Back when Rock Band was announced by Harmonix, the next logical question was whether or not the Guitar Hero franchise was going to follow suit and become the follower instead of the innovator. Well, sometime has passed and it the mighty Guitar Hero is indeed going to be going down the same path as Rock Band and not only is that a confirmed fact, a pic of the drum kit has come from Game Informer.

What looks like the only difference is the positioning of the drum heads and the inclusion of what looks like something for a symbol and high hat. Is more complexity really what anyone wants? Other than that, here’s what everyone should be thinking. Is this going to work with Rock Band and vice versa? Of course, it’s a good bet it won’t.

[Via Joystiq]

-William “thewilleffect” Bell-