Harmonix talks RB1 compatability with Rock Band 2

by Dustin Burg { Jul 15th 2008 at 6:30PM }

Earlier today, we got a chance to chit chat it up with Rock Band 2's senior designer Dan Teasdale and we confronted him about clarifying how many songs from Rock Band would be transferable over to Rock Band 2. Because we were previously informed that "most" of the tracks would transfer, but we aren't satisfied with "most", we need cold hard numbers.

According to Teasdale, the number of tracks from Rock Band being transferred over to Rock Band 2 has yet to be solidified seeing that licensing deals are still pending and we're told Harmonix has to re-license each track. Hence the $5'ish price tag. Another Harmonix source mentioned that the number of Rock Band tracks not making the Rock Band 2 transfer should be quite minimal, possibly around the two to three'ish number of tracks. Not bad, seeing that we were thinking much more. Now that we think of it, Harmonix needs to re-license the tracks and if two tracks don't make it, we have a feeling Aerosmith and Metallica may be holding out. They're friends with other rockin peeps.

Tags: e3-08, e3-2008, e308, harmonix, mtv-games, rock-band-2

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

jason leighty @ Jul 15th 2008 6:35PM

thanks for the great investigative coverage of E3! Best site IMHO

tan @ Jul 15th 2008 6:35PM

first!....?

maan im a guitar hero fanboy, but i do love rock band too:)

i love the sound of this game even though it might not be a massive leap above the first the ability to copy do this for so cheap is truely awesome:)!

i for one will defo be picking this disc up!

tan @ Jul 15th 2008 6:45PM

fine second!

and really guys thanks for the amazing e3 coverage!!

now if only i could figure out how to make an account for this site...lol

Viridium @ Jul 15th 2008 6:41PM

Aerosmith can suck my left one. Metallica's got dibs on the right.

gortuk @ Jul 15th 2008 6:48PM

Is the song transferal an all-or-nothing deal? Because I've been stuck playing Green Grass and High Tides enough for one lifetime. If I can't keep some songs out of the playlists I'd rather not bring over any.

Mark @ Jul 15th 2008 7:04PM

I hear ya. Hopefully there will be a "band this song from random selection" feature and we never have to see it again

mirage @ Jul 15th 2008 6:56PM

I hope it is the Aerosmith and Metallica tracks as those are two of my personal least favorite songs on the disc. The Rolling Stones song could go too. :)

I love the Metallica DLC because it is pre-douche-bag era. But it will get to go since it is DLC!!!

Tony @ Jul 15th 2008 7:28PM

Ouch, man. That Rolling Stones track is amazing lol

mirage @ Jul 15th 2008 7:37PM

Don't get me wrong, I love the Stones, and that song has grown on me but there are some really great songs out there that I would have much rather had from them.

Paul S. @ Jul 15th 2008 6:57PM

There's going to be another song by Metallica in RB2, so I don't foresee any issues relicensing "Enter Sandman."

"Train Kept A-Rollin'" is a whole different story though. But it is a cover of Aerosmith's cover, so they may be able to work around the whole "Guitar Hero exclusive" stuff somehow.