Saltzman, Marc (2009-01-17). "Guitar Hero investment pays off". Toronto Star . Retrieved 2009-01-17. Rose, Mike (2011-04-12). "Activision: Guitar Hero Not Finished, 'On Hiatus' For Now". Gamasutra . Retrieved 2011-04-12. a b "Sales Of Music Video Games Plummet In 2009". Reuters. 2009-12-18 . Retrieved 2009-12-20. [ dead link]

Cacho, Gieson (2009-12-18). "Artistry, innovation key in the Top 15 video games of the decade". San Jose Mercury News . Retrieved 2009-12-23. Xbox One: Requires a generic Xbox One controller receiver and additional software. Please see the Xbox One Wireless Receiver entry in Receivers and Dongles for more information. Smash Hits Songs Now Available to Import onto your console!". Neversoft. 2009-09-03. Archived from the original on 2009-09-05 . Retrieved 2009-09-05. Morris, Chris (2011-03-24). "Call of Duty, Guitar Hero Top All-Time Best Selling List". CNBC . Retrieved 2011-03-24. "The Best Selling Video Games of This Generation". CNBC. 2011-03-24 . Retrieved 2011-03-24.

Cowen, Danny (2009-06-24). "Activision Taps Glu for Mobile Modern Warfare 2, Guitar Hero 5". Gamasutra . Retrieved 2009-06-25. Roper, Chris (2005-11-02). "Guitar Hero (Game & Guitar Controller Bundle) Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-08-17 . Retrieved 2008-07-24. Snider, Mike (2008-12-15). " 'Guitar Hero' strikes the right chord with Metallica". USA Today . Retrieved 2008-12-19. a b Kalning, Kristin (2009-05-18). "How much 'Guitar Hero' is too much?". NBC News . Retrieved 2009-05-18. That is it. Your computer will recognize the PS2 Guitar Hero controller right away. Now, you can start to use it. Method #3 Connect Your PS2 or Xbox 360 Guitar Hero Controller to PC (Wireless)

The core gameplay of the Guitar Hero games is a rhythm video game similar to Konami's Guitar Freaks [39] and to a lesser extent Harmonix's previous music games such as Frequency and Amplitude. The guitar controller is recommended for play, although a standard console controller can be used instead. [98] [99] However, the guitar controller has been required for play ever since the inclusion of drum and vocal parts in the series. The game supports toggling the handedness of the guitar, allowing both left-handed and right-handed players to utilize the guitar controller. [98] [99] Winkie, Luke (2018-07-24). "Meet the streamer making Guitar Hero cool again, one insanely hard song at a time". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 2020-04-03 . Retrieved 2020-03-31.

Guitar Hero Live, released in October 2015, was the first new title in the series in five years, considered to be a reboot of the series and developed by FreeStyleGames, who had developed the DJ Hero games. Following a lukewarm reception and sales, Activision laid off many of the game's developers and sold the studio to Ubisoft, later shutting down the game's streaming DLC service. In February 2009, the United States District Court for the Central District of California ruled against Gibson in their case against Activision, stating that the controllers are not musical instruments but "toys that represent other items", and that Gibson's patent only covers instruments that send out analog signals. [194] [195] Activision and Gibson settled the suit following this ruling. [196] Guitar Hero' To Return This Fall With 'Guitar Hero Live' ". April 14, 2015 . Retrieved April 15, 2015. Xbox360: Comes in wired and wireless variants. Wired requires a generic Xbox 360 breakaway cable, wireless requires a generic Xbox 360 controller receiver. Please see the Xbox 360 entry in Receivers and Dongles for more information.

That means they are not compatible with PC or computers. So, you might be struggling to use those Xbox 360 Guitar Hero controllers with your PC. And you want to know if there is a way to use them with the PC. Yin-Poole, Wesley (1 April 2016). "Layoffs at Guitar Hero Live developer". Eurogamer . Retrieved 1 April 2016. Brudvig, Erik (2007-03-30). "Guitar Hero II (Game Controller and Game Bundle) review". IGN . Retrieved 2008-07-24. Guttridge, Luke (2009-06-02). "Guitar Hero 5 Preview". Play.tm. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12 . Retrieved 2009-09-05.Glu Mobile developed the mobile version of Guitar Hero 5, released in the last quarter of 2009. [81] Other games [ edit ] Guitar Hero Arcade Thompson, Mike (2012-02-22). "Activision Smashes Guitar Hero Reboot Plans". The Escapist . Retrieved 2012-10-07. Plunkett, Luke (March 8, 2011). "Activision Wants To Make A Dance Hero Out Of You". Kotaku . Retrieved January 10, 2017.