Electronic Arts on Rock Band pricing: ‘pure speculation’

 

While many retailers have long begun cranking up their pre-order engines for Electronic Arts‘ Rock Band, created by Harmonix, customers have been wondering how much they’d have to pay to grab the game and the whole set of peripherals that would accompany it. Pre-order prices taps the price tag to US$ 199.99 for the complete package, reports Eurogamer, although EA claimed that the prices are a result of “pure speculation.”

While still tagged as a rumor, more retail chains have set a US$ 80 tag on the Xbox 360 Wireless Guitar peripheral, and still consistent with our first report, it’s US$ 20 more than the PlayStation 3 equivalent. A single copy of Rock Band is still priced at US$ 60, microphone at US$ 30, and the drum set for US$ 80.

But as with all retail chains, placeholder prices are often preempted before the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) could even be substantiated. They push through with the estimated prices anyway just to ensure that major chains can begin accepting pre-orders while demand for the game is at an all-time high.

Electronic Arts has yet to confirm the true prices for the peripherals, while speculations still exist that the placeholder prices will remain true come release day, pegged at November. Price changes aren’t totally ruled out, however, since Harmonix has assured that the peripherals will remain budget friendly.

Via Eurogamer

 

While many retailers have long begun cranking up their pre-order engines for Electronic Arts‘ Rock Band, created by Harmonix, customers have been wondering how much they’d have to pay to grab the game and the whole set of peripherals that would accompany it. Pre-order prices taps the price tag to US$ 199.99 for the complete package, reports Eurogamer, although EA claimed that the prices are a result of “pure speculation.”

While still tagged as a rumor, more retail chains have set a US$ 80 tag on the Xbox 360 Wireless Guitar peripheral, and still consistent with our first report, it’s US$ 20 more than the PlayStation 3 equivalent. A single copy of Rock Band is still priced at US$ 60, microphone at US$ 30, and the drum set for US$ 80.

But as with all retail chains, placeholder prices are often preempted before the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) could even be substantiated. They push through with the estimated prices anyway just to ensure that major chains can begin accepting pre-orders while demand for the game is at an all-time high.

Electronic Arts has yet to confirm the true prices for the peripherals, while speculations still exist that the placeholder prices will remain true come release day, pegged at November. Price changes aren’t totally ruled out, however, since Harmonix has assured that the peripherals will remain budget friendly.

Via Eurogamer