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Following Friday's announcement of new pricing for Rock Band instruments in Europe, EA has confirmed to Eurogamer that the prices apply to the original Rock Band 1 instruments only.
"We're introducing new, low price points for the original Rock Band hardware to make starting a band more affordable than ever," said the publisher in a statement.
There are plans to release the improved Rock Band 2 instruments in Europe, but they're not confirmed yet, and neither is the price. "We're also working on getting Rock Band 2 hardware to Europe and we hope to have more news soon," to quote the release.
The new, lower pricing for Rock Band instruments will come into effect alongside the March and April release dates for the PS2, PS3 and Wii versions of Rock Band 2.
Standalone drums will cost GBP 49.99, guitars GBP 39.99 and a full "instrument edition" set will set you back GBP 89.99. There will be official bundles of the hardware with Rock Band 2, too - these come in at GBP 119.99 for PS3 and Xbox 360 and GBP 109.99 for PS2 and Wii.
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For crying out loud, they're utterly useless! I've been waiting to buy the RB2 drums since November (their original press release announcing the release of RB2 on Xbox said that they'd be out in December!).
Anyone who wanted cheap RB1 instruments had the opportunity to buy them when Zavvi was clearing out, there is little demand for the shoddy old instruments, people want the refined ones! |
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Der_tolle_Emil
02/03/09 @ 13:07
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I suspected that they want to get rid of all the stock before releasing the new instruments (the timeframe between RB1 and RB2 has been way too short due to all the delays).
Hopefully we will indeed see the new instruments soon because I sold my old ones before RB2 was released to get the RB2 instruments. Obviously that was a big mistake since I don't have instruments at the moment and getting the RB1 ones seems a bit pointless. |
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Derblington
02/03/09 @ 13:10
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I'm tempted to import them from the States. It works out at about £200 for the full band set, inc delivery.
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arse biscuits!!
EA finally ave a game everyone wants to play, are they are trying there very best to kill it through bad deals and shoddy release schedules. Making us wait over 8 months for rock band pissed off a lot of people, making it temporarily 360 exclusive annoyed half of the remaining people. Now hanind us the hardware scraps could kill EA, MTV and Harmonix reputations inrepairibly. |
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Doctor_What
02/03/09 @ 13:24
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Bloody idiots.
'We're also working on getting Rock Band 2 hardware to Europe' How about trying shipping them here? Sony said ages ago that hardware wasn't region locked, so any delay is purely voluntary on the part of EA. I'm seriously pissed off with EA's attitude to Europe in regards to RB. I feel sure that we're just the dumping ground for equipment that they can't shift in the US any more. |
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"There are plans to release the improved Rock Band 2 instruments in Europe, but they're not confirmed yet"
"There will be official bundles of the hardware with Rock Band 2, too - these come in at GBP 119.99 for PS3 and Xbox 360 and GBP 109.99 for PS2 and Wii" These two statements seem to imply that the RB1 instruments will be bundled with RB2 games - surely this isn't correct? As a customer, I would expect an official bundle to come with the matching instruments and game...... |
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Pinewood_Groves
02/03/09 @ 14:02
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Absolute cocksuckers.
I gave up on my RB1 drums today after breaking three pedals - the third one breaking with ONE press. Bastards. |
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Ignatius_Cheese
02/03/09 @ 14:15
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BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Can it be that difficult to provide a product to a considerably worthy market in terms of financial gain, especially when they are fully aware of the demand for the revised products...? Anyone thinking of picking up these instruments at a reduced price should seriously think again before handing over your hard-earned cash for second rate equipment. After bailing out the US gamers for faulty equipment, you would think that they would have thought twice about releasing identical (faulty) equipment on a region that had to wait months to get their hands on them in the first place but noooooooooo... Idiots. |
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Unbelievable.
Totally UNBELIEVABLE!!! You have truly killed the Rock Band brand, no wonder Guitar Hero is killing you in Europe. I have waited since Sept 08, (7 months) to get the RB2 kit, i have money sat waiting, i will not be buying the RB1 kit even if it was £1. However you are EA/HMX/MTV, YOU ARE IDIOTS! When you have gone without something for so long you start to wonder if you even need it any more!!!!
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Ignatius_Cheese
02/03/09 @ 14:21
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@ Hamflank - Guitar wise? Most will say GH guitars are far superior (and I would agree); Drum kit wise? It's debatable but generally understood that the RB2 kit is a better prospect than the GH:WT one.
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I'd say the RB2 drum set is superior to the GH:WT one, if only because much like the breaking drum pedal of the RB1 drums, GH:WT has an issue with the cymbals breaking. I actually quite like the RB2 guitar too, which I own alongside a GH3 Les Paul for the PS3, oh joys of living in the USA! I played the RB1 guitar at a friends house and didn't like it, the RB2 one is definitely improved.
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schoozzzmmii
02/03/09 @ 19:00
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This is an absolute joke. But it was reported a while ago that we should be getting the GHWT drum kit stand alone soon so i'll be buying that. Sure the RB2 drum kit might be a bit better but i'm actually going to cut off my nose to spite me face in this case coz I'm not putting any more money towards Rock Band, they've treated Europe with such contempt.
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andywilkie35
03/03/09 @ 10:44
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I want to get the RB2 drum kit to replace my RB one but as many of you have said, they're taking the piss. If the GHWT drum kit comes out as standalone first then I'm getting that instead
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