Jesus. Who gives a shit at this point? Even if you like the franchise you HAVE to be getting tired of a new game/controller coming out every couple of months. This isn’t like a Madden or a 2K sports series here. To me, it’s the equivalent of 3-4 versions of DDR coming out within 2 years and each one would offer up another version of the dance pad, then you end up with goddamn different dance pads all over the joint. Cool it with the fucking hardware.
I also understand that Guitar Hero IV will have a drum controller, again blurring the line between Guitar Hero and Rock Band. I think anyone who bought into the Rock Band package will be pissed to see another, more superior, fake-ass drum set available after shelling out 160 bucks for the original bundle.
In the end all this will do is add another useless husk to a boneyard of music-themed videogame accessories. Sort of like having a collection of U-Forces. Harmonix has a killer sales model with an initial controller then a library of micro-transactions for additional songs. I’m not sure that releasing controller after controller will continue to be effective.
