Activision considering DLC subscription service for Guitar Hero
by Alan Tsang 
{ Sep 18th 2008 at 5:00PM }
In the realm of rumors, former lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses Slash said a Rolling Stone interview that Guitar Hero: Hendrix is coming. "Well, having the Aerosmith guys do it was very cool 'cause Aerosmith's one of the bands I was heavily influenced by. And Metallica's doing it, that's great. Those are two ones that I think gives it some credibility. And they're doing a Hendrix one, which is great." Activision won't comment on the rumor, but with the guitar virtuoso making an appearance in the upcoming Guitar Hero: World Tour, it wouldn't surprise us in the least if this came true.
Source -- Shacknews
Source -- Rolling Stone via GameDaily
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Terrence @ Sep 18th 2008 5:15PM
F*** GH. Bring Hendrix to Rock Band.
Loser @ Sep 19th 2008 10:18AM
Wake up dude, GH is waaaaaaaaay better than RB. Ya ya ya RB has more songs, but they're all crap. I'd rather play less songs that are at least played on the radio and in my cars CD player, than tracks on well known bands that no ones ever heard or care about. Quality not quanity. Now go back to watching The Hills on MTV, I'll sit here and rock.
Terrence @ Sep 19th 2008 10:29AM
You say "quality over quantity" right after saying you'd rather play music you hear on the radio. Isn't that a contradiction in itself?
Each person has his own opinion, but the reason I like Rock Band better isn't because of the song selection (let's face it, both franchises have excellent songs), but 1) the gameplay interface is better and 2) the DLC is cheaper. Note: this is all my opinion. I know I'm foolish for thinking that people on the internet can respect opinions.
RavenPaul @ Sep 19th 2008 2:52PM
Yeah Loser, you sit there and rock, I mean push buttons on a toy guitar. At least with RB I can push buttons AND sing, or play the drums AND sing. GH is boring, RB rules and the DLC is so varied everyone gets something. I mean, 3 tracks from "All That Remains". Not on GH.
lorddshadow @ Sep 18th 2008 5:16PM
Hendrix?! wow, the first gh spinoff that i actually want! led zeppelin or nirvana next?
Kornkid @ Sep 18th 2008 7:49PM
Zeppelin would be awesome, or even a Pink Floyd.. that would be sweet.
Packfan @ Sep 18th 2008 5:16PM
Let the milking begin! Seems they already have a couple silos full
OddyOh @ Sep 18th 2008 7:08PM
LOL, subscribe to my a$$ you f***erz! I can crank out the same amount of $h1t songs every month that they do!
Seriously though, I don't think they will have success with this.
hurricane @ Sep 18th 2008 8:59PM
They'll have at least one customer if they have a subscription based service (myself).
wolfster @ Sep 18th 2008 8:43PM
Looks like some people can't read and understand that they're making it an OPTION for the people that buy the content regularly....
nakedatthecomp @ Sep 18th 2008 9:35PM
what happens when you buy a subscription to it then they release Britney Spears and Barbara Streisand?
no thanks, i'm all for choosing what i want to pay for.
Slammed I Am @ Sep 18th 2008 10:36PM
a GH:Hendrix would be nice but i would be most interested if they announced a GH:rolling stones. that would actually make me want to buy a guitar hero game since guitar hero2
Nick @ Sep 18th 2008 11:24PM
The CEO said that models were being tested, so that doesn't mean subscription is going to be the only way to get DLC.
greenmonster9269 @ Sep 19th 2008 3:36PM
subscription would suck because if the get subscribers then why would they waste there time trying to get good songs. they already have your money, so they will give you crap songs.