Speaking withNewsweek‘s Ashley Harris, a Rhino Records spokesperson confirmed that the self-titled debut The Cars album which was recently made available as downloadable content forRock Bandwill be exclusive for that title.
“The deal we made forThe Carsis a full album game download andRock Bandis the only game title out there putting full albums up as downloadable content,” said spokesperson Jason Elzy. “Having said this, we would not license the full album out for a similar use.”
Elzy points out that in the future, they “can and will (when the opportunity presents itself) license single tracks from this album for other games. This means, of course, it’s possible we’ll see “Let the Good Times Roll” inGuitar Hero World Tour,Dance Dance Revolution, orSingstar: Rocks the 80s II: Rockin’ the 80s in Space.
As Level Up’s N’Gai Croalpoints out, these exclusives are becoming far less of an issue as instrument compatibility begins to smooth itself out. It’s been confirmed that Rock Band instruments would be compatible withGuitar Hero World Tour; if the same holds true for World Tour instruments withRock Band 2, the library of playable songs on fake, plastic instruments becomes frightening.
But will both games be able to coexist at retail?
