The Guitar Hero II 360 song packs went live today -- three songs per pack, each pack is 500 points. That's like, six dollars and change for three songs. In some cases, songs you might not even want.
Pack 1: Bark at the Moon, Hey You, Ace of Spades
Pack 2: Killer Queen, Take it Off, Frankenstein
Pack 3: Higher Ground, Infected, Stellar
These are all tracks from the original Guitar Hero; while it should be noted that the songs do contain Guitar Hero II style co-op tracks (bass or rhythm guitar are playable), it's of little consolation. You can buy the original PS2 game for $40 new and even cheaper used; to build that same song library (including bonus tunes) using this pricing, it would cost close to $100.
I can't even fathom how much ecstacy was being snorted when the decision makers behind this pricing decided consumers would be okay with this great service. If you pay for this s**t, you are a f**king a**hole and you are part of the problem (no offense if you've already been raped this morning). You're sending the message to publishers that this is okay, that you'll bend over and take anything they have to offer.
Vote with your dollars -- go buy a PlayStation 2.
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10:47 AM on 04.11.2007
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But hey, "Bark At The Moon", "Higher Ground", and "Hey You" play gloriously in HD. :D
Take it Off and Stellar SUCK so much that I wouldn't bother with the other two at all, despite good supporting tracks.
If they're going to bundle a shitty song in every pack, I'll be skipping a lot of these, I guess...
I wonder if they're going to be taking submissions for original songs. I'm in the middle of writing a song called "Horse Armor" right now. It's bad ass...
But judging from the response hopefully something will get done...
The interweb needs to man up on this Micro nickel and dime bull. WTF?!
oh and for hd.... my ps2 looks great on my 55" sxrd tv. shiny doesn't always make hd.
N O T
B U Y
T H I S
S H I T E
Dear Microsoft,
This Christmas, I'd like my virginity back,
as you have raped me on numerous occasions.
Don't get me wrong, this is an ass rape, but if you have no interest in anything PS2, I really don't think that option is cheaper. Besides, what kind of tool would buy every song pack released? (GH fanboy maybe?).
It would be best it they released the songs individually for 75 points each. If my math is correct (what retard came up with 1 point = 1.25 cents?), that even undercuts iTunes by a nickle. But you can't really load a GH track to your iPod, so....meh.
Anywho, I'm almost tempted to buy pack 3 because I'm THAT big of a Bad Religion fan. But then, I'm not buying it for the same reason. Oh the paradoxes punk rock weaves within me!
that IS rape.
how are do these prices compare to those of
DDRxbox vs DDR x360??
are we forced to pay AGAIN for old songs too?
would these prices still piss you off if they we're 3 entirely new songs in each pack (not from GH1)?
Now this.
I WOULD have bought some old GH1 songs for around 100ms points each (despite the fact that I already technically own them on PS2) just for consolidation sake but at that price? Fuck no. And if that's what I'm to expect for NEW songs then just forgot it. I'm seriously not buying it on 360 because of this.
Hole WAS cool, Breeders are okay, Janis Joplin and Jefferson Airplane are alright, but the Donnas are not cool.
kittie is cooler.
*shrug*
I got pack 1..only because I had the extra points.
now i'm definitely not.
fuck. that.
i'll stick with my ps2 versions, thanks. my guitar is broken in already, anyhow.
rapists.
Hell, DDR Universe, doing pretty such the same thing to the songs workwise, sells em for a much more reasonable 100pts per song.
Especially in this case where a lot of people already own guitar hero 1, the price to play the stuff you already own again is killer.
http://www.petitiononline.com/GHIIDLC/petition.html
So hear me! If Destructoid really thinks this is as damn shameful as I do. Then please help us fight this. Keep posting articles about it. Start sending emails to the right people that forward the sentiments written here. Why not do something above and beyond an online petition to try and be heard?
I fucking hate people. This is disgusting.
DO NOT BUY THIS!!!
ARRRRGGGG!!!
Whenever you are on Xbox live in Gears of War, Halo, or whatever your game of choice is, bring up these facts. Get more people knowing about this so we can get something done about it. I would say we should try to get EA in on this too, but they would ask MS for money to support them.
Ah, I'm just being a dick.
Honetly, I think the pricing is a huge rip, I'm not buying them. I'd think about it if it were 2 bucks a song for previously unreleased songs that I actually liked.
Damn, are they in cahoots with EA or something?
1) It's my goddamn money. Don't tell me what I can or can't buy.
2) iTunes is 99 cents per song. These are $2.08 each. Whether you see it as a mere $1.09 difference or an over 100% markup is a matter of perspective.
2.5) iTunes doesn't give you 4 levels of rock-out-with-your-cock-out play-along-ness.
3) I dig all but one of the songs released today, but there are a lot of songs from GH1 that I wouldn't/won't pay for to play on my 360.
3.5) Also, cocks.
4) With these tracks you get co-op tracks and the ability to raise your career score on the XBL leaderboards.
5) If you don't like it, DON'T BUY IT!!! I will think no less of you.
So now I have to blow the whole card on these overpriced song packs? I'll pass.
Congrats Guitar Hero, you now have the 2007 version of overpriced horse armor
@ohgr89: Your comment made me laugh out loud.
As I’ve said before...I’m so glad that I’ve had a PS2 for six and a half years now, and that I was able to buy the games on PS2. Sure, they lacked downloadable content, but they also didn’t ask users to pay through the nose for it. Jesus. Over $2 per song? I certainly hope the PlayStation Store doesn’t charge that much when Guitar Hero III comes out this fall.
But like another poster, I'm also curious. If everyone is going apeshit, what would most of you consider fair? A buck a song?
For me, I'm not really surprised anymore. I mean, a large coffee at Starbucks is 4 bucks, renting a game is 8, gas is around 3 dollars a gallon..etc. The thing is, I get a bit more angry at the gas and coffee thing because those things only last a short while. You own these songs for the life of the console. I don't know.