After 16 years and 2,779 songs, Rock Band DLC is coming to an end because "Fortnite Festival is the place to be"
Jan. 17, 2024“This is not the time to hang up your guitars just yet”
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After 16 years worth of DLC releases totalling 2,779 songs, Harmonix has confirmed that Rock Band DLC is finally coming to an end as the studio continues its transition to Fortnite Festival.
“After over eight years of weekly Rock Band 4 DLC releases, we’re here to let you know that January 25 will be the last DLC release of the RB4 era,” product manager Daniel Sussman explains in theannouncement. “All other live services will continue as normal, including Rivals seasons, online play, and everything else.” You won’t be losing access to any purchased songs, either, Sussman says: “To be very clear, you can play the songs you own within Rock Band 4 for as long as you like.”
“Looking ahead, the Harmonix team has been hard at work over the last two years to develop Fortnite Festival, which brings rhythm action gaming (and more) to the Fortnite ecosystem,” Sussman explains in the announcement. “It’s free to play, we have a rotating selection of songs that you can play (for free) anytime. If you are a fan of the rhythm game category, Fortnite Festival is the place to be; and with support for RB4 instruments coming, this is not the time to hang up your guitars just yet.”
We don’t yet know what form thatFortnite Festival guitar controllersupport will take, but it’s been teased since launch and it seems like the logical next step for Harmonix to take. That might be small comfort to the Rock Band faithful who have invested thousands of dollars into their music libraries over the years, but either way, the legendary rhythm series has had one heck of a run.
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