Rock Band 4 is set to disappear from digital stores this weekend due to its music license agreement expiring.
Originally released on October 6, 2015, Rock Band 4 is the fourth and final entry in the beloved rhythm game series. The game’s soundtrack featured 65 songs from artists such as Arctic Monkeys, St. Vincent, Fall Out Boy, U2 and System Of A Down while a number of paid expansions were released in the years that followed.
At the start of last year, developer Harmonix announced it would stop updating Rock Band 4 as the studio pivoted to work on Fortnite’s rhythm game spin-off Festival.
Harmonix has now confirmed that Rock Band 4 will be delisted this Sunday (October 5), on its tenth anniversary.
Five days notice for Rock Band 4 delisting is just salt on the wound. We’ve speculated this was happening for a long while but we still deserved more official notice.
Buy Rock Band 4 NOW, and get any DLC you want while you still can.
End of an era 🫡
— Nick (@MrElectricNick) October 1, 2025
“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. If you already own the game, nothing changes — you’ll keep full access and still be able to download the game and songs to any new, compatible devices. The same applies to Downloadable Content (DLC): songs will come down as they hit the 10-year mark, but anything you’ve purchased will remain in your library,” the studio explained in a statement shared on Discord and Reddit.
“We’re so grateful for the passion this community has shown. From the team, it’s been a special experience to serve you with Rivals challenges, a super deep DLC library and a best in class band sim. If you’ve been meaning to grab a few last songs, now’s the time,” they added.
Pour one out for Rock Band 4 https://t.co/gqKWzGwist
— ChadJustDrums (@ChadJustDrums) October 1, 2025
Fortnite Festival launched in 2023 and has hosted huge collabs with Gorillaz, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish and The Weeknd. The game doesn’t currently have a headline act due to Fortnite’s current Daft Punk event, which has been heavily praised by fans of the electro-dance legends.
Earlier this year, some of the developers behind the iconic Guitar Hero games confirmed they had reunited to make a new rhythm game. “This game won’t be Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, Guitar Freaks or Rock Band. This is something new,” explained the relaunched RedOctane studio. “A rhythm game built with love, by people who care, with the community at its core in this fast-changing modern world we live in.”
In other news, Xbox boss Dustin Blackwell has defended Microsoft’s decision to make Game Pass a lot more expensive. “We understand price increases are never fun for anybody, but we’re trying to reinforce by adding more value to these plans as well.”
