Does Rock Band still exist?
Harmonix was acquired by Epic Games in 2021, but has continued to support Rock Band with DLC into at least 2024. Announced in 2024 and expected to be released in 2025, the game is being developed mainly by Harmonix Music Studios, with the help of Rockstar Games, after both companies made a deal with each other to work on the game.
Is there a new Rock Band for PS5?
Yes and no! Rock Band is technically on the PS5, but only in terms of backwards compatibility. While there isn’t a new Rock Band game developed specifically for this generation of hardware including PS5, it is possible for users to play Rock Band 4 on the console. Guitar Hero is not available to play on PS5 in 2025 and there are no plans to bring the series to Sony’s console. There hasn’t been a new Guitar Hero game in about a decade, and while PS5 is obviously backwards compatible with many PS4 games, Guitar Hero Live no longer works as its online functionality was disabled.The PS3 Guitar Hero games also don’t work with the console as it is not backwards compatible with PS3 software. As such, there’s no way to play a Guitar Hero game on PS5. We can only hope that the series will be revived at some point with a brand new entry, or perhaps a remaster.