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Old 01-19-10, 08:48 AM
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Possible $3 for some tracks? Note to price-setters: no thanks!
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Who is going to bring Pants on the Ground to Rock Band first?
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Originally Posted by GoVegan
Possible $3 for some tracks? Note to price-setters: no thanks!
I'd pay $3 for indie band tracks I really wanted, knowing that the money was helping out a small group that I really liked.
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The Reverend!! Hell yes. HELL YES.
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Originally Posted by chuckd21
I'd pay $3 for indie band tracks I really wanted, knowing that the money was helping out a small group that I really liked.
SHHHHHH! (I would, too, for certain bands, but I'd much rather see the normal price point be the same or lower.) I'm far more likely to bite on lower-priced tracks, especially if they're songs I like, not love.
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Oh wait...I meant....what the fuck is she doing still around?!
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Everything I've seen so far has put most (if not all) of the initial tracks at $1/80pts. I'm sure that some of the major label stuff will be the more standard $2/160 pts. I doubt anyone's going to go up to the $3 mark any time soon, unless the song is both well-known and reaching towards the 10-minute limit.
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Holy shit! I never in a million years thought I'd see Rx Bandits make it into Rock Band.
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$3 is a lot...I read something just recently that said bands get about $0.30/download.
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Holy shit! I never in a million years thought I'd see Rx Bandits make it into Rock Band.
Rx Bandit's ex-bassist works for RockGamer Studios. It's pretty much a given.
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Re: Rock Band Thread - This thread was made for Rockin, and that's just what it'll do

Originally Posted by Shagrath
Everything I've seen so far has put most (if not all) of the initial tracks at $1/80pts. I'm sure that some of the major label stuff will be the more standard $2/160 pts. I doubt anyone's going to go up to the $3 mark any time soon, unless the song is both well-known and reaching towards the 10-minute limit.
Yeah, I was thinking epics like Dream Theater puts out might constitute a $3 price tag.
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Originally Posted by Shagrath
Rx Bandit's ex-bassist works for RockGamer Studios. It's pretty much a given.
Do you know which bassist? Their current bassist has been with the band for like 10 years if memory serves.
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Originally Posted by FatTony
Do you know which bassist? Their current bassist has been with the band for like 10 years if memory serves.
James Salomone.
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$3 is a lot...I read something just recently that said bands get about $0.30/download.
For RBN or for the regular DLC?
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Originally Posted by GoVegan
For RBN or for the regular DLC?
RBN stuff goes off of the XNA payment plan. Creators get 30%. Therefore, a $1 song nets the author/artist $0.30. A $3 song gets them $0.90.
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Re: Rock Band Thread - This thread was made for Rockin, and that's just what it'll do

Originally Posted by Shagrath
RBN stuff goes off of the XNA payment plan. Creators get 30%. Therefore, a $1 song nets the author/artist $0.30. A $3 song gets them $0.90.
how much for a $2 song?
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http://www.rockband.com has changed...
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Originally Posted by Shagrath
RBN stuff goes off of the XNA payment plan. Creators get 30%. Therefore, a $1 song nets the author/artist $0.30. A $3 song gets them $0.90.
Are you sure you don't have that backwards?

From Creators Club:
Creators will receive 70 percent of the total revenue from their game sales as a baseline. We will additionally invest in and feature a handful of games at a time by promoting them both on the console as well as on Xbox.com. During this promotional period where games are showcased along with a handful of others, we will deduct 10-30 percent promotional fee based on performance in exchange for driving increased exposure and sales. Basically, the developer will always benefit from the sales of their games and we’ll be working with our merchandising team to help boost the game’s revenue when we see potential for even greater success. This business model will act as an additional incentive to for game creators ensure that the best, most innovative games continue to be made for Xbox 360.
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Are you sure you don't have that backwards?
Creators of content 70%
Musicians 30%

I'll try to find the article again...but I think it was in game informer.
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Originally Posted by flashburn
Are you sure you don't have that backwards?
I was looking at this quote from the Wall-Street Journal article:
Rock Band Network lets users set prices anywhere from 99 cents to $2.99 a song. The company retains 70% of the sale price, with the rest going to the user.
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Originally Posted by Shagrath
I was looking at this quote from the Wall-Street Journal article:
Who is "the company"? HMX/EA? The Studio who coded the track? Who is the user?
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Well, the user definitely isn't the person buying the DLC. So I just assumed that it was the user of the XNA account (which would be the artist/author). WSJ might have it fucking backwards though, based on what flashburn posted.
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
Creators of content 70%
Musicians 30%

I'll try to find the article again...but I think it was in game informer.
That really doesn't make sense either unless they were talking about a specific company. Each company can set (and is) different ways to pay artists/labels.
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