Guitar Hero: World Tour more expensive than Rock Band?

Video game rockstars, save your dollars. As you already know, Guitar Hero: World Tour was made official last week, and gamers everywhere are stoked about the wireless instruments, the realistic drum kit, and the software that gives budding rockstars the ability to create their own music. What wasn't mentioned in the long press release, though, was pricing or the release date.

Turns out, the guys at Kotaku spotted the Band Kit (available for pre-order) over at Gamestop with a retail price of $190 making it more expensive than the competing Rock Band bundle. The Guitar Hero: World Tour Band Kit will be available at this price for the PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360, while the PS2 bundle is priced at $180. The kit that includes a game, guitar, drums, and a microphone are all shipping on October 27, just in time for that Halloween party.

Speaking of Gamestop, the site is also disclosing details about the upcoming Rock Band Stage Kit I told you about back in January. Apparently, the fog and lighting stage kit is available for pre-order with a price tag of $99, and a shipping date of August 15th. The Rock Band Stage Kit for the Xbox 360 is supposed to interact with the game and enhance your gaming experience, which ought to get the party started.

Both are totally unnecessary, but that won't matter to gamers who have the extra room and cash to add a few more instruments to their collection.