Rock Band coming to Australia

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i agree with everyone about how it is a little too late but sometimes people has got to research abit. 360 users are very lucky. the rock band 1 drums will be compatable with GH:WT but unknown if it works the other way around (gh drums work with rb) *note: don't get mixed up. gh:wt drums will work with >>RB2

i think it's too late now. they're going to loose a lot of customers that will get GH instead because thats what they're used to. Rockbands only draw is that it will be cheaper.

also they better bring RB 2 in time for christmas, i mean come on, this is like the ONLY game which is delayed excluding japanese games (because they need to be dubbed). Theres absolutely no reason for this delay, GH:WT is making its way onto our shores no sweat, so why shouldn't Rock Band?

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Hey, it would be appreciated if someone at GSau could find out whether the Rock Band 1 bundles will feature the updated peripherals, I would hope so as I assume the old ones have been discontinued, thanks!

I can't believe this s h i t, EA ignores us for a whole year then announces "hey you're gonna get the old game that no-one plays anymore!" and we're supposed to be excited? F u c k you EA and harmonix by disregarding the Australian market you have lost mine and I'm sure many others' interest in your s h i t t y game.

Id probably just buy the game, use my GH3 guitar and buy the GH:WT hardware.

id raver get (NEW!!!!) Guitar hero World tour Then a game thats been out for a year or so!

Why do they even bother...

Give me Rock band 2. Think I will stick with Guitar Hero world tour

im getting rock band and world tour i

I'm not going to get Rock Band. I'm going to get Guitar Hero World Tour just out of pure spite!

This is good to hear, but a little late to the rest of the world

Come on guys, I mean, it's EA! What do you expect? Plus, I'd much rather be a Guitar Hero than a member of a Rock Band. RB is too expensive, and I'd be treating myself like a second class citizen if I bought it.

Come on guys, I mean, it's EA! What do you expect? Plus, I'd much rather be a Guitar Hero than a member of a Rock Band. RB is too expensive, and I'd be treating myself like a second class citizen if I bought it.

And I thought we europeans were treated like **** bringing Rockband out more than half a year after the US release.

Really? But Rock Band 2 is already out now. Why not just release that instead and make some kind of bonus disc with all the RB1 songs on it? If I played these kinds of games, I'd still rather buy GH: World Tour than last year's game if I have to pay full retail price.

For us Wii gamers, GHWT is a better deal. I do not want to buy 2 more guitars just to enjoy Rock Band. If they re-release another Wii version that is compatible with the GHWT instruments I will buy it. It's a shame though as I like the Rock Band songs a little bit more because they weren't as metal as GH.

If you buy this don't forget that you have to buy an entirely new set of peripherals for RB2/GH:WT. There is no way in hell I'm buying this at all. Waste of money when GH:WT will be out the same time. You got to be an idiot to buy it. As tully123 said quite rightly: Any self respecting Australian gamer will not buy this game. If you do, your basically saying its ok to treat us [Australians] as second class citizens.

Crap. I was hoping AUS would go straight to RB2 (Hence Europe would get RB2 this year as well.) This is bleak. What an utter farce.

finally.....................

So wait - we are finally getting Rock Band ONE?! Sheeshs EA, that's far too late for us. I hope that they will give at least some extra songs, and provide better quality on those instruments.

I thought $120 australian was a rip off for a game. $250 is absurd. I dont care if you get all the instruments, its still a game.

Honestly, this is such an insult to Australian gamers. I was all hyped up for Rock Band a year ago. It was an exciting and "new" concept. I even won a comp on here to check it out. As time passed, without any word from Harmonix or EA, as to why there was such a delay my interest waned. Then they have the audacity to state "Its the size of the package, that has caused such a delay in getting the game to Australia." What's this? Oh Activision has no problem shipping their big boxes over here, with a firm release date too. Does that mean EA and Harmonix have fabricated the truth. Most Certainly. Any self respecting Australian gamer will not buy this game. If you do, your basically saying its ok to treat us as second class citizens. Don't even get me started on the whole, giving us old equipment and an old game...

Only a year and a sequel too late.

That's actually a rather decent price. Will we get anything extra for waiting a year? I'd like to think a few free tracks would be on offer...

Seriously, hardware that didn't work in the US will not be any better down under because our toilets flush the water in a different direction. The Australian market is nothing in comparison to the rest of the world but that doesn't make it right to flog old stock. The price isn't even super great, a quick look at EB in the US came back with, http://www.ebgames.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=65830 Meanwhile Rock Band 2 is only $20 USD more... http://www.ebgames.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?Product%5FID=71887 I'd prefer to pay $300-$350 for RB2 to get a matured set of hardware and buy the RB game only if I wanted the extra tracks. While you're at it EA why don't you change the cover on the EA Sports titles to the number of the coming year.. oh wait.. nevermind.

ABOUT BLOODY TIME!!!

Congrats to all those who won't be buying RB. I am a mature gamer with a family and had looked forward to this game for so long; However I would have to be braindead not to realise that EA has not only treated all us Aussie gamers with contempt by releasing the original game so late, but they also want to sell us old stock that has been shown to be faulty! I was never a fan of GH but a bit of respect goes a long way, so Activision will be getting my interest and probably my cash.

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I dont see why they dont just ship out RB 2 to australia

@ pavilion_dv Here here, gotta love region free ps3's.

Yeah Harmonix this would have been exciting 12 months ago, but now you're just flogging your old hardware off on us. I'll wait the extra few weeks for GHWT even if it costs more. 12 months late in this industry is just... yeah..

unless rock band will be compatiable with GHWT instruments, im not getting it. they only dated it for us before GHWT, because they knew if we get our hands on GH first, they have no hope here, so i believe its merely a last minute economic decision

Yup i won't be purchasing this for the sole reason that they made us wait.

Finally.....

sean_c233, last time I checked, 249 - 199 = 50... which is a very good price for a game only.

hardware only: $199 Hardware + software: $249.... so the game alone costs $150?? also no mention of a standalone game available for sale. ill probably buy the game only and wait for GH:WT with the better instruments

im in australia and ive had rockband for some time and my drumkit works perfectly and rockband is a great game.

I'll be getting GHWT. I'll still buy the rockband disc/s but I aint buying the dodgy instruments from rockband 1 which are fixed in 2. I doubt EA is smart enough to put rockband 2's instruments in the 1 bundle............

Good work EA, it only took one year. I'm sorry, but you wont be getting my money. If Activision can pull off a release date that is within a reasonable time frame with the rest of the world there shouldn't be any excuses as to why EA could not do it. Oh and this is only Rock Band 1, get ready for Rock Band 2 in 2009.

i love how all u guys are saying u wont buy it cause it took so long... well if the game dosent sell well there then dont expect them to bring things like this to u in the future then cause they will figure it wont sell.

Not for me. Ill go with World Tour, just for them bringing it so late. Its all nonsense!

About F*$#ing time, to bad they've lost my support, i was skeptical about ghwt thinking it was a ripoff of the rock band idea, but they showed they can bring the huge bands (tool,the mars volta, at the drive-in, and a heap more!) improve the game play, update the hardware to a respectable degree, and actually care about the australian gamers. so a big F.U to ea.

Won't be getting this, Guitar Hero looks so much better and why would you buy the year old hardware of Rockband? after the complaints I heard about the drums too.

This has just been pathetic by EA who have vrtually abandoned Australian gamers for so long. Needless to say I will be buying Guitar Hero: World Tour, show us some respect EA!

Yep, too late EA. GH: World Tour's sales will obliterate Rock Band's due to the fact the Guitar Hero is more well known here and it is coming out earlier. Though I will still probably buy the game disc on its own due to the fact that it works with the World Tour instruments.