Rock Band 2 out before Christmas? - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 29th Oct 2008, 11:18

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/10...re-christmas/1

A PR agency for EA has hinted that Rock Band 2 may be out in the UK before Christmas...or maybe not.

ChaosDefinesOrder · 29th Oct 2008, 11:27

This is almost certainly the result of money hungry, greedy record labels holding back the UK release over the song licenses. The PS3 and X360 are not tied to PAL or NTSC anymore, they can freely scale to whatever SD resolution or have identical HD resolutions so there's no localisation reasons for the delay like there used to be for the previous generation.

That said, the price markup for the peripherals between the US and UK is going to be an absolute joke when it does finally make its way over...

Baz · 29th Oct 2008, 13:47

all the TV ads have said "Rock Band 2 available November," so a pre-xmas release seems likely.

ChriX · 29th Oct 2008, 14:01

I wonder if we will get the 6 month 360 to everything else delay again

Veles · 29th Oct 2008, 19:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChriX

I wonder if we will get the 6 month 360 to everything else delay again

I hope not but I can see it happening.

JonDixon · 30th Oct 2008, 08:00

Just got Rock Band 2 on the PS3 on Tuesday and have to say its awesome (first song is Survivor - Eye of The Tiger). Really gets me that Rock Band only just came out on the PS3 in the UK and the US are on Rock Band 2.

Got my peripherals from the US as well (relative brought them over in a suitcase and yes this left no room for clothes, toiletries etc). Worked out just under half the price and that included next day shipping to their house through amazon.com.

Demon Cleaner · 30th Oct 2008, 14:11

Eurogamer said November 14th yesterday

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=272198

Journeyer · 31st Oct 2008, 12:55

Meh, I'm more excited about Guitar Hero IV to be honest. I've finally been able to progress onto the orange fret and expert mode in GH3, and I can, in fact, play through most songs up to level 6 on expert. But still I am unable to exceed three stars on Fire and flames on medium. In fact, the missus outplays me quite severely on fire and flames medium, and it bugs me.

Still, we've played enough to contract tendonitis (is that how you spell that?) in both wrists, and particularly in the fingers on our left hands. Can you say carpal tunnel? But allmighty buggery! The game's fun!

Oh, by the way. GH4 has popped up to be pre-ordered on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ABLHIC?...DJT3XCHEQSQWG&

29th Oct 2008, 11:18	#1
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29th Oct 2008, 11:27	#2
ChaosDefinesOrder Vapourmodder Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 374	This is almost certainly the result of money hungry, greedy record labels holding back the UK release over the song licenses. The PS3 and X360 are not tied to PAL or NTSC anymore, they can freely scale to whatever SD resolution or have identical HD resolutions so there's no localisation reasons for the delay like there used to be for the previous generation. That said, the price markup for the peripherals between the US and UK is going to be an absolute joke when it does finally make its way over... __________________ Current setup: Hiper Osiris \| Core i7 920 (Cooled by Noctua NH-U12P) \| Foxconn Renaissance \| 2x GTX280 \| Cooler Master UCP \| Corsair Dominator 3GB (soon to be 9GB) \| Creative X-Fi Titanium \| Vista Home Premium x64 \| OS Drive: WD Velociraptor 300GB. Storage: 1x 160GB, 1x 250GB, 1x 300GB, 1x500GB (incremental additions over the years! All Maxtor) \| Monitor: Dell 2709W

30th Oct 2008, 08:00	#6
JonDixon Decking is the new modding Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Night Garden Posts: 695	Just got Rock Band 2 on the PS3 on Tuesday and have to say its awesome (first song is Survivor - Eye of The Tiger). Really gets me that Rock Band only just came out on the PS3 in the UK and the US are on Rock Band 2. Got my peripherals from the US as well (relative brought them over in a suitcase and yes this left no room for clothes, toiletries etc). Worked out just under half the price and that included next day shipping to their house through amazon.com. __________________ Jump in, we'll take you for a spin, and show you round the Wheelie World Rizeon S97V-GT - Awesome Gaming Laptop

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31st Oct 2008, 12:55	#8
Journeyer Ultramodder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 1,109	Meh, I'm more excited about Guitar Hero IV to be honest. I've finally been able to progress onto the orange fret and expert mode in GH3, and I can, in fact, play through most songs up to level 6 on expert. But still I am unable to exceed three stars on Fire and flames on medium. In fact, the missus outplays me quite severely on fire and flames medium, and it bugs me. Still, we've played enough to contract tendonitis (is that how you spell that?) in both wrists, and particularly in the fingers on our left hands. Can you say carpal tunnel? But allmighty buggery! The game's fun! Oh, by the way. GH4 has popped up to be pre-ordered on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ABLHIC?...DJT3XCHEQSQWG& __________________ When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. MSI 790FX-GD70 \|\| PhenomII X4 955 \|\| 8Gb Crucial DDR3 1333Mhz \|\| Gigabyte GTX285\|\| OCZ EliteXstream 1KW

29th Oct 2008, 13:47	#3
Baz Benchmarketeer bit-tech Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ruislip Posts: 589	all the TV ads have said "Rock Band 2 available November," so a pre-xmas release seems likely.

29th Oct 2008, 14:01	#4
ChriX ^ Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: North Cornwall, UK Posts: 2,588	I wonder if we will get the 6 month 360 to everything else delay again