Discussion Thread: DLC Week of 3/5 - Blitz Singles for RHCP, AAR, & Blink-182!

[firedoom666]

xbox 360 RBN is dead too. Atleast from anything that isn't complete crap. Which RBN was mostly anyway.

RBN has been better than the Harmonix DLC for the past couple months... but it is you loss if you want to assume that every band you don't know is "crap"

[wut about dog]

I have to laugh, the ONLY song I liked/wanted from blitz was "Shout" TFF and it will be the last song released to the Wii players....

People still actually own Wiis?

[hmxhenry]

You're supporting RB by cutting weekly DLC...?

No. We're ending weekly DLC after 275+ consecutive releases, but will continue to support all the other parts of Rock Band, including...

...the forums, the support portal, the servers, the Xbox 360 RBN...

...and the RB DLC store, the 1,100+ songs on sale for 50% off, a constant stream of giveaways, community interactions on social accounts, charity / event requests, web content, livestream demos, podcast discussion, etc. Games can still be supported without weekly DLC and, in fact, that's pretty much how all other games work.

Just to be clear as well, my understanding is that it also does not mean there will never be more new Rock Band DLC, just not regular or scheduled.

So, if, say, some large band came to you and said "We want our songs in rock band", you could still make it happen.

And no, I'm not expecting it, but it's nice to have hope.

That's correct. We don't have any DLC on the schedule at the moment, but we still have the staff and technical capability to release DLC should the right opportunity arise. Again, nothing is planned at the moment, but should things fall in line with the right band at the right time, we could release DLC again.

[MagicMurderBag7]

Does that mean Metallica pack when the exclusivity is up? Van Halen? Eagles?

I'm just being a stinker.

[StackOverflow0x]

That's correct. We don't have any DLC on the schedule at the moment, but we still have the staff and technical capability to release DLC should the right opportunity arise. Again, nothing is planned at the moment, but should things fall in line with the right band at the right time, we could release DLC again.

The prospect is uplifting, but I think Guitar Hero left that sentiment when they got out of the DLC game. It's the end of the console generation, so forgive me if I'm doubting the chances. It's just too risky, as doing DLC this long has been.

[Henry_Sardonicus]

Seeing as how they supported PS2 for years after this console generation started, I don't see why it won't happen.

[brookfieldworldorder]

Does that mean Metallica pack when the exclusivity is up? Van Halen? Eagles?

I'm just being a stinker.

I second this!

[hmxhenry]

The prospect is uplifting, but I think Guitar Hero left that sentiment when they got out of the DLC game. It's the end of the console generation, so forgive me if I'm doubting the chances. It's just too risky, as doing DLC this long has been.

To be fair, I think that was a very, very different scenario. The announcement that GH was closing came from an corporate earnings call, not an up front community announcement. Neversoft were hit by substantial layoffs, meaning they didn't have the staff or ability to release DLC even if they wanted to. GH also wasn't entirely their property, they were developing for Activision, where as we are independent and retain all the IP and control of RB.

Also, historically, I think we've done a pretty good job of providing long term support that other music games didn't.

[mikeyts]

RBN has been better than the Harmonix DLC for the past couple months... but it is you loss if you want to assume that every band you don't know is "crap"

Some of my very favorites are RBN songs, including "Blow at High Dough" by The Tragically Hip and most of the Jonathan Coulton songs (all but two of the 16 available; "Code Monkey" and "Chiron Beta Prime" have to be two of my all-time most played, along with Freezepop's "Special Effects", another RBN song ).

[StackOverflow0x]

To be fair, I think that was a very, very different scenario. The announcement that GH was closing came from an corporate earnings call, not an up front community announcement. Neversoft were hit by substantial layoffs, meaning they didn't have the staff or ability to release DLC even if they wanted to. GH also wasn't entirely their property, they were developing for Activision, where as we are independent and retain all the IP and control of RB.

Also, historically, I think we've done a pretty good job of providing long term support that other music games didn't.

Fine, fine. Agreed.