Rock Band is an upcoming music video game under development by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games, and to be distributed by Electronic Arts Partners. It is currently scheduled for a North American release on November 6, 2007. Developed both for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Rock Band will offer players the ability to function in a virtual band by providing up to 4 players with the ability to utilize three different instrument-based peripherals (a guitar peripheral for guitar and bass guitar sequences, a drum peripheral, and a microphone) and allowing them to interact through both online and offline multiplayer capabilities. Current Harmonix parent company MTV will be providing both financial and creative support to the process, leveraging its stature to facilitate deals with record companies for licensing rights to songs. Several record companies have pledged their support by offering master recordings.
While there has been no official announcement regarding a Wii version, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos, when asked if there was a possibility of seeing the game on Wii, responded "Absolutely." Rigopulos also suggested additional features in an interview with GameSpot. Some of these include offering entire catalogs for an artist, instead of just one song.