Harmonix is teaming up with Mad Catz to bring the franchise to a new generation of consoles, focusing on the features and gameplay that people love, and expanding the franchise in innovative ways that were informed by how fans play and what they want.
In addition to a killer on-disc soundtrack, Rock Band 4 will support over 2000 tracks released since the 2007 launch of the original Rock Band, accounting for more than 500 of rock music’s most legendary artists.
Players who’ve purchased or downloaded playable tracks on last-generation consoles will be able to download and play those tracks on their new platforms at no additional charge. Hundreds of tracks will be available at launch, with more back catalog music – and new tracks – to be added regularly after launch.
Harmonix has created an exciting schedule of new artists, new tracks, and new features, as well as ongoing fixes that will be released regularly so that Rock Band 4 remains the best possible experience for fans. As always, Harmonix remains committed to listening to the Rock Band community to identify the most sought-after updates.
Available on Xbox One and PS4 on February 2, 2016: ($1.99 per track):
- Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams - “Get Lucky”
- Kelly Clarkson - “Heartbeat Song”
- Outkast - “Hey Ya!”
More playable songs are scheduled to be available for purchase as DLC throughout the month. The list of artists is below, with specific tracks to be announced soon!
New artists on tap for February include:
Additionally, Harmonix is constantly listening to its fans and responding with new updates to make Rock Band 4 the ultimate experience. February’s free update includes:
- Bruno Mars
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Generation X
- J. Geils Band
- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
- masaya matsuura
- Motörhead
- Orleans
- Royal Blood
- Zac Brown Band
Finally, Harmonix continues to address known leaderboard anomalies and exploits and has reset the leaderboard so that everyone starts rocking on a level new playing field.
- Scores earned via Play a Show mode now post to the leaderboards;
- New Rock Shop items include Raz’s helmet from Double Fine’s Psychonauts as well as a Whispering Rock t-shirt;
- Puts the end to several scoring exploits, including the Band Overdrive issue;
- Several fixes that improve scoring issues with the Freestyle Guitar Solo system;
- Audio mix adjustments which result in a more “full” and “live” mix, as well as several minor bug updates.
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