Sexy shots of Xbox 360 Rock Band USB hub

Four slot dongle love.

Wires? Wires? Are you kidding me?

You guys cried because the PS3 GH would have an RF dongle that had a 3 inch wire from the USB port, and now the XBOX has this USB hub but that's "sexy".

$200? The price of Rock Band has been confirmed to be $169.

http://www.rockbandstore.com/detail.php?p=45250

The game isn't a "$200 Box" the game is $169.99, The writer couldn't even get this well known fact about the game correct. Simple oversight or Guitar Hero Fanboy...You decide.

I wish it was black instead of clear. Am I just being picky?

Joystiq...this is one of the major game releases this fall, is it too hard to keep track of its MSRP?

The Special Edition bundle is releasing at $169.99 for the PS3 and 360.

I'm definitely hooking this up to my computer and using the drum kit as a controller for a sampled drum machine.

powered? That's pretty weak. You know, if they made a wireless reciever and had all the instruments be wireless then they would only need one thing to be plugged in, even though that would probably break the bank. Or even better they were going to go wireless they might as well go the extra mile and get the Ms certified wireless contollers and not have any USB recievr at all.

I imagine that if you're only using one or two controllers you don't need to have this plugged in, since you've got enough USB ports for that particular run. Since I plan to drumsolo most of my career away, this isn't a huge deal. I could also get a less conspicuous 4-port hub and put this to use elsewhere.

(Yes, I know the 360 has 3 USB ports. I sort of ignore the awkward one on the back.)

Bus powered USB hubs can only deliver 500mA max to all of the ports on the hub. Therefore all of the devices plugged into the hub must be low powered devices, which is specified by the USB spec to be under 100mA.

If a hub is self powered (powered by a wall outlet), it can supply the full USB power spec to all the ports.

Most hubs can work in both bus powered and self powered modes. Simply unplug the device from the wall, and it is in self powered mode.

It is possible that one of the 4 rock band accessories requires more than 100mA. If it is only one of the accessories, you could probably plug that device into the 360 itself and plug the other 3 into the hub, and leave the power brick unplugged from the hub.

For that matter, it is possible that none of the devices is over 100mA, and that they will all work with an unpowered hub. But an unpowered hub wouldn't charge a controller, therefore it is best to include a powered hub in the package instead of fielding questions about why controllers won't charge in the hub.

This is all about USB specs.

My 360 can already handle all 4 devices since I have 2 ports on my 360, and 2 on my HD-DVD drive. :)

It's sad to say, but its going to be hell for me to find a plugin by my computer/360 that I could actually use to power all devices.

unless you're playing the whole 4 player setup, or if you're using the wireless adapter you'll only need theis when its 4 player time, and i can imagine that you could easily get away without the power cord plugged in the hub if you just plug the drums in the back of the system, the 2 guitars in the hub and the mic in the other front usb on the 360

that is the dumbest friggin thing I have EVER seen for the 360.

EA FTL

Will the new Les Paul Wireless guitar that came with Guitar Hero 3 work on the Rock Band game??

Personally, I was hoping they would some style to it and make look a mini amp. Also that cord looks really short, wouldn't it make more sense to make it long so that it can sit in front of all the players (so everyone is equal distance from the hub)?

When I saw this, I immediately changed my reservation to the PS3 version. Not to mention - I only have the 20 Gig 360 HD. Wireless guitar, no USB hub + more HD space for song downloads. It just made more sense.