Rock Band is definitely the most expensive single game I have ever bought. The game itself costs $180 or so, requires (at release) a PS3 or an XBox 360, only comes with one guitar controller…
I know this game is going to be great, but I’m getting a little queazy at the bill so far.
First, the tortuous decision about which third gen console to buy, considering we already had a Wii. The Wii port isn’t coming out until next year, and won’t support online play — so that was out.
Between XBox 360 and PS3. I wanted a PS3, but couldn’t justify the cost. Sony released a more affordable model, but without backward compatibility with the PS2. We have dozens of PS2 games.
Vernor Vinge’s “Rainbow’s End” free to read… so go read it
Way back in the 70s, Vernor Vinge wrote a short story called “True Names” which is about a bunch of people who hang out in a virtual world, talk, hack, have fun… until some of them start dying, one or more of them may not be human at all, and the only way to find … Read more