Rock Bandless in '09?

Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopolous commented this week that the company is going to break the annual cycle, as they have no plans to release a new iteration of Rock Band this year. To solidify those remarks, MTV has just released a statement to clarify the matter:

"Alex (Harmonix CEO) was responding to a question about potential future iterations of 'Rock Band' and the possibility of additonal peripherals. Within the context of that question, Alex did comment that the Beatles game is the priority for MTV Games and Harmonix (but not the only project for 09 i.e. We will continue to release our weekly 'Rock Band' DLC, etc. etc. etc.). However, it's important to note that he also stated to the audience that 'Rock Band 3' does not yet even exist as an official project." - MTV statement

Yeah,... we'll see about that. We are all aware that Activision is working on The Beatles music title, and that it will not be related to Rock Band. And while Rock Band 3 might not be an "official project" I have no doubt that there are extensive plans for the sequel already in the works. I guess it would make sense that the company has no intention of releasing both titles this fall, but Rock Band 3 could easily launch a few months later. Until any further announcements, just keep on keeping on with the latest DLC.

Source: MTV