Rockin' Out In The UK

ROCKBAND has always sounded amazing. I am continually reminded on almost every podcast I listen to just how much fun Rockband is. Heres the beef; I dont think anyone in the whole of England owns a copy. I dont have it, none of my friends have it - I havent seen any on sale in game shops - which implies there is no demand for it. I certainly didnt hear about any "Sold-out" headlines.

One of the main factors for this is probably the price. The European pricing is ridiculously high. You have to buy all the instruments in one bundle, then go buy the game by itself. Thats insane in-itself. The price on amazon.co.uk is currently £99.99 ($200) for the instruments and £35 ($70) for the game itself. Add delivery, and we are looking at £150 ($300) for a computer game.

Secondly I think its just British people. We are miserable cynical bastards. We cant have too much fun or else our limbs start falling off.

I really want this game. I'm starting at my new university (my last one was a one year diploma - this next uni is the real deal) in 3 weeks and it would be awesome to have rock band as it looks like a great way to meet new people and just chill with some friends. It looks like exactly the sort of social experiance which universities try so hard (and usually fail) to achieve in the first few weeks - which is bringing everyone together and making them all feel comfortable. Rockband could be an easy solution. I have lots of other multiplayer games but i think rockband has the widest appeal...

I say "easy" solution, which is of course untrue. I'm broke. Ok not completely broke, but broke enough. I also dont want to make it sound like i'm socially retarded, because i'm not, i can meet people just fine without having to fall back on computer games. But it would be an easy way to break some tension, and also provides another incentive for me to go buy the damn thing...

So the question is, Is it worth it? What do you guys think?