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Rock Revolution
Console
PlayStation 3
Publisher
Konami Global Entertainment Company
Genre
Music/Rhythm
Developer
Zoë Mode
Release Date
Fall 2008
ESRB Rating
Not Rated
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David Oxford
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NEWS
Konami to Rock Revolution Customers: BYOG
September 16, 2008 | 2:11 PM PST

In case you're wondering, "BYOG" is "Bring Your Own Guitar." But why would Konami say such a thing? Simple: Their game isn't going to come with one. Small wonder, then, that they should think all guitar controllers should be compatible, huh?
"At this time, Konami will only be releasing 'Rock Revolution' with a drum peripheral; there are no plans for a guitar peripheral," said Mondona Akhazan, an associate product manager at Konami. "Initially, when we started making the game, we designed it to be more of a drum-focused game. We have our competitors out there that created games that are focused more around the guitars, so with this we really wanted to pay homage to the drummer." -- MTV Multiplayer
Well, reading the first part, I thought they had it bass-ackwards, but by the end, I suppose that makes some degree of sense. They go on to mention that the other guys' guitars will play just fine on it, and that you can use RR's drums on their games, too-- even though theirs has six pads to the four and five of Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2:
According to PR at the event, the "Rock Revolution" game will recognize which drum set you're using and how many inputs the peripheral has. Then the game will reconfigure and scale the drum tracks to have the corresponding amount of playable notes depending on the drum peripheral being used.
The stand-alone game is set for release on October 14th, while the game-and-drum set will come in mid-November.

All said, it's an interesting way to fit their product into a market that's already beginning to look a little oversaturated.

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