Is Guitar Hero discontinued?

The Guitar Hero video game franchise is officially dead. According to publisher Activision, which will close its music game division and cease development of existing Guitar Hero titles, they're ending the series in order to refocus efforts online.

Is Guitar Hero ever coming back?

From what we have heard Phil Spencer talk about in the news lately, it appears that Guitar Hero is likely something to be revived down the line, but nothing will be made official until this mega deal with Activision Blizzard is finalized. The deal is expected to officially close by Summer 2023.

When was Guitar Hero discontinued?

Activision Blizzard, which publishes and distributes the wildly popular game, said Wednesday that it will “disband” the Guitar Hero business unit and “discontinue development on its Guitar Hero game for 2011.” The company said its decision is “due to continued declines in the music genre.”

Will there be a Guitar Hero 7?

Guitar Hero 7 was the seventh main entry in the Guitar Hero series. It was in development by Vicarious Visions in 2011, but the game was cancelled during the middle of development.

Will there be a Guitar Hero 8?

Guitar Hero 8 is an upcoming music video game. It is the 8th main installment in the Guitar Hero series (19th overall).

What Killed GUITAR HERO/ROCK BAND Games?

Why was Guitar Hero Cancelled?

Cancellation Of The Guitar Hero Franchise |

In February 2011, Activision cancelled the Guitar Hero franchise because the company had made too many installments for the franchise since acquiring it in 2007.

Is there a modern version of Guitar Hero?

The Harmonix story does have somewhat of a happy ending: in 2020, they put out 'Fuser' which is a more modern iteration of the 'Guitar Hero' formula but with a twist; you can mash together different genres such as rock, hip hop, dance, pop and country to create a DJ mix.

Does Rock Band still exist?

Harmonix continues to support Rock Band 4 with weekly DLC and, with the introduction of its "Rivals" gameplay mode, eight-week seasonal challenges for players to earn new cosmetics, and as of April 2020, supports over 2,800 songs.

Will there be a new Guitar Hero 2021?

While we can dream about the return of Guitar Hero, for now, there are no plans in place for a new game to emerge anytime soon.

Why dont they make a new Guitar Hero?

"Phil [Spencer] and I started riffing on things for the future," said Kotick. "I wanted to make a new Guitar Hero for a while, but I don't want to add teams to do manufacturing and supply chain and QA for manufacturing. And the chip shortages are enormous. We didn't really have the ability to do that.

Is Rock Band coming back?

Sadly, Harmonix also says it does not plan to resume production on more Rock Band instruments, so expect them to still be rare commodities on the second-hand market. Harmonix is the latest in a string of acquisitions for Epic Games.

What has replaced Guitar Hero?

The Guitar Hero video game franchise is officially dead.

however What replaced Guitar Hero? The development of the Guitar Hero franchise was shifted over to Neversoft after Harmonix, the developers of the original Guitar Hero games, was purchased by Viacom.

Is Rock Band 5 being made?

In 2025, Harmonix, Rockstar Games, Spotify, and Razer Inc. all confirmed that Rock Band 5 is currently in development on their Twitter accounts. The game is currently in development, and it is unknown as of yet, as to when it'll be released.

Why is Rock Band discontinued?

Harmonix no longer has the rights to sell those songs as a bundle.

Is there a Guitar Hero for PS5?

Santini. If you wanted something close to Guitar Hero World Tour on PS5, your options are limited to Rock Band 4 and Guitar Hero Live via backwards compatibility as those were the only titles to make it to PS4. Guitar Hero Live changes up the gameplay and button layout from what you were used to.

Can you download Guitar Hero PS4?

It's a digital key that allows you to download Guitar Hero Live directly to your PlayStation 4 from the PlayStation Network (PSN).

Can I play Guitar Hero on PS4?

Guitar Hero Live - PlayStation 4.

Is Guitar Hero or Rock Band better?

In terms of judging the games regardless of price, I think that Rock Band 4 is the better multiplayer/party game. It simply caters to multiple players more effectively than Guitar Hero Live, and is a more fun game overall. As a single-player experience, though, Guitar Hero Live beats Rock Band 4 by a nose.

Can you play Guitar Hero on switch?

The game will have social communities, and will allow people to join into judge other people's sets, or stream out to people. And I'd love for it to eventually be a mobile game, but it looks like it'll be console/PC only, for now (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC).

Does Guitar Hero work on Xbox one?

Guitar Hero: Live for Xbox One (Game ONLY) Xbox One by activation.

Do Xbox 360 guitars work on PS4?

Only instruments from the same console family are backward compatible, so only PlayStation 3 (and some PS2) instruments work on PS4, and only Xbox 360 instruments work on Xbox One.

Is Rock Band 4 still supported?

We hope to continue support for Rock Band 4 for the foreseeable future! Thank you for your continued dedication and passion to the series, we're so happy to be able to bring you this good news ahead of this next-gen launch.

Will Rock Band work on PS5?

Rock Band 4 is completely compatible with PS5 and Xbox Series X – Destructoid.

Will Beatles Rock Band work on PS4?

The Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 are backward-compatible with pretty much the entire Xbox One and PlayStation 4 libraries, respectively — and rhythm game fans will be delighted to hear that Rock Band 4 is included in the list on both next-generation consoles, developer Harmonix announced Tuesday.