Rock Band done, sent off to manufacturing
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
{ Nov 5th 2007 at 7:07PM }
That gives you three different versions to choose from this holiday season -- all of them sure to leave a mess of wires running across your living room floor. We've also asked Harmonix to confirm whether or not Rock Band utilizes a USB dongle for the PS3's wireless guitar (a la Guitar Hero III). If that's the case, owners of the 40GB PS3 will also require a USB hub to make up for the system's halved number of ports. Nobody said starting a fake band was easy!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Psaakyrn @ Nov 5th 2007 7:24PM
Am I the only one who thought "Row, Row, Row a boat..." when looking at those lyrics? :x
F. Rocker or Fernando R.? @ Nov 5th 2007 7:37PM
Yes.
emmzee @ Nov 5th 2007 8:49PM
Those lyrics are from a song by The Ramones, one of the greatest and most influential bands of all time. Glad to see The Ramones included in the game, although the Wikipedia entry suggests that this particular song (Rockaway Beach) will not be in the game, and Blitzkrieg Bop has replaced it.
NATO_Duke @ Nov 6th 2007 10:58AM
Yes, but, Blitzkrieg Bop is a great song too!
zero2dash @ Nov 5th 2007 7:29PM
"For those about to rock...WE SALUTE YOU."
Nick the Hero of Canton @ Nov 5th 2007 7:31PM
Awesome...now just to find room to put the damn thing...
I'm assuming it's some assembly required which might let me save room.
Nicholas Bonanno @ Nov 5th 2007 7:38PM
ahhh i can't wait to get mine!!!
HeXetic @ Nov 5th 2007 7:38PM
It's not DONE, they haven't made the WII version yet!
Shagittarius @ Nov 5th 2007 8:54PM
The Wii is done.
License to ill @ Nov 5th 2007 9:03PM
Most likely you'll be waiting until 08, I cant see them not putting this game on the wii...
Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Nov 6th 2007 10:57AM
"The Wii is done."
Yeah, Done kicking sony's ass!
NATO_Duke @ Nov 6th 2007 10:59AM
Crono deserves +1 for a nice comeback.
Myke @ Nov 5th 2007 7:40PM
Of course it's done, wasn't there just a story like 5 days ago where a guy was able to buy one early at best buy???
Seroth @ Nov 5th 2007 7:48PM
Those just turned out to be demo kits meant for store display, from what I remember.
brandon @ Nov 5th 2007 7:54PM
Only a demo unit? That's rough for the guy buying it thinking he's got the whole thing. As for me, I just put my pre-order in today. These two weeks are going to seem very long, especially knowing everyone else is playing GHIII.
gonk @ Nov 5th 2007 8:19PM
the guy ebayed it for like $300, even after saying it was a demo unit. lol
i think i'll wait for rock band 2 though, maybe they'll add online career mode and good songs. it's owned by EA, so expect one addition per year
Secura @ Nov 5th 2007 8:17PM
Short supply......riiiiggghhhhtttt.
Brandon5000 @ Nov 5th 2007 8:51PM
PS2 gamers may even get to pay less...amazon.com has Rock Band for 149.99 pre-ordered.
gonk @ Nov 5th 2007 9:05PM
not reliable. they also had the dethalbum deluxe version on preorder and cancelled it. I just bought it at a borders by my office :)
KevinM @ Nov 5th 2007 9:32PM
I played the demo at Best Buy today. The game is AMAZING.
It's the reason I'm buying an Xbox 360.
Zk @ Nov 5th 2007 9:33PM
I can save you the time. The PS3 version does include a dongle.
"Naturally, Guitar Hero shouldn't be the only one affected by this roadblock; Electronic Arts and Harmonix are planning to deliver wireless guitars with Rock Band in November, as well. A Harmonix spokesperson confirmed our suspicions with a similar response. "Our first and ideal choice is to utilize Sony's tools for 3rd party use of their PS3's Bluetooth functionality, however our development schedule timing for Rock Band did not coincide for this to be an option for the first generation of Rock Band guitars. Although we have not made any final decision yet on this matter -- we are actively considering moving to the PS3's internal Bluetooth solution in the future when feasible," the studio told us."
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3163593
tmacairjordan87 @ Nov 5th 2007 11:14PM
so i guess it's too late to go back and fix that horrendous track list? oh well looks like i gotta hope my friends decide to waste money on it so i can leech the drums.
why not the LS2/LS7? @ Nov 5th 2007 11:40PM
They should have put a USB hub in the drum kit. If the guitar receivers take less than 100mA, then they wouldn't even need to have a wall wart.
zuburi @ Nov 5th 2007 11:43PM
That's... a damn good point :O
obo @ Nov 6th 2007 10:02AM
What's bigger than the announcement that it's gold is the PS2 version's release date getting bumped back a week.
It was fishy enough when Harmonix/MTV said it was coming out in 2007. This is just another sign the PS2 port is getting rushed, which means more chance there'll be bugs that'll never get patched. If the PS2 GH3 was any sign, I might as well cancel the preorder and keep saving up for a 360.
And where's the announcement? There's no link to a press release, and all the links in the post point to other Joystiq posts. There's no news about going gold or the PS2 delay on MTV's, Harmonix's or Rock Band's Web sites.
baby sea tuna @ Nov 6th 2007 9:16AM
How are people still hating on this track list? Nirvana, Faith No More, Sabbath, Rush, Bon Jovi, Ramones, Pixies...What the hell do you want from this game?!
Vin @ Nov 6th 2007 10:28AM
do you need to buy the extra mic or can you use the xbox mic
baby sea tuna @ Nov 6th 2007 10:51AM
I've been searching for that answer from day one. I've still got 2 USB Logitech mics left over from PS2 Karaoke Revolution. Will they work? Nobody knows. I guess it's a moot point anyway since I'll have to buy the whole package just to get the damn drum set.
Laser123454321 @ Nov 6th 2007 11:25AM
As I remember reading, The xbox headset is too low fidelity for what the algorithm that determines your pitch and whatnot during singing, so you will need a usb mic. Same scenario for the PS3 and using a bluetooth headset. I have not read wether or not standard USB mics will be allowed.
I would assume that the ps2 Karaoke mics would probably be the exact same as they're using in the rock band sets, based on the theory that the rock band engine is half the Karaoke Revolution engine and half the Amplitude engine. That, and the fact that keeping the same mics would save on manufacturing costs (no new parts, enclosure could be different, but plastic is cheap).
ima747 @ Nov 6th 2007 10:43AM
If you're still hating on the track list that's fine, we all like different music, just cuz you don't like it doesn't make it bad.
Additionaly they have promised to offer way more downloadable songs than GHIII will have. Who knows if they'll keep that promise. However that's tons of extra cash for them for very little work, and MTV can get the rights so it's defenitly possible. Yes I'm aware that paying for songs you like instead of getting them in the box sucks, but having them available is better than not.
I just hope they eventualy patch GHIII to work with the rock band guitar so I can get a copy of that too without shelling out another giant chunk of cash.
Matt Sulivan @ Nov 6th 2007 11:11AM
While I'm not exactly a 'guitar hero', I was fairly decent at both the first and the second. I very nearly beat the game on expert, of course 'very nearly' is worth what exactly?
but - keeping that in mind - I for some reason cannot play the guitar part in Rock Band. The Best Buy near me had a demo kiosk, and I literally just cannot play it worth a damn. I'd like to stress, once again, that i'm not a "phallus-smoking n00b" and that my name is not, in fact, "N00blar McN00bins"
not anymore, at least
has anyone else who tried out the demo had the same problem? or am i just earning the namesake that i swear isn't mine?
Sean @ Nov 6th 2007 11:51AM
=w=
The Game Reviews @ Nov 7th 2007 1:54PM
We have a interview about Rock Band that we did with EA recently, I think there is info about this: http://www.thegamereviews.com/article-32-Rock-Band-Interview-with-Brent-Dady-of-EA.html