Harmonix brings back CD pricing model

[jbanes]

Not content to give Wii consumers the runaround on Downloadable content, Harmonix has announced a plan that harkens back the the Bad Old Days of spending $20 for a CD that contains two or three songs you actually want. Except now it costs $10 more.

 

Here's the news clip:

When Rock Band was officially announced for the Wii a few weeks ago, downloadable content was still an uncertainty. It appears now that it is unlikely to happen, as Harmonix and MTV Games plan to release the downloadable tracks from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions as a series of track pack expansions on discs for Wii.

 

The first track pack will feature an assortment of 20 already-released tracks, from modern favorite such as 30 Seconds to Mars to timeless classics such as Boston and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

 

Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1 will be available at retails outlets on July 15 for $29.99.

You can read the full press release at: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=15905

 

Honestly, I hope people don't fall for this. It really is a way of extracting extra cash out of people for downloadable tracks that they might not want.

 

Which raises the question: Were all the complaints about the Wii's storage just a smokescreen for this new business model?

[Atariboy]

I don't see the problem here. Did you like every track in the original? How does a Vol.2 bringing the dlc from other systems home make this changing the model the base game follows any different in this semi sequel?

[Shawn]

Were all the complaints about the Wii's storage just a smokescreen for this new business model?

 

 

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner.