A recent stop to Toys R Us to take advantage of their oh so tasty Buy 2 Games Get 1 Free promo going on this week. That's where I took this pic.
To say that the battle between Guitar Hero and Rock Band this month was intense was an understatement. We'll soon see NPD numbers for September which will validate who at least was stronger out the gate.
Activision threw out the first volley and said that Guitar Hero was crushing The Beatles: Rock Band in sales at least by 4 to 1. Then just this week a couple of analysts, including Michael Patcher, forecasted that Rock Band actually outsold Guitar Hero.
I found it hard to believe that The Beatles: Rock Band could outsell Guitar Hero. After all, although The Beatles are considered THE best group of all time, it is still ONLY one group.
So here I was thinking that Guitar Hero would be dominant... until I was in Toys R Us!
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What is an Xbox now?
Had a strong feeling they'd do this. Ok that's one step inthe right direction. Baby steps because the moment they do anything drastic they step on rakes.
Next give ppl reason to sub for 30$ a month to for GP. Second is the lower the price. They want to return to Xbox they need to be attractive again. Lower price won't sell them out as it's too late this gen but it's something.
I wish it would it have read Microsoft quietly retires Xbox, and just develop/publish games. The Xbox name doesn't mean anything anymore, the 360 era was the best they ever had.
Look, I'm no fan of where they've taken the brand, but it's still one of the strongest brands out there regardless of where it is currently. We're in a small market and none of the big 3 are hurting to a point where they need to close shop or anything. And we need Xbox out there, because without them it would just be two very different console markets doing whatever they want without someone to remind them to do their best constantly.
The PS fan media are always having a pop at MS but as a gamer I've had no issues playing my Xbox games, my PC games and cloud games. I've benefited from playing my games everywhere. For over three decades I've enjoyed many games. The media's failure, especially this site to have balanced view on anything Xbox is childish. The Xbox move to PC is an excellent idea. An open platform, endless possibilities and no fake paywalls. Don't forget that in the UK Sony has a class action against it for anti competitive practices. No one is reporting this. All those gamers ripped off and over charged. And don't forget Valve too. They are too powerful as well. Change is good.
During a GDC Festival of Gaming keynote, Xbox VP of next generation, Jason Ronald, explained players who purchase Xbox Play Anywhere titles spend more than two times the same number of hours in-game as other players.
Without data I'm sceptical of this claim Xbox play anywhere has never encouraged me to buy more games it's just a nice to have
Cuz i have rockband 1 and 2, guitar hero world tour and metallica. I dont plan on gettin the beatles cuz im one of the few in the world that doesnt like them, i can care less for them. thats just me. I love these music games so i have the best of both worlds.
I buy Rock Band games because they always have a better set list.
They both are great games. I prefer GH over Rock Band because GH seems to be a bit harder. Playing expert on Rock Band can get boring but that is my opinion.
1 band(that I only like some songs) compared to 83 bands and RUSH, Dire Straits, Bob Dylan etc, it's GH5 4 me
I've always hated guitar heroes. The drums never feel right, and according to my friend, neither does the guitar. The calibration is always funky and the animations haven't matured since guitar hero 3. They're still awkward looking guys making weird movements.
Harmonix just has an uncanny attention to detail. So what if they're not harder, I'd rather play the song how it is, not how the maker of the game wants it to be. It could be the best set list in the world but with Guitar Hero doing it, the song is usually just ruined. (their track list has a few gems but it mostly populated by unknown garbage songs)
Not only that, but Guitar Heroes customer service is terrible. Is it really that much of a hurtle to be able to transfer songs from one disc to another like Rock Band does it? Or how about the half dozen guitar heroes released every year... It just gets old. I'd rather have one game a year with tons of sweet DLC so then, you could just pick what songs you want instead of overpaying for a playlist that's 50% trash.
And I'm aware that Beatles Rock Band doesn't let you transfer songs. But it's The Beatles and the game was custom made for The Beatles, therefore the songs only belong in the Beatles game.
Rock Band FTW.