Yes, you are reading that right.  Starting tomorrow, April 22, RBN tracks will begin to make their way on to the PS3!

Here’s what you can look forward to tomorrow on the PS3 from the RBN (more to come, obviously, in the future):

• Flogging Molly – Drunken Lullabies (Live)
• Jonathan Coulton – Code Monkey
• The Shins – Australia
• The Slip – Even Rats
• Steve Vai – For the Love of God (Live)

According to @HMXHenry, these first tracks were selected based on sales numbers and forum feedback.  RBN songs will only be released on Thursdays (and starting in May, Tuesdays) due to the way the PSN operates.  Also, the weekly cap on RBN tracks is limited to 5 songs per week, every week, going forward.  Per @johntdrake, this may change in future, but 5 RBN tracks each week on the PSN is the standard.

To be 100% clear, this is what John said about the RBN differences between the Xbox 360 and PS3:

The reason that we can update in real-time on Xbox 360 is because Rock Band Network on Xbox 360 is built on the XNA infrastructure that allows users to submit their own content, with the sales and distribution of those tracks managed by the XNA backend. That infrastructure doesn’t exist on other platforms. We’re looking into ways to bring as much stuff over as possible, but there are practical realities that aren’t in our immediate control. We hope you understand.

OK, PS3 users, 5 a week going forward. That’s a start, right?

[Official announcement]

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