Harmonix has spoken out in regards to Rock Band’s timed exclusivity on the Xbox 360 in Europe, assuring PlayStation 3 owners that the company is working hard with Sony to ensure the PS3 version will “sing.”
The company announced yesterday that the highly anticipated music simulation title would debut in Europe on May 23, albeit as an Xbox 360 timed exclusive. Pricing was also confirmed, sparking further backlash amongst the gaming community.
In an effort to quell frustrated PS3 owners, Harmonix’s Director of Design, Rob Kay, commented, "We want to say that while we’ve got this MS period of exclusivity on their platform just for a little while, when the PS3 version comes out it’s identical.”
“You’re going to have exactly the same experience with all the downloadable content. The whole Rock Band experience is there and it’s fully fleshed and fully blown."
"We’ve worked really closely with Sony to make sure that, you know we’ve been able to do that in the States, and we’re working with them at the moment to try and make sure that in Europe we can make it sing on the PS3 as much as possible,” added Kay.
“We love all the platforms. This is not us having a beef with any platform, we just want to get the Rock Band experience out there so people can enjoy it. It’s coming."
Rock Band has been available in North America since November 2007, and will hit PS3, PS2 and Wii in Europe later this summer following its debut on Xbox 360 on May 23.