 | Comment #1 by Fishy2606
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:06:52 PM
Finally! |
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 | Comment #2 by SteroidalEagle
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:07:06 PM
Good For England.
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 | Comment #3 by JonnyStrife182
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:07:21 PM
wooo, finally! we get a release date! |
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 | Comment #4 by capthowdy66
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:07:36 PM
cool:) doesnt say how much tho!! |
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 | Comment #5 by Sauro89
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:08:46 PM
And for Italy? :( |
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 | Comment #6 by Mark1412
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:13:20 PM
You don't want to know. £180 I've been told, I'll find the source. |
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| Comment #7 by Mark1412
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:17:38 PM
"Instead, you will have to fork out for an Instrument Edition at GBP 129.99 / EUR 169 - comprised of the drum kit, guitar and microphone - then buy the game separately for GBP 49.99 / EUR 69.99."
Eurogamer. |
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 | Comment #8 by DevilsKnight
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:20:59 PM
"Wireless guitars will be sold separately for GBP 59.99 / EUR 79.99, while the drum kit will be GBP 69.99 / EUR 89.99."
I, like most people who will be getting this game, already have a Guitar Hero controller which will work with Rock Band. So I will be getting the game for £49.99 (that will probably end up being £40) plus the drumkit for £70. |
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 | Comment #9 by jakeyelm
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:25:00 PM
finally me and my bro had rock band preordered since february as GAME told us it was coming out 14th March (just another lie they have told us) |
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 | Comment #10 by narcolepticshee
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:25:02 PM
Oh dear. That's very very expensive. Ah well, off to Uni to do music technology in September so maybe i can get my roomies to club together for it? haha
Peace |
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 | Comment #11 by Xanadu17
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:38:51 PM
Awesome. About time. Plus we get 'Hysteria' :) |
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 | Comment #12 by KlukKluk Tijgie
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:45:58 PM
And the rest of Europe can sink in the mud for another who knows how many months :'( |
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 | Comment #13 by hellview
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:46:13 PM
yeah a bit expensive but were used to it over here i guess.
would have been nice if we got some more extra songs. |
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 | Comment #14 by ezekiel 08
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:50:15 PM
And Australia? I assume that this means we get it too? Well not officially but retailers over here will import it. Almost everywhere now sells Dancing Stage Universe yet there was no 'Official' Release. When you boot that game up it even says "Only for sale in Europe"!
How about some games for us you greedy American corporations? And an unedited version of GTA IV!! That is CRAP we get a watered down version for twice the price. Pure stealing! Thanks to New Zealand though, we can import FULL R18+ game for even cheaper than we pay retail in Australia! |
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| Comment #15 by ezekiel 08
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:56:36 PM
We go to war for America and give you troops but you don't give us games? Ha, that says allot about your culture... |
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 | Comment #16 by The Pants Party
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 12:57:57 PM
ezekiel, I sincerely hope you're trying to make a joke...
But this is good news, now people will stop complaining every Monday when I announce the new Rock Band DLC for that week. :P |
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 | Comment #17 by Pinworm45
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 01:03:47 PM
That's awesome for you Brits but umm.. is Hysteria coming to the NA DLC? I LOVE that song > |
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 | Comment #18 by Xterm1n8or
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 01:11:08 PM
Harmonix already dug their own grave and now the price means that I definitely won't be buying this. It's a shame too because I really wanted this game, but I have principals. £170 is outrageous, especially with RB 2 on the way. |
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 | Comment #19 by steveo46
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 01:11:33 PM
180 QUID!!!!!!!
CHRIST!! |
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| Comment #20 by Manwell Pablo
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 01:27:10 PM
£180.00! No chance, you can by a Xbox console Arcade and COD 4 for less than that here! £100 I may have considered, £120 at an outside, but thats ridiculous!! Wasn't it $200 in the States? |
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| Comment #21 by Xterm1n8or
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 01:31:05 PM
Manwell apparently in the US it was the equivalent of about 85 pounds. 180 is laughable, what sane person will pay 180 quid for one game? |
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 | Comment #22 by shiningcheese
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 01:35:36 PM
180.00 EUR = 282.727 USD.....
180.00 GBP = 354.91 USD.....
Either way europe is getting screwed if thats true. With taxes I paid 163.97 USD...
Sorry guys, that is unbelieveable... I wouldn't pay that much... hell no. I would just buy the game by itself and go on ebay and buy the drums and mic separately from US retailers. The rock band guitar is a joke anyway. |
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 | Comment #23 by muters
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 01:38:43 PM
Absolutely ridiculous price, this takes 'taking the piss' to new heights. At a push, I might try to import the PS3 version for a sensible price, but this news has really soured my interest in the game altogether. |
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 | Comment #24 by CaptainKicker
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 01:48:59 PM
Seriously.. i will never buy from EA again! I've been waiting for Rock Band since the US realese, and today, when i saw the announcement, i jumped because i was so happy! And now... its only UK, Germany and France who gets the game..
No Rock Band for Denmark and a lot of other european countries! I just hate EA |
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 | Comment #25 by TheColdWolf
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 02:22:19 PM
More people online yea. |
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 | Comment #26 by quidyg
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 02:23:24 PM
they must be having a laugh. if i had £180 to fork out for a single game i would have alot more than my current gamerscore. i'd rather go to my local blockbusters and buy their whole xbox 360 pre-owned section. |
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 | Comment #27 by Ecstasy uK
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 02:28:53 PM
i am most certainly not paying that much! |
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 | Comment #28 by keshp
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 02:35:42 PM
Cant wait! Plus getting hysteria!!!!! |
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 | Comment #29 by JBURNICLE
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 02:55:28 PM
eh i might use shiningcheese's idea and do it that way.
i only want the drum kit i already have 2 guitars and well i wont use the mic anyway. |
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 | Comment #30 by PhoenixRising17
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 02:59:54 PM
Thank god!!!! Only need a boat to get to UK..... |
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 | Comment #31 by manieldoran
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 03:18:35 PM
Really making me consider getting a NTSC console and importing it all....price is ridiculous |
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 | Comment #32 by Shipley0110
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 03:21:22 PM
Think I'll just the drumkit, feel a bit of an idiot singing away on my own and if Guitar hero guitar works then no need for that. |
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 | Comment #33 by oneandonlytommo
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 03:32:30 PM
yay finalllly |
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 | Comment #34 by JohnFrantastic
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 04:04:37 PM
Finally. I want it more now. I have been voted singer and I wanted to be drummer :(. |
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 | Comment #35 by JohnnyRock84
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 04:21:13 PM
Go to Play.com as they are selling the instruments package for 100 quid and the game for 40, pretty reasonable. |
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| Comment #36 by CaptainKicker
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 04:38:25 PM
I Hate EA |
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 | Comment #37 by TomZero
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 05:16:42 PM
I wonder if they will release the extra tracks in the US. I really want to play Hysteria and Hier Kommt Alex. This sounds a little greedy since you have had to wait so long for it, but I'm rather jealous. |
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 | Comment #38 by JakK93
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 05:19:30 PM
hopefully you can buy the instruments separately. |
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 | Comment #39 by an1m051ty
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 05:43:09 PM
Three things:
1- Can't you just buy the EU game, than import the drumset and mic from the US? its not like they can region-encode controllers right?
2- I agree that that is a rediculous price, still...
3- Remember before they've said that they don't look at this as just another game, but a platform in and of itself, for distributing music. Would you play that much for a system? Its about the price of a PS3 right? Not that that excuses it, but I've spent around 200 on rock band and DLC already, it will probably be far more by the time they stop supporting the game and system. |
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| Comment #40 by JBURNICLE
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 06:26:38 PM
Hey guys thought i would tell you that play.com is selling all of the things for 99 quid not bad eh |
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| Comment #41 by JBURNICLE
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 06:30:07 PM
well apart from the game lol, only just noticed my bad well still £99 for the instruments is pretty good |
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| Comment #42 by muters
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 07:44:30 PM
It's not just that it's expensive that's the issue, it's that it's going to cost more than double what it cost in the US, despite it already being half a year old. Even with reasonable deals like play.com, it's still going to cost a lot more than what the US RRP was back in 2007.
Fair enough charging 180 pounds if that was a reflection of its production costs, but they've been selling it for months at less than half that. They could have made it region free and had it available at an international flat-rate, but they're charging PAL territories more simply because they can.
Imagine the uproar if one region got GTA4 for a standard price, and Rockstar decided to keep another region waiting half a year and exploit the anticipation by charging them double. |
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 | Comment #43 by SebastianSB
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 07:59:40 PM
NOW STOP MAKING NEW TOPICS ASKING WHEN IT WILL COME OUT!!!
Thanks you. |
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 | Comment #44 by kiwi18
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 09:41:22 PM
ha Sabastian i like your style. ha. but yeah its gonna be good to play with the kids i know in england |
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 | Comment #45 by Aefee
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 09:56:32 PM
Didnt the US get a "special edition" that included both the game and the instruments in the same box? Seems wierd that its coming in two boxes for us.
Both the game and the instruments are adding up to £140 on play.com. Still quite expensive but better than the £180 i first read. Ive been waiting aaaages for this though so il be suckered in whatever price :D |
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 | Comment #46 by Rubb3r Biscuit
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 10:29:31 PM
Im sorry but i was really looking forward to this game, but the price tag is completely and utterly digusting.
£180 for both game and the instrument. THATS $360!!!!!! for £20 more in the uk i can uy a new 360 FFS. Once again our country is having to pay ridiculous amounts above everyone else.for no fucking reason, that is why i wil not be buying this game
In America the pack is $140 on amazon WITH game that translates to £70. so where is the other £110 from hey. money robbing bastards |
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 | Comment #47 by Mythtakes
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 10:58:57 PM
And then they expect us to pay even more money for downloadable content... they can piss off. |
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| Comment #48 by ssj27
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 11:22:19 PM
GIVE THE U.S. HYSTERIA
i know its a bit greedy...but...i fucking love that song. T_T |
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 | Comment #49 by Minty
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 @ 11:25:28 PM
Sebastian- one more comment like that will be trouble..... |
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 | Comment #50 by Mortikie
Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 12:50:08 AM
Those songs better be released in a pack for everyone!
• Blur “Beetlebum” (English)
• Oasis “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star” (English)
• Muse “Hysteria” (English)
• Die Toten Hosen “Hier Kommt Alex” (German)
I want these songs!
Anyway, glad to see more people will be on. |
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 | Comment #51 by hoochie mama 88
Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 01:39:25 AM
I'm so happy we don't have to read about the people in the UK saying how badly they wish this game would come out over there. it's about time! |
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 | Comment #52 by Cobra 69 Venom
Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 03:52:01 AM
Now you just have Aussies like me complaining.
But if EA wants to rip us off, i doubt i will pay the ridiculous price for this game. |
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| Comment #53 by donkeydood15
Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 07:52:05 AM
I'm glad we finally got a release date, but alot of people won't be able to afford £180... >_> |
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 | Comment #54 by Asholay
Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 09:17:22 AM
It's not about being able to "afford" £180...
Paying the equivalent of $360 dollars for a game that's been out for months???
You've got to be joking right? Late April fool...?
EA can FOAD. |
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| Comment #55 by Manwell Pablo
Wednesday, April 09, 2008 @ 09:48:34 AM
Well £140 is a little better. Still very expensive. |
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