Harmonix and MTV Games have confirmed which songs Rock Band players will be able to export from the original disc into Rock Band 2 as DLC. Until now, the companies have merely promised that we would be able to export “most of” the original disc library, and that much appears to be true; players will be able to export 55 of the game’s 58 tracks at a one-time cost of $4.99 (400 Microsoft Points). The three songs not making the cut are Metallica’s “Enter Sandman,” and the covers of Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” and Iron Maiden’s “Run to the Hills.” Good. My drummer hates “Run to the Hills.”
The “export disc” option will be added to the Rock Band menu under “Extras,” in a patch which is going live today, allowing players to get a jump on the release of Rock Band 2 and have their libraries prepared. You’ll also need this patch to get any future DLC, so you might want to look into it.
The full press release is after the jump.
CAMBRIDGE, MA – September 4, 2008 - In an industry first, Harmonix Music Systems, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games announced today the release of a title update for Rock Band on the Xbox™ 360™ videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft that will make it possible for owners of the original Rock Band to export 55 tracks from the original Rock Band disc for play in the soon-to-be released Rock Band 2.
Beginning today, September 4th, the title update will add an “export disc” tab under the extras option in the Rock Band menus, allowing owners of the original Rock Band to expand their Rock Band 2 library to include 55 tracks from the original Rock Band track list for the nominal fee of $4.99 (400 Microsoft Points)[1]. In addition, this patch is required for all future downloadable content releases for Rock Band. Previously purchased DLC will not be affected.
The selection of 55 exportable Rock Band tracks joins the weekly downloadable content list of over 200 songs to date and Rock Band 2’s forthcoming setlist of over 100 songs [2] adding to the ever expanding Rock Band Music Library. By the end of 2008, Harmonix has promised an unprecedented 500 songs will be available for the Rock Band platform. For a complete list of Rock Band songs available for purchase and download to date, please go to www.rockband.com/dlc.
For more information on Rock Band and Harmonix Music Systems please visit www.rockband.com and www.harmonixmusic.com.
Developed by Harmonix, MTV Games is the publisher of Rock Band. EA is the exclusive distribution and marketing partner for Rock Band.
[1]Online connection required. Nominal fee of $4.99 (400 Microsoft points) required for export of Rock Band 1 soundtrack to compensate music licensors for expanded use. The following Rock Band disc tracks will not be available for export into Rock Band 2: * “Paranoid” as made famous by Black Sabbath, * “Run to the Hills” as made famous by Iron Maiden, and “Enter Sandman” by Metallica. In addition, the title update will also be released simultaneously in Europe. Tokio Hotel’s “Through the Monsoon” from the European disc release of Rock Band will not be available for export into the future European release of Rock Band 2. (* Indicates a cover song, all other songs are original master recordings.)
[2]The Rock Band 2 game disc will feature 84 tracks. In addition, players will have access to an additional 20 free DLC tracks following the game’s launch. Online connection required.
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