Remember back around Christmas, when we were promised a Rock Band patch which would allow people to use Guitar Hero III controllers? You know, the patch which was going to allow PS3 owners the same features as the Xbox 360 version? Sure, it never appeared, but it seems that Sony is making sure that such a thing never happens again. Michael Shorrock, director of 3rd party relations, has posted up some info on the PlayStation.Blog stating that Rock Revolution, Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour's instruments will all be compatible with each other.

Not only that, but Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2 will support SingStar microphones. This is great for those of us who are interested in picking up all of these games, but are a little less interested in having our living rooms full of plastic drum sets and guitars. The good news doesn't end there, though. That patch we mentioned at the beginning of this post may still see the light of day. Shorrock says they're "still working hard to ensure compatibility between the Guitar Hero and Rock Band titles currently on the market, and we hope to have an announcement on that shortly."

Thanks to Sony for pre-emptively solving what could have been a very messy Christmas. Universal peripheral compatability just makes so much sense. Now comes the hard decision. Which game's instruments look best?

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I'm glad this problem has been addressed on the PS3.  It shouldn't have been a problem to begin with, but since is was/is I'm glad they stepped up to the plate.

thats a nice addition, im sure no one wants multiple guitars and drum kits

It's ridiculous for any console to think people should buy different instruments for different games. I know everyone wants to make money, but at some point it's just too much.

This is weird, but I like how RB's guitar looks.

SingStar mics work?! Awesome! Makes buying the game (if I ever want to) a touch cheaper.

I'm loving this. I will definitely be getting GH IV when it comes out and with the compatibility problem solved I'll also pick up Rock Band 2 since I can use my GH accessories!