Rock Band FAQ: Part 1

the $160 combo includes everything, guitar, mic, drums and game. Individual bundles will likely be prices very similar to GH2 or GH3.

no, the bundle for all 3 instruments and game is 170. but i heard the game + drums /or/ guitar was 140, and of course w/out mic

has to be a misprint or misinformation.

But the first bullet point says...

"No other hardware combinations have been announced yet beyond the standard (guitar, drum, mic) bundle."

If that's the case, then where did your game+guitar price come from?

there's no chance

home isn't even out yet, and xlive costs 50 bucks a year (which is worth it btw, $1 a week), and sony and msoft won't play nice together

doesn't bother me. I have plenty of friends on xbl who will be playing. I don't know anyone with a ps3..

TBH This question for me was more about Guitar Hero 3 (cause who has a ps3 anyway) but I figured if 1 is doing it the other will.

The reason it's a concern for me is that I know a bunch of people with a 360 who own GH2 and are gonna get GH3, but I'm gonna grab it on the Wii (since it's what I own) and not being able to multi play with my friends makes me a sad panda.

Here's my answers:
1) Doubtful, especially with a supposed USB plugged "dongle" announced to wirelessly connect with the peripherals. It'd be nice though.
2) I'm not certain a finalized list has been set; but here's what's been announced thus far by EA/Joystiq:
» 1960s
"Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones
» 1970s
"Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who
"Mississippi Queen" by Mountain (non-original recording)
"Suffragette City" by David Bowie
"Paranoid" by Black Sabbath (non-original recording)
"Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult
"Blitzkrieg Bop" by The Ramones
"Highway Star" by Deep Purple
» 1980s
"Tom Sawyer" by Rush (non-original recording)
"Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash
"Epic" by Faith No More
» 1990s
"Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters
"Enter Sandman" by Metallica
"In Bloom" by Nirvana
"Vasoline" by Stone Temple Pilots
"Say It Ain't So" by Weezer
"Cherub Rock" by Smashing Pumpkins
"Creep" by Radiohead
"Sabotage" by Beastie Boys
» 2000s
"Main Offender" by The Hives
"Go With the Flow" by Queens of the Stone Age
"Reptilia" by The Strokes
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet
"Here It Goes Again" by OK Go
"The Hand That Feeds" by Nine Inch Nails
3) Nothing Announced
4) Via online? Possibly, but again, nothing announced.
5) LOL...


I've noticed these days that if they don't announce or hint at any extra features in a game, it probably isn't in there.

4) head-to-head drumming is possible as IGN had a drum-off in one of their RB videos
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/817/817824p1.html

On the issue of pricing of downloads, check this out:

http://www.lagxbl.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11893

While I don't think it's absolutely definitive, I'm guessing we're going to see pricing similar to Guitar Hero 2 on the 360. Around $2 a song :-(

yes and yes. they are just gamepads in the shape of guitars.

Where was this confirmed? I was under the impression Activision/RedOctane were against third party controllers.

It's always been Harmonix's stance that other controllers are acceptable, but remember the controversy surrounding old third party GH1 controllers not working in GH2? Apparently that was Activision and/or RedOctane's doing.

no stand from what I've read, but they are cheap.

Let me just say that it is totally worth getting a mic stand so you can sing while you play. Playing an instrument and singing in this game is way more fun than I'd expected. :D It definitely helps to know the song you're singing really well, though.

/agrees. I'm getting gh3 first anyway, since i like its track list a lot more, but dlc is a huge promised part of rock band


guess we gotta wait for the replies to these q's...

Unlike Activision and Neversoft, EA/MTV have way more connections than you think, so if anyone can pull off weekly downloadable content, its those two.

1. DLC prices aren't set in stone yet, but GH3/RB competition should help a little.

2. No cowbell accessory, but the way the game registers microphone taps, you can buy your own cowbell for about $15 and play it into the mic. It's more fun that way.

Because it would be pointless to include an extra peripheral for one mediocre song just to appease some mediocre people expecting to live out an overused joke from a mediocre SNL sketch.

Hope that helps!

PS. Tapping the mic will mimic cowbell for that particular song.

Don't let Baby Sea Tuna's sarcasm get you down. He's just like you and me... He puts his pants on one leg at a time. Except, when his pants are on, he makes gold records!

Nope. PS2 guitars do not work with the PS3 at all. That's why GH2 doesn't work on the PS3.

#1. PS2 will NOT have downloadable content, which is one of the major attractions to this game (new songs added every week, from single to complete albums).

#2. The 360 is getting a packed-in USB hub. I can't see why the PS2 and maybe even PS3 (since the 40gigers only have 2 ports) wouldn't also get a free hub. Even if they don't you can find one for less than $10.

1. Yep, no new songs. Graphics will not be on par with ps3 or 360 version. No wireless 1st party guitar planned that ive heard of.

2. USB hub is only for 360 at this time. Ps3 40 gigs not being on the market yet, id doubt a pack in hub will be included in time for that. But it also lends a bit of speculation to ps3 rock band controllers using blu-tooth. hmmmmm. If so you only need 2 usb for the drum and the mic.

likewise ps2 will not feature a usb hub. why would it need one? Ps2 slim has 2 usb ports. one for the mic and the other for the drums. The guitars should plug in just like you ps2 guitars.

but again nothing is confirmed except that old guitars will work.

Nope that won't work. The 360's Xplorer for GH2 working on a PS3? Totally different input signals, sorry mate.

Totally different input signals? I thought USB was USB...

I meant the signal for each button is written in the proprietary code of each console. It's not like plugging in a mouse on a PC. I don't even think the PS3 can use Dualshock 2's due to their next-gen coding. Also, it makes more money for Sony on peripherals.

I have the exact same question. I have yet to see anyone give a straight answer.

I should have asked the reps when I went to the Rock Band Live Tour thingy but I was more interested in getting to try the game out than anything else.

Actually, let me expand on your question.

I already have *4* microphones. SingStar does not like the Karaoke Revolution microphones, and the reverse is also true. I do not want to buy yet another microphone to clutter up my house. Tell me at least one game's microphones will work with Rock Band. And if both types are compatible, all the better.

@32 Footsteps:
That's because the Singstar programmers are evil bastards who thought forcing us to buy yet another microphone was a good idea. Blargh.

I wanted to buy Singstar, but no more microphones!

Some of us don't want the entire bundle, just the things we don't have.

I already have a microphone -and- a guitar. I don't want one more of each!