Response to Questions about Viacom Selling Harmonix

[chasenmusky]

lol, this feels like watching an NBA or NHL 1st round pick. I'm dying to hear who is the most likely candidate for purchasing HMX.

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

What is scary about a merger of the brands? I firmly believe that Activision would allow Harmonix to take the reigns on the music game genre. They have to realize that what Harmonix has set up is far more powerful going foward than what they have currently with their brand.

If Activision does purchase Harmonix you'll see Rock Band as the dominate and only music game on the market, strengththgngenening it for every single person invested into the genre.

While that sounds awesome on paper, it won't be in reality.

No competition can make you sloppy.

Ask any wrestling fan what happened to the WWE after they bought their biggest competition WCW.

We thought it would be awesome.

IT SUCKED, and wrestling hasn't been this bad in years.

[Flawless]

Don't forget about Power Gig, competition is ripe.

Harmonix doesn't strike me as the company to rest on their laurels and probably doesn't need competition to breed innovation. I kind of think I'm done caring though about this post and the results until there is fact. While speculation is fun, it's just that.

[Chocobo115]

Personally I think Microsoft is a frontrunner since Dance Central is a flagship IP for their Kinect doodads. They also have the cash and the history of acquisitions.

Noooo! Please never make that happen. I love HMX games but I don't love anything enough for me to switch to 360 and purchase a lot of instruments and all the dlc I've alreay bought.

[chasenmusky]

Personally I think Microsoft is a frontrunner since Dance Central is a flagship IP for their Kinect doodads. They also have the cash and the history of acquisitions.

Of course money talks better than anything and there are a good half dozen firms with the expertise and resources to make a move.

I was thinking along those lines of Microsoft making the purchase. They can surely afford it plus HMX's newest game is only available on Xbox. So if MS buys them it wouldn't be a surprise really.

The rage from Wii and PS3 owners would be unreal.

[Shredded]

Noooo! Please never make that happen. I love HMX games but I don't love anything enough for me to switch to 360 and purchase a lot of instruments and all the dlc I've alreay bought.

Wow. Could you imagine the threads from the PS3 folk if that happened?

[Flawless]

Wow. Could you imagine the threads from the PS3 folk if that happened?

I think we'd be a little justified.

[m_estock]

While I would like Microsoft to buy the franchise, I highly doubt it will happen.

You're not going to like this - but Activision will most likely buy HMX and merge the two franchises. They won't merge - rather Guitar Hero will go away. This is obvious because Activision has said Neversoft isn't going to be making anymore GH games.

[RamarZord]

So I guess this explains why there's been a lack of communication/support for the Lego Rock Band Export tokens. Everyone in the office is touching cloth about whether their job is still intact.

Hopefully HMX doesn't sell its soul. It would be a shame for it all to end.

[Veganpunk]

Rock Band Kinect confirmed!!