Rock Band 4 News and Update: Rhythm game getting multi-player online this year

"We've got some big news! We've just announced at our Rock Band panel that synchronous online multiplayer is coming to Rock Band 4, and better yet, it will be available THIS YEAR!"

Since its been one of the most requested features, synchronous online multiplayer has been a major focus of discussion within the Rock Band 4 development team for a while. Harmonix is dedicated to bringing high quality features to Rock Band 4 and the developers intend to continue support of the game as a platform through the entire year of 2016.

"We've listened to our audience, and we're happy to announce that online multiplayer is confirmed as a major feature in the Rock Band 4 development roadmap.While we can't reveal all the details yet (it's still in development!), we can let you peek behind the curtain just a bit. Synchronous online multiplayer will be like Quickplay, modified to provide a fair and streamlined experience for console friends looking to play Rock Band 4 together online. We'll be implementing enhancements on the back end (think of it like our secret sauce) that'll address issues for folks who don't have the exact same DLC libraries and the like." Their official blogpost read.

So now it's finally confirmed that the online multiplayer feature will be included as an expansion pack and not a separate update. Probably coming as, a bummer, this means that you'll have to shell up your dollars if you want to play online multiplayer. Creative lead Helen announced this mode along with a few screen caps explaining as to what they can expect during the holiday period. It is not pretty much detailed about how it will function other than its existence. At their PAX easy panel Harmonix also announced that there will be a new expansion pack this year.