Activision thinking of charging subscription fee for Guitar Hero?

by David Hinkle { Aug 27th 2008 at 6:14PM }

There's an interesting tidbit over at IGN. At the bottom of one of their articles on the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero: World Tour, you'll notice a little blurb with an asterisk. It reads: "*Online gameplay is only available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Wii and may require an additional subscription." Subscription?

Part of us thinks this ties into the whole music-sharing thing that was revealed during GC 2008. Remember, there Activision commented on paying for the ability to upload more of your own custom tracks. So, is this something to do with that? Or, are Wii owners going to need to pay a bit extra? We're thinking it'll have something to do with the music creation, but until we hear definitive word, this one's going to be left open for debate.

Gallery: Guitar Hero World Tour

[Thanks, Robert!]

Tags: activision, gc-2008, gc08, guitar-hero, guitar-hero-world-tour, ign, leipzig-08, music, rhythm, world-tour

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

kervin @ Aug 27th 2008 6:24PM

yeah im the first

kervin @ Aug 27th 2008 6:25PM

well if you think about it it kind of stinks

raptorspike @ Aug 27th 2008 6:32PM

Well, another reason not to do online gaming. That, and nobody is ever on when I am.

KG @ Aug 27th 2008 6:33PM

Perhaps it just refers to the subscription required by XBox Live

andynoz @ Aug 27th 2008 6:34PM

Xbox live gold subscription. Just covering their asses.

Geoff @ Aug 27th 2008 6:59PM

How about Xbox Live, broadband ISP... Those subscriptions. Durrrrrr

tmntman @ Aug 27th 2008 7:08PM

I'm going to go along with the opinion that this is most likely legal but covering over the fact that you have to pay to access Xbox Live.

Shiny @ Aug 27th 2008 7:32PM

Hah, I knew they were gonna do something stupid with this.

Mr Khan @ Aug 27th 2008 7:27PM

Yeah, i think it's like that disclaimer you see on any Wii commercial that mentions WiFi compatibility, and mentions the need to buy a Router, WiFi USB dongle, or Ethernet dongle

Supercool4 @ Aug 27th 2008 8:18PM

I`ll kill everyone of there workers if they do

rov947 @ Aug 28th 2008 11:55AM

How about giving it some thought before posting hmm? Doesn't it say that on EVERY box with online????????

aka_ak @ Aug 28th 2008 3:34PM

Could also mean DLC

acils @ Aug 28th 2008 5:27PM

Alright, lets break this one down.

-GHTW World Tour is going to be available online for the 360, PS3, AND Wii.

-There may be a subscription charge.

-CONCLUSION: Hmmm... well, I'm 99% sure it's talking about the charge for X-Box Live.

-Why?: Ummm... some people aren't reading it right, or can't read maybe? It does NOT say: "Online gameplay is only available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft; PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Wii may require an additional subscription." That's how people are interpreting it.