First Harmonix claimed their music simulation title, Rock Band, was built on an open platform and could work well with any guitar peripheral on the market. Soon after, Activision quickly hit back stating that Harmonix was to blame for the incompatibility of the Rock Band & Guitar Hero guitars in either game. To date, both companies have yet to come to an agreement on either game’s compatibility issues; enter Nyko, who is now hoping to capitalize on their stubbornness.
Debuting at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nyko introduced the latest version of the Wireless Frontman guitar that will be available for the 360 and PS3 and WILL be compatible with both Rock Band & Guitar Hero III.
The new Frontman will be available this March and will be wireless via a USB dongle that will have a switch for either Rock Band or Guitar Hero that must be set before starting the game.
This new guitar from Nyko is said to have all the features from Activision’s and Harmonix’s guitars and will apparently go up to 80 hours (for those slightly longer sessions of rockin’) of continuous game play on just three AA batteries.
Nyko seems to have got the right formula down packed; however, we are curious as to why Activision and Harmonix have taken so long to resolve the issue after all this time. If nothing else, Nyko’s efforts have proved that the situation has nothing to do with any unspecified technical barrier.
Source: PS3fanboy