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Activision CEO confirms.

Activision has confirmed that it will bring hit music title Guitar Hero to multiple formats in 2007.

Speaking at Goldman Sachs Communacopia XV Conference, CEO and chairman of Activision Robert Kotick revealed the news as part of his keynote speech.

Kotick confirmed that Guitar Hero would appear "on every significant new format", while discussing intentions for yearly updates and building franchises across a number of key Activision titles.

The revelation comes in the same week that Gamestation employees were reportedly informed that the game would appear on Xbox 360 in the first part of 2007. Activision's Guitar Hero-publishing subsidiary RedOctane has declined to comment on the matter.

Guitar Hero II for the PlayStation 2 is due for release in November.

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Papalaz1 #1 5 years ago

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HOOT!!!!!
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dbeamish #2 5 years ago

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cool...

I wonder if the next evolution will also have karaoke in it too.. Rock Band Hero

I will almost definately buy this.. Not sure on 360 or Wii though!! have to wait for the reviews
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Scurrminator #3 5 years ago

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SPLOOOOOOOGGGGEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
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FooAtari #4 5 years ago

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I have a PS2, but this is great news. Can buy it for my 360 in the future!

Now we need Bass Hero and Drum Hero!
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djchump #5 5 years ago

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If they have wireless guitar controllers and downloadable songs for the Xbox360 version I'll buy a 360 just for that :-D

/SPLOOOOOOOGE!
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getinthereson #6 5 years ago

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Get... in..
Another playstation exclusive bites the dust...
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lambtron #7 5 years ago

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Hmm what will they do on Wii I wonder?
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trav #8 5 years ago

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Wii version could mimic your own movements with the guitar and have your character on screen respond to your own movements. Get more points the more you rock out on screen.
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kangarootoo #9 5 years ago

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Bluetooth guitar controller on PS3 is my meagre request.
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towser #10 5 years ago

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I can't wait for.... Drum Hero! That would rock so bad.
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The_Aardvark #11 5 years ago

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Guitar Wiiro!!!!!!!!

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AcidSnake #12 5 years ago

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Holy shit indeed...it's one of my fave games on the PS2...
Just imagine on wii...

One players motion with the guitar are indeed read by the wii...
While player 2 uses 2 wiimotes to lay down the drumtrack...Like in the wii promo vids

All we need now is a singstar-a-like and the wii could be Band Hero!
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kangarootoo #13 5 years ago

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towser speaks the truth.

I hear there is some other drum based game already out there, can't remember its name. I played this fantastic drum arcade game when I was in Tokyo, build using Yamaha DTXpress pads. It was bloody hard, but great fun.
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JediMasterMalik #14 5 years ago

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Good stuff, I never played the game though, not much of a guitar guy tbh.
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Scurrminator #15 5 years ago

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you're so missing out, i can't play the guitar for shit, but it's seriously one of the greatest things ever
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Arganoid #16 5 years ago

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One Man Band Hero
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fletcherr #17 5 years ago

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I was this close to getting a 360 anyway. This has pushed me over the edge. Bring it on!

\m/
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w00t #18 5 years ago

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Cool! To make me buy the 360 version over the PS2 version:

1) Wireless guitar/longer cable.
2) Additional songs via Live.
3) The ability to have input into what songs get released as content (votes on the website/wotevor).

Unless anyone knows how to get a PS2 guitar into an Xbox 360... I want co-op action.
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smirny #19 5 years ago

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*explodes*
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JediMasterMalik #20 5 years ago

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THAT FUCKING SAMURAI WARRIORS AD IS ANNOYING!
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PS3lol #21 5 years ago

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Agreed that advert makes me want to kill Eurogamer, I only forgive them because Playstation has lost another exclusive.

ROFL irons
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Huntcjna #22 5 years ago

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OMG can you imagine head to head play off's over live!

/shoots load
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lambtron #23 5 years ago

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Agreed.
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Xerx3s #24 5 years ago

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THAT FUCKING SAMURAI WARRIORS AD IS ANNOYING!

+1.

As for GH: Meh. Don't really get what the fuss is about. But then again, everybody his own taste. If you buy it for the 360, you would have to buy a new guitar (?). If I owned the original, I would buy it for the ps2.
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kangarootoo #25 5 years ago

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@ManicMinerUK

I think ending up with music from bands the GH devs are actually in is the greater risk. Plus you know fine well that Dragonforce is never going to turn up on there. The RSI lawsuits are just too great a risk for them to take.

I agree with your point though. Majority rule is not always good or fair (or indeed very pleasant on the ears).

P.s. there is nothing wrong with Buckethead. FACT.

I think it is reasonably safe to expect that downloadable content will be explored by them on all next-gen platforms (not sure what the storage situation is on the Wii offhand though). It is the future, I've tasted it (yes, I nicked that).
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Zero Beat #26 5 years ago

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Let the waste of money regular updates begin! Ka-ching!
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TuftyMcTavish #27 5 years ago

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" If they have wireless guitar controllers and downloadable songs for the Xbox360 version I'll buy a 360 just for that :-D"

Dude, couldn't have said it better myself. Mind you, I already have the '360
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blender #28 5 years ago

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wii air guitar
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chupachups #29 5 years ago

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"No, it couldn't! And if you think it could you will be EXTREMELY disappointed when the Wii launches in December. "

Why not? The Wii detects where the controller is in 3d, and how it's being tilted, so what's the problem with rocking out to it?
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ProtoformX #30 5 years ago

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This is good news indeed. Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft are currently my fave games of all time. It's only right that everyone should at least have the chance to experience this. I'll probably keep on buying it on PS2, unless one of the other formats has an amazing new feature.
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Bojangle #31 5 years ago

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Make a Drum Hero for the Wii too, please!
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smelly #32 5 years ago

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YAY! Bang goes the only reason i was going to buy a "new" second hand ps2.

Yipppeee!
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smelly #33 5 years ago

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>Hmm what will they do on Wii I wonder?

Same as on the other two? Have a guitar, plug it into usb port.. simple.

Dont expect it to play any differently on any of the formats.. As all 3 new machines support usb, the guitar controller will probably be the exact same on all 3 platforms.. Which'll be great for getting a 2nd guitar - only one version will be needed which'll work on all 3.

Edited by 1 at 20/09/06 @ 21:44
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tiddles #34 5 years ago

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Do a 360 version with REGULAR downloadable songs (i.e. one a fortnight or better) and I wouldn't need to buy another game, ever!

Out of interest, how much would you be prepared to pay for each song?
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coojam #35 5 years ago

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Hehe my boss at Gamestation text me on Monday from the annual game-a-thon conference to tell me the PR dude at Activision told him it was out on 360 Q1 07.
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mike_mgoblue #36 5 years ago

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add ANOTHER game to the growing list of game franchises that used to be exclusive to the Playstation brand, but are now on the Xbox 360.

Great news for Xbox 360 owners...and disapointing news to Sony.
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bigbadbeasty #37 5 years ago

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@mike_mgoblue

Your spot on there Mike
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Tayl #38 5 years ago

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-"Shadow of t'colossus foray onto 360"

Can't ever and won't ever happen. Sony I.P, y'see, in that they both developed and published the game themselves.
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spongebob #39 5 years ago

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Yowzers! Thank God this is happening. Buying X360 is beginning to feel like a good thing day by day. More innovation and original IPs needed on the platform, and Guitar Hero is definitely one of those.
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erp #40 5 years ago

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speaking at thewhatnow??

Edited by 1 at 21/09/06 @ 08:46
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PlugMonkey #41 5 years ago

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Well, a song on iTunes costs about 70p, so I'd be expecting to pay not much more than that. I get 40 songs for �40 when I buy GH2, so certainly no more than �1.

�2.50 / 3 quid represents a royal rip off of horse-armouresque proportions. 10 songs for 30 quid? Would you go out and buy GH2 if it was full price and only had 10-15 songs on it? Fat chance.
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CountryLineNissan #42 7 months ago

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Good news, hopefully its 360 bound with a wireless guitar. -County Line Nissan

Edited by 1 at 22/07/11 @ 21:48
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