Originally Posted by Nesbit (Post 10421148)

No they won't. New DLC from 10.26 forward will also only be playable in RB3.

Originally Posted by Guru Askew (Post 10420987)

In the comments the poster of this video confirms that "Dani California" no be played

Originally Posted by Guru Askew (Post 10420987)

I'm a natural skeptic and as such I found it hard to believe that someone who had paid money to ADD Soundgarden songs into his library would have deliberately deleted one.

Still being a skeptic a few days later, I find this to be pretty definitive proof:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-xcHEMJ1Pw

It's a video from a leaked copy of the game. At 3:00 in you can see the number of tracks from each source and clearly see 53 songs from RB1. The game initially had 58 songs, we lost 3 initially and now we have two more lost. In the comments the poster of this video confirms that "Dani California" and "Black Hole Sun" no longer show up in his setlist.

The most telling thing is that this video isn't called "DEFINITIVE PROOF THAT NOT ALL LEGACY DLC WORKS IN RB3!" Dude is just showing off his game and only addressed the two missing songs unceremoniously in the comments. To doubt it at this point is literally to suggest that there's some sort of underground movement to fool people into thinking there are missing songs when there aren't. Are we to believe that the handful of people who have copies of this game have conspired to delete these two songs off their harddrives to mess with us?

That's crazy, just like it's crazy to cling to a bunch of assumptions based on broad and general comments like "we licensed all the content for future games!" I mean, it was pretty much accepted as fact that all the RB2 songs were immediately licensed for future games due to what happened with the 3 that didn't carry over from RB1 to RB2 and what do we have now? Harmonix dragging their feet on what WILL carry over and only confirming that some WON'T.

What's also crazy is for any of us to think we know the licensing agreements for any of these songs and to somehow think that the presence of a file on our harddrives is a guarantee that a game will recognize it. In reality the Rock Band library is undoubtedly comprised of thousands of individual licensing deals, each one with its own little quirks and conditions so when something as major as a new installment of the series comes along it stands to reason that there will be a few snags. Also, from a technical standpoint Lego: Rock Band proves that certain songs can simply be flagged for exclusion.

Ultimately I'm extremely disappointed in this development (more for the RHCP song, and it makes me worry about "Give It Away" too) and I'm still holding out hope that the licensing can eventually be worked out and the songs can be unlocked via a title update but I can't rationalize sticking my head in the sand like an ostrich and ignoring the very likely possibility that it's true.

Originally Posted by Imprint (Post 10421971)

I think "Dani California" is really fun to play, so I'm not going to be happy to lose it.

:sad:

Originally Posted by flashburn (Post 10424607)

Shouldn't be a problem L&O, Gamestop.com shows the 14th for PS3 and 19th for Xbox. If not, I think there are many places both online and B&M that are currently selling them.

Originally Posted by DVDChris (Post 10424620)

Anyone see reports that the stage kit doesn't work with RB3. I sure hope theres a patch in the works.

Originally Posted by DVDChris (Post 10424620)

Anyone see reports that the stage kit doesn't work with RB3. I sure hope theres a patch in the works.

Originally Posted by Liver&Onions (Post 10424566)

:banana: Just got email word about obtaining a review copy. Sadly, they said no hardware will be disseminated :( So, here's hoping that Gamestop puts the keys out early if not already.

Originally Posted by Liver&Onions (Post 10424648)

Where was this from?

Here's from June 21 - http://rockbandaide.com/5880/15-thin...t-rock-band-3/

Linked to an interview with Dan Teasdale.

Will there be support for the Stage Kit in Rock Band 3?

Yes.

Originally Posted by pinata242 (Post 10424714)

Sweet :up: I wonder if my contact got contacted today as well.

Originally Posted by superfro (Post 10424940)

Awesome! I wonder if I'll totally kill either or both of you if I see you playing it early.

Originally Posted by chuckd21 (Post 10425115)

Well shitballs.

Amazon still doesn't have Release Date Shipping for the keyboard bundle and so it won't arrive until the 29th. So I changed from 2-day to 1-day shipping... arrival still listed at the 29th. Then I wanted to change my order to just the game and I'd pick up the keyboard elsewhere. Doing so would mean I lose the $20 credit I used on the order. Dammit...