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 Speaking of Instrument Compatibility...
Speaking of Instrument Compatibility...
I was forwarded a link to an article on the Playstation Blog this morning that stated Sony has announced that all of the instruments in three upcoming music games (Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and Rock Revolution) will be compatible with each other. At the bottom a Gamasutra article about the blog post it stated: Similar music game peripheral enforcement has yet to be enacted ...
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blog.us.playstation.com — + Posted by Michael Shorrock // Director of 3rd Party Relations, SCEA Hi everybody, Michael Shorrock, here.... I’m the Director of Publisher Relations here at SCEA. I work closely with all of the publishers and developers who create games for all ... (more) PlayStation.Blog » PS3 Music Peripheral ...
Hack Guitar Hero DS into a guitar controller
Hack Guitar Hero DS into a guitar controller
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Guitar Hero DS hack lets you shred on a full-size guitar
Guitar Hero DS hack lets you shred on a full-size guitar
engadget.com — Like many others, Eric Ruckman found that the DS controller add-on for Guitar Hero: On Tour left... a bit to be desired but, unlike most folks, he didn't just go back to playing on his console of choice -- he actually went all out and pieced ... (more) Guitar Hero DS hack lets you shred on a full-size guitar
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Sony, Microsoft announce cross platform instrument compatibility for Guitar Hero: World Tour, Rock Band 2, Rock Revolution
CrunchGear — ... still working hard to ensure compatibility between the Guitar Hero and Rock Band titles currently on the market, and we hope to have an announcement on that shortly. Of course each of these great games have their own specific cool features that may not be compatible with the other controllers, but this is our first big step in bringing a level of compatibility to music games that is sure to benefit PlayStation 3 consumers. Moving on to the Xbox 360. All the instruments from Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and Rock Revolution ...

Gaming Peripherals Are Cross-Compatible
Ubergizmo — ... At long last, these peripheral makers are starting to make sense - all instruments for Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Revolution will be "cross-compatible" with the Xbox 360 according to an announcement from Microsoft's Gamerscore Blog. This announcement follows Sony's words yesterday that the PlayStation 3 will also benefit from full cross-compatibility among the three mentioned games. Well Nintendo? The rest of the world is waiting... ...

Microsoft says Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and Rock Revolution instruments to be cross-compatible on 360 as well
Engadget — ... It's sad that the petty bickering between Activision, Harmonix, and Konami required console makers to step up and ensure that gamers didn't end up with piles of redundant plastic instrument controllers, but things are starting to get better -- just as Sony ...

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