Latest Rock Band 2 Update Adds Rock Band Network Support

The title update, currently only available for Xbox 360, adds the Rock Band Network Audition mode, the ability to sort by stars, and more.

The newest update for Rock Band 2 was released today for Xbox 360 with a PlayStation 3 release coming soon.

According to Harmonix, the update brings about a bunch of refinements and new features.

First, it adds the Rock Band Network Audition mode, which will allow players to test out their Rock Band Network songs when they service is released later this year.

Players can now sort songs by their star rating, a feature long clamored for. Songs bought in the Rock Band Music Store will now download behind the scenes, and the recently released Xbox 360 Wireless Microphone is now compatible with the game.

Chord HOPO (hammer-ons and pull-offs) are also improved, and the Ion Drum Kit now features velocity sensitivity in certain sections.

There was no mention of this update coming to Wii.

Stele

09/25/2009 at 07:48 PM

*sigh* Us poor Wii rockers... we don't get to import RB1 or track packs and now this.

Our Take

Neal Ronaghan Staff Alumnus

09/26/2009 at 01:48 PM

I was talking to Harmonix at E3 asking if they'd throw in some of the updates from The Beatles: Rock Band, and since I was from Nintendo World Report, they basically said that there will never be any updates on Wii. :(

kraken613

09/26/2009 at 10:54 PM

Put the homebrew channel on your Wii and use RawkSD....

The PS3 won't get the RBN support right now either....

Nick DiMola Director

09/27/2009 at 02:54 AM

Agreed Kraken. RawkSD is great. I've used it to import my track packs and it works great. I'll probably buy RB1 in the future and import that as well.

PixlBit