Guitar Hero III Controllers Give Gamers Grief, Standalone Guitars Possibly Coming Soon

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Following the release of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360) Sunday, many would-be rockers have cited problems with the new Les Paul guitar models across all platforms. As seen in the official Guitar Hero forum's thread for problems with the new guitars, many of the complaints stem from nonfunctional buttons or strum bars.

Some posters believe the issues come from a faulty neck-to-body connection, as the new guitars feature removable necks that may not join to the body as tightly as necessary for the metal contacts on either piece to sustain a connection. Some owners of the Vicarious Visions-developed Wii version have cited sound issues with the game as well.

Despite these problems, listings on the Toys "R" Us website indicate the standalone Les Paul wireless guitars may be available to purchase separately starting November 8, as they were not available to buy outside the bundle at the game's launch. Shacknews contacted RedOctane for comment on both issues, but has not yet received a response.

It should be noted that the upcoming PC version of Guitar Hero III by Aspyr Media comes bundled with a wired Gibson Xplorer, which will presumably sidestep the problems attributed to the new wireless models when the game retails November 12.

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    October 31, 2007 11:50 AM

    To buy the PS2 version in which I already have a wireless and wired guitar for or to buy the 360 version with a Les Paul, that is the question.

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      October 31, 2007 12:15 PM

      that question is easy to answer. does GH3's online features sound interesting to you at all? If so then X360 is the way to go. Check out the shack buyers guide from last week.

      http://shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=644

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      October 31, 2007 12:15 PM

      I went for the PS2, becuase I'm a cheapass

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      October 31, 2007 12:31 PM

      I still like the orignal GH1 controller the best. The GH2 controller had stickier/stiffer buttons and the the lip (or whatever you call it) on the yellow button was much bigger and it would hurt my fingers when I pressed hard.

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      October 31, 2007 12:51 PM

      I played the PS2 version at a friends Sunday, the SAVE times between songs in co-op career mode were ridiculous, about a 30-60 sec wait after each song.

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        October 31, 2007 5:20 PM

        it felt more like a 10-15 second wait after each song for me.

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