Guitar Hero III bundles priced for Australia

Xbox 360 and PS3 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundles--which include the game and wireless guitar--to retail for A$169.95 ($137) in Australia. Wii version clocks in at A$159.95.

With Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock set to shred on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, the Wii, and the PlayStation 2 in only a couple of months' time, Activision has revealed just how much Aussie gamers will need to have saved up to get their hands on the game and their brand-new Gibson guitar controllers.

The PS3 and 360 bundles of the game--which will ship with a copy of Guitar Hero III and the new wireless controllers--will set people back A$169.95. The Wii bundle will cost A$159.95. The PS2 bundle of Guitar Hero III--which also comes with a wireless controller--will cost A$149.95.

Extra wireless guitars will cost A$79.95 each (for PS3, 360, and the Wii). Activision will also sell the game as a separate item for PS2 and 360 owners. The stand-alone PS2 and 360 Guitar Hero III will cost A$69.95 and A$89.95, respectively.

By comparison, the bundled packs of Guitar Hero II for the PS2 and the 360 originally retailed for A$149.95 and A$159.95, respectively. Both those bundles came packaged with wired guitar controllers.

45 Comments

  • darkz909

    Posted Sep 9, 2007 1:20 pm PT

    ROFL us americans r lucky we get the whole entire game and wireless controller for PS3,WII.XBOX 360 for $90 which is 10 $ more than guitar hero 2 cant wait for the game

  • S2333

    Posted Sep 1, 2007 6:15 am PT

    Don't you love these people in the US, saying how screwed over we are?

  • Gamingod2272

    Posted Aug 30, 2007 7:00 pm PT

    Geez, that's about half of what you spend for a real guitar, Go buy a real guitar .

  • ctg867

    Posted Aug 30, 2007 4:59 pm PT

    After some quick conversion, that has the PS3/360 bundle at about $139, the Wii bundle at about $131, and the PS2 bundle at about $123. A wireless guitar for the PS3/360/Wii cost about $65. The standalone game for PS2 cost about $57, and the standalone game for the 360 cost about $76. Won't cost that much here, stuff is overpriced outside of the US.

    Side note, Guitar Hero II cost about $123 for the PS2 bundle, and about $131 for the 360 bundle. So make your comparisons to the US prices, and that should help compare to how much the Guitar Hero III stuff will cost in the US.

  • pooladden

    Posted Aug 30, 2007 9:56 am PT

    so expensive! gh2 was 99 canadian # now this 1 is 140 canadian $ what a jip!

  • pooladden

    Posted Aug 30, 2007 9:51 am PT

    not bad same price still guitar and game but lets see how much in CAN $

  • brittoss

    Posted Aug 30, 2007 4:54 am PT

    So the bundle costs for PS2 is $149.95 and seperately its costs $69.95 for the game +$79.95 for the guitar =$149.90. So can you price match the seperate game and guitar against the bundle to save 5c at a store?

  • Rampancy

    Posted Aug 30, 2007 12:29 am PT

    Every time a news article comes out with Australian prices, most of the comments, mostly from Americans, revolve around the price.
    Firstly, you must realise that these prices are in AUD. Then, convert to U.S dollars. Still seems expensive? Here's why:
    Australia has a different standard of living and generally earn higher wages with a higher minimum wage too. This means that almost everything is more expensive, in relation to the exchange rate, in Australia than it is in America. So even though items may appear more expensive (when viewed in terms of the exchange rate), in reality, we are paying more for items but also being paid more for our work. This means that Australian prices are fairly close to the American equivalent, even if it doesn't seem so on the currency exchange.
    Now you know.

  • killpop13

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 5:35 pm PT

    ya wel i am just glad i dont have to go out and buy a new guitar becasue i couldnt afford that if i wanted to

  • langrisser2005

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 5:28 pm PT

    Jeez, talking about pushing the price to it's limits. Thankfully I only need the game. I'd say purchase the guitar hero 2 bundle for $99.95 and JB then pick up the game separately. You'll get an extra game for the same price pretty much. Unless the hardcore fans want the... new.. guitar.

  • w4rgasm

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 5:28 pm PT

    wow

  • WulfsigeX

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 5:03 pm PT

    THANK GOD I LIVE IN THE U.S! i wouldve payed for it anyway even if it wasd soo much just cause i want it soooo bad. thank god its not gonna be that expensive i could hardly afford it fo rthat much.

  • VAyNES_sk

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 3:56 pm PT

    oh god, i got really pissed but then i realized it is only in Austrailia

  • playstation_wii

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 3:03 pm PT

    I can't buy this!

  • nhlhero89

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 1:46 pm PT

    i wouldnt buy it if i lived in Australia thankfully i live in US

    Metallica rulez!

  • GreenC4T

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 11:04 am PT

    Woah! Good thing it's going to be $99.99 for us in the US.

  • MoldOnHold

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 10:21 am PT

    Damn, this is why I'm not into Guitar Hero.

  • AusCube

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 8:56 am PT

    Sorry guys but this is so old news

  • rl_41

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 8:28 am PT

    What relation to AUS prices have to AMD or CDN prices? Any idea?

  • wiifan001

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 7:41 am PT

    wow that's expensive

  • kingyotoX

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 6:35 am PT

    pricey oi

  • SpoonMan54321

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 5:20 am PT

    to everyone whining about the "high" prices.... go look at a freaking currency converter before you post. it will make you look like less of a fool.

    according to:
    http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic
    which was found simply by typing "currency converter" into google and took less than a minute to use,

    A$169.95 = U$140.04
    A$159.95 = U$131.80
    A$149.95 = U$123.56
    A$89.95 = U$74.12
    A$79.95 = U$65.88
    A$69.95 = U$57.64

    so basically it's gonna be the same price as the GH1 and GH2 bundles were... quit whining.

  • paranoiasurviva

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 5:01 am PT

    Damn. So expensive. Ah well, I'm happy playing drummania + Guitar Freaks.

  • haloj

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 2:45 am PT

    Will the PS3 guitars be compatible with the PS2 versions of GH1 & 2. If not they can stick it and I'll wait for Rock Band.

  • Sagacious_Tien

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 2:31 am PT

    Not as cheap as I hoped. I only need the game on it's own too.

  • themovi3nut

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 1:30 am PT

    lol $70 for the game on its own on the PS2 what a rip off....prices in australia are extortion

  • rynmls

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 1:12 am PT

    expensive eh...

  • sybillium1

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 12:48 am PT

    I'll just by the game seperatley for the ps2 I have enough guitars I'll just buy Rock Band with everything for 360, more variety.

  • S2333

    Posted Aug 29, 2007 12:43 am PT

    Hmm...considering their wireless.
    I'll think about it, I'll need 2 guitars though.
    I'm going to have to get a better paying job.

  • DELTAsnake

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 11:54 pm PT

    No way I'm paying that, I got GH 2 for my 360 for $120, $170 is a complete rip off.

  • jediknightoms

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 11:50 pm PT

    what im hanging out for is an adapter so i can hook up my ps2 guitar to the ps3

  • IC3_MAST3R

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 11:48 pm PT

    If you convert that to US dollars that would be around $130USD for the PS3 & 360 version which is far too much money to pay for a game even if it comes with a wireless guitar.

  • Mace_Windu91

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 11:35 pm PT

    i'm willing to pay that considering all the hours i'm gonna spend playing this game on my Wii XD

  • Wat01

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 11:29 pm PT

    thats a really good price when ya think about it. I payed $120-$130ish last year for GH2 on the PS2, so im happy to head of the great price for the 360

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 11:13 pm PT

    That's ridiculous

  • Blk-Gnome

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 9:39 pm PT

    i wouldnt pay that, thats a big jump in price from what guitar hero 2 was.
    and why is the wii version just as expensive? dont you need a wii-mote to plug it into the guitar?

  • Pete5506

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 9:33 pm PT

    wow that is a good price to pay

  • other44

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 9:13 pm PT

    meh...

  • puckhead778

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 8:36 pm PT

    dang.....some people are gonna be broke...

  • king_pin_87

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 8:15 pm PT

    MOHSniper15, our conversion was high a few years ago (our dollar was worth $0.50 in 2000) but now our dollar is worth 85c US. Our prices need to come down, since our prices have not changed since our dollar rose.

    Also, in general our prices are double that of the US (i.e. PS2 games were $100, ect) even though our conversion isn't.

  • Nintendo_Man

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 8:14 pm PT

    It certainly beats Rock Band's insane $250 price tag and delay until 2008.

  • godofwar369

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 8:03 pm PT

    its only gonna be 89.99 at gamestop,,,,,i pre ordered it!!!!!!! and a guitar is 59.99(all that is for ps2) xbox 360 and ps3 is 99.99 and wii is also 89.99 all of those are bundles...

  • Imperial_Colone

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 7:47 pm PT

    thats alot of $$$

  • MOHSniper15

    Posted Aug 28, 2007 7:42 pm PT

    Jeez, what's the conversion rate for US$ to A$? It must be high, because those prices alone are high.

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