You can find the game for the reduced price right now on Amazon, Best Buy and GameStop -- or you can head into your local brick-and-mortar if you're looking for that immediate rock fix.
You can find the game for the reduced price right now on Amazon, Best Buy and GameStop -- or you can head into your local brick-and-mortar if you're looking for that immediate rock fix.
Reader Comments (57)
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:27PM shabby329 said
As someone who bought a GH: world tour full band bundle a few years back and no other band game, i would definitely be interested in a RB 1,2,3 and wireless guitar pack for $100. Make it so that all the songs are can be saved to the HDD and played off one disk from the outset (without having to "import" songs from different games) and I would be a day 1 buyer
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:59PM Colin said
@shabby329
Uh... you want to save the discs to your hard drive (i.e. import them) without importing?
Or do you just mean import the songs without paying the 15 bucks total to do so? In which case, you can already get all three games for less than sixty bucks, I think the $15 isn't too much more to pay.
Regardless, pick them up! These games are excellent.
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Uh... you want to save the discs to your hard drive (i.e. import them) without importing?
Or do you just mean import the songs without paying the 15 bucks total to do so? In which case, you can already get all three games for less than sixty bucks, I think the $15 isn't too much more to pay.
Regardless, pick them up! These games are excellent.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 2:13PM XaiaX said
@shabby329
That doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. You can't put the songs on the disk without putting the songs on the disk. They couldn't possibly all fit on the RB3 disc, for one. You don't "import" from RB2, anyway, you just download a big file with all the songs. The only one that ever actually "exported" was RB1, and how the heck else are you going to get the songs off the disc other than getting them off the disc?
o_O
A triple pack would be nice for all the people that need to jump ship from GH onto a new platform, though.
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That doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. You can't put the songs on the disk without putting the songs on the disk. They couldn't possibly all fit on the RB3 disc, for one. You don't "import" from RB2, anyway, you just download a big file with all the songs. The only one that ever actually "exported" was RB1, and how the heck else are you going to get the songs off the disc other than getting them off the disc?
o_O
A triple pack would be nice for all the people that need to jump ship from GH onto a new platform, though.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 2:29PM shabby329 said
@XaiaX Whoops sorry i was confusing, I meant a package with all the songs on 3 disks (i was assuming they won't all fit on 1) where one is the "play disk" and the others are "install disks". Basically I want to be able to play all the songs without having to switch disks or pay the transfer fee.
I've been looking into buying them all separately but it just seems like such a mess, I feel like a standalone product that was designed with this goal in mind would intrigue a lot of people (and eliminate any of the stupid guitar incompatibility issues that I still don't fully understand).
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I've been looking into buying them all separately but it just seems like such a mess, I feel like a standalone product that was designed with this goal in mind would intrigue a lot of people (and eliminate any of the stupid guitar incompatibility issues that I still don't fully understand).
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 3:13PM Colin said
@shabby329
Agreed, it might be nice. But I'll try to explain things here as easily as I can.
Rock Band 3 would be your play disc. Rock Band 1 has an export option on the main menu, where you simply press it, pay 400 points or 5 dollars and your RB1 songs are now in RB3.
Rock Band 2 is slightly more complicated, and is also only one use per copy unlike RB1. You go to the Rock Band 3 menu, and choose "get more songs", then "redeem code". Type in your code from the RB2 manual (make sure you get a manual), and then pay 800/10 dollars and you're set.
As for guitar compatibility, all guitars work for all Rock Band games. It's only Guitar Hero that had weird restrictions. If you have the WT drum kit it's a little weird, but easy to figure out.
Hope this helps!
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Agreed, it might be nice. But I'll try to explain things here as easily as I can.
Rock Band 3 would be your play disc. Rock Band 1 has an export option on the main menu, where you simply press it, pay 400 points or 5 dollars and your RB1 songs are now in RB3.
Rock Band 2 is slightly more complicated, and is also only one use per copy unlike RB1. You go to the Rock Band 3 menu, and choose "get more songs", then "redeem code". Type in your code from the RB2 manual (make sure you get a manual), and then pay 800/10 dollars and you're set.
As for guitar compatibility, all guitars work for all Rock Band games. It's only Guitar Hero that had weird restrictions. If you have the WT drum kit it's a little weird, but easy to figure out.
Hope this helps!
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 3:30PM The Aquacharger said
@Colin
Plus if you want you can also export lego RB and Green Day RB to your HDD aswell.
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Plus if you want you can also export lego RB and Green Day RB to your HDD aswell.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 5:10PM XaiaX said
@shabby329
Yeah, iI exported RB1 to RB2, then Green Day & Lego rock band as they came out, then RB2 to RB3.
That's why the Beatles release is so annoying, you have to put in the Beatles disc, which basically means I never play it, because I have like 700 songs in RB3, vs. like < 100 in Beatles: RB.
It's also the "track packs" as well. The Metal, Country 1 & 2, Classic Rock, AC/DC, etc. Each is playable as just that disc, but they come with a code you can use to download the songs so they play in RB1/2/3.
There's only a handful of songs that don't move over. From RB1 to 2 you lose the covers of a couple songs and Enter Sandman by Metallica. From 2 to 3 you lose a Journey song, AC/DC's let there be rock (but you can get a live version of the same track in the AC/DC track pack), RHCP's Give It Away, and the 2 Soundgarden tracks (Black Hole Sun / Spoonman). Also Metallica's Battery. After GH: Metallica, that was hardly surprising.
The main ones I miss are Spoonman (since I just do drums) and Give It Away, because they have the rest of Blood Sugar Sex Magik on there, so now it's just missing one song which is goofy.
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Yeah, iI exported RB1 to RB2, then Green Day & Lego rock band as they came out, then RB2 to RB3.
That's why the Beatles release is so annoying, you have to put in the Beatles disc, which basically means I never play it, because I have like 700 songs in RB3, vs. like < 100 in Beatles: RB.
It's also the "track packs" as well. The Metal, Country 1 & 2, Classic Rock, AC/DC, etc. Each is playable as just that disc, but they come with a code you can use to download the songs so they play in RB1/2/3.
There's only a handful of songs that don't move over. From RB1 to 2 you lose the covers of a couple songs and Enter Sandman by Metallica. From 2 to 3 you lose a Journey song, AC/DC's let there be rock (but you can get a live version of the same track in the AC/DC track pack), RHCP's Give It Away, and the 2 Soundgarden tracks (Black Hole Sun / Spoonman). Also Metallica's Battery. After GH: Metallica, that was hardly surprising.
The main ones I miss are Spoonman (since I just do drums) and Give It Away, because they have the rest of Blood Sugar Sex Magik on there, so now it's just missing one song which is goofy.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:27PM Themariohenri said
Owned
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:31PM Ordeith said
I guess I have no excuse not to buy it now.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:31PM Ospov said
It's news like this that makes me never want to buy games at launch...
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 2:15PM mywhitenoise said
@Ospov
It's a 6 month old game, for a genre that is selling horribly. What did you expect?
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It's a 6 month old game, for a genre that is selling horribly. What did you expect?
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 2:19PM The Aquacharger said
@Ospov
why?
News of the developer hurting for money so they decided to cut the price?
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why?
News of the developer hurting for money so they decided to cut the price?
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:34PM Tradio said
add DLC match making pleaseeeee. tired of searching for hours looking for others who have DLC - make seperate match making based on amount of DLC detected
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:35PM jr0cha said
such a good game. love the keyboard
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:38PM Kenaf said
Now we just need the keyboard accessory to get a price drop.. $70 is a little steep for me.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:40PM bshido said
if you still dont own this amazing game after this, shame on you.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:43PM Brian Griffin said
@bshido
Agreed. Best Buy had this price before the others matched it yesterday. I zipped down there Monday morning and picked up one of the 2 last copies on the shelf.
Like others have posted, it would be nice to find the keyboard on sale, or even the normal wireless strat controller on sale. I still use my odl wired RB1 controller :)
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Agreed. Best Buy had this price before the others matched it yesterday. I zipped down there Monday morning and picked up one of the 2 last copies on the shelf.
Like others have posted, it would be nice to find the keyboard on sale, or even the normal wireless strat controller on sale. I still use my odl wired RB1 controller :)
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:40PM NineInchNels said
That's awesome news! My younger sister kinda moved the 360 when we were playing RB3 and I've been Rock Band-less for weeks/months! Gonna go buy that once I get the cash. (times like these when I'm not a fan of college and stuff) lol
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:42PM GleepGlop said
Heh just got off the phone trying to track down a Fender Squier in Canada. Most botched game launch in history. Still have to sign out of the psn so my game wont crash constantly.
Posted: Apr 6th 2011 6:18AM Brian Griffin said
@GleepGlop
Most botched launch in history? Um.... not even close.
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Most botched launch in history? Um.... not even close.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:44PM Protege420 said
Iget to re-string my strat tonight. Was my only compliant they sent me a guitar with rusty strings ahwell though it lasted a month and now i have new ones good stuff manard :)
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:44PM FriedConsole said
I was going to buy the Rock Band $300 real guitar but after hearing about that Ubisoft product that will use my existing guitar I will no longer. They should have used tab for real guitar mode. I couldn't see my self playing to the Rockband highway when I have been reading tab all my life. I am pretty good on guitar but I would love something that helps me learn new techniques, makes sure I nail the note in time, and that my string bends hit the correct pitch. I hope that product announced by Ubisoft achieves the promise of what I wanted Rock Band 3 to be.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:54PM Protege420 said
@FriedConsole
new techniques maybe yes but they are fairly basic, they are good material for a novice but not a hobbist (for lack of a better word) an expert would scoff. There is no bending thats where my interest in the ubisoft product gets piqued........
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new techniques maybe yes but they are fairly basic, they are good material for a novice but not a hobbist (for lack of a better word) an expert would scoff. There is no bending thats where my interest in the ubisoft product gets piqued........
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:58PM Protege420 said
@FriedConsole
and by basic i mean power chords, chords, barre chords, single note runs, some arpeggiations, notes over chords, a couple of scale lessons.
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and by basic i mean power chords, chords, barre chords, single note runs, some arpeggiations, notes over chords, a couple of scale lessons.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:58PM Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar said
@FriedConsole
...but what you play IS a tab... just moving vertically instead of horizontally. It's no different from any other tab in existence. Even the "chord wave" can be set to be "numbered" like on a normal tab.
And I'm really doubtful that Ubisoft's vaporware will be better - (that game's been reannounced like 3 times now in the last few years and still NO gameplay footage was shown in the new trailer).
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...but what you play IS a tab... just moving vertically instead of horizontally. It's no different from any other tab in existence. Even the "chord wave" can be set to be "numbered" like on a normal tab.
And I'm really doubtful that Ubisoft's vaporware will be better - (that game's been reannounced like 3 times now in the last few years and still NO gameplay footage was shown in the new trailer).
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 2:00PM FriedConsole said
@Protege420
I am glad you answered something I couldn't find in reviews but always assumed that there was no string bending. That is something I need to work on most with my guitar.
The Ubisoft product will probably not live up to expectations but I am still hoping. I want something that will help me play better and doesn't cost a lot of money.
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I am glad you answered something I couldn't find in reviews but always assumed that there was no string bending. That is something I need to work on most with my guitar.
The Ubisoft product will probably not live up to expectations but I am still hoping. I want something that will help me play better and doesn't cost a lot of money.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 2:03PM FriedConsole said
@Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar
Yeah I didn't get how the chords work. Does it just assume ever chord is a power chord on the numbered fret? Not sure why the didn't just put the numbers for each string.
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Yeah I didn't get how the chords work. Does it just assume ever chord is a power chord on the numbered fret? Not sure why the didn't just put the numbers for each string.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 2:18PM XaiaX said
@FriedConsole
They number them if you turn that on. It takes like 5 seconds.
All the chords have a "shape" associated with them (the "wave" someone else mentioned) so, I'm guessing no, they don't just assume it's all power chords.
They did work with the Berklee school of music on their designs, it's not like they just threw some random stuff on there.
The Ubisoft thing will suck donkey balls. It's going to require some hardware thing to read the output of your guitar, and can't possibly have any idea of your fingering. It's going to be *terrrrrrrrrible*.
Just get the squier and RB3, and if you don't like it, sell it on ebay and consider the cost differential a rental fee.
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They number them if you turn that on. It takes like 5 seconds.
All the chords have a "shape" associated with them (the "wave" someone else mentioned) so, I'm guessing no, they don't just assume it's all power chords.
They did work with the Berklee school of music on their designs, it's not like they just threw some random stuff on there.
The Ubisoft thing will suck donkey balls. It's going to require some hardware thing to read the output of your guitar, and can't possibly have any idea of your fingering. It's going to be *terrrrrrrrrible*.
Just get the squier and RB3, and if you don't like it, sell it on ebay and consider the cost differential a rental fee.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 5:13PM XaiaX said
@Shadsy
I think the real problem there is that staff notation is lateral, so it'd be scrolling sideways. The vertical notation gives a better sense of movement, since we usually move forward, not sideways. (Also why the angled playfield is vastly better than a completely flat surface)
It'd be a nice option for single player, but I imagine it would still be disorienting. With a static page you wouldn't have that issue, but you'd have a bunch of other issues crop up as well. (keeping meter, etc)
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I think the real problem there is that staff notation is lateral, so it'd be scrolling sideways. The vertical notation gives a better sense of movement, since we usually move forward, not sideways. (Also why the angled playfield is vastly better than a completely flat surface)
It'd be a nice option for single player, but I imagine it would still be disorienting. With a static page you wouldn't have that issue, but you'd have a bunch of other issues crop up as well. (keeping meter, etc)
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 5:25PM Protege420 said
@Shadsy
isnt the track a verticle staff............................................................................................................................................................................................wow i got to say verticle staff lol
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isnt the track a verticle staff............................................................................................................................................................................................wow i got to say verticle staff lol
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:47PM Solar Jetman said
Nice! Will see if it comes to Canada. Still $40 and $50 on Amazon.ca.
The US has had a pretty good video game stimulus package for the last couple years. And I don't mean the trance vibrator.
The US has had a pretty good video game stimulus package for the last couple years. And I don't mean the trance vibrator.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 2:20PM NumberZero said
@Solar Jetman
Gamestop.ca already has it listed for $20. So yes Canada is getting it.
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Gamestop.ca already has it listed for $20. So yes Canada is getting it.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:54PM ChaseHammerJ said
Gamestop still has this listed for $50 new :P
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 1:57PM bloodlinejake said
Ok, now I have no excuse not to own this game.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 2:21PM ND92 said
I picked it up for $50; Rock band 3 is great.
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 2:28PM Protege420 said
yea the chord numbering is a must does make the cross over from tab, which what im used to. the wave i dont like cuz you have to match the shape which can take to much time when i can do ring finger fret # and so on ect ect ect
Posted: Apr 5th 2011 3:00PM Nova Hands said
None of the sites have updated the price yet.
Wonder if the stores have...
Wonder if the stores have...
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