Fri 7 Sep 2007
11:10 pm
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360 limitations necessitate external solution.
Thanks to Microsoft charging peripheral makers a fee to use their proprietary wireless technology, the 360 version of Rock Band will be bundled with a wired guitar instead of a wireless axe like the PS3 edition. As disappointing as this is, it presented another issue: four wired peripherals is one more than the three USB ports on the 360 can handle.
To remedy this problem, EA will be including a USB hub with the bundle. Great news, particularly if you have a wireless network adapter (or perhaps an HD-DVD drive) already occupying the rear USB port.
Now the big question is, do you buy the bundle and get stuck with a wired guitar or do you buy everything piecemeal and pay a premium? I had planned on using my GHII X-plorer as the bass for my Rock Band and save the $70-$80 on a second Strat, so I'd kind of like my main guitar to be wireless. Decisions, decisions…
[via Kotaku]
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September 8th, 2007 at 1:04 am
These images you find never cease to amaze me
September 8th, 2007 at 4:06 am
Haha, I was getting lazy the last few posts, I figured I had to throw in a good one.
September 8th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Have they officially announced what bundles are available yet? Speaking as someone who wants the drums more than the guitar, that’s the version I’d be wanting. Getting a cheap USB 2.0 hub would be a nice little bonus.
September 8th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
Two things:
#1 - BRILLIANT image.
#2 - I may be the only gamer in the world who refuses to play any Guitar Hero/Rock Band game, although I have to think that there are some other musician/gamers like me who feel the same. I play my real guitar every day, and there’s no way I will ever try to wrap my head around “pretending” to play a song instead of actually playing it.
I sure sound obnoxious, but it’s not arrogance. It’s just…….well, it’s not arrogance.
September 10th, 2007 at 1:34 am
Kevin is THE man with news images.