are band hero ps2 instruments compatable with ps3?

[sparkman]

howdy yall,

so i picked up a ps2 band hero bundle today at sears for $12! what a steal! The real question is...is it compatable with ps3? It says its instruments are wireless so i think that its compatable between the two. However do any of you out there know if these instruments are compatable

[itsyorak]

I remember correctly that Guitar Hero guitars are not cross-compatible with the PS3. I don't know about the drums.

[thatmarkguy]

I remember correctly that Guitar Hero guitars are not cross-compatible with the PS3. I don't know about the drums.

Guitars up to and including World Tour have a PS2-controller-port dongle and thus don't work with the PS3, having no such port. The World Tour drum kit and mic are USB and cross-compatible but the guitar is not.

GH5 and Band Hero kits include USB-dongle guitars that *are* cross-compatible with the PS3 (and thus are actually incompatible with some of the earlier Guitar Hero games on PS2!). They didn't make any PS2-specific hardware for GH5/BH/DJHero - they made all the gear USB-interfaced and functional on both systems.

[Shadowdriverv2]

Guitars up to and including World Tour have a PS2-controller-port dongle and thus don't work with the PS3, having no such port. The World Tour drum kit and mic are USB and cross-compatible but the guitar is not.

GH5 and Band Hero kits include USB-dongle guitars that *are* cross-compatible with the PS3 (and thus are actually incompatible with some of the earlier Guitar Hero games on PS2!). They didn't make any PS2-specific hardware for GH5/BH/DJHero - they made all the gear USB-interfaced and functional on both systems.

As for the older PS2-controller port guitars, they are compatible if you have a PS2 to USB adaptor. My girlfriend regularly uses a GH Aerosmith guitar, cause she hates the RB strum bars.

[sparkman]

hey guys,

so i figured id open the box and see if it worked because my friend said he would buy it for what i paid. Turns out it worked flawlessly, thanks for the help guys, just one more thing.

are guitar hero 3, metallica, van halen, and aerosmith compatable with the guitar/ drums, (i figure metallica and van halen will work) but gh 3 and aerosmith came out before band hero, so im thinking its not going to register

[itsyorak]

http://wiki.scorehero.com/ControllerCompatibility

You should check here.

[thatmarkguy]

As for the older PS2-controller port guitars, they are compatible if you have a PS2 to USB adaptor. My girlfriend regularly uses a GH Aerosmith guitar, cause she hates the RB strum bars.

I've heard some complaints about HOPOs not registering reliably through such adapters, though.

[baconish]

Sorry for the necro bump, but I was wondering, how exactly did you get the PS2 Band Hero guitar to work with the PS3? I just got a brand new PS2 Band Hero Super kit, and as far as I can tell, it only has a wireless PS2 controller dongle included with the guitar. The drums and the microphone are USB so that's all good, but I am at a loss as to how to get this guitar to work via USB.

There is a USB to MIDI connector in the box... Does that have something to do with it? I can't figure out what it's for.

[baconish]

To add: I just watched an unboxing on Youtube and the guitar in their kit had the USB dongle - not the PS2 dongle included in my kit - is this a factory error?

[thatmarkguy]

Could be. Could be someone returned the box to a store with incorrect stuff (Midi adapter? WTH? Has *Hero ever had anything that interfaces with midi?) and the store just blindly resealed+resold rather than returned to manufacturer. Could be that Activion changed the contents of the box at some point in production or on a refurb line.