Rock Band 3 - now with more instruments!

Two posts in a row about rhythm games? Seems pretty odd for a guy who claims to barely play them anymore but...is that...is that a...keyboard icon up there? According to a report from Ars Technica, "Rock Band 3" not only feature a new setting called "Pro mode" but a new peripheral - a keytar to be specific. These reports remain unconfirmed by MTV Games, EA or Harmonix but that image appears to be legit.

I'm personally unsure how to feel about this situation. On one hand, adding keys to a game like "Rock Band" would serve to legitimize the series to actual musicians a little (you know, the guys who turn up their noses at the mere notion of playing music with plastic controllers) while on the other hand, I can't say that there is much music I enjoy that features the keytar very prominently. Only time will tell on this issue, though. All I can say is, Mad Katz (Harmonix's new peripheral producing partner) had better make some serious upgrades to the drum controller if they ever expect me to buy another "Rock Band" bundle again - and by upgrades I mean making them durable enough to not break within the first two weeks of purchase.