Sony announces music game instrument cross-compatibility

Sony took Harmonix, Activision and Konami into the wood shed, beat them senseless, and out came cross-compatibility for all rhythm games on the PS3.

I play nice with everyone!

I play nice with everyone!

There's some great news for gamers worried about rhythm game instruments taking up their entire living space today as Sony announced Monday that all rhythm game instruments will work will all major rhythm games on the PS3.

"For the past several months, we have been working closely with Neversoft and Activision, Harmonix and Konami to ensure that PlayStation 3 guitars and drum sets will all feature a basic level of gameplay compatibility," said Michael Shorrock, Director of Publisher Relations at Sony Computer Entertainment America.

"For the most part, this means that the titles with musical peripherals will work with the other's software. A few specific examples include: Guitar Hero: World Tour's guitars and drums will work with Rock Band 2 and Konami's Rock Revolution software," he said.

Rock Band 2's guitar and drum set will work with Guitar Hero: World Tour and with Rock Revolution; and Rock Revolution's drum set will work with both Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2, he said.

Additionally, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2 will both support SingStar microphones.

Shorrock said Sony is also working to get backwards compatibility in the mix with already released rhythm games, but nothing is ready to be announced at this time.

Not all game features will work will all games, but that's a software issue. This hardware step is a welcome addition to the genre. Kudos, Sony.

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nayuan01

Thank you Sony! At least someone stepped up to the plate and put Neversoft and Activision and Harmonix in their place. Look ma, less clutter!!

nayuan01

With that being said, I think I'm gonna buy the GH:WT hardware instead of RB2.

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