GH5 DLC won't work in GH World Tour

By Tom Bramwell Published 24 August, 2009

But will in future games, apparently.

Downloadable content for Guitar Hero 5 will not be compatible with Guitar Hero: World Tour, according to an Activision spokesperson.

The reason given to Destructoid is that the "advancements and innovations" in GH5 are too much for poor old GHWT to cope with.

Of course, the songs on the Guitar Hero: World Tour and Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits discs, and the majority of downloadable songs for both, can be used in GH5, and will make use of said updates, as long as you pay a small tax.

Oh, and Guitar Hero 5 downloadable content "will be compatible with future Guitar Hero and Band Hero games", apparently, although whether that too will cost money is not explained.

Read our preview of Guitar Hero 5 to see what those "advancements and innovations" actually amount to, and look out for our review soon.

The game's due out on 11th September on PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360.

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Comments (7) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • photoboy #1 3 years ago

    Did anyone expect it would? Kotick's gotta eat.

  • noobjob #2 3 years ago

    and this is why rockband is so much better

  • Toothball #3 3 years ago

    Oh yeah, it's due out right after Beatles Rock Band as well. This should be a laugh.

  • mrpickle #4 3 years ago

    Is there any point in keeping the GH:WT disc once GH5 comes out seeing we can play all our songs on the new one?

  • actionfitz #5 3 years ago

    im firm in my boycott of everything activision (apart from warcraft :/ )
    they are are a bunch of pricks who will never see any non-wow money from me ever.
    i'll be frequenting the pre-owned isles in my local stores for any must-have activision games,
    suck it Kotick!
    /nerd rage off.

  • skillian #6 3 years ago

    Because of their gross human rights violations and the immoral marketing of breast milk substitutes in developing countries, I am boycotting Nestle. Except for that nice hot chocolate they make of course, that's delicious and I buy it every day.

  • Discalceaterabbit #7 3 years ago

    Downloadable content for Guitar Hero 5 will not be compatible with Guitar Hero: World Tour, according to an Activision spokesperson.

    The reason given to Destructoid is that we need to milk as much capital out of this donkey before we send it to the knackers yard.

    Of course, the songs on the Guitar Hero: World Tour and Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits discs, and the majority of downloadable songs for both, can be used in GH5, and will make use of said updates, as long as you sign over the soul of your first born child.

    Oh, and Guitar Hero 5 downloadable content "will be compatible with future Guitar Hero and Band Hero games", apparently, although that will cost a lot of money.

    The game's due out on 11th September on PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360.






    Fixed.