Controller Availability

[Eman311]

Do you think that a full set of peripherals will be hard to come by come release date?

I know with gh2 the controllers were tough to come by if you wanted to get a second one.

Will this game face shortages? I'm just contemplating whether an online preorder is neccessary.

[Electric_Zen]

Do you think that a full set of peripherals will be hard to come by come release date?

Yes.


I know with gh2 the controllers were tough to come by if you wanted to get a second one.

Yup.


Will this game face shortages? I'm just contemplating whether an online preorder is neccessary.

I think so.

It's expensive to build and store a large inventory of the hardware devices, so they will probably not ramp up full-scale production until about 30-60 days before release.

I think Rock Band is likely to be this holiday's Wii Sports, and if that happens you're going to see a run on the hardware, and probably even inflated E-Bay resales.

[Eman311]

Yes.



Yup.



I think so.

It's expensive to build and store a large inventory of the hardware devices, so they will probably not ramp up full-scale production until about 30-60 days before release.

I think Rock Band is likely to be this holiday's Wii Sports, and if that happens you're going to see a run on the hardware, and probably even inflated E-Bay resales.

Thats what i'm fearing..............I couldnt possibly wait any longer than a few days after release date. Guess i should preorder sometime this month

[Knockout_King]

I'll pre-order as soon as we hear the pricing, because I need to know what kind of bundle I should order (I'm not concerned about price, I just want to get a guitar, drumset and mic). But as soon as it's announced, I'm definitely not going to risk disappointment and order the whole goddamn thing at EB.

[Eman311]

I'll pre-order as soon as we hear the pricing, because I need to know what kind of bundle I should order (I'm not concerned about price, I just want to get a guitar, drumset and mic). But as soon as it's announced, I'm definitely not going to risk disappointment and order the whole goddamn thing at EB.

I really don't want to preorder from gamestop, i'd prefer a Best Buy which is a huge company and will get a lot more copies

[Knockout_King]

I really don't want to preorder from gamestop, i'd prefer a Best Buy which is a huge company and will get a lot more copies

I've never pre-ordered from them. Although none of my pre-orders at EB have ever fallen through, Rock Band is a special case. The nearest Best Buy is also a 30 minute drive though.

[Phiromos]

yeah..larger companies will get more inventory..therefore they are more relaible to go to...gamestop likely won't have enough by the time i get there if i preorder it

[Eman311]

has anyone here ever ordered online through gamestop and had it shipped to them?

i wonder if that is more reliable

[Phiromos]

It probably would be...but id rather not take chances

[WildWalker]

Im in the UK and I still can not buy the GH2 guitar on its own ffs.

So I guess RB stuff will be hard to come by. And yes, expect to see it on ebay for really stupid prices.

WW

[ThePaska]

I don't know if there will be shortages or not, but why deal with the chance at all? Just pre-order it all, thats the best thing to do, that way you are guaranteed what you want without all the trouble of going to a store.

[sa_nick]

Im in the UK and I still can not buy the GH2 guitar on its own ffs.


Same in Australia. With the release of Rock Band things will HAVE to change. There's no way they can expect us to buy the game+guitar then the game+drums then the game+mic then the game+guitar again.

What's that? like, $550, and you have 4 copies of the game. It's gonna have to be different.

Also hoping they don't force people to buy it in 1 big pack (although that's what I'll be doing)