Guitar Hero III hits " Every Significant Format"

That means PS2, 360, PS3, DS & Wii for the folks who can' t read between the lines.

After purchasing original Guitar Hero publisher RedOctane, Activision was upfront about its intentions to bring the franchise to multiple platforms, but it' s been somewhat less transparent about the specifics. However, a support center listing on RedOctane' s online Guitar Hero knowledgebase has clued gamers in to the company' s future plans, specifying that Guitar Hero III is scheduled for a fall release on the Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 2.

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick confirmed the publisher would be bringing the franchise to " every significant new format" starting in 2007. More recently, an Activision representative said the company was doubling its efforts on the DS and Wii in a number of franchises, including Guitar Hero.

Message boards lit up with discussion of the game this morning, and the mention of Guitar Hero III subsequently disappeared from the site.

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ewww. for some reason this leaves a bad taste [:' (] If they do this i think they' ll lose money, because most people who buy the game obviously will buy the guitar with it, but what if It sells on the 360 and PS3, but nothing else? And how are they putting it on ds? Is there gonna be like a miniature guitar with it?

Giving it a bit more thought, I' m not sure I like it either. I mean, when was the last time you played a good console-to-DS port? OFC they' d be using the stylus, as there' d be no other decent way to control it, but I figured if it made the jump it' d be to PSP, & not DS.

I just cant see it on anything but PS3 or 360. Personally i could care less about the GH games, but i know many people do.

By the time GHIII is released, I' ll still suck at GHII.