Comments on: Rock Band – Australian pricing official – confirmation of SKY-high $520

By: Darth Guybrush

Darth Guybrush — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:06:54 +0000

Bend over! An interesting and yet accurate analogy! Bend over Australia. Problem is some Aussies will. I will not. I have the music rhythm talent of a gnat caught between the testicles of a cane toad being swallowed by a venus fly trap about to be flattened by an 18-wheel semi.

By: xboxoz360

xboxoz360 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:52:29 +0000

@ Mayaa

The release date is penned in for Oct 9th I believe for Rock Band (one) here (incl NZ), yet on Oct 17th, Rock Band II is released in Nth America. Rock Band II won’t arrive here for at least another 10 months which is bloody stupid, seeing that they have already established a system for getting the game here, and it would take far less time to localize it (RBII) than it has taken them to do the current one.

The things, many retailers might well not even carry the stock, (see link in article) as due to poor sales and floor costs, the offset might not warrant them getting it or RBII in at all. Now that there’s a price point set by E which has been confirmed at $520 for the whole ball-and-dice, it will be interesting to see which stores do carry it.

I know for a fact that EB’s don’t have it, and it’s marked on their system at an “unknown” figure. So there’s basically no confirmation they will have it – or not. My advice would be, if you really want it, then get it off eBay or import it from Overseas (the kit) or, get the 3rd party drum kit which is much better from RBII when it ships states side and you’ll get a better kit.

By: Mayaa

Mayaa — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:38:34 +0000

Not only will we Aussies have to pay a higher price for the game (hopefully not $520), it will probably also be released here up to six months later than everywhere else…

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:13:18 +0000

Wow and I thought we were getting ripped off in the UK for the game. Well not the game so much as that didn’t come with the £120 bundle for some reason. But £160 is extortionate for a game and a few badly made peripherals. Which they have now remade so that if you want a half decent experience you have to fork out a further £160 for proper instruments assuming that they price them the same. Which they probably won’t because “for better quality we’ll have to pay even more. Bend over, here it comes.”