Rock Band

[Peachy Keen]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

Hmmmm the $169 version does NOT come with all 4 peripherals -- it comes with a guitar, a drum set, and a mic. I'd have to get one extra ps3 guitar for bass guitar. Blech! That's a lot of money, but it'd be great at parties.

Problem is, (for PS3, I hear this is NOT the case on Xbox) that the guitar from GH will not work on RB, and they do not sell just the guitar. Boo!
Means you have to either, invite friends with a guitar who also have RB, OR, buy another whole set just for the guitar. Kinda sucks doesn't it.
Hopefully the publisher who's name escapes me at the moment (I think Activision) will get their head out of their ass sooner rather than later.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Rock Band is developed by a company called Harmonix, which developed Guitar Hero 1 & 2. Activision bought the company Red Octane which developed the Hardware for Guitar Hero, and MTV bought Harmonix. So they no longer work together and Harmonix did not develop Guitar Hero 3.

At this point, both sides are kinda pointing fingers at each other as to whose fault it is that the Les Paul PS3 controller doesn't work, but Harmonix has developed a patch that would fix it, but Activision is blocking the release of the patch. ( wiki info )

Full Disclosure: I'm a little quick to defend Harmonix as my college roommate is a developer there.

[katiesue]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Full Disclosure: I'm a little quick to defend Harmonix as my college roommate is a developer there.

I'd defend Activision but I used to work there

[Capt Jack]

wow. it'd almost be cheaper to take up really playing the instrument, wouldnt it

(dont mind me. guitars I have, but at guitar hero, I stink on ice)

[Peachy Keen]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Rock Band is developed by a company called Harmonix, which developed Guitar Hero 1 & 2. Activision bought the company Red Octane which developed the Hardware for Guitar Hero, and MTV bought Harmonix. So they no longer work together and Harmonix did not develop Guitar Hero 3.

Both of which where blatantly stolen from Konami's Guitar Freak. I have been familiar with Red Octane long before the big GH craze. They were an online retailer who sold Dance Dance Revolution games and 3rd party dance mats. They also published In the Groove, a ripoff of DDR. Red Octane are pretty much thieves.
But anyway...
PS, I'd defend Harmonix too, Activision should make a guitar you can buy separately or stfu. just sayin'

[Kevy Baby]

I would defend either Activision or Harmonix if I cared.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I would defend either Activision or Harmonix if I cared.

So why did you post?

[Nephythys]

I want it- gonna have to look hard though. You can find it for PS3 just about anywhere- but not XBox and that is what we want it for.

hmmmm..bonus coming up, tax refund, trip to Disneyland and maybe some new high tech toys?

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by Peachy Keen

Hopefully the publisher who's name escapes me at the moment (I think Activision) will get their head out of their ass sooner rather than later.

Yup. And I am not buying EITHER till this issue is resolved.

F**k both of em. Seriously.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Honestly, I'm not really sure what Harmonix has done wrong. They developed to an open standard. Every other guitar on the market works. Sounds like Activision's problem to me.