A Look At Rock Band 2's Drum Trainer, Battle of the Bands

The folks at Kotaku sat down with a copy of Rock Band 2 and took a look at some of the game's special features. The Drum Trainer will let you practice your beats, fills, and freestyle playing, while Battle of the Bands will let you compete against others using a new set list every week. Perhaps most interesting is the ability for Rock Band 2 owners, for a small fee ("less than $5"), to import songs from a Rock Band 1 disc. "There appears, as of now, no DRM tracking on anything to indicate you rightfully own the disc you want to export. So if you missed out on the Rock Band party last year and want to play the old songs, too, all you have to do is rent a copy or borrow someone else's. It doesn't seem Harmonix [is] too concerned, however, as they're happy you already paid the licensing fee and bought Rock Band 2!"

Comments

Wha....?

[Anonymous Coward]

Why in hell would I pay a company $5 more dollars for the same songs?

Here are Harmonix's options

[krog]

1. Disallow import of old songs into the new game. Block ears while gamers whine.

2. Write software which transfers old songs to new game. Donate this programmer time to The Kids or whatever.

3. Write software which transfers old songs to new game. Hit the user for the price of a Big Mac, and watch a huge portion of your users kick in for it.

Which of these is the best plan for Harmonix's continued existence?