Rock Band 3 purportedly gaining keytar peripheral, infinite amounts of our love
By Darren Murph 
posted May 27th 2010 3:05PM
posted May 27th 2010 3:05PM
Look, we've no qualms with keyboards -- Elton John is permanently embedded in our playlists, it'll be the first instrument we teach our robotic children, and it's easily the most underrated part of Justin Bieber's spectacularness. But there's no arguing that having a keytar peripheral is far, far more awesome in the grand scheme of things. According to the same mole on ArsTechnica that has correctly nailed a new PS3 bundle, the PSP go and Xbox 360 price cuts, Rock Band 3 will feature a new keytar peripheral, which will undoubtedly destroy our productivity for an indefinite amount of time. We're also told that Mad Catz will be taking over the production of RB hardware, leaving Harmonix only responsible for touching up the software. There's still no indication of when this mythical device will be hitting your local Game Stop, but it's certainly safe to slide your pre-order alert system to Orange.
Only so much time till someone makes a working keyboard tie for a console :/
@NeatOman
they didnt take my accordion suggestion seriously then :(
@NeatOman
I INVENTED THE PIANO-KEY NECK TIE. I INVENTED IT.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
YOU'VE GOT NOTHIIIING.
NOOOOTHIIIIING!!
@HoldenMccrotch could you imagine? a rockcordion! or... a rockcordion solo O_o
The awesomeness of that picture has me both in awe and scared at the same time.
@Derek B College was a weird time for me.
@Nilay Patel What didn't you do in college? You stole a Powerbook, played the keyboard, and managed to get a degree too?
You're my hero. Lol.
@Nilay Patel is that picture seriously you ! :O.... younger nilay predicting the future
@Booksmart Devil
Agreed.
@Nilay Patel
Heh!
I thought that was you!
Rock on Punjabi!
@Nilay Patel Hey Nilay, a neck strap and a keyboard do not a keytar make. Ya got no neck!
@Derek B I'm still waiting on Piano Hero... So that wouldn't do for me...
@Nilay Patel
Thought that was you - fantastic photo :)
Nilay can shred! Keytar ftw!
o hell yes, beethoven ftw
That isn't a keytar. Thats just a keyboard with a guitar strap.
@glamajamma Yeah but he thinks its a keytar, thats whats important.
@glamajamma
When you don't have a stock photo of a keytar handy, Nilay gesturing dramatically with a keyboard-on-a-strap is the next best thing.
Notice I did NOT use the term "strap-on."
That is an epic photo!
November rain bishes!!!!! Lol awesome!!
@BecauseItsNotGoogle
because its tech news?
a new gadget coming out and all...
@BecauseItsNotGoogle Force Choked Troll is Force Choked
@Lord Vader
I guess your Force-choke worked. He's gone, and all your replies are hanging out as original posts.
I know who I want in my band!
http://macbigot.com/media/keytar_hot_girl300x399.png
I wonder if it's gunna be any good and how r they gunna do it to work with the screen notes
@maribo if it's anything like other peripherals it'll look like a real keytar and only have a few working buttons, in other words it will be stupid
The article seriously did not just mention that Justin Bieber chick...
@The Mad Mule Yeah, according to the TT's, Greyson is the new hotness. Stay up to date Emgadget.
DAMN YOU IPHONE KEYBOARD!! Full permission to downrank for spelling Engadget wrong.
You lost me at Mad Catz.
No not Mad Catz... They make the cheapest quality accessories ever.
@cstayfresh
Mad catz got the top Gaming Rock band & Flight Sticks & Fighting Sticks as they Acquired Saitek and it's Brands Cyborg & Eclipse.
Madcatz changed it's strategy in the last two years to Quality, check their web sites and it's brands.
watch out the Cyborg RAT mice range and the Eclipse Touch Keyborads, never seen before.
YES! Time to bring it back!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTsmqcMQYbA
Can't wait to use this within Rock Band, wonder how they will work it out on screen...?
Hate to say it, but: that's just a keyboard with a guitar strap, not a keytar.
@Schadenfreunde thats my opinion too, the guitar was already a keyboard in disguise.
So will this keyboard only have five keys on it?
get ready 2 rokk Freezepop songs properly!
I wonder in which edition the fake groupies will be integrated
That photo is EPIC! ;D
I'm freaked out and excited by the awsomeness
Nilay does Devo.
Next: Paul does Winger
Finally can we get some TMBG songs now please?
*fingers crossed* 'child of time' by deep purple, pease!!!
The second you mentioned Justin Bieber j stopped reading.
Dragonforce & Sonata Arctica Keytar Solo Winnipeg Sept. 26 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MgLNnzeQFw
Rock Band is inching ever so closer to making you look like Dick van Dyke in "Mary Poppins." It's only a matter of time before they make the game single player and you have to play all the instruments yourself.
I wish Mad catz RB3 Gear be sub $100 and not like their RB 2 Xbox 360 Wooden Stratocaster @ SRP was at $299.99.
i am sure Mad catz will come up with great design as they do lately , no need for cheap products but some mid & high end SKUs
lol a Justin Bieber and an Elton John reference in the introductory sentence