Rock Band 4 features tracks by the band, the first time songs from the group have been included in a rhythm game. Is the fourth main installment in the series,, developed. The game was released in October 2015, following a five-year hiatus from the release of. Following the over-saturation of the rhythm game market in 2009, weak sales of Rock Band 3 led Harmonix to put the series on hiatus, though the company continued to provide through 2013. The release of Rock Band 4 was prompted by several factors, including the market penetration of the eighth generation consoles and, a stronger internal vision for what Rock Band 4 should be within Harmonix, and continued support from fans of the series. Rock Band 4 ships with 65 songs on the disc, spanning rock music and other genres from the 1960s to the 2010s.
Though the game includes new features such as freestyle guitar solos and improved drum fills, Harmonix has worked to assure that at least 1,700 of the songs in its library from past Rock Band games are compatible with Rock Band 4 and that players who have already bought songs on the previous iterations do not have to repurchase the songs in the newer game as long as they stay within the same console library. Harmonix plans to continue to develop additional downloadable content for the game. Contents • • • • • • • Main soundtrack [ ] Rock Band 4 is shipped with 65 songs on disc. Main article: In addition to developing new songs for purchase following the release of Rock Band 4, Harmonix was also working to ensure that as much of its existing library of downloadable songs would be compatible with the game upon its release as possible; 1,500 songs were available at launch. Nearly all existing Rock Band DLC, including disc exports from previous games (excluding ), Track Packs, and, will be transitioned to Rock Band 4 within the same console family at no cost to the player (i.e. PlayStation 4 can only import songs purchased on PlayStation 3, and Xbox One can only import songs purchased on Xbox 360). 'If you bought a Rock Band song, it should be yours in Rock Band 4,' said Sussman.