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Microsoft speaks out on 360 instrument compatibility

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Hot on the heels of Sony announcing that all instruments for the PS3 versions of three upcoming music games (Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Revolution) will be compatible, Microsoft has announced that all instruments for upcoming Xbox 360 rhythm games will be compatible too.
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StephanieBBB - 488 days 16 hours ago
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1 - Hey look! it's Mr me too!
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Mr Bun - 488 days 15 hours ago
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hehe
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Sitdown - 488 days 14 hours ago
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1.2 - I am assuming that you are saying..
that Sony is the me too in this case..

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Tony Scarboni - 488 days 15 hours ago
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I can already hear MS cursing Sony for this one. Now MS doesn't have an excuse to needlessly charge people.

I already use my PS2 guitar for my PS3 - its compatible.
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Sitdown - 488 days 14 hours ago
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2.1 - Are you a magician?
Cause it is very interesting on how you turned this into an article bashing Microsoft.

Perhaps you missed the pre-E3 information when Activision already had announced the plans for this to take place on the 360.

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nice_cuppa - 488 days 15 hours ago
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3 - the instruments (lol) should have been compatable from the start.
and you can thank ea for them not being.
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StephanieBBB - 488 days 15 hours ago
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Most of us here dislike Microsoft and Sony both for different reasons of course so how does this make us fanboys?

Edit* Nintendo can also suck my balls...
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thereapersson - 488 days 15 hours ago
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4.2 - Hah
With a name like that, you aren't exactly helping your case...
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Tony Scarboni - 488 days 15 hours ago
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And how does one love an XBOX? What do you do, hump your disc tray? I geuss I would be upset if I had 3rd degree burns all over my junk too. Make sure you're using protection, wouldn't want to get RROD now would ya?
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StephanieBBB - 488 days 15 hours ago
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4.4 - @Above
Yeah I heard about that RROD!

As soon as you see red lights around your bellybutton, It's over.
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Sitdown - 488 days 14 hours ago
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4.5 - @Tony
Please tell me that you really do not think love=sex........if so, our public school systems are failing big time.
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titntin - 488 days 15 hours ago
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Standard should have been agreed from the very start. I'm glad Sony stood up and did something about it, and equally glad that Ms have followed suit.

Winner = gamers.
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PirateThom - 488 days 14 hours ago
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Definitely, I may actually pick up one now.

The companies come out better as well.

If someone buys Rock Band, they're unlikely to buy another instrument set, so it's a lost sale to Guitar Hero. However, if the instruments are compatible, even if someone has Rock Band, they may well get Guitar Hero standalone as well and vice versa.

Now, it means the best hardware will sell the most, but everyone gets to play all the songs.
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divideby0 - 488 days 14 hours ago
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open hardware >>> than closed hardware, no debate
their goes more $$ from MS pocket and stays in the gamers pockets where we like it
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Funky Town_TX - 488 days 13 hours ago
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6.1 - cool
kinda sounds like Sony and the PS2. memory cards, ethernet adapters, multi-taps for controllers, external HDD. I thought the game developers made the descisions on this stuff..
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