Just after we had a first look at the new drums from the upcoming game Rock Band, Amazon has priced the Xbox 360 bundle (so keep in mind, this isn’t necessarily final). For $200, you get the game, a mic, wired guitar and drumset. And hearts everywhere are broken. Most players will probably already own a compatible guitar from the Guitar Hero series already to fill in the missing fourth controller, but this pricing still seems too high.
https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-rock-band-drumset-277360
As technabob points out, “Purchased separately, the wireless guitar and drum kit are each listed at $79.99, the microphone $29.99, and the game $59.99.” That would bring the individual package total to $250. But since a wired controller is included instead, the individual retail should sit closer to $230. While consumers are still, in theory, saving $30, they will be forced to procure a separate guitar (wireless or not) for a bass player…pushing the total to a number more like $260 or $280 for new adopters of the franchise. Just when the game can go mainstream, it may have priced itself out of the market. [amazon via technabob]
