After several rumors that we had made it clear that something actually was actually boiling in the pot, Harmonix has finally officially announced the development of 4 Rock Band for Xbox One ; the new game will be produced by Mad Catz, whose experience in the field of accessories for gaming will be critical to the realization of musical instruments to be used with the title, but the developer said to be actively investigating Microsoft a solution to allow the use of all the tools already compatible with previous versions of the game.

And speaking of tools, the focus on "core" series allowing us to play with guitar (doubles as a bass), drums, microphone; will not support keyboard or Guitar Pro.

In addition, news that will make happy all the fans of the series is that the game will be compatible with all songs downloadable releases so far and who has already purchased will download them freely for use with new game: If you had invested into your Rock Band music library, you will find yourself with a large set of songs ready to play!

For now there are no details on what's new in the game in terms of gameplay; We should know more in the coming days, during PAX East where visitors can also book a special guitar-controller limited edition Fender Stratocaster: I show below along with an artwork of the game.