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With all the incompatibility out there surrounded by Guitar Hero / Rock Band instruments, it is a true treat to see somewhat want this. The Director of Publisher Relations at SCEA has requested an update such a promises compatibility between instruments and service for following titles; for instance, Guitar Hero: World Tour’s guitars and drums ought to try amid Rock Band 2 and Konami’s Rock Revolution software, and Rock Band 2’s guitar and drum set is planning to job investing in Guitar Hero: World Tour and providing Rock Revolution. Furthermore, the bunch is even “working hard to ensure compatibility between the Guitar Hero and Rock Band titles by now on the market,” even though we are imparted upon the an announcement on the would surface “shortly.” Rock ‘n roll harmony, baby.

“I’m perfectly satisfied,” you say to yourself as your fingers dart across spongy, fake frets. “I don’t need those fancy high-definition graphics. As long as I can make out the notes, I’m happy. Heck, I can even see them when I close my eyes.” Indeed, you’re more than delighted with the PS2 version of Rock Band, the musical friend that keeps you company as you rock out in the basement. Alone.

EA, Harmonix and MTV Games can’t help you with your graphics or self-deception issues, but they can offer you some of the downloadable tracks that Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners of Rock Band have been enjoying. Mind you, they won’t be “downloadable” so much as they’ll be purchasable for $29.99. The Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1, headed for Wii (the full game is out on June 22) and PlayStation 2 on July 15th, will contain 20 songs from such artists as David Bowie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Weezer and Oasis.

Peer past the break for the full list and see if you go, “Ah, there’s that song I like! I will gladly purchase this standalone set of tracks! I’m still talking to myself!”
30 Seconds to Mars — “The Kill”
All American Rejects — “Move Along”
Blink – 182 — “All the Small Things”
Boston — “More Than a Feeling”
David Bowie — “Moonage Daydream”
Faith No More — “We Care A Lot”
Grateful Dead — “Truckin’”
The Hives — “Die, All Right!”
KISS — “Calling Dr. Love”
Lynyrd Skynyrd — “Gimme’ Three Steps”
Nine Inch Nails — “March of the Pigs”
Oasis — “Live Forever”
Paramore — “Crushcrushcrush”
The Police — “Synchronicity II”
Queens of the Stone Age — “Little Sister”
Ramones — “Teenage Lobotomy”
Smashing Pumpkins — “Siva”
Stone Temple Pilots — “Interstate Love Song”
Weezer — “Buddy Holly”
Wolfmother — “Joker & the Thief”
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It’s one thing to use a real live stompbox to activate Overdrive; it’s another to hack up your Rock Band kick pedal to enable that sweet, sweet double bass action that Lars Ulrich, Joey Jordison and the rest of the crew (read: you) just have to have. As you’d expect, there’s a bit more to it than just adding in a splitter, but if you’re not frightened by circuitry diagrams and having to ask the hobby store guy for a 5-volt power supply, you’ll be more than fine. Check out the video demonstration after the jump, and tap the read link for the full list of instructions
[Via MAKE]

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We’ve been waiting for Harmonix to deliver the promised Xbox 360 wireless Rock Band guitar controller for a while now, and it looks the company is stealthily getting them out there. Pre-orders have been trickling out for about a week, and alert reader Greg just sent us these shots of the controller in the wild at his local Best Buy. Oddly, he says the in-store price is $79.99 while the BestBuy.com price is $59.99, so if you’re looking to cut the cord, you might want to save some cash and order online. Oh, and remember — this bad boy doesn’t work with Guitar Hero, so don’t say we didn’t warn you. One more shot after the break.
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Hey hey, what’s this? Not only is Activision CEO Bobby Kotick quoted in this month’s Conde Nast Portfolio saying that future versions of Guitar Hero will have “other instruments” and “vocals,” but our crew over at Joystiq says that a source within Activision has confirmed that Guitar Hero IV will feature a microphone and drumkit, and that Activision is planning on pumping out new downloadable content as often as “weekly” once Guitar Hero: Aerosmith comes out in June. These aren’t particularly surprising developments, considering how well Rock Band went over, but here’s hoping Activision and Harmonix can set aside their differences at least long enough to make those drumkits compatible — as anyone with Rock Band knows, they don’t exactly disappear in a living room.

Read - Interview with Activision CEO Bobby Kotick in Portfolio
Read - Joystiq post about Guitar Hero IV