Why Rock Band (2) isn't selling in Europe

Nometet.com writes: There is no denying it, Rock Band has been one of the games of 2008. Everyone I know who has played it loves it. Both Rock Band and Rock Band 2 have Metacritic scores of 92 (at the time of writing), higher than Guitar Hero World Tour, so you can't deny that Rock Band isn't as good. So why isn't this brilliant game selling?

[resistance100]

Mainly because they are yet to release it on anything but the 360 so far

[Kushan]

I'm sure there's more to it than that. Maybe people are still pissed at the rediculous prices we had to pay when the first Rock Band was released.

[KRUSSIDULL]

Guitar Hero for me... /Sweden

[Dark_Vendetta]

I think its because of the ads. Here at Germany I remember seeing several times a Guitar Hero world tour ad but not once a Rock band one

[SuperM]

Because the only people that can afford it are people who own a ps3

[Consoldtobots]

definitely a very interesting obsrvation that timed exclusivity to the 360 is hurting developers in europe. Not to mention europeans are not stupid and know that rockband is the brainchild of the vampires over at MTV and by extension Viacom (two well known american brands). I should know I worked at MTV and they are pretty much all scum.

[Sheddi]

So thats why i couldnt find it on the ps3, I tried but had to settle with GH3. Sweden.

[Bleem360]

It's because stock was so limited at release, and now everyone has forgotten it was even a available.

Here in Glasgow, UK anyway - you couldnt get a copy for love nor money on launch day, even the big three (Game, HMV & Zavvi (RIP) had no stock left at all by 10am.

I only managed to get it by calling a little known games retailer and booking a copy at next stock in-take. Even then, they only got 1 copy so I was lucky.

I haven't seen any Rock Band 2 on the shelves since - I wonder if the distributer was E-UK (part of Woolies) who went into administation.

[TheDude2dot0]

GH:WT is more expensive than RB so it's obviously poor marketing.

[kwicksandz]

After the abomination that was GH3 i was ready to wait a few months for rock band, but not a year and then be charged double the US price for it. Bought world tour day 1 and rock band 2 hasnt even been released in AUS yet.

[Lelouch V Brit]

No it's too expensive.

[DA_SHREDDER]

Rock Revolution for me. Pantera downloadable content was just too enticing for me to pass up.. RE,,,, SPECT,,,, Walk,,,,, Are you talking to me?!!!!!

[caffman]

Sorry but the pantera DLC is only cover versions anyway so I prefer the Metallica DLC on GHWT

[Mindboggle]

Im hoping to get guitar hero world tour ps3 for the instruments and buy the rock band 2 disc.

[PixlSheX]

Guitar Hero came first.

[heroicjanitor]

Not in band form. Rock Band had all the instruments and now Guitar Hero World Tour has copied them

[y0haN]

Because their bullshit tactics of holding the Wii+PS3 version AGAIN has pissed people off to no end.

[Sangria]

Because in Europe, Rock Band costs 200€ for the accessories and 50 to 70€ for the game, the total represents the cost of a Wii or a 360 Premium. Paying that for a music game is a serious pain in the ass, even if we love music.

[Vip3r]

It's expensive and they delayed the first one for a year. Get a grip EA.

[El Padre]

Exactly. Besides, RB2 isn't that much of an upgrade - at least not enough to justify paying that ridiculous price again.

[Deadman64]

Maybe if you have the first one. But if you don't, the hardware is much better quality this time around and wireless.

[Jdoki]

EA have put themselves in a tough spot.

Price, delays and timed exclusivity are hurting sales of the game.

In Europe the PS3 version of RockBand was released not to long before the US got Rock Band 2. And we had to pay an extortionate amount for it.

I didn't bother buying the full 'Band in a Box' version of Rock Band, as I heard there were improvements to the peripherals in RB2 - so will hold off until that version finally launches.

I do own a copy of Rock Band, but use the GHIII peripheral for it. Not an ideal situation, but I'm not buying RB1 peripherals if the RB2 stuff is better.

[marichuu]

Personally I don't care which one I'd like to end up with, but the prices are INSANE. I can buy 7-8 games for this one game price.
It's just not worth it, unless you live with 3 other friends who'd like to buy it together.

[doctorstrange]

well too exensive, i just wait until a friend buys it

[iistuii]

been shafted yet again in the UK. I bought rockband 1 and all the instuments, one of my all time fav games. However a month later in the US they got rockband 2 wireless drums etc better all round instruments and we cant even get them over here yet.Im playing rockband 2 with the old drums, still love it but i want the wireless drums so i can eventually attach the madcatz cymbals. When though is the question.

[VMAN_01]

I live in Australia and seriously they expect to charge us full price for a game with intstruments that came out over a year ago in USA while the 2nd one is already released in USA the first one only came out here.

[kewlkat007]

now what about a Game that cost half the price of a console..

Now don't expect that same game to push Hardware either...How much would it be to buy both?

[Bordel_1900]

Biggest problem is that it's not available in Europe on the PS3, and it was available much later on X360 in Europe than i the US.

I would have bought Rock Band 2 instead of GH:WT, but it's not available so I got GH:WT.