$9.99 For Exporting Songs.

[fcmlefty]

I'll have no problem paying the $10.00 - if I can ever get a code from the website!

I just wish it wasn't such a complicated proceedure, with several different steps that could go badly. The track packs are so easy to download from the psn. Its a shame there wasn't a way to make this just as user friendly

[T-Hybrid]

What should be clearly labeled on the package? That there's a fee to export the songs to Rock Band 2, a feature that isn't labeled on the package? You couldn't have bought it for the export feature since, as you're going by the labeling, you didn't know that existed. You can't reasonably be both informed about the export via forums and such and be ignorant of the fee to do so.

Excellent point. Any person aware of the export prior to purchasing the game would've had to have read about it online, and all the places I've seen the export reported have included the fees associated with it.

And sure, if you bought the game not knowing about the export....then you will be surprised by a potential $10 export. But in that case, you obviously didn't buy the game for the export and thus it isn't a problem.

It's funny how many people went from "I'll only buy if it exports" to "I don't want to pay for stuff".

[davidshek]

What's going to happen when all you can find is used copies?

I still see brand new copies of RB1 in the stores, more than 2 years after its release. I don't think you'll have a problem finding a new copy of LRB for quite a while.

[T-Hybrid]

The COOLEST kids are going to get it for free by buying $20 worth of stuff at Old Navy on the Black Friday sale.

Something tells me there's going to be some catch with that whole deal. Something that will lead to TONS of complaints here...

[davidshek]

Something tells me there's going to be some catch with that whole deal. Something that will lead to TONS of complaints here...

There is. The catch is that the store opens at 3 AM, and probably only the first 40-50 people in line will get a bracelet for that $20 LRB deal.

So yeah, if you feel like camping out overnight at an Old Navy, there's your catch.

[Cliphead]

I still think the code thing was kinda silly.

What's going to happen when all you can find is used copies?

Maybe they'll release an update in a year or so. The reason the code is in place is to make it much harder for people to rent the game just to export, which is more important with a new game than the old one for which they'd rather push the sequel. The game's not going to be discontinued for maybe another five years, and anyone who waits that long probably doesn't care about exporting.

[Mex]

We got ripped off in Canada, that's the problem with the OP.

I paid 10 dollars more for the game then anyone in the US, so the argument that the game itself is cheaper doesn't hold water in this case.

I doubt that's HMX's fault though. I'd really like to know who I should complain to about this.

[Bullseye]

It's funny how many people went from "I'll only buy if it exports" to "I don't want to pay for stuff".

That's the voice of regret whispering in one's ear, "You paid HOW MUCH to import Ghostbusters into RB2!" Sure seemed like a good idea when I bought it, but after playing the majority of Ho-Hum songs, spending an additional $10 seems to be adding insult to injury. Don't get me wrong, LRB is a fun enough game, and you'd have to be living under a rock not to know what the setlist and export fees were, but looking at the total price for this, it's definitely a marginal purchase in my book. I'm just glad I had a GC and got an employee discount to make my initial purchase a mere $20. Kind of cushions the blow (and gives me no right to complain about the overpriced export fee).

[ryguyvi]

I bought L:RB today (for PS3) - it's kind of fun, I'll go through it to get the trophies... but...

I'm really disappointed that they tacked on ANOTHER $9.99 to export the songs off of the disc to our RB music libraries.

One can't download the songs without buying the game (you need the code) - so we've already paid to get the songs - I don't feel gouging us again is fair. $59.99 + $9.99 to get 45 new tracks into RB2 is quite a lot... still about $1.50 a track - but if I was going to buy 45 DLC tracks, there's a few L:RB tracks I'd definitely skip.

if it makes you feel better, i paid $43.99 for mine through Amazon (free shipping, no tax). and i paid $40 for a 4000 point MS card on ebay. so i essentially i paid $51.99 total. price-shopping is your friend

[Phisioni]

Heck, I live in a place without a Fry's, and Best Buy price matched the sucka. It's weird that more people don't get stuff price matched, because every place does it. Got a pedal from Guitar Center for about half price because Amazon was selling it there, got LRB for even less than my employee cost because Fry's was, and I'm planning on picking up MW2 for cheaper once somebody puts it on sale. It's the only way to fly!