"...but what it really comes down to is what game is going to be able to keep the players hooked the longest."
He got this part right, and its about the only part. The song editor is of course only one of the new features and by itself isn't that great. Its the community features that allow you to vote on songs and share them with others, and quickly browse by genre, popularity, rising stars, etc...that make it shine. Without a million other people to share with or leach from the music editor wouldn't be that great, but with the community and a cream rises to the top system GH IV owners will have awesome free DLC for the life of the community.
Not to mention that within thirty days of GH IV launching, any song on the RB setlist will be on the GH setlist. The same will happen with any paid DLC on RB. The only thing that won't be there on community songs is vocals, but you can still add a vocal part to the song and your singer in your band can sing the vocal part. Simply put, GH IV topped RB2's setlist with the music editor & community, its the ultimate trump card for setlists.
RB2 will be a solid Music/Rythym title and will not suck just because of what GHIV is doing. But GHIV, barring some catastrophic meltdown before launch, will be the better game because its whatever you want it to be. You make your rocker, your instrument, your logo, your band, your songs, your setlists, your album covers, your tattoos, your clothes, and your lighting effects the way you want them. If you like the music and rythym genre and you don't like GH IV...then you're doing it wrong.
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