14 DAY TRIAL // Harmonix has confirmed that Rock Band owners will be treated with a very special downloadable add-on this week, if they play the game on the Xbox 360, or next week, if they have it on the Nintendo Wii or PlayStation 3, in the form of Rush’ famous 2112 song.
Rock Band, despite dwindling in popularity and sales, has still gotten lots of downloadable content throughout the year, with the team at Harmonix making sure that lots of new tracks as well as classic ones can be purchased by avid fans.
Now, to mark the passing into 2012, the studio has confirmed that Rush’ famous 2112 will be offered as a special downloadable add-on. As fans of the Canadian band might remember, the actual song is around 20-minutes long, so the studio split it into several parts, for those who don’t want to spend that much money, but also kept it in its original format.
“‘2112&’ will be offered as three separate playable packages,” Harmonix said. “One combines ‘Overture’ and ‘The Temple of Syrinx;’ the second features ‘Discovery’ and ‘Presentation;’ and the final track brings ‘Oracle: The Dream,’ ‘Soliloquy,’ and ‘Grand Finale.’”
“Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 players have the option to purchase the single Rush “2112” pack, which features all three of the above tracks, as well as one, 20-minute marathon medley of all seven parts of the suite, exclusively available in this special pack.
“Additionally, as a bonus, players will receive Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrades for all three packages, as well as a Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrade for the medley for free,” the studio added.
The 2112 DLC will be out on December 31, for the Xbox 360, on January 3, for the PS3 in North America and Wii, and on January 18, for European PS3 owners.
Pricing details have been highlighted by Harmonix below:
$5.49 USD, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points, 550 Wii Points) for the “Rush ‘2112’” pack $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points, 200 Wii Points) per song $0.99 USD (100 Wii Points/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade Will you be taking advantage of this great DLC? Share your thoughts below.