Activision to fix Guitar Hero sound issues with new disc

by Candace Savino { Dec 7th 2007 at 5:00PM }

People who bought the Wii version of Guitar Hero III have been (justifiably) annoyed by the lack of stereo and surround sound in Activision's popular music game. However, Wii owners can at least take some comfort in knowing that the problem will soon be fixed.

Activision's customer support has replied to many irate users with an email stating that re-mastered discs should be available by early 2008. This means that customers who buy the game after the re-mastered version is available should get the fixed copies, while those who already own the game can get replacement discs at no charge.

The last time we announced a disc swap for a glitched Wii game, many of you expressed your desires to have a simple downloadable patch instead. While we agree that a patch would be more convenient, we're still glad that there will be a fix available in the near future.

[Thanks, Langst!]

Tags: activision, bug, dolby, fix, gh3, ghiii, glitch, guitar-hero, guitar-hero-3, guitar-hero-iii, mono, music, neversoft, red-octane, repair, rhythm, surround-sound

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

7U15MK @ Feb 5th 2008 7:10PM

i dont know if this has happened to you, but one day i played one song in surround mode. I was playing "heroes del silencio" (normal mode) and when i activated the star power all 6 speakers in my living room started working! but at the end i activated another star power and the sound was back to mono. I really dont know if the sound was still mono but in the 6 speakers or surround.

comtar @ Dec 7th 2007 5:20PM

I'm glad to hear Activision used some of their piles of money to fix this. I was leaning to the PS3 version because of the problem with the Wii version, but I wouldn't mind the Wii version either if they fix this. Sadly, getting the entire soundtrack to the game in stereo is probably to big for simple patch to fix. I'll probably get the PS3 version anyway for downloadable tracks... my question is how big are those downloadable tracks anyways? I can't imagine a single song would exceed over 10 megs, why can't the Wii get downloadable tracks as well?

troy @ Dec 7th 2007 5:14PM

Lack of stereo sound too.

Candace Savino @ Dec 7th 2007 5:20PM

You're right, fixed!

Rakuen42 @ Dec 7th 2007 5:34PM

http://www.digg.com/nintendo/Downloadable_Content_for_Guitar_Hero_III_Wii_Next_Year

Jason @ Dec 7th 2007 5:48PM

How is Guitar Hero on Wii? I'm looking for a reason to play my Wii after i get done with Mario Galaxy.

Dopple Boppler @ Dec 7th 2007 6:03PM

It's the exact same as the other versions of Guitar Hero 3 aside from downloadable content (apparently there's going to be some next year) and obviously the high def graphics. Basically, if you've played the other Guitar Hero games, it's the same thing except with online and a crappy battle mode.

Ghen @ Dec 8th 2007 8:19PM

The best part about GH3 on Wii is the remote support. It has vibration when you're in star power, as well as a built in microphone which is used to point out missed notes. It definitely makes the game more immersive than the PS2 version.

Having said that, I've seen both and the graphics are REELY nice on the xbox and PS3. You wouldn't think it matters, but it does.

So visuals or immersive guitar? your call.

ArmorForVictor @ Dec 7th 2007 7:30PM

i have the ps3 version of guitar hero 3 and the size of a foo fighters song pack was 80 mb i think

ArmorForVictor @ Dec 7th 2007 7:33PM

by the way the song pack includes 3 songs

Abscissa @ Dec 8th 2007 7:09AM

I'm GLAD the Wii doesn't do downloadable patches and forces developers/publishers to send out replacement discs. You know why? Because hopefully that will force the people involved to actually do some descent QA for a change. The ability to have downloadable patches makes it far too easy for people to rush half-completed crap out the door.

People were worried about that sort of thing when the original XBox came out. Well, take a look at the state of console gaming these days. Those people who were worried were absolutely right. The threat of having to send out replacement discs is the only thing that keeps that in check.

Jason @ Dec 10th 2007 10:16AM

Thats a great point. Things are getting out of hand with glitchy and half completed games that either will require a patch or release downloadable content (which you have to pay for) that should have been in the game to begin with.

Jeremy @ Dec 8th 2007 9:21AM

I am actually glad to hear they are fixing the sound issue. I didn't even pick this game up since I heard of this problem and I play all games on a surround sound system. When the fix happens then I may get this one but I also think that the downloadable content needs to be used.