TAC: Guitar controller issues resolved
Following Guitar Hero II's release, owners of The Ant Commandos' (TAC) generation one guitar controllers, manufactured pre-Oct. 1, 2006, discovered their units didn't work with the new title. This was because, whether sinister or not, Guitar Hero II's publisher, Red Octane, placed coding in the game allowing only their brand of guitar controllers to work. This put The Ant Commandos, who are currently in the middle of litigation with Red Octane, on the defensive with inoperable controllers for a large base of their customers. Many customers blaming TAC for the problem.
The Ant Commandos says that they are offering an adapter on their website for all generation one controllers. The cost is $6.99, with 3 - 5 business day shipping built into the cost. They stress that the $6.99 is actually the cost to have the adapter manufactured in China, shipped to the states and then sent to the consumer. A TAC spokesperson says, "We feel really bad for the consumer, [Red Octane] is penalizing Guitar Hero fans ... we are charging cost, we are not making money off this adapter." Retail outlets that still have generation one controllers, which come in a red or blue box, will receive adapters soon and are asked to place them inside the units. Generation two controllers, manufactured after October 1, 2006 and come in a yellow box, work fine with the game.
[Thanks to those that sent in their control problems originally]
