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Rock Band coming to Playstation 2

Perhaps you’ve heard of the Guitar Hero, the Playstation 2 and Xbox 360 game that uses a guitar shaped controller. Its upcoming competitor, Rock Band, originally announced for just the next-gen systems Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 was just announced to now include Playstation 2 as one of it’s platforms. The difference in Rock Band is that it supports two guitar controllers, vocals, and a small drum kit all at once, hence the name. Guitar Hero has been an amazing hit, consistently staying at the top of the charts even after being out for more than a year, an almost unheard of feat in gaming. The sequels Guitar Hero II and Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80’s have also done blockbuster sales.

I still think Guitar Hero will come out on top, with it’s more intricate songs and built in install base but Rock band coming to PS2 really complicate things, especially if it supports the Guitar Hero controller and Karaoke Revolution microphones. That way, someone who already has those just has to pick up the drum kit and they’re ready to go. Since the PS2, PS3, and 360 all have USB ports, they could conceivably have just a single version of the drums.