Fans that have been with the franchise since day one can now bring Rock Band 1 songs into Rock Band 4. You can do this provided you meet a few requirements.
Harmonix announced the Rock Band export option for Rock Band 4 is now available for PlayStation 4 users in North America. We have no word when it will be available for Xbox One owners or when it’s going to available to the rest of the world. That said, in a support forum post, the developer said it’s working to bring the feature to PS4 players in Europe and Xbox One owners.
To export Rock Band’s songs into Rock Band 4, you needed to have purchased an export option. This unfortunately isn’t available for purchase now despite the fact it was sold for a period of five years.
You should also be aware the export process only works within the same console family. For instance PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4.
A total of 47 Rock Band tracks are available to export into Rock Band 4, while eight additional songs will be available “at a later time.”
Harmonix also notes that three songs from Rock Band’s setlist will never be able to be exported, presumably due to licensing arrangements. These songs are:
- Black Sabbath – “Paranoid”
- Iron Maiden – “Run to the Hills”
- Metallica – “Enter Sandman”
The export process itself involves downloading every song individually, something Harmonix says you’ll want to do on a stable Internet connection for the best results.
A full set of export instructions are available here.