Fix Nyko Frontman Guitar on Rock Band 2 for PS3

/* Posted December 5th, 2008 at 9:44am */
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The Frontman wireless guitar from Nyko is a great alternative hardware (check out our review) that is compatible with both Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero 3 games on the PS3 up to firmware 2.52. If you are running on PS3 firmware 2.52 and later, you’ll discover that your Nyko Front Man wireless guitar will no longer work with Rock Band 2 since, according to Nyko, the "latest firmware may be causing the input mechanism of the Frontman guitar to malfunction." Symptoms include no response from key presses. Instead the effects pedal wireless receiver sends its own ghost key presses to the PS3 which causes Rock Band 2 to go crazy, even when the guitar isn’t on.

Fortunately the fix is simple: after firmware 2.52, users can switch to the Guitar Hero mode setting on the faux effects pedal receiver which will allow complete functionality of the guitar with Rock Band 2. The Rock Band mode can still be used with the original Rock Band game, however. Gamers who use the Front Man guitars are in luck since Rock Band 2 included new compatibility with Guitar Hero hardware so there is no need to send it back to Nyko for a replacement. Just let Rock Band 2 think you are playing with a Guitar Hero guitar and all is well.

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