Standalone GH3 guitars dated

By Tom Bramwell Published 26 November, 2007

Should be early 08 for all.

Activision has said that stocks of standalone wireless guitars for Guitar Hero III will be made available across the US in "early 2008".

Activision UK couldn't comment directly on when we would see those here, but the publisher's US and UK timetables are usually fairly similar.

At the moment, the only way to get one of the new wireless guitars for any format is to buy it as a bundle with the game - a bit like the situation frustrating US consumers of EA's new Rock Band competitor.

However, unlike Rock Band, Guitar Hero III certainly is compatible with past Xbox 360 and PS2 controllers for those versions.

Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii versions of GH3 are based on Gibson's Les Paul shape, while PS2 owners get to pick up the Gibson Kramer. They all have detachable faceplates too - a bit like mobile phone ones, except sort of defensible.

You can read more about why we like Guitar Hero III in our Guitar Hero III review. It's a bit stingy with Achievements, innit?

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Comments (14) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • BM #1 4 years ago

    Is is confirmed the wireless guitars will work with Rock Band?

    Might be worth getting in the interim...

  • Skooch #2 4 years ago

    Some of the stingiest achievements known to man. :(

  • Toothball #3 4 years ago

    I only just managed to get a solo GH2 guitar from Americanland. I'll get another set for Rock Band I guess.

  • optimusprym8 #4 4 years ago

    3 achievements for playing it with the standard controller, WTF?

  • Feanor #5 4 years ago

    I know someone who plays the whole game with the pad. They didn't want to pay extra for the bundle, so they just bought the game by itself.

  • optimusprym8 #6 4 years ago

    £50 for the game (in GAME anyway), £25 more for the controller included... fool!

    Hope they release British band DLC soon

  • boynash101 #7 4 years ago

    has anybody else had a problem with their new GH3 guitar? My green fret button doesnt always register its been pressed... or if I hold it down it flickers without a constant connection.

    I even unscrewed the whole guitar to see if there was a problem but to no avail. This is so fecking annoying especially on expert and many songs chug along on the green button. Any hints or news I haven't heard? GAME said they'd replace but takes me ages to get there. oh, and any news on faceplates for these babies?

  • J.C #8 4 years ago

    I know more than a few chords on a real guitar. and have recently cracked guns n roses, sweet child o mine! fuck GH3! get a real guitar and amp.

  • pigwhistler #9 4 years ago

    the very desire to play GnR "sweet child of mine" should ban you from ever picking up a real guitar.

  • FunkyRenegade #10 4 years ago

    @boynash101
    Mine was the same, I've read loads of stuff on the intarwebs about it, I took it back to GAME, they refused a refund but offered an exchange, I didn't want to swap it for another one that's probably going to be faulty too, so after a while of arguing over Statutory Rights he gave in and refunded me for store credit, I was going to buy GH III solus anyway, just using my old wired guitar with it :)

    @J.C
    I've played Guitar half my life, big fucking deal.
    I can also drive a car, does that mean driving games are stupid?
    I can shoot a gun too, does that mean FPS games suck?
    It's meant to be fun, not a guitar simulator.
    Edited by 1 at 26/11/07 @ 20:06

  • wayn3h #11 4 years ago

    Been playing this on the PC with my 360 Guitar and it works flawlessly. Which is nice.

  • smelly #12 4 years ago

    Still dont understand why the wii version is so expensive..

    (most the expensive gubbins is handled by wiimote - bluetooth, motion sensing, etc)

  • rudedudejude #13 4 years ago

    My guitar is ok :)

    The Wii version is cheaper than the ps3 etc, and you get more funtionality, and don't need to buy anymore batteries!

    Seen the faceplates on some american site, but they didn't look too good.

  • smelly #14 4 years ago

    >The Wii version is cheaper than the ps3 etc,

    by $10.

    It should be LOADS cheaper, as the guitar itself is really only just a shell - no real electrical gubbins needed.