
As many current-gen console owners were hoping, Rock Band 4 is ensuring that the transition from PS3 or Xbox 360 doesn't have to be a financial burden. Due to the instrumental accessories, both franchises have a history of expensive games, so anything that reduces the price for holiday shoppers should help give each game a better chance of selling well and reviving their respective franchise. Although it felt like the rhythm game fad might have died out over the last few years, both Harmonix and Activision are back at it with their plastic instrument games. In the consumer showdown of Rock Band 4 versus Guitar Hero Live, every extra feature will count come late 2015.
