Harmonix reveals Rock Band Music Store along with other updates
Posted by 1337g33k on March 21, 2008
“While the question remains as to how long Harmonix and MTV Games will continue to support the current iteration of Rock Band,
it’s evident that they’re committed to providing additional game
content on a frequent basis. Prior to the game’s release, I was told –
in so many words — that there would be no “f**king around” when it
came to downloadable content, and there’s no question that they’ve
delivered.
With weekly Rock Band
content flooding the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PlayStation Store, the
amount of songs and available selection is quickly becoming
unmanageable, and Harmonix admits as much.
“We’ve been pushing the whole ‘Rock Band
as a platform for music’ thing for a long time, and we love Xbox LIVE
and the PlayStation Network,” Harmonix’s John Drake told me from their
swank penthouse suite at this year’s GDC. “They’re great, and they’re
really wonderful for [downloadable content]. We’ve got so much DLC that
it’s beginning to become a bit ungainly with all of the stuff you have
to sort through.”
It was then that he
revealed to me the Rock Band Music Store, a menu-driven iTunes-inspired
store-front that will be available from within the game. I’ve been
salivating over it for close to a month, and now it’s finally becoming
a reality — the Rock Band Music Store, along with other
semi-significant software updates (for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360)
will be coming this week.”
