Thursday, September 06, 2007

Things I've Forgotten To Mention

Until now.

First, I want to pimp Girls Are Pretty. It's a daily humor blog, which there are certainly no shortage of. This one, however, is just so wrong. Completely inappropriate at times, totally random at others, and almost always absolutely hilarious.

Next, Guitar Hero 3 and Rock Band. If you click the links, you'll notice that GH3 comes with the game and a wireless guitar for 100 bucks. Rock Band comes with the game, a wireless guitar, a wireless microphone, and a big ass drum set (which is most likely wired) for 200 bucks. Ignoring the fact that EA has repeatedly stated that the prices aren't set for Rock Band, and that the set will be "affordable," the pricing on both sets takes some figuring.

Let's break it down. The original GH was $70 for game and wired guitar. I figure that works out to $40 for the game and $30 for the guitar (you get a $10 price break on each item for getting the bundle, as the game was $50 separately and the guitar was $40). The GH2 bundle bumped up to $80. So that's $40 each for game and wired guitar. GH2 came with a "special edition" red guitar, which they charged $50 for separately. Serious rip-off, but whatever. The wireless version of the PS2 guitar sells for $60 separately, so let's assume that's the same for the PS3 version. For the GH3 bundle, that works out to $50 for the game and $50 for the guitar. That's still technically a $10 price break on each item, due to the price premium for PS3 and 360 games.

Moving on to Rock Band. We'll use the same $50 price for the guitar and the game. The drums supposedly sell for $80 alone, and the mic is $30. If we assume a $5 price break on each, that puts the whole set at $200. That's for the PS3 version, though. The 360 version's wireless guitar is $80 by itself. Why it costs 20 bucks more than the PS3, I have no idea, but it does. That completely breaks the formula, though, since the 360 bundle is also supposedly $200. Either 360 users are getting larger price breaks in the bundle, or the pricing listed everywhere is wrong.

Finally, Buffy Season 8 has been out for a few months. No, you're not missing anything on TV, it's in comic book form, and it's being written by the man himself. The graphic novel comprising the first story arc will be out next month. Then, in November, the official continuation of Angel begins with After the Fall. I, for one, can't wait.

2 comments:

Bort said...

Dude. I am so way ahead of you with the Buffy 8 stuff. Though I get things a few days later than going to the store, I think TFAW.com is a worthwhile site to purchase comics from.

I am totally enjoying Buffy 8 (and very soon, Faith too!). I've already pre-ordered the Angel one.

I know you hate spoilers, so I'll try not to say anything. In a word: Awesome. (I hope I didn't give too much away.)

Duke Norik said...

Hell yeah with the Buffy Season 8! Issue 5 (or is it 6? Whatever, the one with Faith on the cover) should be arriving any day now. Which reminds me, I need to preorder the next couple of issues. Looks like we're going to get to see Giles again, finally.

Given the covers, it's hard to avoid minor spoilers. I'm ok with that. It's just the earth-shattering, mind-blowing spoilers I'm not ok with. Like, say, finding out Anya's not really dead or something. Which would be awesome, btw.

On a completely different note, how come you disappeared from the Tensided board? Was it a summer/vacation/didn't-feel-like-doing-shit kinda thing, or something completely different? Because it seems like you and the entire rest of the world had that going on.