beatles game and Rock Band 3 as pretty different initiatives. Rock Band is pretty content agnostic. There's a certain type of neutrality that's needed to accommodate that versatility with tracks. In the case of the Beatles game it's not about that at all. The principals of the Beatles are involved with it; it's going to be a part of the Beatles' canon. It's an art object unto itself," Rigopulos said.

No RB3:
Firstly, don't expect a new Rock Band this year. The company stressed that Rock Band 3 is not yet officially an announced product; Harmonix is taking a break from the annual release cycle for Rock Band. The reason? The company is focusing on the upcoming Beatles-focused Rock Band-style game. "We want to make this an art object," Rigopulos told me as we chatted after the panel.

About The Beatles as Playable Charaters:
The game will also incorporate elements of their career, but neither MTV nor Apple Corps. would comment on whether or not Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, or John Lennon would be playable.

[moneyp]

About The Beatles as Playable Charaters:
The game will also incorporate elements of their career, but neither MTV nor Apple Corps. would comment on whether or not Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, or John Lennon would be playable.

I'm hoping this is just a question of licensing. I mean, if you're going to blow it out and make it a whole new game, you need to have the Fab Four playing and singing their respective parts (with maybe some fudging on the tracks where individual Beatles recorded multiple instruments).