RicanelitePricey Guitar Hero 2 Tracks Already on XBL
Forced to buy songs in 500 point packs, not individually.
It has begun. The Guitar Hero series is perfect for the world of microtransactions, and many predicted the first series of downloadables for Guitar Hero 2 would be easily portable tracks from the original game. Just one week after the game's release, RedOctane and Activision have already delivered three "track packs" onto the marketplace -- and it's exactly as people called it.
The three packs are available for 500 Microsoft Points ($6.25, or about $2 per song):
Track Pack 1 -- Bark at the Moon (Ozzy Osbourne), Hey You (The Exies), Ace of Spades (Motorhead)
Track Pack 2 -- Killer Queen (Queen), Take it Off (The Donnas), Frankenstein (The Edgar Winter Group)
Track Pack 3 -- Higher Ground (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Infected (Bad Religon), Stellar (Incubus)
Unfortunately, there is no opportunity to purchase these songs individually, far different from the approach Sony appears to be taking with their upcoming SingStar PS3 game. While official store details have yet to be announced, even yesterday Sony discussed how there were hundreds of individual songs available on the game's online store, suggesting users will be allowed to pick and choose how to populate their playlists.
That's not possible for Guitar
It has begun. The Guitar Hero series is perfect for the world of microtransactions, and many predicted the first series of downloadables for Guitar Hero 2 would be easily portable tracks from the original game. Just one week after the game's release, RedOctane and Activision have already delivered three "track packs" onto the marketplace -- and it's exactly as people called it.
The three packs are available for 500 Microsoft Points ($6.25, or about $2 per song):
Track Pack 1 -- Bark at the Moon (Ozzy Osbourne), Hey You (The Exies), Ace of Spades (Motorhead)
Track Pack 3 -- Higher Ground (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Infected (Bad Religon), Stellar (Incubus)
Unfortunately, there is no opportunity to purchase these songs individually, far different from the approach Sony appears to be taking with their upcoming SingStar PS3 game. While official store details have yet to be announced, even yesterday Sony discussed how there were hundreds of individual songs available on the game's online store, suggesting users will be allowed to pick and choose how to populate their playlists.
That's not possible for Guitar
