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the_magician!Apr. 8th, 2008
Taking the p*ss
Apr. 8th, 2008 05:01 pmI was looking forward to the Rock Band computer game - think Guitar Hero but with drums, vocal and base guitar as well. I've had this on pre-order (the PS3 version) since it's been available for pre-order.
EA have now announced the pricing.
In Europe you will have to buy the instrument pack and game separately, at a price of £130 & £50 respectively. Yes, that's a grand total of £180. That may not be a total rip-off but it's pretty expensive. What is particularly galling however is that the same kit costs $170 in the US. That is one hell of a price hike. I understand that the legal costs of releasing a game over here is more than the US but this seems to be a ridiculous hike.
This is on top of the fact that there is already more than six months between the US and Europe releases of the game. And to add insult to injury only the X-Box 360 version will be released at the end of May, with the other consoles and PC version not coming until some unspecified time later in the summer.
I think my pre-order will be cancelled. If the do something reasonable about the prices then maybe I'll reconsider at a later date.
EA have now announced the pricing.
In Europe you will have to buy the instrument pack and game separately, at a price of £130 & £50 respectively. Yes, that's a grand total of £180. That may not be a total rip-off but it's pretty expensive. What is particularly galling however is that the same kit costs $170 in the US. That is one hell of a price hike. I understand that the legal costs of releasing a game over here is more than the US but this seems to be a ridiculous hike.
This is on top of the fact that there is already more than six months between the US and Europe releases of the game. And to add insult to injury only the X-Box 360 version will be released at the end of May, with the other consoles and PC version not coming until some unspecified time later in the summer.
I think my pre-order will be cancelled. If the do something reasonable about the prices then maybe I'll reconsider at a later date.
