"Rock Band komt (weer) terug"

In een AMA op Reddit heeft CEO Alex Rigopulos van Harmonix weer verteld dat een nieuwe Rock Band op komst is. Verder besprak hij waarom het muziekgenre momenteel vrijwel volledig is verdwenen en dat het, in zijn ogen, niet de schuld van Activision is.

“I think there’s probably some truth to the notion that Activision ‘over-published’ Guitar Hero. But I wouldn’t agree that the decline of the genre was ‘entirely the fault of Activision’,” aldus Rigopulos.

“Reality is always more complicated than this. For example, it didn’t help that GH and RB were the most expensive video games on the market during a brutal recession. I also don’t think that either GH or RB delivered enough (or the right kind of) evolution of the experience in the years that followed the initial releases – something we hope to address at some point in the next outing.”

“Of course I was sad when Rock Band passed its (first!) peak, but one way or another, it will be back. Music games need to evolve just like every aspect of pop culture. The band game boom was followed by a dance game boom, which will be followed by some other manifestation of music games -hopefully some of the new stuff Harmonix is working on."

“Music is a permanent aspect of the human experience, and so is gameplay. It’s Harmonix’s job to figure out new ways for music and gameplay to amplify each other’s emotional power. Stand by.”