We'll be posting all of the celeb-packed red carpet photos of the 5th Annual Spike Video Game awards shortly (Mr. Destructoid even made an appearance!), so keep your pants on.
But of note on the red carpet was the live demonstration of the Xbox 360 version of Harmonix's Rock Band. While celebrities and various game developers made their way out to the bulb flashes of dozens of ravenous photographers, the worst Rock Band players Spike could find provided the tunes. But it wasn't until our own Charlie Suh began snapping photos of Chuck's Zachary Levi and Joshua Gomez (performing Weezer's "Say It Ain't So") that we noticed something was missing. You guessed it -- these controllers had no wires.
It's no surprise that Harmonix will be releasing wireless Fender guitar peripherals next year, but this is (as far as we know) the first time they've been seen in the wild. Unfortunately, like a Big Daddy to a Little Sister, people with headsets and clipboards wouldn't let us get near the console to inspect the details. Wireless dongle? Proprietary Microsoft wireless technology? We'll touch base with Harmonix to find out, and let you know when we snag some more info.
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7:12 PM on 12.08.2007
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the wireless les paul is the best guitar controller ever made, the lame ass fender (which breaks frequently) cannot compare. it feels cheap and plasticky, and hollow. im sure a lot of people agree with me
Seriously for the $100 or so it takes to pick that thing up you could buy yourself a cheap real electric guitar for a bit more.
I got more first guitar (Ibanez RG270) off of ebay for around $150!
You'd pick up way more chicks that way...
I got my first bass (Rickenbacker 4001) off of ebay for about $300
Thought people like that didn't visit destructoid.
I'll go to play rock band with my nerdy friends now and with nerdy friends i mean girlfriend.