Harmonix reveals end of Rock Band 4 DLC as Fortnite Festival gains popularity

Rock Band 4 devs Harmonix have revealed the game is getting one final DLC after 8 years of consistent releases to focus on Fortnite Festival. 

It has been nearly a decade since Rock Band 4 came out in October 2015, with the devs consistently releasing new DLC weekly for the game. And even before Rock Band 4, Harmonix had always maintained consistency with its post-launch tracks since Rock Band 1. 

However, the long streak of DLCs is coming to an end, as the devs announced on January 25 the next DLC for Rock Band 4 will be its last.

“After over eight years of weekly Rock Band 4 DLC releases, we’re here to let you know that January 25 will be the last DLC of the RB4 era,” they confirmed in a blog update on the game. 

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Devs assured however that all other live services will continue as normal, such as online play and Rivals seasons. 

“Taking a look back, I see the Rock Band DLC catalog as a huge achievement in persistence and commitment,” wrote Daniel Sussman, product manager for Harmonix.

“Over the years, we’ve cleared, authored, and released nearly 3,000 songs as DLC and well over 3,000 if you include all the game soundtracks. That’s wild.”

He further assured players that all the DLC content they purchased in Rock Band 4 will be playable for as long as they would like.

As for what is next for Harmonix, they announced they will be pivoting focus towards Fortnite Festival. “Looking ahead, the Harmonix team has been hard at work over the last two years to develop Fortnite Festival, which brings rhythm action gaming (and more) to the Fortnite ecosystem.” 

They also revealed that Fortnite Festival will also bring support for RB4 instruments, so Rock Band players who’d like to check it out can easily do so. 

Harmonix ended the blog, writing, “We deliberated long and hard about how to frame the last blast of RB DLC of this era. The last two weeks will feature some tear-jerkers that sum up our feelings about this moment. We thank you for your commitment to and passion for this wonderful game.”