Even at $199, Rock Band: SE for 360 lands on Amazon's bestseller list

riiight...because EA is definitely NOT known for raping its' customers for DLC...

Oh, I completely agree umm...hello??, they certainly have a history or charging for shit that should be in the game, but one can hope...

Maybe Harmonix will have enough influence to have the DLC priced right. I mean, they game is already a reasonable price, $100 less than the expected $300.

Have you even seen the Rock Band hardware? The guitar alone is eons ahead of anything seen for the Guitar Hero series (including the Les Paul for GH3). This is really high quality stuff, and it's worth every penny to those who know Harmonix and their experience with rhythm games. If it's too pricey for you, then don't get it. Don't claim that something is wrong with people if they want to use their money to buy videogame hardware that's probably going to be a ton of fun to use.

And the $200 is still speculation at this point.

Hell Yes

I wish they just offered it GH style - game + guitar for $90, drums optional (for us loners who just want to play, you know, alone).

Pete, that'd be great, except apparently won't happen if the whole set indeed costs $200. After all, assuming they sold a drum version too for $90, you could then buy 2 complete games for $180, then only lack the mic (which should theoretically cost only $20-$30). If that happens, maybe I'll buy both of them and then sell the game itself for $40-$50 and get everything for what should be a more fair price.

RT-
Spend your money however you want. I own both GH1 and 2 for PS2 with 2 guitars (which, all combined, actually cost me well under $200) as well as Frequency and Amplitude (which I'd love to see a sequel to), so I'm quite familiar with Harmonix's work. I'm sure Rock Band will be fun, but I think $200 is too much for it. And while it may be speculation right now, the fact that so many people, such as yourself, have proudly proclaimed that it'll be well worth the money, I actually wouldn't be surprised if they decided to squeeze even a bit more money out of people.

-Jeff
http://alinktothefuture.com

You do realize you can buy the sequels separate from instruments? Even Rock Band I think will have a standalone version.

If you're getting Guitar Hero 3 as well, I'd probably recommend getting that stand alone (so you'll still have 1 guitar) and then, if you're willing to part with the cash, the Rock Band set. That way you'll have 2 guitars + the other Rock band stuff, which is all you need for a complete rock band.

-Jeff
http://alinktothefuture.com

I'm sure thats just placeholder cover art...all the games sites need something to put up for pre-orders.