WrestleManiac Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 [QUOTE]I have just read on Kotaku the pricing/bundle structure for Rock Band in the UK and Europe. "The game won't come in a single bundle. Instead, there's two products available at lauch. One is called the "Instrument Edition", which costs £130/€170. It comes with a guitar, drums, and mic. That's it. No game. No, if you want the game as well, it'll cost you another £50/€70. That brings the cost of the game and three instruments to £180"[/QUOTE] Quote taken from EA forum. Saw the same news on Gamespot. £180 for a game! It's a disgrace. Would you pay it? It's funny... on the EA forum people are registering simply just to voice their displeasure. I'm already boycotting EA sports, I don't want to boycot all of EA (or I'll miss out on Mass Effect 2). Anybody here flush enough to splash the cash on a single game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarity Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 [QUOTE=WrestleManiac;403122]Quote taken from EA forum. Saw the same news on Gamespot. £180 for a game! It's a disgrace. Would you pay it? It's funny... on the EA forum people are registering simply just to voice their displeasure. I'm already boycotting EA sports, I don't want to boycot all of EA (or I'll miss out on Mass Effect 2). Anybody here flush enough to splash the cash on a single game?[/QUOTE]Im confused.. Surely by using the word [B][U]Edition[/U][/B], it implies that the game is included?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarity Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 [B]Rock Band: Band In A Box (Instruments Edition)[/B] [I]Includes microphone, drums and guitar[/I] £99.99 Free Delivery [B] Rock Band Standalone Drum Kit[/B] £69.99 Free Delivery [B]Rock Band (Solus)[/B] £39.99 Free Delivery Cant you use the GH controllers?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathen4 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Yes for the 360 the guitar hero controllers work :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebsplex Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 For that price, buy a real electric guitar... Hopefully the sales will tank, otherwise I'd hate to see other games take this route and see prices creeping towards that of the console itself. As for EA, I've been boycotting them for a good couple of years now, mainly due to their attitude towards supporting their games after they've been released or more accurately, the lack thereof, Westwood Studios, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alden Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 i might be wrong but that sounds like what we pay in the states. I think it is around 200 for the game and instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrestleManiac Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 [QUOTE=alden;403231]i might be wrong but that sounds like what we pay in the states. I think it is around 200 for the game and instruments.[/QUOTE] Taking in to account the exchange rate £200 is about US$355. Would you pay it now? Imagine that you did and [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EUlSsyOgDc&NR=1"]this[/URL] happened... how pissed would you be? Latest is... play.com are selling the instruments for £99.99 and the game for £39.99... that's still $275. And Clarity, play.com confirm that the instrument pack has no game! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarity Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I guess then, its a game to buy between a group of friends.. That way it dips to about £65 each between 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.danger.zone Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 [QUOTE=alden;403231]i might be wrong but that sounds like what we pay in the states. I think it is around 200 for the game and instruments.[/QUOTE] The game with drums guitar and microphone is $180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.danger.zone Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 [QUOTE=WrestleManiac;403238]Taking in to account the exchange rate £200 is about US$355. Would you pay it now? Imagine that you did and [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EUlSsyOgDc&NR=1"]this[/URL] happened... how pissed would you be? Latest is... play.com are selling the instruments for £99.99 and the game for £39.99... that's still $275. And Clarity, play.com confirm that the instrument pack has no game! :([/QUOTE] Did you notice where it says "EA REPLACED IT FOR FREE" Yea Didnt think you would mention that. I had a problem with the guitar on mine and no questions asked they sent me a new one. End of story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Gadzinski Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 yeah I just did the conversion and 180 euros is about 285 something dollars US. And that is almost double what I payed for the game .. I payed $170 as that's what it is here in the US for the entire Bundle(drums, Mic, Guitar, Game). I don't see anyone spending that much on a game. It is a really fun game though. But nearly $300 is just ridiculus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriswok Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Well, we were all told by the EA rep at work that it would be coming out at £150, all the instruments and the game. It's also localized to what region its selling in. So America has alot more American rock on it, while the UK version has more UK bands (Muse, Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, etc). It will sell out when its released though, so its best to pre-order it - learn from our American Cousins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrestleManiac Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 [QUOTE=the.danger.zone;403559]Did you notice where it says "EA REPLACED IT FOR FREE" Yea Didnt think you would mention that. I had a problem with the guitar on mine and no questions asked they sent me a new one. End of story.[/QUOTE] At the price they're asking I shouldn't expect the damn thing to break within days of buying it... or expect to have to wait 3-4 weeks for them to send it to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.danger.zone Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 [QUOTE=WrestleManiac;404002]At the price they're asking I shouldn't expect the damn thing to break within days of buying it... or expect to have to wait 3-4 weeks for them to send it to me.[/QUOTE] You have to realize thats what warranties are for. When things are mass produced you somes times have faulty ones. Its just the way things are. The wait would piss me off for sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swanton825 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 There's a website called Score Hero, my bro has found plenty of fixes for the problems on the instruments there and they work great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonfun Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I have got a order with Play.com for £132 for the game and all the instruments. I think that is a ok price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew2436 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Ridiculous...That ammount of money for a terrible game and poxy toy instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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