*Huge Rumor* Beatles songs to be updated for keyboard support?!

[BeatlesPhins1]

The person has a site called "sarcasticgamer.com". I'm thinking he is just being sarcastic?

[Jglaubman]

It means they're baseless rumours. Comments aren't deleted because they're true or false.

So why wasn't the whole thread deleted? Aren't all these comments coming from random twitter accounts?

[samjjones]

But with the Beatles on an older game engine, it seems like they would have to release a new game in order to do this. I guess we should just wait until we hear more official news before we start speculating.

Or, the Beatles songs could "export" into the RB3 game engine, and then you pay a fee to "upgrade" the songs to support the new features. This would be easier than patching TB:RB, I'd think.

[Mikachu]

So why wasn't the whole thread deleted? Aren't all these comments coming from random twitter accounts?

Why isn't half the Ultimate Setlist purged? It's nothing but flame wars and repeat threads.

I really don't have an answer to your question. All I know is baseless rumours get the boot, and rumours that violate NDA are usually deleted as well.

Or, the Beatles songs could "export" into the RB3 game engine, and then you pay a fee to "upgrade" the songs to support the new features. This would be easier than patching TB:RB, I'd think.

Wouldn't put my money down on that.

[MostSpartan14]

Or, the Beatles songs could "export" into the RB3 game engine, and then you pay a fee to "upgrade" the songs to support the new features. This would be easier than patching TB:RB, I'd think.

This thought crossed my mind as well. But HMX has been pretty clear that the Beatles isn't gonna export and I honestly think that's not gonna change. I think it's more likely that we'd see a "Beatles: Rock Band 2" before we'd get a Beatles export. Unless those songs are exporting to a "Beatles: Rock Band 2".

[Kudo]

I just don't see how HMX would do it. I mean, with RB1 and RB2 songs they would be exported to a new engine (RB3) so keys would obviously work. But with the Beatles on an older game engine, it seems like they would have to release a new game in order to do this. I guess we should just wait until we hear more official news before we start speculating.

That is, unless it's the sequel I've pointed to time and time again.

To note, the Beatles songs aren't going to be exportable to RB3 or any other mainstream, non-Beatles themed Rock Band title. That's just never going to happen and Harmonix made that abundantly clear long before the game came out and long after. However, if there is a Beatles sequel, it's highly, highly likely those songs will be exportable for that game and that game alone.

[Apples]

Some Beatles comments in the Rock Band section just got deleted... I don't know if that's good or bad news.

I know this is the latest en-vogue in conspiracy theories, but nothing has been deleted anywhere. In fact, the only thread I was able to find with a delete was when a user mis-typed and deleted their own post.

[CheeseLord]

I heard they are doing this with the most popular RB 1 and 2 songs with keyboard, so I don't see why they couldn't do Beatles songs.

[Jglaubman]

I know this is the latest en-vogue in conspiracy theories, but nothing has been deleted anywhere. In fact, the only thread I was able to find with a delete was when a user mis-typed and deleted their own post.

In this thread, GNF made a comment about it and I replied with a jizzing my pants post. I'm pretty sure someone else replied with a pooping his pants post as well. They're all gone.

Crap.. never mind. It was in another thread.... I'm gonna go sit in my corner and color now.

[Kudo]

I heard they are doing this with the most popular RB 1 and 2 songs with keyboard, so I don't see why they couldn't do Beatles songs.

Because TB:RB doesn't have keyboard support in the engine at the moment. The game would practically require an overhaul to be able to support it properly unless Harmonix has some ingenious method in mind. Implementing, testing, and preparing a patch that could provide the functionality would cost tens of thousands of dollars to develop if other games are any indication (as is the case even for just balancing patches in Street Fighter).

To note: RockBandAide's latest Twitter update claims there was no keys announcement for Beatles. I don't think there's any reason to doubt his word; probably the most trustworthy guy in the community (outside of Apples, of course, because I trust those whose monikers come from delicious fruit).