Harmonix has also been supporting Rock Band 4 DLC releases for eight years, so that might be a factor too.
Rock Band 4 never made it to PC. Developer Harmonix said in 2015 that it was uncertain whether there was a sufficient audience for the game on PC, and then in 2016 it proved that worry valid by launching a crowdfunding campaign for a PC version that barely achieved half of its $1.5 million goal. But none of that matters now anyway, because Harmonix announced today that January 25 will be the end of the road for Rock Band 4 DLC releases.
Harmonix put out a lot of music for Rock Band 4 over the years: Nearly 3,000 songs, and more than 3,000 if you include game soundtracks. And to be clear, those songs won’t be going away: Product manager Daniel Sussman said live services for Rock Band 4 will continue as usual, and « you can play the songs you own within Rock Band 4 for as long as you like. »
But Harmonix was acquired by Epic Games in November 2021 with the idea that the studio would « work with Epic to create musical journeys and gameplay for Fortnite, » and that’s apparently where the focus is these days.
