Guitar Hero II players were never very happy about being tethered while jamming. Apparently due to Microsoft's unwillingness to share their proprietary wireless communications protocol, Red Octane was forced to make their Xbox 360 Guitar Hero II axe wired. However, it's now well known that Microsoft's been a bit more willing to play better with others, and that Guitar Hero III will feature a wireless guitar. Looking fairly spiffy, it'll apparently even feature removable faceplates for further customisation.
Still, a fairly innocuous update overall. However, the Major Nelson launch team also stated that they're gearing up for a more major update later this year as part of their biannual release schedule. Specific features weren't announced, but the last major updated delivered in May provided some fairly substantial functionality improvements including Instant Messaging support, improved achievement reporting, the Xbox LIVE Marketplace blade, and improved power management capabilities.
Assuming a six month window between releases, we may be able to expect the next major update sometime around November, only a few months away.
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