Activision to Make Guitar Hero TV Show?

Hot on the heels of the rousing “meh” that was Rock Band 2 the Stars last year, it seems Activision may be taking the Guitar Hero franchise on a similar jaunt into reality TV. After watching a couple of episodes of Rock Band 2 the Stars to see if it really was as bad as it looked, I seriously cannot fathom how this will be any better, let alone make a profit for Activision.

Anyone who has watched others play Guitar Hero or Rock Band knows how quickly it gets boring. It’s not a game that lends itself to spectators in the way an FPS or sports game can, so making yet another terrible rhythm-game based reality show seems like an awful idea. Even if it is a different company producing it, there really is only one formula for a show like this.

I know Activision are famous for releasing the same game year after year with many of their franchises (Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, etc.) and seemingly will do anything to squeeze that extra bit of cash out of the consumer. This really doesn’t make business sense, especially with the general economic downturn. Let’s just hope that their better than expected first quarter fiscal results don’t make them get cocky and produce what is obviously a bad idea.

Via: GamesIndustry.biz