If you plan on purchasing Guitar Hero 5 and are worried your tracks from old GH games won’t be available, rest assured, you will be able to import songs you’ve already purchased from DLC or game discs. The latest installment of Guitar Hero will be able to run songs from Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero Smash Hits with a simple download.
World Tour owners can download a free update of Guitar Hero 5 that will allow backwards-compatibility, and incorporates GH5 features to the older songs. This feature is only available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions.
As for the Guitar Hero World Tour and Smash Hits discs, Activision says you will need to purchase a “nominal re-licensing fee.” Make sure you hold onto your GHWT and SH games’ manuals, as you’ll need the unique 20-digit code to enable the songs in GH5.