GameTrailers says that an anonymous Microsoft mole leaked that Rock Band will in fact cost $199 for the full bundle, which matches with earlier rumors. The same person also says that the Xbox 360 version of Rock Band will not feature wireless controllers.
GT cites Ars Technica's insider information, which also tells us that the Wii and PS3 will include wireless guitar controllers, and that the full bundle (with guitar, microphone, and drums) will weigh 20 pounds.
Harmonix and EA have not confirmed this information, but Ars Technica has been on a roll lately, and this informant is reported to be the same one that broke the HDMI news.
Assuming this rumor about corded vs. wireless is true, I could see most people with both the PS3 and Xbox 360 leaning towards the PS3 version of Rock Band. I know I would want wireless for the $200 price tag.
[Via GameTrailers - thanks, CP]
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10:29 AM on 08.12.2007
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on my submitted story no less
all sorts of win
dale can you haz mah chilluns?
ars technica has almost never been wrong.
its not coming out at the same time, probably a few months down the road.
They've already said that it will come out for Wii later. To quote someone from Harmonix when asked if they would bring it to the Wii later: "Absolutely"
If there is one thing I have found is that EB Games and Gamestop have such a terrible knack for gaming that their information is very rarely correct, much less true to the consumer. These are people who will tell you and their employees that the Game Boy Advance is just as good as the Game Boy Advance SP... They'll do anything for a sale, so they can bite my ass when it comes to trying to give me information on gaming.
If both bundles come out wireless, or both bundles wired - then I suppose i'll be waiting to see if either version lags.
where are you going to plug in 4 controllers?
and dont give me that usb hub crap. im playing wireless on my 360 if it means I have to play air guitar.
Is anyone in the Seattle area gonne be buying this that will want more people to play? XD.
Another stupid decision from Microsoft that will impede on their ability to completely own this generation of consoles.
You never know about DLC for the Wii version --- They've already confirmed DLC for Guitar Hero III on the Wii, so I don't see why they wouldn't do it for Rock Band as well.
oh wait...
They're wired, trust me.
But I still want to know if there will be just the guitar + game bundle. I don't want the rest.
I heard that the guitar will be the only wired piece of technology in the bundle. The other few peripherals will be wireless. That makes a lot more sense.