McDonald's Promotion

[HMXJohnlok]

Hey guys, there have been some questions about a few of recent promotions. I know some of this information can be found elsewhere (Major Nelson), but consider this thread an open forum for the McDonald's promotion. Please, if you have questions, ask them here. We're working on getting you more details on Disturbed and South Park (and I think those were the promotions people had the most questions about), so stay tuned.

Some general information on the McDonald's Promotion:

For the next 4 weeks, MTV Games/Harmonix will be partnering with McDonald’s to discount 2 existing tracks a week at $0.99 (80 MSP) - meaning the tracks will be available at the discounted price for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox360 users. The dollar discount is courtesy of McDonald’s Dollar Menu. The offer will be available for the US and Canada. The tracks on sale are:

5/6/08-5/12/08 :
Crushcrushcrush – Paramore
Rock ‘n Roll Band – Boston

5/13/08-5/19/08 :
Shockwave – Black Tide
Sugar Magnolia – Grateful Dead

5/20/08-5/26/08:
We Care A Lot – Faith No More
All the Small Things – Blink 182

5/27/08-6/2/08:
Gimme Three Steps – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Dirty Little Secret – All-American Rejects

Again, if you have any questions about this promotion, please ask them here.

edit: some of HMXJohnD's comments here: http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?p=596366#post596366

[Abaddon]

Very cool, I passed on Crushcrushcrush and We Care A Lot the first time around and am definitely going to have to consider picking them up at the discounted price. Thanks for providing the official word on this!

[Gryffindor]

Thanks for clearing that up John!

[simmias]

We're working on getting you more details on Disturbed and South Park (and I think those were the promotions people had the most questions about), so stay tuned.
Thank you sir. As a PS3 owner I don't have my hopes up, but thanks for working to get us more info!

[Goatman...]

Good news. Thanks for the quick response.

[OrdealByFire]

Crushcrushcrush was originally $1. What stopped you from getting it then?

[Zidane]

Wow, I'll get them all. Thanks HMX.

...Wait, what South Park promotion?

[Sveppi]

Thanks for the info, good thing I held off on buying "We Care A Lot" :)

[Abaddon]

Crushcrushcrush was originally $1. What stopped you from getting it then?Er, yes, I know it was a buck originally. What part of "I passed the first time around" don't you understand? :confused: Maybe you never change your mind about getting something over time?

[LinkStrifeLeonhart]

Cool to get some confirmation on this. Alas, as previously stated, I already have all of these songs. People should probably pick them up now since they're discounted.

[bmore007]

This works out perfect as I have like 1.03 left in my PSN account and I was waiting for a .99 track to come along to burn it on.

[FatWilma]

word, i initially passed on Faith No More and Blink. i will defintely reconsider on those.

[toolbert]

We're working on getting you more details on Disturbed and South Park (and I think those were the promotions people had the most questions about), so stay tuned.[/url]

South Park promo o.O? Uuuuhhhwaaaaaaaaaaaa?

[FatWilma]

South Park promo o.O? Uuuuhhhwaaaaaaaaaaaa?

haha, thats what i said.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/South-Park-Season-11/9552

[Zidane]

I'm happy with the South Park deal. I'll buy the DVD in the first week. Get the songs, then send the DVDs to my friend in Iraq. This is win/win.

[gaz9191]

Rockband is coming out in 2 weeks in europe so will this offer be available for europe because it would be a great way of getting more tracks to boost our libary!

[hmxhenry]

John, How is this promotion going to work? When you say it will be tied in with their dollar menu do you mean I can buy 1 double-cheeseburger and get a code or something that would discount one of these songs by a buck?

More like you just get to buy the songs for a dollar for a limited time only, courtesy of McDonald's promotional involvement. No burger purchasing will be required, though it can be considered optional and potentially delicious.

[Sgt_Rok]

While there are only two tracks available at the discounted rate that I don't already have, I will definately be picking them up at the double cheeseburger rate.

[Sarcasto]

Yay :) Just picked up Rock and Roll Band, love it!

[Der_Lex]

Cool. I was on the fence about a few of those songs, and this is a nice incentive to pick them up. I especially like the fact that no additional purchase is required... makes me think of the promoting company in a much more favorable way.

[jr174200]

I hope the South Park pack is a Trey Parker pack, and includes "Now You're a Man" and "What Would Brian Boitano Do?". That would be awesome.

[CSSlover]

Hmmm...lukewarm song list vs. double cheeseburger... *weighs options*

It's a close one. :D

But cool none the less.

[Zidane]

I hope the South Park pack is a Trey Parker pack, and includes "Now You're a Man" and "What Would Brian Boitano Do?". That would be awesome.

I'd rather have a Brendon Small pack, but hey, South Park works in the Viacom realm.

[metalfenix]

Maybe I'll get shockwave at discounted price the next week, thanx for keeping us posted about these promotions! (and please keep us posted about the other promos too, please :p)

[LinkStrifeLeonhart]

More like you just get to buy the songs for a dollar for a limited time only, courtesy of McDonald's promotional involvement. No burger purchasing will be required, though it can be considered optional and potentially delicious.

Hot' n Spicy McChicken high-five!

[fecaled]

seriously now if people don't even have at least these DLC i'm going to be hella pissed. What I don't even understand is how people passed on the FREE dlc!! :( strange.

[fecaled]

I hope the South Park pack is a Trey Parker pack, and includes "Now You're a Man" and "What Would Brian Boitano Do?". That would be awesome.
now you're a man isn't a "south park" song even though it's a parker/stone song it's from Baseketball so it's doubtful it'd be on there. What they should do is put some songs from Cannibal: The Musicial , that would be awesome. -sigh- i could only hope

[jeccaneko]

seriously now if people don't even have at least these DLC i'm going to be hella pissed. What I don't even understand is how people passed on the FREE dlc!! :( strange.

For Still Alive? I've heard that some people just don't like/don't know the song and that's why they didn't download it.

I do like this promotion and it's making me pick up 4 of the songs I don't have over the weeks (I currently have 2 of them) but there's still 2 I am not going to buy. Even if it's only $1 if I have no interest in the song I'm not going to buy it. I don't buy DLC just to have it.

Thanks Harmonix (and, I suppose, to McDonald's too) for making this happen. :)

[S1ckH4nds]

Man, Mickey D's is sooooo unhealthy. Yet their double cheeseburgers are a serious guilty pleasure of mine. :(

As others have stated, I've already got all of the DLC, so I won't be taking advantage of this promotion, but hopefully this opens the door to other cool things in the future. Just as long as we don't start to see in-game ads like the ones that are plastered all over GH3, that is.

[simmias]

now you're a man isn't a "south park" song even though it's a parker/stone song it's from Baseketball so it's doubtful it'd be on there.
It's from Orgazmo.


More like you just get to buy the songs for a dollar for a limited time only, courtesy of McDonald's promotional involvement. No burger purchasing will be required, though it can be considered optional and potentially delicious.
I wonder how the tie-in will work. Will you guys take a page out of Activision's book and have us play these songs at the McDonalds Amphitheatre? ;)

[bloozman]

Sweet. I like DLC and I like hamburgers.

Though the two will have nothing directly relating them to each other, I will go to McDonalds just to support the company that is supporting HMX.

Fast-forward 4 hours from now. "Um, yeah...I will take a double quarter pounder with cheese and a Coke." "Yes, I would like fries with that!"

[mchodge13]

Dammit. Its exam week and I'm like an aderrol junkie cooped up in the library. And now I'm starving and itching to pick up the drumsticks and rock out a little.

[jrinck]

I have them already, but like others, I'm looking forward to more people getting them so there is a better chance of meeting up with people online who have them.

[S1ckH4nds]

I have them already, but like others, I'm looking forward to more people getting them so there is a better chance of meeting up with people online who have them.
Ain't that the truth. Any little bit that helps expand online players' libraries beyond the base 58 is o-kay in my book.

[Lanceres218]

Now what if you have already bought these songs is there anyway to get the dollar back? If not im still good.

[fecaled]

It's from Orgazmo.


I wonder how the tie-in will work. Will you guys take a page out of Activision's book and have us play these songs at the McDonalds Amphitheatre? ;)
yeah, it's the title track during the opening credits, i was for some reason thinking of the driving scene in baseketball when he's listening to the radio... oh well.

seriously though i would be oh so happy if we got a cannibal:the musical track pack anyone who hasn't seen that movie... well you should.

[jeccaneko]

Now what if you have already bought these songs is there anyway to get the dollar back? If not im still good.

Doubtful. But think of it this way - you got to play the song for a while. You probably already got more than $1 worth out of fun out of it. :)

[daftuprising]

Am I the only one who feels ripped off for paying full price on some of these? I know some people don't want to pay two dollars, but don't the loyal supporters who pay full price get some kind of bonus?

[AeroZeppelinSevenfold]

to bad i have all of those except for faith no more. i guess ill buy it when that time comes around. i'm not going to be buying a points card for a while, because i'm taking a rock band break. Ill be buying GTA4 this thursday, and will play it till I win. then i will come back.

[The_Sailerman]

Am I the only one who feels ripped off for paying full price on some of these? I know some people don't want to pay two dollars, but don't the loyal supporters who pay full price get some kind of bonus?

Yeah! When stores put something on sale that I've already purchased, I always go back and demand some money back!

Wait, no, I don't.

You were willing to pay the 160 points / $2 for the song. Others weren't, but will be willing to pay 80 points / $1.


Seriously, I'm tired of people asking for refunds or whatnot whenever there's a price drop or something goes on sale.

[daftuprising]

Yeah! When stores put something on sale that I've already purchased, I always go back and demand some money back!

Wait, no, I don't.

You were willing to pay the 160 points / $2 for the song. Others weren't, but will be willing to pay 80 points / $1.


Seriously, I'm tired of people asking for refunds or whatnot whenever there's a price drop or something goes on sale.

I just thought they would do something for the loyal members who help write their paychecks before they would help everyone else. Call me selfish, say my opinion sucks, but then again, it is my opinion.

[Kalerado28]

I just thought they would do something for the loyal members who help write their paychecks before they would help everyone else. Call me selfish, say my opinion sucks, but then again, it is my opinion.

I totally agree with you!!
I have all of the DLC songs.
I feel kinda betrayed and gipped for being a loyal Harmonix supporter now... :(

I really wish they would've agreed to use the promotion for songs that hadn't been released as DLC yet, instead... like a FLYLEAF Pack (including "Fully Alive", "Perfect", and "All Around Me")
:rolleyes:

[LZ_69]

This is cool, too bad I already have all those songs, except for Sugar Maganolia. I don't like the grateful Dead all that much, but I might as well take this oportunity.:)

[m00p]

LOL, great idea. I've been making ronald mcdonald as my character for quiet some time now. Back up to the first rainbow six.

This Thread...

I'm Lovin it! xP


http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x144/CamoMaka21/S4021129.jpg

[C-Weiner]

Whats this south park thing?

[frostboy74]

so when do these become available?

PSN store still shows $1.99 for the Boston song

[Gatorguy91]

Good to see the PS3 isn't getting excluded. Thanks HmX.

[Frieki7]

You guys ROCK. Just thought you should know.

[BigZ7337]

This is cool, but it would be better if the tracks were a buck when they came out. Being a DLC Whore, I already have all these tracks, and I bought them at full price.

[Libertad87]

I scored the paramore song thanks to this. I'm going to get every single in the promotion and I don't even own the game yet.

[WhiffleBallTony]

Wait... what about South Park? Did I miss something?

[kiggidykev]

haha, too bad i bought all these the first days they came out.

still, i like seeing promotions like this come out. encourages people to explore the DLC options they may have initially decided not to get. and having McDonalds help out with the marketing is no small potatoes either. it's an excellent gimmick to keep older DLC fresh in peoples' minds, instead of just obsessing over the most recent week's stuff.

[adam182]

does this mean that were not getting any new songs for a month?!?!?!?!

[mysticneji]

does this mean that were not getting any new songs for a month?!?!?!?!

No it just means that the songs will be discounted for this promotion. Since they were already available it's not going to keep them from releasing DLC.

[rockfresh126]

That sucks. I pretty much have all of them. the ones I don't I wouldnt want anyways

[schmeankman]

yes i will be able to pick up atst now

[CypherKnux]

This is cool, but it would be better if the tracks were a buck when they came out. Being a DLC Whore, I already have all these tracks, and I bought them at full price.


But then how would McDonald's be able to promote their Dollar Menu?

[Vigorousjammer]

well, i'm glad they're doing this promotion, maybe people will actually have some DLC when I go online now :P

[SilentCricket]

Whats this south park thing?



this was answered on page 2 of this thread, here is a link to the south park info.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/South-Park-Season-11/9552




:rolleyes:

[jeccaneko]

But then how would McDonald's be able to promote their Dollar Menu?

They don't need Rock Band for that. I was on the DC Metro this past weekend and in the metro trains they had Dollar Menu advertisements. I also hear Dollar Menu ads on the radio.

[S1ckH4nds]

They don't need Rock Band for that. I was on the DC Metro this past weekend and in the metro trains they had Dollar Menu advertisements. I also hear Dollar Menu ads on the radio.
I think the implied continuation of "But then how would McDonald's be able to promote their Dollar Menu?" was supposed to be "...in conjunction with Rock Band?"

Obviously the old models still apply as far as advertising, but there'd be little incentive for the two to synergize if McD's wasn't bringing anything additional to the table here.

[jeccaneko]

I think the implied continuation of "But then how would McDonald's be able to promote their Dollar Menu?" was supposed to be "...in conjunction with Rock Band?"

Obviously the old models still apply as far as advertising, but there'd be little incentive for the two to synergize if McD's wasn't bringing anything additional to the table here.

Good point. I guess we should all just be happy that the Dollar Menu isn't being promoted within the game. I'm not particularly a fan of in-game advertising (hello Guitar Hero 3! hello EA sports titles!). This method, where it's only advantageous to the consumer (ie cheaper stuff), is best for me.

[PacoL250]

Cool to get some confirmation on this. Alas, as previously stated, I already have all of these songs. People should probably pick them up now since they're discounted.

Minus Sugar Magnolia, same here. However, it's always good for those who don't have the songs. :)

For a $1, they're all worth it, IMHO.

[soratchet5g]

This means that the South Park and Disturbed tracks will probably be exsisting tracks also.

[Sveppi]

This means that the South Park and Disturbed tracks will probably be exsisting tracks also.
How have you come to this conclusion? The SP songs might be, but the Disturbed songs have been 'semi confirmed' as new tracks.

[frostboy74]

am i the only one who doesn't see the Boston song for $.99???

Why can't I purchase this at the discount???

I was actually looking forward to this song

[tpalen7]

I already have the majority of those songs and paid full price. Don't the people who bought the songs originally deserve something? It doesn't seem fair. When you buy something at the store and it goes on sale, you can return it and capture the difference. I guess buying the songs when they come out is the wrong thing to do. We should all wait to they go on sale.

[tazbetaken]

so the ones that have ps2 it isnt going to help us out

[OakTea]

To everyone complaining about the DLC being on sale after they bought it...
You'll be happy when DLC prices permanently jack up for whatever reason.

I still think McDonalds should learn from Sony and lower all their prices by a dollar in Canada. We don't even have a dollar menu up here. So the .99 price doesn't make us think McDonalds.. It makes us think, cheap!

But thank you anyways McDonalds. XD And Harmonix, of course!

[lpunderground19]

Only one of these I don't have is Sugar Magnolia. It looked like fun, but I'm not a huge fan of the song. But for a buck? Definitely!

I'm interested to hear more about this South Park thing. Hopefully some Faith +1 will be making it's way to RB.

[Der_Lex]

I already have the majority of those songs and paid full price. Don't the people who bought the songs originally deserve something? It doesn't seem fair. When you buy something at the store and it goes on sale, you can return it and capture the difference. I guess buying the songs when they come out is the wrong thing to do. We should all wait to they go on sale.

I'd like to know where you do your shopping, because getting paid the difference when an item you bought goes on sale sounds awesome. Hey, the LCD TV I bought a few months back is probably quite a bit cheaper now, too... think I can get part of my money back for that as well? :rolleyes:

In a more or less serious reply: this is simply a form of 'early adopter's syndrome'. When you're one of the first to have something new, you'll always pay more than someone who'll get it later on. The upside, though, is that you've had several more months to enjoy your purchase. So yes, waiting for possible discounts is a perfectly valid option, if you don't mind not playing those songs for a few months. Complaining about not benefiting from a small discount that others will benefit from seems rather petty, though... another example of this twisted sense of entitlement that seems to plague western society these days.

[frostboy74]

Hey guys, there have been some questions about a few of recent promotions. I know some of this information can be found elsewhere (Major Nelson), but consider this thread an open forum for the McDonald's promotion. Please, if you have questions, ask them here. We're working on getting you more details on Disturbed and South Park (and I think those were the promotions people had the most questions about), so stay tuned.

Some general information on the McDonald's Promotion:

For the next 4 weeks, MTV Games/Harmonix will be partnering with McDonald’s to discount 2 existing tracks a week at $0.99 (80 MSP) - meaning the tracks will be available at the discounted price for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox360 users. The dollar discount is courtesy of McDonald’s Dollar Menu. The offer will be available for the US and Canada. The tracks on sale are:

5/6/08-5/12/08 :
Crushcrushcrush – Paramore
Rock ‘n Roll Band – Boston

5/13/08-5/19/08 :
Shockwave – Black Tide
Sugar Magnolia – Grateful Dead

5/20/08-5/26/08:
We Care A Lot – Faith No More
All the Small Things – Blink 182

5/27/08-6/2/08:
Gimme Three Steps – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Dirty Little Secret – All-American Rejects

Again, if you have any questions about this promotion, please ask them here.

edit: some of HMXJohnD's comments here: http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?p=596366#post596366

PS3 owner here - where do you buy the songs?!? I don't see them for $.99 - the Boston one!!!!!!!

[Der_Lex]

PS3 owner here - where do you buy the songs?!? I don't see them for $.99 - the Boston one!!!!!!!

The price probably won't be updated until the weekly PSN store update on Thursday.

[Supergeek]

I doubt there will be much buy-in on this. Most people who want songs will have already bought them.

Also, now you'll make people hesitate when they go to buy DLC. "Will this be discounted in a few weeks? I'll just wait." And there you've lost an opportunity.

Put it out at the discounted rate to begin with. If you need to promote, promote when it's first released. HMX is hurting themselves doing this.

[The_Sailerman]

I doubt there will be much buy-in on this. Most people who want songs will have already bought them.

Also, now you'll make people hesitate when they go to buy DLC. "Will this be discounted in a few weeks? I'll just wait." And there you've lost an opportunity.

Put it out at the discounted rate to begin with. If you need to promote, promote when it's first released. HMX is hurting themselves doing this.

It's called "Price Discrimination."

The people who were willing to buy these songs for $2 have likely already purchased them.
Meanwhile, there are people who didn't think $2 was worth paying for some of these tracks. But for $1, they will happily buy them.

I'm an example of the second group. I thought Crushcrushcrush and Rock and Roll Band (along with the rest of the Boston Pack) were worth paying the regular price for. The rest of the tracks I personally didn't think were worth the price. But for $1, I think the price is perfect and will be buying all of the other tracks (except maybe Dirty Little Secret, I especially dislike that song).


Ergo, Harmonix actually makes more money this way.

[OakTea]

would u like to just give 2 dollars back to harmonix to score on these awesme deals? didnt think so.

Exactly. If they suddenly raised the prices of DLC for some reason, I doubt anybody would be clamouring to give harmonix the money back.

"Hey Harmonix, does this mean we owe you money?"
"GOD D*** PRICE RAISE now I gotta pay for songs I already have"

Likewise, Harmonix wouldn't be saying "Hey guys, we raised the prices. Apparently, you bought it at the lower prices, so now you have to pay us the difference. IT'S NOT FAIR TO US, YOUR LOYAL COMPANY! Pay up."

[amnb]

i commented on this in another thread didnt know there was one just for this i'll say it again mcdonalds is pretty random for music why not team up with burger king and put up new songs for 99cents instead of the old dead ones nobody wants

[amnb]

i commented on this in another thread didnt know there was one just for this i'll say it again mcdonalds is pretty random for music why not team up with burger king and put up new songs for 99cents instead of the old dead ones nobody wants i know others will agree with me on the last part at least maybe not the first maybe they prefer sonic or taco bell

[Der_Lex]

Punctuation and capitalization or your friends. Embrace them, don't turn them away... ;)

Either way, why would one fast food chain be more or less random than another? And it's not like you have to buy their products anyway to benefit from the promotion.

As for getting old stuff instead of new stuff...makes sense from a business perspective. This way you'll get people to buy DLC that they passed on the first time, and, assuming McDonalds will advertise in their stores as well, get the word out on what kind of music's already in the game, which will then hopefully cause people to buy RB. Selling new big name DLC at half price instead would probably cut into the DLC profits too much.

[jeccaneko]

i commented on this in another thread didnt know there was one just for this i'll say it again mcdonalds is pretty random for music why not team up with burger king and put up new songs for 99cents instead of the old dead ones nobody wants i know others will agree with me on the last part at least maybe not the first maybe they prefer sonic or taco bell

I actually don't care who Harmonix teams up with if we get cheaper tracks. But I'm kinda glad they did this for older stuff. Makes me buy things I was on the fence about. I mean, if it's new and I want it right away, I'm willing to pay full price. But songs I'm iffy about I could potentially not even buy them in the future if they don't go on sale. But since they did, I bought them.

[CDR35SLER]

Crushcrushcrush was already 80 wasn't it? So was Dirty Little Secret

[evilmaz]

Crushcrushcrush was already 80 wasn't it? So was Dirty Little Secret

Yes they were both 80 points when they initially came out, but went up to the standard single price of 2 bucks afterwards.

I picked up the Paramore song yesterday to give it a try since I already had the Boston 6 pack, so I think this promotion is incentive for me to try something new outside of my comfort zone.

[ThuDogFood]

I like the idea of the promotion...Too bad I purchased all but 2 of those tracks (and there is no way in hell I'm purchasing DLS)

I might get ATST at 1/2 price though....

Mor promotionz plz!

[memphus]

Sucks for me as I JUST bought "All the small things" last week. Any chance on a refund?

[rockerbabyy]

Sucks for me as I JUST bought "All the small things" last week. Any chance on a refund?
*sighs* no

[Blair777]

I'm happy with this promotion, I was wanting to buy Shockwave the last few weeks now that I've been hearing it on the radio and know the song, but was put off when I found out they raised the price on it. Now that it will be back to 80 points, I'll probably pick it up this time around.

[chugabeer]

Have not seen this at any McDs in Calgary. Is it not happening here or is it just not promoted???

[Yerma718]

Looks like its the same For me Here in NYC.
Just wen tto Mc D's and nothing. No advertisements... Nothing.
I asked the guy behind the counter and he looked at me like i was ******ed.

[palo_pancake]

perfect timing for me to get the red ring of death :(

[aray]

That sucks. I pretty much have all of them.



As others have stated, I've already got all of the DLC, so I won't be taking advantage of this promotion.


I have them already.


Now what if you have already bought these songs is there anyway to get the dollar back? If not im still good.


Am I the only one who feels ripped off for paying full price on some of these? I know some people don't want to pay two dollars, but don't the loyal supporters who pay full price get some kind of bonus?


I totally agree with you!!
I have all of the DLC songs.
I feel kinda betrayed and gipped for being a loyal Harmonix supporter now... :(


This is cool, but it would be better if the tracks were a buck when they came out. Being a DLC Whore, I already have all these tracks, and I bought them at full price.


I already have the majority of those songs and paid full price. Don't the people who bought the songs originally deserve something? It doesn't seem fair. When you buy something at the store and it goes on sale, you can return it and capture the difference. I guess buying the songs when they come out is the wrong thing to do. We should all wait to they go on sale.

Well, reading the quoted comments above i would say its a mixed bag of emotions that has become the norm around this forum.

Yes, its HMX way of promoting RB and by using a franchise that serves Billions daily. I think it's a smart move on their part. But now lets view this from little Johnny who purchases DLC on every Tuesday regarless of whats being offered... It's DLC and he just has to purchase it.

Johnny doesnt care the cost on Tuesdays.. he just buys it.
Now Johnny has all DLC ever released.. and feels like ( HEY ) how come i cant get new DLC from Mc Donalds.. it's just the same ole songs I already have.

Johnny feels left out, HMX has betrayed him, by offering to the mass public songs he has paid Full Price for and the mass/ public gets it for less.

Johnny is ( Furiouos ) >,< stinking mad... #$<!! you HMX...
Tuesday comes around and Jonny wants to buy new DLC.. but says ( Nope ) I'm going to wait until it goes on sale to teach HMX a lesson.

HMX > investors see DLC sales drop by 40% in the month of May 08 because of GTAV and the 200,000 Jonny's out there.

HMX > offers Cars Full Album to boost Sales. Jonny doesnt buy it... he wants to.. but thinks... Hmmm.. if i wait.. Burger King will offer it cheaper 6 months from now.

Ok, Here is my Point. Jonny wants new DLC regardless of price.
If this promotion offered New ( non previously released songs ) Jonny would be all over it.. along with the Masses. So for HMX to offer old songs that Johnny already has it only targets Half the potential auidence it could target.

As for you Der_lex.....

I'd like to know where you do your shopping, because getting paid the difference when an item you bought goes on sale sounds awesome. Hey, the LCD TV I bought a few months back is probably quite a bit cheaper now, too... think I can get part of my money back for that as well? :rolleyes:

Best Buy and Circuit City both offer > refund on anything that is marketed at a lower price by any company including themselves should it go on sale within 30 days of puchase. Best Buy even goes as far as to offer an addtinal 10% of the price difference of the sale price. You should do more research before you buy things such as LCD TV. Buyer Beware !!!

My 2cents for what its worth.. later.

[Sonofmogh]

nice. got all those already though.

[WhiteHot]

...

Although very oddly presented, and with multiple spelling and grammar errors, aray has an extremely valid point.

Say I support Rock Band. Every tuesday bam, downloaded and played before it's 8AM. Have all ~140 songs, paid the price they were when released. I'll buy stuff I don't REALLY want because hey, I'm supporting HMX and believe that if I keep buying it, it will keep being released.

I see how after a while, deals and promotions come out. I then realize 'hey wait, maybe I should hold off this week'. And then next. And then next. And then I haven't gotten new DLC in a month.

Then HMX see's how badly sales went down in one month. And then the next. So it decides not to release DLC because it'd be losing money (ok so it's extreme...I'm making a point)


Hmm. All for -$1 on songs that I already have....

[Charron]

aray and WhiteHot do have a good point, but the counterargument is the crowd sizes. There's people who'll slow down their DLC purchases to wait for these deals, while others will end up buying more because of them. I'm sure someone in marketing went over the ratios and odds and decided that there's more in the second group, so most likely the end result would be positive.

You guys aren't wrong, per se, but there is a second side to the argument.

[crivit]

Although very oddly presented, and with multiple spelling and grammar errors, aray has an extremely valid point.

Say I support Rock Band. Every tuesday bam, downloaded and played before it's 8AM. Have all ~140 songs, paid the price they were when released. I'll buy stuff I don't REALLY want because hey, I'm supporting HMX and believe that if I keep buying it, it will keep being released.

I see how after a while, deals and promotions come out. I then realize 'hey wait, maybe I should hold off this week'. And then next. And then next. And then I haven't gotten new DLC in a month.

Then HMX see's how badly sales went down in one month. And then the next. So it decides not to release DLC because it'd be losing money (ok so it's extreme...I'm making a point)


Hmm. All for -$1 on songs that I already have....


Well considering that 3 of the songs were originally released at $1 each and two of the other ones were available as part of a pack at a discount I don't think the early downloaders are really getting ripped off here.

[strikeman99]

Video Games and other Entertainment items are always getting a price reduction. If you think GTA IV for $60 is too expensive, wait a while and it will be reduced. I don't think those who purchase it can get a refund later.
I am surprised this bothers people, yet no one complains about the fact the Microsoft sells their Zune music tracks for $.99 cents or 79 Points, where the discounted rock band tracks are also $.99 but are charged 80 points. ($.99 is 79.2 MS Points)

[Tiberiouslb]

I like that they are trying to raise awareness of DLC, because DLC is our best chance of having a constantly improving platform, rather than a one-a-year sequel machine. Plus you get to pick and choose songs.

But I'm not sure about McDonalds as the place of choice, but it is everywhere and gives kids with limited access to Credit Cards and/or MS points ways to get new songs. (Rock Band should tie in with Hard Rock Cafe to set up systems in the Cafes, or something like that)

Is Rock Band going to end up being part of the prizes in the next McDonalds Monopoly game? With DLC being one of the instant win prizes?

[Tiberiouslb]

I also have all the songs I want, but I don't have a problem with them finding ways to discount them later.

I have been having fun with most these for a while now, and most of them I would rather pay more to get them sooner than wait 2 months or more for a discount. I agree with the perspective of comparing it with other Video Games (even though licensing fees will keep it from dropping below certain points), you can drop $60 for Grand Theft Auto now and have tons of fun, or wait 6 months, pay $30 and have the fun later. In many cases I find other things to play and wait, but Rock Band is one of those games that's too fun to wait when I see something I like.

[A New Pyro Fool]

Too bad that I have quite a few songs here already.

However, "We Care A Lot" is DEFINITELY getting a purchase here. : ]

[rocknrolxdx]

how is my comment stupid in any way
i was jus saying i was disappointed about the choice HMRNX made

[crivit]

how is my comment stupid in any way
i was jus saying i was disappointed about the choice HMRNX made

Discrimination is bad. Your comment made it sound like you think McDonald's is evil because they don't discriminate against homosexual's. (I have no idea what McD's policies actually are, just going off the attitude of the poster) I can understand if individual people have moral or religious issues with homosexuality, but it still wouldn't make it right to try and deny them the same rights, responisibilities, and opportunities as everyone else. Even if McD's does support homosexuality, that's a far cry from promoting it. I've never once seen a commercial with the tagline "****'s, I'm lovin' them."

If you still can't understand why your original post seemed a bit on the ignorant side then try thinking how it would have sounded if you had said you were disappointed that they chose a company that supported women, or supported blacks. It's really no different, and if you can't see that, then I can't help you.

[S1ckH4nds]

[B]Well, reading the quoted comments above i would say its a mixed bag of emotions that has become the norm around this forum.
(...) Johnny feels left out, HMX has betrayed him, by offering to the mass public songs he has paid Full Price for and the mass/ public gets it for less.
Aray, please don't use my quote where I say I will not be taking advantage of this promotion because I already have all the tracks to further your argument. While others may be feeling hurt or betrayed when the price gets dropped, I will not. I'm happy that other players will be able to purchase songs at a lower price point, and hopefully more players that get online will have an expanded selection of songs to rock out with.

I personally will continue to purchase new releases as they come out because I like playing them ASAP. Additionally, whenever they're available in a pack, I use that method to purchase, thereby saving me a little bit of cash. I don't begrudge Harmonix at all for dropping the price on their back catalogue.

[BriScrye]

So I heard about the McDonald's promo:confused:, and came here to verify.
V.kewl!!!!! I own half the content they are offering for this one, butt will buy one discounted song each week. So you guys are homophobs, huh? Who knew!:rolleyes: Oh well... Actually, if I were a moderator, and someone made a comment like that on my board, they be banned.:eek: I'm not against free speech, but this forum does have young impressionable minds reading. And that sort of talk is bad form. :mad:
Please channel ur frustration to the PS3 vs. Xbox360 or [better yet] PC vs. Console gaming flame!

[FallenAce]

butt will buy one discounted song each week.

Hahaha! Your butt will buy a discounted song each week? Does your butt play enough Rock Band to warrant that? :P

[Charron]

Hahaha! Your butt will buy a discounted song each week? Does your butt play enough Rock Band to warrant that? :P

I imagine it only plays vocals.


(great. I've dropped to potty humor.)

[bood-boy]

For Still Alive? I've heard that some people just don't like/don't know the song and that's why they didn't download it.

I do like this promotion and it's making me pick up 4 of the songs I don't have over the weeks (I currently have 2 of them) but there's still 2 I am not going to buy. Even if it's only $1 if I have no interest in the song I'm not going to buy it. I don't buy DLC just to have it.

Thanks Harmonix (and, I suppose, to McDonald's too) for making this happen. :)




i didnt download "still alive" because its the stupidest thing ive EVER heard.

i lose faith in humanity when i hear people who actually ejoy it.

[OrgasmicOrange]

Hey guys, there have been some questions about a few of recent promotions. I know some of this information can be found elsewhere (Major Nelson), but consider this thread an open forum for the McDonald's promotion. Please, if you have questions, ask them here. We're working on getting you more details on Disturbed and South Park (and I think those were the promotions people had the most questions about), so stay tuned.

Some general information on the McDonald's Promotion:

For the next 4 weeks, MTV Games/Harmonix will be partnering with McDonald’s to discount 2 existing tracks a week at $0.99 (80 MSP) - meaning the tracks will be available at the discounted price for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox360 users. The dollar discount is courtesy of McDonald’s Dollar Menu. The offer will be available for the US and Canada. The tracks on sale are:

5/6/08-5/12/08 :
Crushcrushcrush – Paramore
Rock ‘n Roll Band – Boston

5/13/08-5/19/08 :
Shockwave – Black Tide
Sugar Magnolia – Grateful Dead

5/20/08-5/26/08:
We Care A Lot – Faith No More
All the Small Things – Blink 182

5/27/08-6/2/08:
Gimme Three Steps – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Dirty Little Secret – All-American Rejects

Again, if you have any questions about this promotion, please ask them here.

edit: some of HMXJohnD's comments here: http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?p=596366#post596366


That is great news! Any idea if this promo would get extended if it is popular enough?? To show my support I see 4-5 songs (some I have or am waiting to get the whole pack they belong to) I'd download and I''ll try to patronize a McD's in the coming week.

There are a few more single tracks I wouldn't mind picking up at a reduced rate so this promo being extended would be great news too!! eg. Bang a Gong, Buddy Holly, Brass In Pocket, Number Of The Beast, Last Train To Clarksville, etc...

[S1ckH4nds]

For what it's worth, I haven't re-downloaded any of the tracks, but I did eat at McD's on Friday night. ;)

[rocknrolxdx]

Discrimination is bad. Your comment made it sound like you think McDonald's is evil because they don't discriminate against homosexual's. (I have no idea what McD's policies actually are, just going off the attitude of the poster) I can understand if individual people have moral or religious issues with homosexuality, but it still wouldn't make it right to try and deny them the same rights, responisibilities, and opportunities as everyone else. Even if McD's does support homosexuality, that's a far cry from promoting it. I've never once seen a commercial with the tagline "****'s, I'm lovin' them."

If you still can't understand why your original post seemed a bit on the ignorant side then try thinking how it would have sounded if you had said you were disappointed that they chose a company that supported women, or supported blacks. It's really no different, and if you can't see that, then I can't help you.

im not discriminating
im just saying im disappointed witht he choice made by mcdonalds
they dont have to discriminate for me to be happy
just not support them
and they arnt going to advertise that they support homosexualtity
and you are blowing this way out of perportion if you think its the same as discriminating against women or african americans
woman are a sex
african american are a race
homosexuality is a sin
i didnt say i hate homosexuals
that what you want to blame me for
so stop putting words in my mouth
i clearly hate the sin of being homosexuality
i never said that i wanted all the homosexuals to die or anything
so stop trying to sound like yor smart and get off my case
im didnt post that to start a fight
but it seems you replied to start one

[Bobertes]

i want it all

[crivit]

woman are a sex
african american are a race
homosexuality is a sin


I wasn't trying to start a fight, but when someone makes homophobic comments I have a hard time not responding. I'm not *** myself, but I've known lots of people who are, so it's a sore subject for me. This is the last time I'm going to respond to this, but I feel like I needed to address a few things you said.

First of all, even though nothing has been proven scientifically, there is ample evidence to suggest a genetic basis for sexual orientation. It's really not any more of a "choice" than what gender or race you happen to be born as. Did you wake up one morning and decide that today is the day I'm going to make a choice to be attracted to the opposite gender? No? I didn't either, it just kind of worked out that way.

Secondly "sin" is a religous term and really has no place in a conversation about two businesses having a promotion, but since you want to go there I will. I'm assuming you're probably a Christain. I am as well, but I was taught three very important things:
1. Hate the sin, but love the sinner.
2. Judge not lest ye be judged.
3. We're all sinners. There has only ever been one man on Earth who didn't sin, and it wasn't you or me.

To everyone else, I'm sorry for the religous speech. I do think it's a pity that something as positive as faith should be often gets turned into nothing more than an excuse to spread hatred and ignorance.

[S1ckH4nds]

It's okay, rocknroldx. 15? Only a few more years you have to suffer through high school before you can move out of Mom & Dad's and come out of the closet.

He who protests the most, and all that.

In the meantime, I certainly hope you're boycotting all the following organizations (http://www.nglcc.org/ht/d/sp/i/213/pid/213) to keep up appearances, as well:

- IBM
- Wells Fargo
- JPMorganChase
- Motorola
- Travelport
- Intel
- Wyndham
- American Airlines
- Lehman Brothers
- American Express
- Ernst & Young
- Cisco Systems
- Avis
- Morgan Stanley
- Intuit
- Merck
- UPS
- Sodexho
- Kodak
- Pepsico
- Coors Light
- Xerox

etcetera. Obviously not all of them will apply to you, but still, you get the point.

[metalfenix]

It's okay, rocknroldx. 15? Only a few more years you have to suffer through high school before you can move out of Mom & Dad's and come out of the closet.


Certainly. In my opinion, bashing mcdonalds BECAUSE they support homosexuals (I didn't knew about that until this post) is very shortsighted in life. If you give me reasons like their food is bad (I think that, but again, Big macs are a guilty pleasure to me :eek:) you may have a valid point, but boycotting a company just because they KNOW A LOT MORE OF BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS just show how inmature rocknroldx is.

He used his speech freedom to put his opinion, I use the same thing to put mine, but I feel that this discussion is a big FAIL on this thread (and even 100000 IQ Overdrives cannot save this thread) , I certainly hope that the mods delete the messages regarding this subject (including mine) and continue the discussion as it should.

[rifteroftime]

Quick question, does anyone know if the prices change at the same time (4am-ish) as the release of the new DLC?

[Jordashebasics]

I'm not sure, but I downloaded my 80 point song this morning at around 7AM EST.

[spartanhockey]

Why isnt sugar magnolia appearing for 99 cents

[Charron]

Why isnt sugar magnolia appearing for 99 cents

Since you're talking cents, you're probably on PS3, in which case wait until the Thursday update.

[rocknrolxdx]

It's okay, rocknroldx. 15? Only a few more years you have to suffer through high school before you can move out of Mom & Dad's and come out of the closet.

He who protests the most, and all that.

In the meantime, I certainly hope you're boycotting all the following organizations (http://www.nglcc.org/ht/d/sp/i/213/pid/213) to keep up appearances, as well:

- IBM
- Wells Fargo
- JPMorganChase
- Motorola
- Travelport
- Intel
- Wyndham
- American Airlines
- Lehman Brothers
- American Express
- Ernst & Young
- Cisco Systems
- Avis
- Morgan Stanley
- Intuit
- Merck
- UPS
- Sodexho
- Kodak
- Pepsico
- Coors Light
- Xerox

etcetera. Obviously not all of them will apply to you, but still, you get the point.

ok if your gonna be an ass because im 15 then what i want to know is what a 27 year old is doing on a video game website bashing on someone for there age
your disciminating not me
so look in the mirror before you throw any more comments out there about me discriminating
and by the way im not *** so your comment just showed your low IQ level
anyways for the rest of you who now think i am homophobic i was jus saying i was disappointed because of mcdonalds stand on the whole subject of homosexuality
so get off the high horse and come back to earth your parents miss you :)

[rocknrolxdx]

I wasn't trying to start a fight, but when someone makes homophobic comments I have a hard time not responding. I'm not *** myself, but I've known lots of people who are, so it's a sore subject for me. This is the last time I'm going to respond to this, but I feel like I needed to address a few things you said.

First of all, even though nothing has been proven scientifically, there is ample evidence to suggest a genetic basis for sexual orientation. It's really not any more of a "choice" than what gender or race you happen to be born as. Did you wake up one morning and decide that today is the day I'm going to make a choice to be attracted to the opposite gender? No? I didn't either, it just kind of worked out that way.

Secondly "sin" is a religous term and really has no place in a conversation about two businesses having a promotion, but since you want to go there I will. I'm assuming you're probably a Christain. I am as well, but I was taught three very important things:
1. Hate the sin, but love the sinner.
2. Judge not lest ye be judged.
3. We're all sinners. There has only ever been one man on Earth who didn't sin, and it wasn't you or me.

To everyone else, I'm sorry for the religous speech. I do think it's a pity that something as positive as faith should be often gets turned into nothing more than an excuse to spread hatred and ignorance.

Yes i was taught those very same things
and i never once said i hate homosexuals
so i never hated the sinner
i didnt judge them
just said i was disappointed at mcdonalds choice
and yes i know i am a sinner
i wasnt preaching
that seems to be your job
and by the way i was also taught not to support immoral actions/behaviors
and homosexuality is one of them
so if youd like to keep bashing me for me point of view of this subject go ahead
just make sure you practice what you preach before you decided to give another sermin
thank you :)

[rocknrolxdx]

Certainly. In my opinion, bashing mcdonalds BECAUSE they support homosexuals (I didn't knew about that until this post) is very shortsighted in life. If you give me reasons like their food is bad (I think that, but again, Big macs are a guilty pleasure to me :eek:) you may have a valid point, but boycotting a company just because they KNOW A LOT MORE OF BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS just show how inmature rocknroldx is.

He used his speech freedom to put his opinion, I use the same thing to put mine, but I feel that this discussion is a big FAIL on this thread (and even 100000 IQ Overdrives cannot save this thread) , I certainly hope that the mods delete the messages regarding this subject (including mine) and continue the discussion as it should.

i wasnt bashing mcdonalds in any form or way
i just expressed my opinion about how disappointed about the matter i was
i am sorry you have to deal with other people putting words in my mouth
the best thing we can do for them is just let them think that they have won this pointless fight they have brought about
sorry to bring you into this

[sav3sth3day]

OK I've been on this thread too long just watching rocknrolxdx just getting bashed for something he didn't do. I agree with rocknrolxdx with his stand about the topic of homosexuality and don't see why you people chose to bash him like you do. He is just stating his opinion of the subject and that statement made earlier about coming out of the closet once he is moved out from his parents house was a hoophobic and discrimatorial statement. So was the comment made about rocknrolxdx's age and the comment he made about your age, but really you shouldn't go onto a video game's webiste and bash people for beliefs and views on the world.

[Der_Lex]

As for you Der_lex.....

I love the sound of that. So ominous...like you're about to reveal the special death trap you've prepared just for me. Is it all right if I imagine you sitting on a swiveling chair with a cat on your lap as you say this?


Best Buy and Circuit City both offer > refund on anything that is marketed at a lower price by any company including themselves should it go on sale within 30 days of puchase. Best Buy even goes as far as to offer an addtinal 10% of the price difference of the sale price. You should do more research before you buy things such as LCD TV. Buyer Beware !!!


Well, first of all, neither Best Buy nor Circuit City have stores on ye olde continent that I live on, so neither would help me much...I don't expect you to be up-to-date about the situation on electronics stores in Belgium, though (hey, I'd be happy enough if you could point it out on a map, it's not exactly the center of the world), so I'll let that slide.
The assumption (and remember, when you assume, you make an ass of u and me) that I didn't do my research before making a purchase borders on insulting, though. Granted, I'm more than willing to pay a little more for quality, but I'll still shop around to get the best deal on whatever I like to buy. So consider this emptor sufficiently caveat'ed.

We do have stores over here that offer a similar discount... but the 'within 30 days of purchase' is a very important little clause here. The LCD TV from my example was purchased several months ago, and the lowered price I was referring to was the normal price drop just about any electronics product experiences after several months. When you buy it as a new release, you'll pay the 'early adopter' price... you basically pay a little (or a lot) more for the 'privilege' of being one of the first to enjoy the product. If you can find a store that will still give you the refund after two months or more, I'll be genuinely impressed. I'll also be questioning their way of doing business, but that's a different matter altogether.
The same is more or less the case for these DLC tracks. None of them fall within the mentioned 30 days period... it's all 'older' DLC. If you've paid the full price for the DLC, you've basically paid a dollar more for playing it for a month or more before those who get it at a discount do. For some people, like myself, this will be worth it (it's only a dollar per song, after all). Others would rather wait...but I personally think that those people probably wouldn't have bought the song at all at the initial release.

Long story short, I see this promotion as a neat little discount for new users or for people who passed on the DLC the first time around. I doubt that it will dramatically alter the downloading behavior of the average RB user in such a dramatic way as you have described....the price of DLC is low enough that people who want a particular song will get it upon first release.


Oh, and sav3sth3day... when you spout your beliefs on a message forum, you're basically giving people carte blanche to challenge them. In this case, I can't say I disagree... a 15 year-old writing 'homosexuality is a sin' (even though Biblical scholars with more than twice his age and experience are still debating this 'fact' and the proper meaning and translation of the passages it's based on) on a forum that is open to people of all lifestyles is inappropriate at best, and laughable at worst. Some of the comments aimed at him went over the line, I agree, but (possibly unjustified) religious intolerance doesn't exactly bring out the best in people. I think the best lesson one can learn from this is that there is a time and place for expressing your religious beliefs, and this is neither.

[Gatorguy91]

Hey, Crush [x3] is still available for .99 cents on the PS3 store while Sugar Magnolia isn't.

What's up?

[jeccaneko]

i didnt download "still alive" because its the stupidest thing ive EVER heard.

i lose faith in humanity when i hear people who actually ejoy it.

It pretty much only makes sense within the context of the game Portal. If you haven't played it or don't know anything about it, then yeah... it is stupid. But I like it. *shrug*


Hey, Crush [x3] is still available for .99 cents on the PS3 store while Sugar Magnolia isn't.

What's up?

PS3 store updates on Thursdays.

[Gryffindor]

Hey, Crush [x3] is still available for .99 cents on the PS3 store while Sugar Magnolia isn't.

What's up?

It likely won't be updated to the new songs until Thursday during the regular store update.

[xZoObYx]

sounds good.

[Gatorguy91]

was my first guess but they should have mentioned that. Thanks anyway.

[rockerbabyy]

was my first guess but they should have mentioned that. Thanks anyway.

i dont see why they should.. if thats when it updates, then why would it change just because a song is cheaper?

[ComedyKing16]

man that is so ***!!!! i already have all but 2, maybe 3 of the songs. i should be reimbursed that extra 80 MP, lol. that really sux, i got screwed over in this one.

[rockerbabyy]

man that is so ***!!!! i already have all but 2, maybe 3 of the songs. i should be reimbursed that extra 80 MP, lol. that really sux, i got screwed over in this one.

boohoo
some of the songs were originally 80mp anyway. deal with it ;)

[HubbubJub]

To get this back on track...

Yes Harmonix, please allow corporations to sponsor DLC purchases for me! (No sarcasm.) Cheaper is better, and as long as McDonalds doesn't show up as a venue in my game, or on a guitar, on a drink cup, etc. etc. I'm a happy camper.

[metalfenix]

Soooo I went yesterday and bought Shockwave for the 0.99$ price. Keep up this promo harmonix!! :D

[LostinBubbles]

very cool!!!
I already have most of those, well the ones I wanted anyway...

[madeyoulook]

nice promo, too bad i had most of these already. Can anyone confirm if the June 2nd is the last set of songs or are there going to be future 99 cent releases?

[Alonzo1948]

Next week Ill get the two songs I dont own for $.99. I personally wouldnt mind if harmonix and McDonalds did something like this every few months that way pepole can catch up on there DLC if the start to run out of cash.

[TuesdaysGone]

I'll end up getting All The Small Things because of this promotion. I have the rest of those songs though.

[TuesdaysGone]

Soooo I went yesterday and bought Shockwave for the 0.99$ price. Keep up this promo harmonix!! :D

I bought Shockwave for 0.99 back when it was first released. I think it's weird that three of the discounted songs are just returns to the original price.

[TheRocker]

Oh man.. too bad I already bought all of these

[gmagnus]

I bought Shockwave for 0.99 back when it was first released. I think it's weird that three of the discounted songs are just returns to the original price.

4, actually. One each week. Half of them.

[Bullseye]

man that is so ***!!!! i already have all but 2, maybe 3 of the songs. i should be reimbursed that extra 80 MP, lol. that really sux, i got screwed over in this one.

Maybe they should give you a McChicken instead.

Keep up the good work Ronald. I'm only picking up two out of here, as I already own the other ones I like.

[BennyTrizzz09]

kinda makes me mad that I paid full price for them and now they are on discount OoOoOoO WeLlLlLL

[Zidane]

Finally downloaded We Care A Lot. Yay, I'm glad I waited.

[RogueLegend]

What happened to the discounts for PS3 this week? It's still showing "Shockwave" and "Sugar Magnolia" as the discounted tracks instead of "We Care a Lot" and "All the Small things" in the PS3 store. I really wanted "All the Small things" for $.99.

[rockerbabyy]

What happened to the discounts for PS3 this week? It's still showing "Shockwave" and "Sugar Magnolia" as the discounted tracks instead of "We Care a Lot" and "All the Small things" in the PS3 store. I really wanted "All the Small things" for $.99.

its not thursday yet.

[Angelus897]

its not thursday yet.

So the schedule posted is for the 360 version, huh... Figures...

[rockerbabyy]

So the schedule posted is for the 360 version, huh... Figures...

why would the day sony releases dlc change just because of one promotion?

[chess]

Bought All the Small Things on PSN...good song, but only mildly fun to play...certainly worth $.99.

I'm on the fence about We Care Alot. I don't like the song much, but it sounds like it might be fun to play.

[Zoop]

I bought All the Small Things due to the promotion. A lot easier dumping a dollar on a tune than two.

[fatcity42]

Very wise move, Harmonix. I am very picky at $2, but am quite a bit more lenient at $1. I have bought 4 of the eight during this promotion. I have 7 of 8 of the songs now.

On a side note, I'm very happy that you guys haven't putout anything for $3 yet. It would have to be in my fave 5 to pay that kind of dough. I have alot invested in this game already, so I have to be choosey.

[A New Pyro Fool]

On a side note, I'm very happy that you guys haven't putout anything for $3 yet. It would have to be in my fave 5 to pay that kind of dough. I have alot invested in this game already, so I have to be choosey.
Shhhhhh, don't bring that up. You might have just jynx'ed us all : P

The $1 month will be followed by the $3 month.

[mikesea]

The UK miss out again.:mad:

[fatcity42]

No lie, huh? The good HMX giveth and the good HMX taketh away.

[Half_Jack]

Hopefully everyone who was rendered destitute after their purchase of a PS3 can scrape together enough money to pick up these tracks(or any tracks really). I'd rather not play Dani California online ever again. Ever.

[d-lee-83]

if you go on the music store on the UK version and go on "all the small things" or the faith no more song, then in corner where it usually shows the album cover it advertises that the song is on offer for 1 week courtesy of mcdonalds, yet still lists them at the full 160points!

[DStone39]

Picked up dinner today at McDonald's on the dollar menu, and I'm picking up Gimme Three Steps along with the Cars Album tomorrow. Thanks Harmonix and McD's!

[Locke506]

What time are the songs available it is the 27th at 8:51AM and I'm ready to play some skynrd! When does the switch occur?

[gravioli]

What's up with the "Gimme Three Steps"? It says it is supposed to be less than a dollar this week, but it's still 160 MS points. "Dirty Little Secret" is selling for the correct price, 80 MS points. I was looking forward to getting this song at half price. Is there a glitch in the system?

[yankeesfan330]

What's up with the "Gimme Three Steps"? It says it is supposed to be less than a dollar this week, but it's still 160 MS points. "Dirty Little Secret" is selling for the correct price, 80 MS points. I was looking forward to getting this song at half price. Is there a glitch in the system?
Yeah I'm seeing the same thing. I was really looking forward to playing Gimme Three Steps and I saw that it's still at 160 MS pts. What's going on?

[KingSigy]

That crappy All-American rejects song is listed as 80 points, so why not Gimmie Three Steps? Fix this Harmonix, please. I really want this song.

[FLYmeatwad]

Man, I was going to buy Gimme Three Steps when I got my next MS points card, and then I figure out that Target is having their sale the same week that Gimme Three Steps is dropping to a dollar. Now I go on the store and see the big Cars promotion, which is great, so I think all is well. Clearly all is not well since Gimme Three Steps still costs two dollars. I guess I can wait for it to be recitified, or cleared up that it's not going to drop, or another, hopefully just as good, song drops in its place, but this still disappoints me, very much.

[FamousLastX]

Disappointed here as well, just got home and was hoping to play this before I go to work but guess not :(

[Cleaner7]

I just popped in the game to download the two cheap tracks, but noticed the Lynard Skynyrd track was still 160 points even though the album art says it's under a dollar. Glad to see it's not just my Music Store. Hopefully they fix this soon since I leave for Greece on Sunday and want to purchase and play this before the promotion is over and I depart.

Oh well, I guess I'll just download the All-American Rejects track for now. I only had 80 points anyways and was going to buy more points, but this makes my decision easier. I'll purchase more points when the track is discouted. Been wanting to download the Classic Rock Pack 01 anyways.

[LordMoon]

Someone forget to flip a switch? Or are they more interested in rolling out The Cars? Granted I'll get that album soon also, but I'd like to take advantage of deal when offered.

[iagomonk]

more interested in rolling out The Cars?

As if the two were interrelated. I'm sure it's "someone" at XBL who forgot to update the price, not HMX

[LordMoon]

Interestingly enough everyone seems to be complaining here and not over at the Xbox forums. Only three people have posted about it in the Rock Band section over there. I'd suggest complaints be made over there as well. Somebody in charge in one of the two places should read and answer sooner or later.

[Libertad87]

It's the correct price now

[Desensitized]

Good promotion. It was nice being able to buy the two songs I previously passed on last week for the price of one song.

[dgk_ash_reaper]

The only way I ever promoted McDonalds on Rock Band was by making my Singer look excactly like Ronald McDonald but that was about it.

[Dumbazz]

Arby's should sponsor a 5 for 5.95 month. 5 songs for $6 (480 points)

[Ledgo2]

Any chance this neat little campaign will continue? Bummer for me, I already had these songs :s

[Libertad87]

More Promotions Please!!!

[Locke506]

I still can't get these songs I guess it is just like the new DLC Playstation won't be able to get it till Thursday which I think they should say that someone (Unless I missed it) Because the website says we should be able to get it on the 26th.

[LanDoc]

still not seeing the promo for this week
gimme three steps is still 1.99
What gives

[Charron]

still not seeing the promo for this week
gimme three steps is still 1.99
What gives

I've said this before, I'll say it again. Since you're speaking in dollars, you're probably on PS3, in which case wait until the DLC update tomorrow around 4-6 EST and it'll be discounted.

[DuckLife]

Thanks for We care a lot and Gimme three steps!

Can we expect more discounted songs soon?

[Verditude]

My 360 recently RROD'd, I wanted to pick up Dirty Little Secret while it was discounted. Is there any way to do that?

[umterpsfan2000]

While in the rockband store (in-game) i tried to purchase this weeks under a buck specials but they are still listed at full price. Instead of showing the album cover it has the mickey d's under a buck logo. Whats up with that?

Also what time can we expect the Cars album to be available? My current time is Thursday (5/29) 11am EST. Thanks.

[Charron]

I believe the PS Store updates mid-late afternoon. The prices will update then.

The images are different because everyone everywhere pulls from the same database at Harmonix, so they seem to just be going with 360's timeframes. (They really should cache it so it only updates on Tuesdays for 360 and Thursdays for PS3, that'd alleviate this, but I don't think they see it as a huge issue.)

[chess]

I've gotta say...this has been a great promo.

I've purchased at least 2-3 songs that I might not have otherwise and got a good deal on a few that I would have eventually bought anyway. If I remember correctly, I purchased R&R Band, Sugar Magnolia, Gimme Three Steps, Dirty Little Secret, Small Things...and I probably should have bought the Paramour track in hindsight. My only buyer's remorse is Sugar Magnolia...wish I'd spent the extra buck on Casey Jones or Truckin.

I even stopped by a McD's for the first time in years the other day, due in large part to this promotion, and dollar double cheeseburgers are a pretty good time.

Anyway, thumbs up to HMX and McD's on this one...would love to see something like this again.

[auburntigersfan]

I even stopped by a McD's for the first time in years the other day, due in large part to this promotion, and dollar double cheeseburgers are a pretty good time.

Anyway, thumbs up to HMX and McD's on this one...would love to see something like this again.yeah man, we've all been going to mcdonalds because of this! (wink, wink):p

[Apples]

I think this is over so I am going to de-sticky.

[Magnet]

Well, it technically doesn't end for PS3 users until Thursday. But I think it's been stickied long enough to be seen anyway.

[Charron]

I think this is over so I am going to de-sticky.

And, at least this morning when I checked, all eight songs are discounted. Unless it was an error and fixed, that might mean another week of discounts.