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Rock band 1 or 2 question

mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
edited January 2009 in Games and Technology
Thought about putting this into the H/A area, but it'd probably get more attention here.

I'm in Australia. We usually get reemed. Rock band 2 isn't out here yet, but I do have the option of importing.

Rockband 1's setlist is more interesting to me, but mostly I'm interested in the DLC. I read somewhere that you could buy rock band 2, pay 5 dollars or something, and get all the songs from rock band 1. Can you do this? Can I do it here in PAL land? If so, it'd be better spending the extra to get rockband 2 :) just for the extra songs.

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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    As far as I know, the RB games are region locked. So, I don't think you can.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Well, I'd be buying from the UK. Which is PAL. So that wouldn't be a problem. Just whether or not I'm correct in assuming there is that feature is.

    Cheers

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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Ah, I have no idea if you'd be able to do that. I suppose it depends on if Aussie Live has the RB title update that enables song exporting.

    Sorry I couldn't be more help. :(

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Which system are we talking?

    PS3 games are not region-locked, so go for that version if you have a PS3.

    EDIT: And doesn't Australia use the same Live/PSN as the UK? They have the song export option, I believe.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    No problem, thank you!

    Well, if the game (rock band 2) isn't actually out here, they might not. Dang.

    Rockband 1 is about 50 dollars AUS here, and rockband 2 via importing is +100.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    For 360. I'm just wondering if our LIVE will have that option, and how much it is/does it even exist?

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  • Sir PlatypusSir Platypus Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Remember: You need the disc to export the songs. You can just borrow it from a friend, as the same copy can be used over and over.

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  • ecco the dolphinecco the dolphin Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    mooshoepork wrote: »
    For 360. I'm just wondering if our LIVE will have that option, and how much it is/does it even exist?

    Couldn't tell you about the 360, but I can say that I just fired up my PS3 version of RB and checked New Zealand's PSN store for the export license. Unfortunately, I can't find it.

    So while the option is available in the game to export the RB songs, it won't let me since I don't have the license.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Damn. Might just pick up rockband 1 then. The DLC still works right? :) How do the prices compare?

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  • Sir PlatypusSir Platypus Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    DLC is the same for both games, with the 20 free songs being the exception. Usual price is 160 points per download. Some songs can be purchased in packs, which can reduce the price per song, some are temporarily 80 points, and 4 songs are free.

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  • Red or AliveRed or Alive Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    At least you're not waiting for Rock Band 2 for the Wii in Euroland.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    I can imagine waiting for it in Australialand would be worse. I thought you guys had RB2 for the 360 and ps3? We JUST got RB1...in December. For 100 dollars. Game only.

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  • AntihippyAntihippy Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Eh, the package deal was much better for Rock Band compared to GHWT.

    I got mine for $250 (I can find them for $210 now) while GHWT is $330.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    I got my guitar hero WT for 288. But it doesn't fucking work. Hasn't since day 1. I'm 40 days into my 90 day warranty and one of my cymbals is currently being repaired for the 3rd time.

    I'm not impressed :(

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  • AntihippyAntihippy Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    That sucks.

    Couldn't you exchange it for a new kit?

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  • ecco the dolphinecco the dolphin Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Sir Platypus wrote: »
    DLC is the same for both games, with the 20 free songs being the exception. Usual price is 160 points per download. Some songs can be purchased in packs, which can reduce the price per song, some are temporarily 80 points, and 4 songs are free.

    Oh hey. Just remembered.

    There's around about 10 songs in the DLC list that are available in the US (and possible the UK?) but not available in Australia/NZ - at least not on the PSN.

    These include Still Alive and the Nirvana pack. Can't recall any of the other off the top of my head, but just so you know.

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  • FremFrem Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    eeccccoo tthhee ddoollpphhiinn wrote: »
    Sir Platypus wrote: »
    DLC is the same for both games, with the 20 free songs being the exception. Usual price is 160 points per download. Some songs can be purchased in packs, which can reduce the price per song, some are temporarily 80 points, and 4 songs are free.

    Oh hey. Just remembered.

    There's around about 10 songs in the DLC list that are available in the US (and possible the UK?) but not available in Australia/NZ - at least not on the PSN.

    These include Still Alive and the Nirvana pack. Can't recall any of the other off the top of my head, but just so you know.

    It sounds amazing, but Still Alive is a really, really boring song to play.

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  • mooshoeporkmooshoepork Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Antihippy wrote: »
    That sucks.

    Couldn't you exchange it for a new kit?

    exchanged it once, but thought I'd be better off using the warranty the second time.

    I was wrong.

    They even had the nerve to put a piece of paper in it saying "Don't return to the shop you bought it from, send it off to us for warranty"

    Which is absolute bullshit and is completely against Australian consumer rights.

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