Comments on: Finally: All New Music Game Peripherals Will Be Compatible With All Titles http://news.filefront.com/finally-all-new-music-game-peripherals-will-be-compatible-with-all-titles/ News for Gamers Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:36:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: ManOfTeal http://news.filefront.com/finally-all-new-music-game-peripherals-will-be-compatible-with-all-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-164668 ManOfTeal Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:14:07 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/?p=27527#comment-164668 I've gone crosseyed thanks Steve.... Go Marlins!!!! I’ve gone crosseyed thanks Steve….

Go Marlins!!!!

]]> By: Steve http://news.filefront.com/finally-all-new-music-game-peripherals-will-be-compatible-with-all-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-164614 Steve Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:47:58 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/?p=27527#comment-164614 Actually, now after thinking about it, it IS universally compatible. Someone's just being apathetic about adding support to a certain title's software side. Actually, now after thinking about it, it IS universally compatible. Someone’s just being apathetic about adding support to a certain title’s software side.

]]> By: Steve http://news.filefront.com/finally-all-new-music-game-peripherals-will-be-compatible-with-all-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-164595 Steve Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:34:53 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/?p=27527#comment-164595 "The Rock Band guitar doesn't work with Guitar Hero 3 on either console. The Guitar from Guitar Hero 3 works with Rock Band on the 360 but not on the PS3." And the reason for that is because neither company has any control, much less permission, to block any competing title from using any controllers from working via the 360 SDK. It is part of the contract they each sign when developing any title and perhipheral for the 360. And as Sony has just now found out, giving the market free reign on 3rd party perhipherals doesn't work without some kind of arbitration. Sometimes a proprietary design is a GOOD thing. It's not just for Q&A. So yeah, near universal compatibility. :roll: Nothing stopping Activision from adding a few lines of code to make the RB controllers working. As far as the 360 platform is concerned, they never could legally do jack about their stuff being used by a competiting title. Complaining to Microsoft would have netted them a big "go frack yourself". But, oh boy, could they pull a stunt like they did with the PS3 controllers. And afaik, they still legally can. “The Rock Band guitar doesn’t work with Guitar Hero 3 on either console. The Guitar from Guitar Hero 3 works with Rock Band on the 360 but not on the PS3.”

And the reason for that is because neither company has any control, much less permission, to block any competing title from using any controllers from working via the 360 SDK. It is part of the contract they each sign when developing any title and perhipheral for the 360.

And as Sony has just now found out, giving the market free reign on 3rd party perhipherals doesn’t work without some kind of arbitration. Sometimes a proprietary design is a GOOD thing. It’s not just for Q&A.

So yeah, near universal compatibility. :roll:

Nothing stopping Activision from adding a few lines of code to make the RB controllers working. As far as the 360 platform is concerned, they never could legally do jack about their stuff being used by a competiting title. Complaining to Microsoft would have netted them a big “go frack yourself”. But, oh boy, could they pull a stunt like they did with the PS3 controllers. And afaik, they still legally can.

]]> By: Norbit http://news.filefront.com/finally-all-new-music-game-peripherals-will-be-compatible-with-all-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-164304 Norbit Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:07:55 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/?p=27527#comment-164304 "360 has always had near universal compatibility here" It just as close to near universal INcompatibility :roll: The Rock Band guitar doesn't work with Guitar Hero 3 on either console. The Guitar from Guitar Hero 3 works with Rock Band on the 360 but not on the PS3. “360 has always had near universal compatibility here”

It just as close to near universal INcompatibility :roll:

The Rock Band guitar doesn’t work with Guitar Hero 3 on either console. The Guitar from Guitar Hero 3 works with Rock Band on the 360 but not on the PS3.

]]> By: Steve http://news.filefront.com/finally-all-new-music-game-peripherals-will-be-compatible-with-all-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-164291 Steve Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:57:46 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/?p=27527#comment-164291 Unless things change in the near future, 360 has always had near universal compatibility here. The only exception that comes to mind is the Rock Band strat currently doesn't work with Guitar Hero 2/3. Up until now, the PS3 was the lame duck when it came to mix & matching perhipherals. Unless things change in the near future, 360 has always had near universal compatibility here. The only exception that comes to mind is the Rock Band strat currently doesn’t work with Guitar Hero 2/3. Up until now, the PS3 was the lame duck when it came to mix & matching perhipherals.

]]> By: ManOfTeal http://news.filefront.com/finally-all-new-music-game-peripherals-will-be-compatible-with-all-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-164276 ManOfTeal Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:48:23 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/?p=27527#comment-164276 Hopefully we will see this universal compatibility on the Xbox 360 as well. Otherwise I'm selling all my Rock Band and Guitar Hero Xbox 360 crap and buying it all over again for the Wii. Not enough of my friends have a PS3 for it to make sense enough for me to buy it for the PS3. All my friends, including my own parents and my in-laws have a Wii. Go Marlins!!!! Hopefully we will see this universal compatibility on the Xbox 360 as well. Otherwise I’m selling all my Rock Band and Guitar Hero Xbox 360 crap and buying it all over again for the Wii. Not enough of my friends have a PS3 for it to make sense enough for me to buy it for the PS3.

All my friends, including my own parents and my in-laws have a Wii.

Go Marlins!!!!

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