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At long last, EA and Harmonix have broken their silence and announced the release date for Rock Band 2 in the UK – March 27th for PS3 and PS2, with the Wii version on April 24th.

Rock Band 2 has been available for the the XBox 360 and PS3 in America since November ‘08. The game was released worldwide for the XBox 360 soon after, but EA and Harmonix had remained tight-lipped about it’s release for PS3/PS2 and Wii for all other territories.

Many rumours surrounding a payment from Microsoft for a period of exclusivity on the XBox 360 have circulated the internet since it’s American PS3 release. Numerous threads on the official Rock Band forums, requesting an announcement for the worldwide PS3 and Wii release remained unanswered. This upset many fans who posted further threads accusing Harmonix and EA of disrespecting the fans and being in the pockets of Microsoft. These allegations remained unchallenged and unanswered, which seemed to anger the fans even more.

If there was a paid period of exclusivity, it seems it has now come to an end. I think with such a late release, Harmonix/EA might have left it a bit late to achieve the same level of success they have in America. Many users have been left bitter and will simply not touch Rock Band 2 now. Others got tired of waiting for an anouncement, bought GHWT and will not buy another brand.
This is a real shame as Rock Band 2 is a great game and many people, like myself, who have been waiting patiently, will be delighted to hear about it’s release. I bought Guitar Hero: World Tour because I prefer the guitar and the drum kit is of a better build quality and quieter. I also bought Rock Band only to find out that the GHWT drums are not compatible with it. Rock Band 2 however, IS compatible with the GHWT drums, and with the ability to import all Rock Band songs to the Rock Band 2 library, I’ll finally be able to use my drums.
Personally, I can not wait for it’s release. LET’s RAWWWK!