ROCK BAND 4 Officially Announced for PS4 and Xbox One
Harmonix has officially announced that Rock Band 4 is coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. I've always been a huge fan of Rock Band, and I've owned all the games that have been released over the years, so it's exciting to know that another one is on the way! They will be teaming up with Mad Catz, who will be bringing fans new instruments to rock out with.
Rock Band 4 is sure to be a blast, and it seems like it's going to be loaded with awesomeness. Here is some more information on the game from the press release and the announcement video.
START A BAND. ROCK THE WORLD.
Rock Band 4 brings the critically-acclaimed franchise to a new generation of consoles, focusing on the features and gameplay that people love, and expanding the franchise in innovative ways that were informed by how fans play and what they want.
“With Rock Band 4, we’re doubling down on the energy and excitement of playing music live with your friends,” says Harmonix Chief Executive Officer Steve Janiak. “Focusing on the core experience that our fans have told us they love allows us to evolve established gameplay in meaningful ways that we can’t wait to share with everyone later this year.”
“We couldn’t be happier to be working with Harmonix and help bring the band back together for the launch of Rock Band 4,” added Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz. “Harmonix possesses unrivalled passion and vision for music gaming and we can’t wait to introduce the next generation music platform to passionate gamers.”
STILL THE MOST MUSIC. PERIOD.
In addition to a killer on-disc soundtrack, Rock Band 4 will support over 2000 tracks released since the 2007 launch of the original Rock Band, accounting for more than 500 of rock music’s most legendary artists.
“Since the beginning, we’ve called Rock Band a music platform. Players responded by downloading hundreds of their favorite tracks, and building a massive library of playable music,” says Rock Band 4 Product Manager Daniel Sussman. “It’s important for us to respect those purchases and enable our fans to bring that content over to the Rock Band platform on new generation consoles.”
Players who’ve purchased or downloaded playable tracks on last-generation consoles will be able to download and play those tracks on their new platforms at no additional charge*. Hundreds of tracks will be available at launch, with more back catalog music – and new tracks – to be added regularly after launch.
Harmonix will reveal more details about the exciting new features of Rock Band 4 this coming May. You can get ready to rock on with the new hardware on release day by signing up to be alerted when pre-orders go live at http://www.rockband.com/preorder.