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Speaking to VideoGamer.com at E3 this week, Rock Band 2 lead designer Dan Teasdale has said that Harmonix is doing its “very best to make a very affordable package for people to go in and start rocking”.
This comes after Rock Band was released in the UK for the Xbox 360 with a combined price of £180.
“I’ve got a lot of friends who are pestering me about trying to get the game. We haven’t done any specifics about pricing or bundling or all that kind of stuff. It’s going to be come out very soon after Rock Band 2 US release,” he stated. “We’re doing everything possible to make it as affordable as possible. It doesn’t help us if the game’s to expensive for people to buy. By going through where the prices come through on that and on transformer like stuff, it very easily adds up, but we want to make it as affordable as possible. We’re trying our very best to make a very affordable package for people to go in and start rocking.”
When asked if the high price in the UK had an adverse effect on sales, he didn’t that that was the case.
“I don’t have numbers on me. From what I remember it sold incredibly well,” he replied. “We’ve had a great take up in the UK. It’s a universal feeling of wanting to rock out. It’s not just a US centric thing.”
Read our full interview with Dan Teasdale right here.
Rock Band 2 is due for release on Xbox 360 this September in North America, with a European release to follow. Look out for other versions at a later date.
For the latest news, screens, videos and previews from E3 2008 head over to the VideoGamer.com E3 Blog.
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