Rumor: MadCatz Rock Band controllers arriving soon

You're right. That doesn't seem expensive enough to be good.

Seriously.

(Yeah, I know what you meant, but I'm one of the few people who wish Rock Band had been more expensive and shipped with better instruments instead of the crap-tastic controllers $170 can buy).

Hey, someone who agrees with me! I was really excited when I first heard of Rock Band like a year ago, then I heard it was gonna be $170 for the full kit and was really disappointed... they couldn't possibly make good quality instruments for that cheap.

They're better than I expected actually. The thing I'm most disappointed with is the lack of hi-hat pedal. I had to mod the drums to keep them from falling to pieces too, but that was kinda fun actually, hehe. The Strat is OK... leaps and bounds ahead of anything else on the market (couldn't stand the stupid GH guitar), but still not quite there yet.

We just need one... one that works with all versions of all games on all systems. And doesn't break.

That is correct. Every ill-informed purchase I have ever made from this company ends up in the 'MadCatz graveyard' a month later.

I am willing to purchase premium controllers, but not from MadCatz.

I was hoping someone would state the obvious - MadCatz makes incredibly awful products.

Perhaps they're also compatible with GH4. Either that or it's just something loud to do while the game loads.

lawl

Same EXACT thing happened to me with 120 hours in that damn game. I still have no bought anything from that damn company since.

My two cents...

Guitar Hero - The game is definitely harder and I prefer more for its' challenge once you get to Expert and up. However i'm on my 3rd 360 guitar controller because they're pieces of awful crap. My first PS2 one from years ago is still rockin stronger than all the others... detachable neck is a huge mistake. Multiplayer is alright and very competitive. Not much for downloadable content though.

Rock Band - Definitely funner if you have the company to play multiplayer, and inspires more teamwork than competition between your friends. Sadly I can't stand the feel of the guitars, it doesn't feel like you're actually hitting any of the notes, but I can definitely say they're more durable. The drumset is alright but has its quirks. Tons and tons of downloadable content (too much infact)

So your choice: Solo difficult vs. Group cooperation.

RB has a store and more songs I think. Guitar Hero has song packs that they release. Seems to me that the RB store is the best system right now, and they show a bit more love for the consumer.

I would read the reviews to see which you like more. I like the last GH wireless guitar the most, and then RB has everything else. Yet GH4 looks like it will have some nicer drums. Of course, then there will be a RB2 to talk about as well.

Take a leap of faith.

Rock Band is getting The Pixies next week...Well that should just about make the decision a no-brainer.

Buy Rock Band for sure. Get the drums later if you want, but at least you have the option to play every song 4 ways. The DLC is plentiful and cheaper than GH, plus you don't have to buy 3 packs! Since you have a 360, you can use GH guitars too, so perhaps buying GH3 plus the RB disc would be good?

JJ, that wont work. Activision wont let Hrmonix release the patch to make the GH3 controller compatible.

He'd have to get GH2 - the explorer is cross compatible with both games. GH2 is a better (than GH3) game anyway.

@tcc3: That's not true. The GH3 guitars work fine on the 360. The Activision/Harmonix patch flap was on the PS3 only. If I remember right, it's because they forgot to include compatibility on the disc on the PS3 version, but did on the 360.

We (my band, that is) use the wireless Les Paul with Rock Band all the time.

For what it's worth Korova, I've got both. I played GH3 for about two weeks. I still play Rock Band, and I got it the week it was released. Keep in mind that it's _much_ better with friends...and if you do that you'll need an extra guitar.

Be patient. A third party peripheral, especially one this expensive, will not be able to maintain such a high price even if it sells well. When I worked at an EB we consistently witnessed price drops on all kinds of third party accessories (until they were pennied out at which point they were either shipped back to our warehouse, tossed in the trash or whisked away to eBayville).