So uh...good luck getting a refund! I don't know when I bought mine but it definitely wasn't on release date.
That's what happens when you shut down a game that essentially becomes unplayable when the servers are taken down.I've never heard about getting a refund on a four year old game. Must've bombed hard for Activision.
I won't trust them again after this shit.
Was it? I recall the terrible single player live action stuff but the fun was online.
It wasn't online only, but the game itself only had a small selection of songs.
It wasn't online only, but the game itself only had a small selection of songs.
The meat of the games tracks were in the Spotify style streaming ode that was actually really cool.
Sucks to see it get shut down, but it's the nature of the beast.
The issue is that every song was a video file, too, and there's only so much that even a BD-50 can hold. By the end of GHTV's life, they wound up with nearly 500 songs, to go with the 42 that were on-disc.Why is that cool? It means the game loses a huge chunk of value now that the servers are gone It's not like the hardware was an issue, Blu Rays have a ton of space for music.
Had two modes. The offline mode had you playing along with recorded videos of a band playing in front of an audience, and if you started messing up, it switched to another video of the audience getting angry and your band members pissed off at you. The online mode was like the MTV of old - it was constantly streaming music videos, separated into different half-hour themed shows, and you could play along with the videos. Then you could spend points to choose a specific music video of your choice rather than just whatever was currently playing.
The issue is that every song was a video file, too, and there's only so much that even a BD-50 can hold. By the end of GHTV's life, they wound up with nearly 500 songs, to go with the 42 that were on-disc.
Some songs used a generic video, but for the most part, they got the original music videos. The team that developed the game mentioned it was actually a lot easier to add content that way since there were less hurdles to hop over compared to the previous games, which had required stems for each instrument to be present. Rock Band still uses that method, but they're a lot laxer these days so some songs will be little different from having an MP3 playing and have no hard audio cues for misses or new mixes.Didn't realize they had a unique video for every single song. I assumed they hand only a few pre recorded clips. That is pretty cool in context.
Conceptually, it allowed you to access the entire DLC library for free. Imagine getting all of the songs in the Rock Band catalogue, included with your base purchase.Why is that cool? It means the game loses a huge chunk of value now that the servers are gone It's not like the hardware was an issue, Blu Rays have a ton of space for music.
I thought it was a good enough business model, once I got far enough into it I would occasionally pay money for more points to play my favorite songs. It's more a marketing problem, trying to market a new plastic-instrument game with its own unique instrument, and I didn't see hardly any marketing for it at all after it launched.Conceptually, it allowed you to access the entire DLC library for free. Imagine getting all of the songs in the Rock Band catalogue, included with your base purchase.
They never quite figured out a good business model, though.
As others have said they had the original music videos, and it was awesome to have friends over and pay a nominal fee and have access to the entire online library of songs.Why is that cool? It means the game loses a huge chunk of value now that the servers are gone It's not like the hardware was an issue, Blu Rays have a ton of space for music.
I didnt have one, and am getting something. Watch it be a Bobby Kotick poster.