Guitar Hero 2 was released just last week, and we’re already seeing the promised downloadable content. When the news broke, it was as if all the Guitar Hero fans were singing the same tune, like when “Sweet Caroline” is played in public.
And then…
Here’s the list of the newly released songs:
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)
Wouldn’t it be nice if they were cheap? Unfortunately, businesses don’t like things cheap. Each “Track Pack” is gonna cost you 500 points. After dealing with the convoluted math system that is Xbox Live, that’s $6.25 per pack. Aw, you only wanted one song from each pack? Sorry, this shit is “next-generation.” That’s $18.75 for the songs you wanted and the songs you didn’t want.
You know what this “pack” setup reminds me of?
It’s a wonderful little picture from “Lumines Live!” The game where consumers were screwed over by “packs” that should’ve been in the main game itself.
And don’t even get me started with:
I love how we’re STILL getting screwed by microtransactions! Why, do you ask? Because idiots keep buying the crap that’s shoveled out over Xbox Live! Idiots keep spending money on things they shouldn’t, which essentially says to Microsoft (and everyone else in the industry) “Hey, we like getting raped for our money! Keep it up!”
With 3 Track Packs coming out each month, that’s an insane asking price for a game you’ve probably played on your PS2. So don’t buy this shit.
$50 a year is still worth it. The peeps getting screwed are the ones that’ll be getting screwed over and over again.
You and I are smart. Microtransactions are easily avoidable.