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Joystiq | by Justin McElroy | Fri, Dec 14

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Guitar Hero III controllers don't work with Rock Band on the PS3. Harmonix made a patch to fix the problem, which never appeared. Harmonix released a statement saying that Activision "objected to the release of the compatibility patch," ...

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19 Months Ago, bkuchera@arstechnica.com (Ben Kuchera) from arstechnica.com says (in Patch: Rejoice, your Guitar Hero guitars now work on PS3 Rock Band) A new patch for Rock Band fixes some downloadable content... and adds support of Guitar Hero 3 peripherals. Awesome.

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29 Months Ago, Tom's Hardware UK says (in Patch: Activision says no to Harmonix's Guitar Hero friendly update) Cambridge (MA) - Harmonix created a patch that would allow Rock Band players to use the Guitar Hero III controller in the game, but says Activision has voiced objections that prevent the patch from being released. ...

And 360plex.com says (in Patch: Activision denies PS3 Rock Band support for Guitar Hero III controller) Activision has denied Harmonix the ability to publish a patch for the PlayStation 3 version of Rock Band which would enable Guitar Hero III guitar support. ...

And TG Daily says (in Harmonix says Activision is blocking Rock Band patch) Harmonix created a patch that would allow Rock Band players to use the Guitar Hero III controller in the game, but says Activision has voiced objections that prevent the patch from being released.

And Shacknews says (in Rock Band PS3 Patch Adds Guitar Hero III Controller Support) Activision expressly prohibits the use of this Guitar Hero controller with any other game."

An update to the PlayStation 3 version of Harmonix's Rock Band will arrive later today, granting compatibility with the wireless Les Paul controller bundled in the PS3 version of Guitar Hero III...

And Aert from Playstatic says (in Patch: Rock Band to support Guitar Hero 3 controller) A few weeks ago we informed you about how lame it was of the PS3 version of Rock Band not to support Guitar Hero 3 controllers, but Harmonix has now released a patch that will fix this. (comment on this article…)

And ICGamers says (in Patch: Rock Band to support Guitar Hero 3 controller) A few weeks ago we informed you about how lame it was of the PS3 version of Rock Band not to support Guitar Hero 3 controllers, but Harmonix has now released a patch that will fix this. (comment on this article…) (more…)

38 Months Ago, Sherveen from MyGamerCard.net says (in Patch: Guitar Hero II Fixed) For those who have been having problems with the whammy bar on their Guitar Hero II controllers, fear not, for Red Octane has released a patch (downloadable now) to fix what was apparently a software problem, and not a defect with the ...

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