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Rumors surfaced from a few small sources that standalone Guitar Hero 3 Guitar Controllers could be released around March 2008. But now, other prominant sites have struck down the rumor as a meer myth and the pages with the controllers listed have vanished so whats really going on?

The rumor claims that the new standalone Guitar Hero 3 Controllers were listed in the Red Octane online store for a short period of time and that the Xbox 360 and PS3 guitar controllers will be $69 USD while the Wii’s will be $59.

This rumor is believable because Red Octane are the offical makers of guitar hero controllers, so if they did accidently post a date it was probably the right one or close.

Also, Red Octane frequently puts up items that are set to be released months in the future. For example they just did this with their upcoming “Guitar Hero 3 Bundles with two Guitar Controllers for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii”  which just started being listed a few days ago on their site and guess what, the release date is set to March 2008.

So it’s very possible they made a mistake when entering items into their database which made the controllers temporarily viewable to the public; but when I e-mailed a Red Octane representative asking about a release date for the stand alone guitar controllers they replied with this:

“From the info given so far, we still do not have a solid release date for the stand alone controllers.” – RedOctane

So, the official word is that there is no solid release date yet for stand alone Guitar Hero 3 controllers, but based on what we’ve learned, some time during March 2008 is probably a good guess as to when they will be released.

Its taken standalone Guitar Hero 3 controllers so long to come out at this point that I’m sure you’re foaming at the mouth by now; and when they finally are released they’ll probably be as hard to find as the game was. With this in mind, you’ll be able to easily find them in stock at our Guitar Hero Shop, so if you plan on getting an extra Guitar when they’re released just bookmark one of the links below.

Guitar Hero 3 Controllers for Wii

Guitar Hero 3 Controllers for Xbox 360

Guitar Hero 3 Controllers for PS3

Guitar Hero 3 Controllers for PS2

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