infexxionOne Guitar Hero Per Year, XBL Prices Under Review
Right now, Guitar Hero is a winning formula, a template. Neversoft, RedOctane and Activision will surely introduce new elements to this formula, but, at the end of the day, it's really about introducing new music for players to rock to. It worked for Karaoke Revolution and Dance Dance Revolution -- why not here?
Using formulaic gameplay and removal of the need to completely reinvent how everything plays from game-to-game, it's easier to produce a sequel per year. Speaking to Eurogamer, RedOctane President Kai Huang said this is precisely the plan. "I think that fans can definitely expect that we're going to have one major release a year, and then what we're doing beyond that major release is to release update packs and content packs so there's more songs," he said.
He makes sure to note, however, that fans should expect other Guitar Hero-related releases per year, as well. Guitar Hero: 80s Edition sounds like it'd be a nice place to start, though the company has yet to confirm that one's even coming.
Speaking in the present, Huang's aware of the criticism aimed at the downloadable content released for Guitar Hero 2. While it's obviously early for them to commit to a different pricing scheme for the next wave of music, he doesn't shut out the idea. "We think that they're priced competitively, but certainly we listen to the fans and we take that feedback, and if that's something we'll need to evaluate we'll do that," he said.
We'll have to wait a few weeks to see if RedOctane decides it's worth changing.
Using formulaic gameplay and removal of the need to completely reinvent how everything plays from game-to-game, it's easier to produce a sequel per year. Speaking to Eurogamer, RedOctane President Kai Huang said this is precisely the plan. "I think that fans can definitely expect that we're going to have one major release a year, and then what we're doing beyond that major release is to release update packs and content packs so there's more songs," he said.
He makes sure to note, however, that fans should expect other Guitar Hero-related releases per year, as well. Guitar Hero: 80s Edition sounds like it'd be a nice place to start, though the company has yet to confirm that one's even coming.
Speaking in the present, Huang's aware of the criticism aimed at the downloadable content released for Guitar Hero 2. While it's obviously early for them to commit to a different pricing scheme for the next wave of music, he doesn't shut out the idea. "We think that they're priced competitively, but certainly we listen to the fans and we take that feedback, and if that's something we'll need to evaluate we'll do that," he said.
We'll have to wait a few weeks to see if RedOctane decides it's worth changing.
