It seems inevitable with the stunningly handsome Rock Band on the horizon, but analyst group Janco is reassuring my thoughts by reporting that Activision will most likely add more instruments to the Guitar Hero series in 2008.
“We expect Guitar Hero to follow a natural product evolution by adding additional music peripherals in CY08.”
“Importantly, the Guitar Hero franchise that is developed internally and owned, offers a meaningful operating margin expansion potential versus Rock Band, which is purely a distribution deal for [Electronic Arts].”
I’m all for adding more instruments to the lineup, but I certainly don’t want to see a Rock Band clone. Perhaps Activision will be adventurous by adding some keyboards, drums with double bass pedals, and maybe, just maybe, even an accordion. We can only hope.
