The Rock Band series has never been released on PC and Rock Band 4 is no exception.
Speaking to Eurogamer, Harmonix’s Daniel Sussman revealed that the reason was due to piracy. Piracy of the licensed music library to be precise. “There’s something comforting about the closed network that comes along with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. That’s important to our partners in the music industry,” Sussman said.
Another reason is the lack of an existing library on the PC. “The library is there on Xbox and PlayStation,” Sussman explained, adding, “So, for players who want it on PC, really you’re looking at a new audience that hasn’t played before, and I don’t know to what degree there is an audience for new players who have never played Rock Band before on the PC.”
In a follow up statement, Harmonix wrote, “It’s not off the table for the future, however we’re first focusing on delivering Rock Band 4 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this holiday.” Perhaps there is hope for a future PC release down the line.
Rock Band 4 will be available for PS4 and Xbox One later this year.
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