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ckmlb on 07 August 2007

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/07/rock-band-bundles-have-wireless-guitar-on-ps3-and-wired-on-xbox/

We've been working on getting answers to what's going on with Rock Band's peripheral pricing for a long time, there are still no "official" prices to be found, but there is one anomaly regarding the wireless Xbox 360 guitar that is really starting to kick up questions. This $20 difference in the prices between the Xbox 360 wired and wireless guitar, which Joystiq first reported on back in May, has come back around in a sneaky way with the Rock Band bundles. Both Amazon and GameStop currently sell the Rock Band bundle for $199, with one key difference: The PS3 version comes with a wireless guitar and the Xbox 360 version is wired.

It seems that for some eason the wireless guitar for the 360 is 20 dollar more than that of the PS3, which is why the bundle of the same price means the PS3 gets a wireless guitar and the 360 gets a wired one.



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Takashii360 on 07 August 2007

LOL.....Sony has the Edge on this preview...O_O




 
Kratos on 07 August 2007

W00T SONY FTW :P Sorry just kidding.

Uhm that is weird. ^360 with wire and is 20$ more expensive than PS3 wireless guitar:S



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outlawauron on 07 August 2007

The wired is PS3 is 20$ cheaper.

By included the a wireless PS3 one. That can put both bundles at $200.



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libellule on 07 August 2007

Strange story ...

I dont get why these guitar have price difference ...

but wait,

for 200$ u only get 1 guitar ? is it the same price for Guitar Hero ?



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leo-j on 07 August 2007

Isnt bluetooth more expensive than infared?!?!



 

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sieanr on 07 August 2007

leo, 360 doesn't use infared for the controllers, it's proprietary RF

And why does Guitar Hero 3 have wireless for 360 but not rock band?



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outlawauron on 07 August 2007
libellule said:
Strange story ...

I dont get why these guitar have price difference ...

but wait,

for 200$ u only get 1 guitar ? is it the same price for Guitar Hero ?

For $200, you get one guitar, drum set, one mic, and a copy of the game.



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Xyrax on 08 August 2007

Sigh, Rockband is going to get murdered by GH3 this fall, and thats a crying shame. They need to pull this stuff together. No reason they shouldnt have launched this game across the same platforms GH3 did. No reason at all. Shame.



WiteoutKing on 08 August 2007

Rock Band can kick the crap out of Guitar Hero III if they advertise it properly.



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