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These days it seems like unless it's in formal writing that there is some level of freedom to start jackhammering companies apart. Such was the case recently with an early statement by Sony noting that for the coming round of music titles that there will be cross compatibility (Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Revolution) people of course were glad to hear this in general since it means that the need for 3 kits isn't there and people can just mix and match what they want and have a successful kit from there and just get the games they want to play as a result.

The news was good of course and then we got the media spin since it's always easier to just assume instead of ask apparently. Gamasutra was blasted for their comment of:

Similar music game peripheral enforcement has yet to be enacted (or at least officially announced) on the Xbox 360 platform.

Microsoft this afternoon though has noted that they also in fact do feature cross compatibility and that their brief reply on the matter should be taken as an official confirmation for those unsure of things. So I guess gamers really do get rewarded on both sides of the fence without having to pick up 3 sets of hardware pushing probably well into the $400+ mark just to game, plus anyone who has grown used to something like the Rock Band kit can continue on the path to glory without having to adapt for strange placement or odd pad sizes.

It's good to see companies trying to work around and grab a central standard for hardware since it really does benefit everyone in the end to be able to play whatever they want without a second thought, plus people with just one or two parts to a kit can share and build a full band for the game.