Rock Band 2 gets official PS3 release date, Wii still vague

by Alexander Sliwinski { Oct 16th 2008 at 1:00PM }

Much like the eleventh hour "official" announcement of Rock Band 2's release on Xbox 360 back in September, here comes the official announcement for the PS3 and Wii release -- well, at least the PS3 has a date attached to it. The Xbox 360 and PS3 Special Edition Bundles, along with all PS3 related peripherals, will be available this Sunday, Oct. 19.

As for the Wii and PS2, those will come out in "December." Just bask in that nebulous date and be happy that the Wii version is fully featured. A full list of the various products and pricing can be found after the break.

Rock Band 2 shipping and pricing details:

October 19, 2008
Xbox 360 and PS3 Special Edition Bundle; including game, mic, guitar and drums - $190 (The Xbox 360 bundle was not released with the game and standalone peripherals last month.)
PS3 Standalone Software - $60
PS3 and PS2 Standalone Drums - $90
PS3 and PS2 Standalone Guitar - $70

December 2008
PS2 Standalone Software - $50
Wii Standalone Software - $50
Wii Standalone Drums - $90
Wii Standalone Guitar - $70
Wii Special Edition Bundle - $190

Tags: harmonix, mtv-games, release, rock-band-2

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

himynameisminh @ Oct 16th 2008 1:18PM

Great news, especially with the fully featured RB2 Wii. Now I can save $50 by just buying the game and drums and using GH III Les Paul :D

ScottG13 @ Oct 16th 2008 1:25PM

You'll want a mic...

himynameisminh @ Oct 16th 2008 2:21PM

Nah, I played RB1 with just the geetar and drums... Not too big a fan of the singing.

Lars @ Oct 16th 2008 3:13PM

USB audio input devices are a dime a dozen anyways.

ScottG13 @ Oct 16th 2008 1:26PM

Enjoy PS3 owners. This is still one of the best party experiences of this generation. Hopefully, compatibility with Activision's hardware will be a bit better this time around for all consoles.

Roofie @ Oct 16th 2008 1:51PM

It isn't out yet on the PS3? WTF!? I'm really surprised. It feels like I've had it for a long period of time now, and I just figured that it was already released.

syrik zero @ Oct 16th 2008 2:03PM

Yeah it's weird. I've been rockin' this game for what seems like a month at least

Lars @ Oct 16th 2008 3:15PM

Yeah, it's been about a month. Not a huge wait for me, as I've got lots of other games to keep me busy. But I did play it a bit on my friend's 360... till it gouged the disc :(

Now it's coming out just before LBP... ack! Still no time to Rock!

jackdoe @ Oct 16th 2008 4:38PM

Er, that's because MS signed a timed exclusivity deal with EA. Granted, one month isn't a long time, but to MS, it seemed like a good idea. I actually thought the PS3 edition wouldn't be released until November/December to be honest.

Lee @ Oct 16th 2008 2:07PM

SCREW THE PS3!

WHAT ABOUT EUROPE?!

azak @ Oct 16th 2008 2:40PM

but the release date is just for the us am i right ?

Haggard @ Oct 16th 2008 4:17PM

Yeah, when does it hit Europe?

burgerbat @ Oct 16th 2008 2:48PM

I, for one, would like to welcome PS3 owners into the wonderful world of RB2. Enjoy, my friends, it's effing awesome!

[.sm0ke.] @ Oct 16th 2008 3:28PM

Unrelated: How about a Stratocaster patch for Guitar Hero 3?

Kawaiipikachu @ Oct 16th 2008 7:08PM

Screw SockBand with there propertery dongle & just accepts Guitar Hero's Wee Remote enabled controllers .

spyder @ Oct 16th 2008 11:05PM

Sunday release? odd.

Rockur @ Oct 17th 2008 8:57AM

Im hoping this is only for Europe cause i was hoping to get rock band 2 on the wii on Nov. 18

Paul Brown @ Oct 17th 2008 10:11AM

I really don't get the whole RB/GH scene. I mean why would you want to make fake music as a "game"?

If you want to make music, take up an instrument.

And if you want to play a game, I am sure there are plenty of titles out there to choose from that are real games.