Red Octane looses Guitar Hero II patch for Xbox 360

We're not quite ready to consider this a coincidence, but the hard-working souls over at Red Octane have officially unleashed a patch for the malfunctioning Guitar Hero II axes just in time for the weekend. Recently, it was claimed that axes sporting 95065 and 95055 model numbers could lose responsiveness in the whammy bar, but thanks to Xbox Live, users can download the patch and get back to unadulterated rockin' right away. So what are you waiting for? Finish up those finger exercises, fire up your console, and let us know if in fact the downloadable solution mends the problem.

[Via Joystiq]

[leo @ Apr 14th 2007 9:19PM]

Forgive me, but it is "lose" and not "loose"

[Cupajo @ Apr 14th 2007 9:34PM]

Uhh...no it's not.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/looses

[akijikan @ Apr 14th 2007 9:38PM]

Are you serious?! ROFL. They didn't lose it. They still have it.

They loosed it as in let it out.

[Pal @ Apr 14th 2007 10:44PM]

You're forgiven :)

[FrankTheCrank @ Apr 14th 2007 9:20PM]

yeah, the patch is $6.29

Some say RUSHED?

[Thomas @ Apr 14th 2007 9:23PM]

this works great... i was having problems with my wammy bar, and now it works instantly every time. the patch just lowered the sensitivity on it (which was set very high to try and prevent cheaters from holding it down)

[Michal G @ Apr 14th 2007 10:01PM]

And if you don't have XBL? Lol... I don't have X360 :P

Is is reall 6$?

[akijikan @ Apr 14th 2007 10:21PM]

if you don't have an xbox360 then why would you need to update GH2 for xbox360?

[Michal G @ Apr 14th 2007 10:45PM]

Hypothetically, if you don't have XBL what then?

They should've released it a bit later and tested it instead of releasing a patch since some people can't get it..

So, is it really 6$?

[Pal @ Apr 14th 2007 10:46PM]

He's being hypothetical.

[akijikan @ Apr 14th 2007 11:08PM]

have 360 but don't have live?

Are you familiar with the old robot saying, "Does Not Compute?"

[Michal G @ Apr 14th 2007 11:14PM]

Ok, anyways! Does it cost 6$?

[Smacksmackums @ Apr 14th 2007 11:15PM]

I downloaded it. My whammy is still delayed. I don't think any software patch is going to fix it so it works as well as the PS2 guitars I've used, but it did change the whammying some, just not enough. I still have a delay.

[Smacksmackums @ Apr 14th 2007 11:16PM]

AND NO!!!

It does not cost anything. Someone earlier in the post was trying to be funny based on the fact that the song download packs cost so much.

The update for whammy is free. Don't believe the hype.

[Eric Choi @ Apr 14th 2007 11:23PM]

I just installed the latest patch for Guitar Hero II, and it crashed my xbox 360. Now I got the three red rings of death. No question in my mind that it was a direct result of the patch. (unless, of course, it was a pure coincidence of timing).

[Sean @ Apr 14th 2007 11:35PM]

My is working excellent now!! Rock on!!!

[Grant @ Apr 14th 2007 11:44PM]

correct spelling or not, "looses" is awkward wording if i ever heard it.
at least it is up here, north of the mason-dixon, where people typically say:"let loose" or in this case "lets loose".

[sam @ Apr 15th 2007 12:50AM]

i second the "looses" being an awkward wording sentiment. maybe it's a derivative 1337 sp38k. i must be getting old.

[El Goro @ Apr 15th 2007 12:26AM]

I downloaded the patch and now the game freezes on the loading screen. Anyone know how to fix this?

[Eric Choi @ Apr 15th 2007 1:33AM]

GHII is bricking a TON of consoles, perhaps irrespective of the patch. I have no idea why this hasn't been published somewhere else. There are over 30 reports of brickage in this one thread:

http://forums.xbox.com/11416496/ShowPost.aspx

[peter briones @ Apr 15th 2007 4:38AM]

The patch is total crap. Whenever I would get star power, the fucking guitar would automatically use it. And whenever I would use the whammy bar it would end my note. So i smashed that fucking guitar like a rockstar!!! Fucking companies should test their shit out before releasing it!

[Aaron @ Apr 15th 2007 8:05AM]

So either you just wasted like $80 or you're a spoiled brat who doesn't value anything because you get everything you want. Either way, you really shouldn't smash things, bro...

[peter briones @ Apr 15th 2007 5:16PM]

actually, i buy my own shit. i just don't like it when fucking companies release stuff when it's not ready. it's so fucking annoying!!! it's all about, "we need to get this game out or we'll lose a lot of money if we don't meet our milestones", yeah, but when you release a shitty product that fucks things up, you'll be paying more in the end.

[Steve @ Apr 15th 2007 8:46AM]

Help, I downloaded the patch, and now my console hangs on the dashboard...

How can I uninstall the patch, if the dashboard hangs?

[Rolf Shervey @ Apr 15th 2007 10:06AM]

um, I like don't have an XBox 360, don't have Guitar Hero 2, and I want to patch this thing (that I don't have, BTW)- oh, and I don't have $6. But I was thinking about getting the patch first and then I can pretend I'm not a looser?

[Flak Monkey @ Apr 15th 2007 3:13PM]

Doesn't seem to have fixed the problem, in fact I only noticed the whammy bar being unresponsive a while after the patch was applied.

[Jr. @ Apr 15th 2007 6:49PM]

Actually, it's more like when dumbasses smash shit because they're immature, spoiled, etc. - They'll end up paying more in the end...

[peter briones @ Apr 15th 2007 11:07PM]

I actually like smashing stuff cause I bought it with my own money...just don't be jealous cause you don't have the money to buy a lot of stuff. My money, my choice to do whatever I want with it.

[Aaron @ Apr 16th 2007 3:52AM]

It just seems wrong to break things. Sure it's your money and that by itself isn't much of a loss, but what you destroyed was the device itself, and everything used to manufacture it. It's like how some parents tell their kids to eat all their food because so many people have none...

Anyway, I'm not trying to lecture you, man. I do understand your frustration with rushed/untested products, but it looks like everyone is having slightly different problems with the patch, so maybe they did test it and just didn't have the same issues.

[Jose @ Apr 16th 2007 10:30AM]

I never had a problem.

[polar @ Apr 16th 2007 11:41AM]

Patch helped out my guitar. I had one that worked and one that didn't, now both work great.

Release day 360 as well, no Red Rings for me.

[Shibathedog @ Apr 17th 2007 3:47PM]

WTF!?!? THATS what people meant when they say their whammy bars are broken? Me and a lot of my friends have a problem where the whammy bar becomes loose and floppy, i thought THATS what everyone was talking about, wtf. So what about all the people with floppy/unusable whammy bars?

[Jason I. @ Apr 27th 2007 12:04PM]

dear guitar hro makers,
Guitar hero is the best game ever.I've played it at my friend's house. I don't have xbox 360 or ps2.please make it for gc [gamecube].
please also make it for as many systems as you can.i know its hard to make them for different platforms.bur next, please make it for gamecube.please e-mail me back.please e-mail me your e-mail address because i have some good songs that you can put in a guitar hero 3!

your biggest fan,
Jason I.