The New Guitar Hero Is Here (But It Has A Catch)

Guitar Hero is back, it's called Stage Tour, and the original RedOctane team is making it. December 10th. Full band. 90+ songs. Roguelite mode. But I did the math on the preorder bundles and found the game's real price hiding in there, and then I went and looked at what happened to the last two plastic instrument libraries. October 2025 and December 2018. Both on license expiry. This one's more optimistic than the title suggests. Mostly. STAGE TOUR QUICK FACTS Release: December 10, 2026 Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 Developer: RedOctane Games (with Third Kind Games and Eidos Montreal) Songs: 90+ at launch, six decades, DLC planned Instruments: Lead, Groove, Drums, Vocals, plus Arcade 4-lane and 5-lane Modes: Quickplay, Judgements, Karaoke, Tour Offline play: Confirmed Closed beta: September 2026 Works natively with: CRKD guitars, Riffmaster, Rock Band 4 instruments PREORDER PRICING (preorder / regular) Game + Kramer Guitar: $129.99 / $149.98 Game + Duo Kramer Guitars: $199.99 / $259.97 Game + Band Kit: $299.99 / $369.96 Game + Pro Band Kit: $349.99 / $469.94 SPONSOR Old Salt Coffee. Code CYLER10 for 10% off coffee, gear and apparel (excludes Bundles). Free shipping over $100. https://www.oldsaltcoffee.com/ #StageTour #GuitarHero #Gamescom2026 #RedOctane #RhythmGames #RockBand #GamingNews #PlasticInstruments