It's Rock Band 2's wireless drums and guitar peripherals all boxed up

So is "September 14" part of it news, I knew Sept but this is the first time I've heard of a day? Or is that just a filler date that Amazon added? Whatever, I'm psyched for this game.

So...do they just keep raising the prices of these things because they know that people will pay? How much is too much? I'm going to say $70 and $90 respectively.

I think we've heard that the RB1 instruments are forwards compatible with RB2, but is the converse true?

I think we've heard that the RB1 instruments are forwards compatible with RB2, but is the converse true?
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Why would you even want wireless drums...it's bad enough to keep the guitar charged.

I'm going to laugh at the European prices when they arrive, it's that or cry.

Take it away, Benjamin Orr!

"It tricks me into thinking. / I can't believe my eyes. / I wait for it forever, / but it never does arrive. / It's all boxed up! / It's all boxed up! / IT'S ALL BOXED UP!"

"Rock Band Brothers"... do they mean Guitar Hero World Tour or RB1?

Oh God, this means when it finally comes out in the UK we will be paying about £200 ($400) for the entire thing??

thats great and all but why can't I buy 1 set of instrument for both rock band and guitar hero so I don't have to have a closet full of fake instruments that only work on one game.

RB has not even been out for a year.
People bash on GH world tour because they don't wanna buy another set of plastic instruments.
And here is EA trying to get you to forget about your previous purchase of 169.99 less than a year later with a game that is inferrior with cheep instruments not to mention all the DLC you may have bought that will be totally worthless in this rushed sequal.
Not saying Activision hasn't done some weak shit too like full price for an expansion on a game that only has 41 songs but this is out there even more.
There is no excitement about this from me at all.
The time of music games is almost all used up.

Will people who have RB1 really be buying the peripherals for RB2? I know I won't bother, I mean wireless is nice but surely not essential, especially woth drums.

@pds319

After reading that information despite my hatred of IGN, I feel that news actually makes the situation worse and not better.
For that content to work, would have to mean one of two things.
A) A massive update would need to be made to ALL of RB's DLC.
Or
B) There is absolutley no change in the game play from RB1 to RB2.

B is the exact kind of bull shit EA haters bitch about from that companies games esp. Madden, yet the RB fanboys seem all to eager to overlook this when it involves this overly priced, imaginary plastic playland.

Its not really that either, as an expert GH3 player I really dislike RB and think the only thing in that game that merrits my least intrest is the drums.

I had at least some hope that RB1 was dumbed down in the guitar department because it was a new franchise despite previous efforts with GH, this was an indroduction game.
It didn't pick up where GH2 left us, it went a step backwards in difficulty and introduced the full band concept.
With that in mind, I was hoping RB2 would be a little more tweaked.
To make RB1's dlc work with RB2 tells me it is most likley the exact same engine as the first ones. With no other features, not an improved hammer on and pull off system....nothing.
Which makes me ask, why the hell are they making a sequal?
For the sake of compeating with GHWT even though they actually have nothing new to bring to the table to compeate with?
If thats the reason and they are just releasing this game in hopes that consumers will again shell out almost the price of a next gen console for a second time in less than a year.....Well, I'd say that sounds just like good o'l EA to me.


I know I'll get to enjoy drums alot with GHWT but no matter what, I will always be a shredder in that game over all.

I still don't see the problem. Yes it's expensive (in the UK) but you don't HAVE to buy it. It is your choice. I knew it was expensive but decided I wanted it enough. I think the major problem people have had with GH is that we were continuously promised great amounts of DLC and let down for ages, this dlc then isn't compatible with the following games, unlike RB. I love both games, for different reasons, but I can totally understand why people have a better attitude towards RB over GH.

First I'll start with the drums aspect of the games. RB2 drum add-ons are way too expensive but the drum pads are better quality then GHWT. RB2 drums are more silent, and they won't break, neither will the peddle. GH2 drum quality will be the same as the original RB drum quality. So quality goes to RB2 but GH2 will have symbols which will be ridiculously fun. Next I'll talk about the songs. RB2 with 84 songs including a load of dlc (20 free). GHWT will only have 30 songs but thy are so much better. I'm excited to play hotel california and stairway to heaven and RHCP. RB2 has the big bands but the songs I've never heard of. Finally I'll talk about making your own music. GHWT has a feature when you can make your own music. That will be fun to make your own music but you can't have vocals. That ruins half the fun. Overall both have their ups and downs but I thinks I'm going to get RB2 and my friend is going to get GH2