Rock Band 4 to be officially delisted later this week

10 years ago, Rock Band 4 released, marking one of the final entries in the once-iconic rhythm game franchise. As with pretty much all games featuring licensed music, it is only a matter of time before the title is delisted. Such is the case with Rock Band 4 – with the game officially being removed from digital stores later this week.

Taking to their official Discord server to make the announcement (and shared by ResetEra user Big Yoshi), the team at Harmonix wrote:

“On Sunday, October 5, 2025, Rock Band 4 turns 10. What a ride it's been. With this milestone comes one big change: the original licenses for the core soundtrack are expiring. Because of that, Rock Band 4 will be removed from the PlayStation and Xbox digital stores.”

Fortunately, as with most delistings, those who already own the game will still be able to download and access the title. The same applies to its many DLCs – though their expiration will also occur 10 years on from whenever they were released.

While there was once a time where rhythm games were all the rage in the video games industry, the main holdout now is Harmonix’s own spiritual successor Fortnite Festival.

Given Fortnite’s wholly different monetisation model however, it will be interesting to see how it handles music licences as the Festival mode ages.

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