

Meanwhile, the Rock Band store has over 2,500 songs to download at a price that typically ranges from $0.99 to $1.99 per song. Rivals has 35 songs that are permanently added to playable songs at no additional charge for players. The price drop was part of the seventh-anniversary celebration of Rock Band 4 hitting stores. Harmonix announced that the bundle is now set at a base price of $39.99. For those that don’t own Rock Band 4, the full game with the Rivals DLC is heavily discounted permanently, as well. Now, that number is going to be $0 permanently for Rock Band 4 owners. Rivals initially cost $29.99 for Rock Band 4 players and stayed at that price point for the most part for several years outside of some temporary sales (though the Rock Band instruments remain hard to find).

RELATED: Harmonix Confirms Rock Band 4 is Compatible With PS5 and Xbox Series X The expansion also included the story mode, Rockudrama. Shortly after the one-year anniversary of Rock Band 4’s release, Harmonix debuted the Rivals expansion pack that allowed players to take their musical talent online, forming crews and working together as a band. Released in 2015, Rock Band 4became a fan favorite due to its gameplay being similar to the first entry into the series. Now, players who own the base game can get the expansion for free on a permanent basis. With new songs still being released on a weekly basis Harmonix noted it hopes to continue support for Rock Band 4 “for the foreseeable future.” Missed the music game mania train, or just need a refresher? Check out IGN’s recent look back at the roots and the rise of the rhythm genre.Rock Band 4 owners who have been waiting for a markdown in the Rivals DLC don’t have to wait for a sale anymore. You can browse the full list of the instrument peripherals Harmonix tested – including controllers dating back to Rock Band 2 – on the studio’s blog post. It would appear the only minor hurdle the team found is that the PS5 defaults to the microphone available in the controller: “If you want to use a regular USB mic, you’ll have to change that in your console settings,” explains Harmonix. No messy generation transition this time, it’s the same DLC!” The team also discovered a “pretty sizable performance increase” on both new consoles, especially when it came to load times. “When you break open those crisp new consoles, you should be able to connect your existing, compatible peripherals and play Rock Band 4 right out of the box.” “All DLC currently available for download will also work on new consoles.

Play “Our team has been diligently testing a bunch of old gear on the new systems to make sure everything works exactly as it does today,” explained Harmonix in a new post on the studio’s official site.
