Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and Rock Revolution instruments to get along on PS3

bloodweiser5, i think you meant to say why did guitar hero have to use wii remotes? most people only have 2 wiimotes, like me, and now that you need to wii remote for EVERY instrument, there is no way in hell that i will fork over 50 bucks or more for 2 extra controllers after spending $190 on GHWT on wii.

Now we just need the same deal on the Wii. Harmonix have been dizzing the wii all along with Rock Band. Why on earth did they use their own wireless standard, when there is such a thing as a Wiimote?

Well, it seems they're finally working together.

PS3 owners planning to get the new Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour games (and possibly, Rock Revolution) can hold off on clearing out living room space to accomodate several sets of incompatible music peripherals. Sony has just << LINK REMOVED >> in its PlayStation Blog that it's worked with Harmonix, Neversoft, Konami, and Activision to ensure "a basic level of gameplay compatibility" between the guitar and drum peripherals in all of the games. Here's the block quote from Sony director of publisher relations, Michael Shorrock:

For the most part, this means that the titles with musical peripherals will work with the other's software. A few specific examples include: Guitar Hero: World Tour's guitars and drums will work with Rock Band 2 and Konami's Rock Revolution software.

And yes, you guessed it, Rock Band 2's guitar and drum set will work with Guitar Hero: World Tour and with Rock Revolution.

Conversely, Rock Revolution's drum set will work with both Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2.

In addition, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2 will both support the SingStar microphones.

This agreement currently doesn't guarantee peripheral cross-compatibility in existing games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3, but Shorrock hopes "to have an announcement on that shortly."