Wii 'Rock Band' downloads: Opening act for a hard drive?

MTV Games confirmed Tuesday that "RB2" will include online features, enabling players to download new tunes and participate in online multiplayer modes on the Wii.

Versions of "RB2" for Microsoft's Xbox 360, released 14 September, and Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3), set to launch mid-October, both offer gamers these capabilities, as was the case in the first iteration of the game.

The PlayStation 2 (PS2), however, will remain offline, according to MTV Games.

"Most PS2 owners have either converted or are very late adopters, so they are waiting to buy a next-generation console before they buy an expensive game like 'Rock Band.' The game costs around the same as the Xbox 360 Arcade, so it's hard to justify a purchase for the PS2," Michael Pachter, a Wedbush Morgan analyst, told TechNewsWorld.

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