Guitar Hero III PC/Mac hybrid done, shipping out Dec. 10
by Christopher Grant 
{ Nov 28th 2007 at 2:44PM }
The $80 PC/Mac hybrid disc (that's called a twofer where we're from) is bundled with the USB-based X-plorer guitar and will even include cross-platform multiplayer between the two at times warring platforms. Now how about a showdown between John Hodgman and Justin Long?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
RudyHuxtable @ Nov 28th 2007 2:51PM
That would make for a funny Mac commercial, yea lol
gonk @ Nov 28th 2007 2:53PM
yay kwanzaa
RudyHuxtable @ Nov 28th 2007 2:54PM
Props for randomness.
DantE @ Nov 28th 2007 2:55PM
great news =)
The True Gamer @ Nov 28th 2007 3:00PM
Why would anyone want to play this on there dinky little PC monitor?
ShortFuse @ Nov 28th 2007 3:05PM
Yes, I don't mind playing on my dinky 42" LCD monitor. (Good ol' Westinghouse)
But I'd put this on my laptop and play with headphones and keyboard, sure it's not the same, but DDR is still fun with arrow keys.
SJ @ Nov 28th 2007 4:35PM
Dumb question. First of all, computer gamers usually always have monitors with high resolutions, so HD is not even an issue. 21/22" monitors are common, and gamers usually have a great sound setup on their computers too. And headphones work great too (better than TV speakers).
My only issue is with the fact that they are including the old X-plorer guitar (which btw can already be connected to a PC for Frets on Fire, etc.)...I hate the look of that guitar.
Tim @ Nov 28th 2007 4:56PM
Oooh... I'm gonna get a laptop and become a Guitar Hero street performer
Jeff @ Nov 28th 2007 5:01PM
Same. My surround setting setup is begging to play this game, but I refuse to buy it bundled with the xplorer. I'll wait til someone finds a way to get another guitar to work and it's sold as a standalone.
B1gC72 @ Nov 28th 2007 8:04PM
lol at Tim. thats actually not a bad idea!
Catdogburger @ Nov 28th 2007 9:53PM
@ jeff
I told you last time that the PS3 guitar works for it, and it will be available to buy separately later on this year.
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/26/guitar-hero-iiis-wireless-gibson-available-solo-in-early-2008/
so read up my comment about how to get the ps3 guitar to work. Also i think ANY X360 guitar works as well, and so does the wii guitar if you know how to configure GlovePIE apparently.
so any USB guitar would work.
Rollins @ Nov 28th 2007 3:00PM
What's it matter? Aspyr's Mac ports are generally useless (read: slideshows) on all but the most powerful (and expensive) Macs anyways.
James @ Nov 28th 2007 3:02PM
I'm actually excited for this. This will raise the possibility of "modified" track listings. I wanna be able to do an entire Clapton concert.
dsub @ Nov 28th 2007 3:29PM
agreed. It's only a matter of time before I can download any mp3 I want and play it in GHIII.
DemonGSides @ Nov 28th 2007 3:51PM
Not to mention, you know.
Frets on Fire.
Quaddw @ Nov 28th 2007 3:07PM
Cant find xbox 360 version everyone sold out O.O
dsub @ Nov 28th 2007 3:28PM
Yea, I don't get what's up with that. At the gamestop I work at they continue to send us endless amounts of the game for PS3 and PS2, but we've been out of it for Wii360 for weeks now. It makes no sense.
ThornedVenom @ Nov 28th 2007 3:32PM
Haha, Sony should advertise this as their selling point.
"The Wii is to be found nowhere on shelves, and the 360's games are nowhere to be found! So get your PS3 now, where everything is available now!"
gonk @ Nov 28th 2007 5:08PM
...except for more than 3 games to play
DantE @ Nov 28th 2007 3:08PM
lol i work with an 21" iiyama vision master, little pc monitor pff ... and on top of it it's hd ready since 1995 :P
dsub @ Nov 28th 2007 3:26PM
The first kid I see at the local coffee shop sitting in a chair playing Guitar Hero on his Macbook is getting punched.
DemonGSides @ Nov 28th 2007 3:51PM
And then steal both laptop and GH
pangit @ Nov 28th 2007 3:30PM
since its a pc/mac disk im guessing there is only one kind of guitar and ruling out the possibility of a bluetooth guitar for the mac :(
Slaziman @ Nov 28th 2007 3:30PM
X-plorer? You mean they don't give Les Pauls with the PC version? The X-plorer is FUGLY!! Damn!
tony @ Nov 28th 2007 3:32PM
who wants to see gates and jobs have a two player face-off? that would be gold...
jobs: "bill, you're stealing from me..."
gates: "it's like we have this rich neighbour, steve..."
Pirates of Silicon Valley, anyone?
WiNG @ Nov 28th 2007 3:32PM
PC GH players > console players.
Reason?
Keyboard + mouse.
lulz
ThornedVenom @ Nov 28th 2007 3:32PM
Moar graphix 2.
ThornedVenom @ Nov 28th 2007 3:34PM
Both Mac and PC are getting videogame love?
This is the way it should be. Now, where's my Linux version?
Arkanoid0 @ Dec 22nd 2007 5:42PM
its called wine emulator buddy.
Residentevil72501 @ Nov 28th 2007 3:43PM
Im trying really hard to care about this, i really am, but its just not working! I think playign GH3 on the WII in mono sounds way cooler than this....
Residentevil72501 @ Nov 28th 2007 3:45PM
And I feel really sorry for anyone who doesnt have a huge ass computer monitor, cuz they rock and everyone needs one :) And HD ftw
Deuz Augustine @ Nov 28th 2007 3:52PM
Isn't it the case that this won't work on Macs with integrated graphics?
Meaning the MacBook?
Meaning the Mac almost everyone, including myself, owns?
WiNG @ Nov 28th 2007 4:02PM
Mac + games = fail?
Deuz Augustine @ Nov 28th 2007 4:03PM
I don't have any interest in playing games on the Mac really, but I wouldn't mind getting GH for it, and the fact that it doesn't work on the most popular Mac seems absurd.
Slaziman @ Nov 28th 2007 4:11PM
The fact that there are still machines with integrated graphics in 2007 is even more absurd.
Donald @ Nov 28th 2007 4:25PM
Wait until January, there should be an update to the MacBooks so that they fail less.
Along with a Yellow Submarine Beatles-themed iPod
bobartig @ Nov 28th 2007 4:48PM
Mac Minis and MacBooks use integrated chips.
iMacs, MBPros and Mac Pros all have dedicated graphics. Apple only started using integrated graphics with the intel move because it's cheap and efficient, and 'good enough' for most applications, just not gaming. That, and I don't think they had any decent integrated options on their PPC architectures.
And whereas I agree that its sad that there are so many integrated graphics solutions out there, what most people don't realize is that Intel ships more GPU's than ANYONE, and they're all integrated. Yes, I meant GPUs. Although nVidia is catching up with their low-end integrated solutions. It just means that there are lots and lots of cruddy GPUs out there.
Deuz Augustine @ Nov 28th 2007 4:12PM
Slaziman, I don't mind them. Less energy consumption considering I'd almost never find use for a dedicated graphics card.
The fact that they are still selling MacBooks without DVD burners is what's ridiculous.
navstar @ Nov 30th 2007 12:24PM
Geetaur Hero is sort of a party game. I can't see a bunch of friends huddled over my dinky 24" monitor while my fat ass sits in a broken down Aeron chair.
Slaziman @ Nov 28th 2007 5:23PM
well most new TV's have a VGA entrance, and most new graphic cards have TV-out... so if you've got either, it's just a matter of connecting them.
F-Forward @ Nov 28th 2007 4:47PM
It's worth mentioning that GHIII for PC almost has as steep system requirements as games like Crysis:
Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
* CPU Processor: Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) 2.8GHZ or AMD Athlon 64 3500+
* Memory: XP - 1 GB RAM, Vista – 2GB RAM
* Hard Disk Space: 5.1 GB + 1GB Swap File
* Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
* Video Card: 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required – 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 128 MB Video Memory
* Video Card (ATI): Radeon X800
* Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 7600
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
* Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHZ or AMD Athlon Dual Core 4400+
* 256 MB 3D Hardware Accelerator Card
* Video Card (ATI): Radeon HD 2600
* Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 8800 GT
* 2 GB RAM
wow...
ThornedVenom @ Nov 28th 2007 4:52PM
It really makes me wonder what the fuck they need all of that power for.
megaStryke @ Nov 28th 2007 4:53PM
That's easy. How else will you be able to crank up to 11?
ShortFuse @ Nov 28th 2007 4:54PM
My setup
CPU: Check (AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+)
RAM: Check (4GB)
VRAM: Check (512MB)
Video Card: Fail (GeForce 8500 GT)
I don't even meet the recommended requirements.
::cries::
But at least I can run Crysis.
CPU: Core 2 Duo/Athlon X2 or better
RAM: 1.5GB
Video Card: NVIDIA 7800 Series, ATI Radeon 1800 Series or better
VRAM: 512MB of Graphics Memory
Storage: 12GB
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
ODD: DVD-ROM
OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
DirectX: DX9.0c or DX10
Pfft! Crysis is the old benchmark. Guitar Hero III is where it's at.
Jeff @ Nov 28th 2007 5:05PM
Because Aspyr sucks at optimizing.
And it should be less than any other bundle. $10 off for getting the shitty xplorer, same deal everyone else gets, and $10 off for PC never receiving a next-gen tax.
It's the same exact controller as the xbox version, so yes, it will work with the 360, and vice versa. Only selling the PC version in bundles is garbage, as it kills people who have the 360 guitar and just want to get a version for laptop or PC.
Slaziman @ Nov 28th 2007 5:25PM
GeForce 8800GT? WHAT? Just for this trashy game? Wow...
megaStryke @ Nov 28th 2007 4:52PM
Am I the only one noticing that this bundle is a full $20 less than the 360/PS3 bundles and $10 less than the Wii/PS2 bundles?
greatslack @ Nov 28th 2007 4:56PM
Since it's USB, will it work with the console versions? It'd be nice to have a guitar to take over to a friend's house and know it'll work whether he has a ps2, xbox360, wii, etc.
Jeff @ Nov 28th 2007 5:07PM
And I should mention that refuse are finding the game stuttering and overall performing poorly on PC-- again, due to Aspyr sucking at optimizing.
I mean, I'm sure I'll be able to trick the bastard into running fine, but it pisses me off that things can't ship right.
Slaziman @ Nov 28th 2007 5:22PM
Fuck this shit, I'm going to pirate this game and buy 2 360 Les Pauls (they should work right)? Why the hell do they give you that fugly X-plorer?