Rock Band 2 achievement unlocked: ‘Thank you for breaking street date!’

Broken street dates are common nowadays. Just look at what happened to MGS4, GTA4, and Halo 3! While a lot of people would be furious that you were able to get a copy of the game ahead of everyone else, Rock Band 2 is actually applauding your efforts at breaching the retail red tape! Is this the next evolution of Trophies and Achievements? Check out the Easter Egg in the full article!

Here’s something quite unexpected. With Rock Band 2‘s upcoming Xbox 360 release just a few days away (September 14 to be exact – with the PS3, Wii, PS2 release to follow), it would be natural that somewhere out there, someone would have breached through the rigmarole of retail.

Who knew that a game would actually praise you for getting your hands on a copy even before it’s officially scheduled to be released? While a lot of people would probably want to beat your desperate ass for getting a copy ahead of others (like what happened to that Halo 3 dude – link below), this time around, Rock Band 2 would applaud your efforts.

Kotaku’s posted a screen capture from one of their readers. Check out the text below the Rock Band 2 menu:

Now if only Harmonix and MTV Games would translate this to an actual PS3 Trophy or Xbox 360 Achievement… That’s what you call being a very good sport!

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