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Article written by Gastos84 in PS3 News, Xbox 360 News, on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 12:45.
With over a dozen games within the ‘Hero’ brand, what’s in store for the franchise? Founder of Guitar Hero – Kai Huang – was interviewed by The Seattle Times recently and he’s revealed that he considers the genre as “just the beginning”.
One of the most interesting points to come out of the interview is the news that they may well be looking into a subscription to Guitar Hero (or indeed Band and DJ Hero) whereby the gamer would have access to the music catalogue for a monthly fee or other regular charge. Currently you could expect to pay around £1.50 for an individual track, or a pack price of around £5 for 3 or 4 songs. Do you think the DLC for Guitar Hero is worth a subscription fee?
Other news from Huang includes mention of Country Music, Classical Music and Latin Music:
In the U.S., country music is obviously very popular. Globally, classical music has always been very interesting. Latin music — there are just so many different genres of music and instruments that haven’t been tapped into yet.
There was even mention of the possibility of being able to add your own music collection into the game; although this would be a massive hurdle due to licensing issues.
You can check out the full interview here.
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Lorcan | 24/11/2009 12:54
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Honestly, I don’t think this is a bad idea. Would depend on the cost though. And it would have to be optional.
cc_star | 24/11/2009 12:56
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The GH franchise, whilst it was a market leader and innovator should be doing more to gain peoples good will, not milk money out of them. The fact that track prices are 160% of those of rival product like Rockband always struck me as a bit odd, especially as Rockband has FAR superior support.
Bilbo_bobbins | 24/11/2009 13:11
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as you point out every week star, Rockband release twice as many tracks at GH on the weekly PSN updates. Seems mad they would even think about doing this.
shields_t | 24/11/2009 13:40
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Plus the Rockband tracks themselves tend to be far less obsure than their GH counterparts, I’d never be willing to part with a monthly subscription charge unless they could guarantee music I had the slightest bit of interest in.
bajere | 24/11/2009 13:42
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i just got Rockband and its DLC is ridiculously better than GH! I wouldnt pay a monthly fee for the stuff Activision drip feed on to the PSN…
Vandix | 24/11/2009 13:01
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This was already mentioned by Activision, ’bout the subscription that is, a few weeks ago…
But I agree with cc, it’s really just milking the franchise…
DJ Judas | 24/11/2009 13:08
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I think the bubble expanded too fast and is set to burst.
KAMIKAZE-UK | 24/11/2009 13:34
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In my opinion the balloon has one of those holes that deflate it gradually and the balloon is deflating rapidly.
shields_t | 24/11/2009 13:42
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Though I’ve enjoyed the Guitar Rhythm thing since I got the GHWT band pack last christmas, I’m inclined to agree with you. DJ Hero was a step too far.
shields_t | 24/11/2009 13:41
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Um Classical music?
Violin Hero?
Rock Orchestra?
Gastos84 | 24/11/2009 14:26
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I would buy Violin Hero or Cello hero in a heartbeat! Seriously!
shields_t | 24/11/2009 15:23
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Imagine how much they’d charge for cello hero though.
double-o-dave | 24/11/2009 15:40
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What about Harp Hero? That would be seriously hard!
skibadee | 24/11/2009 21:16
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no way bagpipe hero
skibadee | 24/11/2009 21:17
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free hagis with the pro versoion only 50:00 quid
skibadee | 24/11/2009 21:17
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free hagis with the pro version only 50:00 quid
deadwelsh | 24/11/2009 13:54
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At first i think this model would work for this particular game, but you would need to get constant updates (like our beloved firmware) to keep the software current, rather than them releasing an newer version on disc 18 months later.
Also this whole music hero thing seems to be the latest fad, and if not enough people adopt the business model, then the poor buggers that do sign up will only be left disappointed by lack of new content, rising fees, or shut down of service, once people buy the next copy of the franchise.
hazelam | 24/11/2009 14:24
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what they really need to do with the whole hero franchise is make sure any songs you buy can be used on any hero game.
but they won’t, they’d prefer to sell you the same tracks all over again next year.
skibadee | 24/11/2009 16:00
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poo hero
mynameisblair | 24/11/2009 16:21
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Constructive comment there, my friend.
skibadee | 24/11/2009 21:18
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thats because i am sick of hearing about hero my freind
skibadee | 24/11/2009 21:18
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thats because i am sick of hearing about hero my friend
mynameisblair | 24/11/2009 16:20
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Are Activision just sticking ’subscription’ onto everything nowadays?
Rock Band offers more and better DLC anyway.
BadBoyBoogie | 25/11/2009 13:23
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It certainly seems as if ‘Activision’ and ’subscription’ always seem to be in the same sentence lately!!
Damigos | 24/11/2009 16:56
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Would defintely have to be optional.