--- product_id: 52297828 title: "Rockband 3 (PS3)" brand: "electronic arts" price: "£99.95" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 category: "Electronic Arts" url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/52297828-rockband-3-ps3 store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # 3-part harmonies 83 tracks Keyboard support Rockband 3 (PS3) **Brand:** electronic arts **Price:** £99.95 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎸 Rock Your World with the Ultimate Music Experience! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Rockband 3 (PS3) by electronic arts - **How much does it cost?** £99.95 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/52297828-rockband-3-ps3) ## Best For - electronic arts enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted electronic arts brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Connect & Collaborate:** Up to 7 players can jam together for an unforgettable experience. - • **Discover New Favorites:** Smart song recommendations based on your unique taste. - • **Global Music Diversity:** Featuring bands from around the world, including exclusive tracks! - • **Personalized Playlists:** Create, save, and share your ultimate set lists with friends. - • **Unleash Your Inner Rockstar:** Dive into a colossal library of 2000+ songs at launch! ## Overview Rock Band 3 for PS3 is a groundbreaking music game featuring a massive soundtrack of 83 tracks, support for over 2000 songs at launch, and innovative gameplay options including keyboard and vocal harmonies, allowing up to 7 players to join in the fun. ## Description Product description Rock Band 3 is the next generation of the ultimate social and interactive music gaming platform developed by the category's leading pioneers, Harmonix Music Systems. Featuring innovative game modes and instruments, Rock Band 3 will change the way fans think about and play music games.The Most Music. Period. The Rock Band 3 disc soundtrack contains 83 of the best bands from around the world, including bands that have never appeared in a music game, and support for existing Rock Band tracks (previous Rock Band discs, downloaded songs and track/artist packs). Plus, Rock Band 3 will give you immediate access to a library of over 2000 songs by launch, with new content added weekly. Rock Band's gigantic music library dwarfs that of Guitar Hero or any other music gameRedesigned Music Library - Create and save set lists, and share them with your friends online. Improved song sorting makes it easier to find the songs you like-and hide the songs you don't. Song recommendation system will recommend new songs for you based upon those you already like to playExpand the Band - Keyboard and Vocal Harmony. In addition to guitar, bass, drums, and solo voice, Rock Band 3 introduces 3-part vocal harmonies, and-for the first time ever-keyboard! Up to 7 players can play together for the ultimate social gaming experience Manufacturer's Description The most critically-acclaimed music title in the video games world gets its biggest update ever. With more songs than any of its predecessors you also get a whole new instrument to master with the new keyboard controller. Up to seven people can play together in the same band Work through Pro mode and learn real musical techniques Enjoy instant party modes and a new career option The new keyboard controller is unique to Rock Band 3With over 80 original tracks from some of the biggest bands in rock history on the disc you can also import songs from previous games and downloads for a massive library of over 2,000 titles. Plus, thanks to the new keyboard option and the vocal harmonies from The Beatles and Green Day spin-offs, up to seven players can now play their part in the same song.If you get really good you can test your skills in the new Rock Band Pro mode, designed not just for difficultly but to teach you the skills necessary to play real instruments. Whether you just want a casual party game or a fun path to creating a real rock band this sequel has everything. Key FeaturesMusic Master: The biggest collection of music, the widest selection of instruments and all new serious and casual play options combine to make the best Rock Band game ever.Key Addition: For the first time ever in a music game use the all-new keyboard controller, with many of the new tracks designed to emphasise its use.Professional Help: Play the new Rock Band Pro mode and learn real-world skills for playing music, especially if you use the new Pro Guitar controller.Party Hearty: If you'd prefer not to take your game so seriously there's a whole suite of new party modes with instant play options, a new career mode and online leaderboards.Record Collection: Play any of the 83 tracks on the disc or get access to more than 2,000 classics songs from bands ranging from T.Rex and The Doors to The Smiths and David Bowie.About the Developer: Harmonix For years this U.S. developer toiled away in obscurity, with critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful music games such as Frequency and Amplitude. Then they made Guitar Hero and the rest was history. They were bought by MTV Studios in 2006, when they started work on Rock Band. Tracklist: 2000s:· Amy Winehouse, “Rehab”· At the Drive-In, “One Armed Scissor”· Avenged Sevenfold, “The Beast & the Harlot”· Dover, “King George”· The Bronx, “False Alarm”· The Flaming Lips, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1”· HIM (His Infernal Majesty), “Killing Loneliness”· Hypernova, “Viva La Resistance”· Ida Maria, “Oh My God”*· Juanes, “Me Enamora”· Metric, “Combat Baby”*· Paramore, “Misery Business”*· Phoenix, “Lasso”*· Poni Hoax, “Antibodies”· Pretty Girls Make Graves, “Something Bigger, Something Brighter”· Queens of the Stone Age, “No One Knows”· The Ravonettes, “Last Dance”· Rilo Kiley, “Portions for Foxes”*· Riverboat Gamblers, “Don't Bury Me...I'm Still Not Dead”· Slipknot, “Before I Forget”· The Sounds, “Living in America”· Tegan & Sara, “The Con”· Them Crooked Vultures, “Dead End Friends”· Tokio Hotel, “Humanoid”*· The Vines, “Get Free”*· The White Stripes, “The Hardest Button to Button”*1990s:· Faith No More, “Midlife Crisis”*· Filter, “Hey Man, Nice Shot”· Jane’s Addiction, “Been Caught Stealing”*· Maná, “Oye Mi Amor”· Marilyn Manson, “The Beautiful People”· The Muffs, “Outer Space”· Phish, “Llama”· Primus, “Jerry Was a Racecar Driver”· Rammstein, “Du Hast”· Smash Mouth, “Walkin’ On The Sun”*· Spacehog, “In the Meantime”· Stone Temple Pilots, “Plush”· Swingin’ Utters, “This Bastard’s Life”1980s:· Anthrax, “Caught in a Mosh”· Big Country, “In a Big Country”· The Cure, “Just Like Heaven”*· Def Leppard, “Foolin’”· Devo, “Whip It”· Dio, “Rainbow in the Dark”· Dire Straits, “Walk of Life”· Echo & the Bunnymen, “The Killing Moon”· Huey Lewis and the News, “The Power of Love”· INXS, “Need You Tonight”*· J. Geils Band, “Centerfold”· Joan Jett, “I Love Rock N’ Roll”*· Night Ranger, “Sister Christian”*· Ozzy Osbourne, “Crazy Train”*· The Police, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”· Roxette, “The Look”*· The Smiths, “Stop Me if You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”· Tears for Fears, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”· Whitesnake, “Here I Go Again”*1970s:· The B-52’s, “Rock Lobster”*· Blondie, “Heart of Glass”· Bob Marley, “Get Up, Stand Up”· Chicago, “25 or 6 to 4”· Deep Purple, “Smoke on the Water”· Doobie Brothers, “China Grove”*· Elton John, “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting”· Foreigner, “Cold As Ice”*· Golden Earring, “Radar Love”· John Lennon, “Imagine”· Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Free Bird”· Queen, “Bohemian Rhapsody”*· Ramones, “I Wanna Be Sedated”· Steve Miller Band, “Fly Like an Eagle”· T. Rex, “20th Century Boy”· Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “I Need to Know”· War, “Low Rider”· Warren Zevon, “Werewolves of London”· Yes, “Roundabout”*1960s:· Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations (Live)”· David Bowie, “Space Oddity”· The Doors, “Break on Through (To the Other Side)”*· James Brown, “I Got You" (I Feel Good) – Alternate Studio Version*· The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Crosstown Traffic”*· The Who, “I Can See for Miles” Review: Rocks!!! - Guitar hero should give up rock band has now cemented its place at the top with great new instruments a massive set list and thousands to download. This as well as better graphics a better interface and menu system and most importantly better game play. The new instruments add so much to the experience the new guitar is excellent and could eaily teach you to play for real the keyboard is just like the real thing and the drums perfectly mimic the real songs ( i play drums myself. I would also like to congratulate desertcart for a speedy 3 day delivered even though it was Christmas and snowing. Review: Still a great game, but not as good as the x-box version - The x-box version rates 5/5 for me, although I miss a few things from Rock Band 2's career map. The game-play in the performances is better in RB3, which is what really counts, and the spade collection challenges add variation. Harmony vocals and full band mode are great for larger groups with casual joining and leaving. The characters on-screen now have some very specific actions in the correct places in particular songs, which is a great touch. A few big drawbacks of the PS3 version and general points of unhappiness: One user can log in. Multiple players can use multiple characters on that user's account, but nothing on-screen or in the PS3 or RB3 manuals tells us how to let multiple users log in and play as characters on their own accounts, which the x-box lets you do. This means on the x-box you can compare top scores and best streak lengths and so on while on the PS3 they're all mine, no matter who actually got them. Switching users requires quitting the game then restarting it. User => Username => Quit Game => Switch Users => Start Game => Credit screens => Skip intro movie => Press Start => Wait => Right back where you were with only one user logged in, but it's a different user. It's still not two users. Maybe there's a way, but they're not making it obvious. The PS3 has 2 USB ports. Two. Seriously. Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboard, Lead Vocals, Harmony 1 and Harmony 2 and the vocalists' controller ... and only two USB ports. We're playing in grainy black and white. Maybe once the HDMI cable (not included) comes we can get some colour and higher resolution. The game comes with very few installed songs. Expect to pay £100 for a song library on top of the price of the game, the controllers, the microphones and the rest of what you need. Attempts to download the songs met with limited success as the downloads kept pausing for long periods, every time one finished the connection to the store would be lost and I had to watch the little cut-scene and go through three menus every time just to get back to the point where it *might* let me into the song list. Maybe if there was a text-only version where you could just highlight the ones you want, buy them all and then download them all, that'd work better. As it was, it was a drag. If you download in the background, you also seem to have to quit the game to install the songs. Cue title screens and opening video *again* ... When typing in a band or character name, Start or the on-screen Enter button should save it, but generally speaking you have to press that then press Square to delete the space that just appeared at the cursor and then press Start again to save and move on. To create a new character (and yes, you may well want seven of them) you have to watch the vid of your current character getting into a car and zooming off then entering a shop. Sure, it's neat that it's *that* car and the zoom clip ends when the meter hits 88, but *every* time? Then you choose a name and choose a shop from which to wear the default outfit, then sort out face, eyes, hair, muscle tone, height, weight and so on (City of Heroes does it *far* better but never mind) and then confirm that you really do want to make this character and then you ride the car back to the menu screen ... then you get back in the car and go back to the shop to choose an outfit. Sick of that car, now. Really. The game now has my credit card details. Somewhere, there ought to be a big fat "forget these card details" button. I must remember to go looking for that some time soon. O.o ... I got this "Blaze" guitar to go with this game: http://www.desertcart.co.uk/gp/product/B001AWEHG0/ref=oss_product and it's crap. It's short, it's light, it doesn't have solo buttons, it didn't come with batteries or a strap, the radio link is flaky when the wireless keyboard's in use and trying to activate Star Power or whatever it's called in this game sometimes worked, sometimes did nothing and sometimes caused the guitar to disconnect. Occasionally it put the whammy effects menu on-screen and caused the guitar to disconnect, but either way it was no good. On top of that, the included instruction leaflet was really bad Engrish and mostly about how to play another game, not about the guitar. Don't get it. Really. I also got the Madcatz keyboard. By contrast, it comes with batteries and a strap, its USB plug base unit has two USB ports in it and it has worked perfectly the whole time. If you're going to get this game on x-box or PS, get Madcatz controllers. I'm replacing that guitar with one from them. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B003RRXZMI | | Best Sellers Rank | 25,933 in PC & Video Games ( See Top 100 in PC & Video Games ) 753 in PlayStation 3 Games | | Customer reviews | 3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars (75) | | Is discontinued by manufacturer | No | | Item model number | PS3ROCKBAND3 | | Product Dimensions | 13.5 x 1.5 x 17.2 cm; 124 g | | Rated | Ages 12 & Over | | Release date | 29 Oct. 2010 | ## Images ![Rockband 3 (PS3) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/713uVCnldFL.jpg) ![Rockband 3 (PS3) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/716VJB7M9EL.jpg) ![Rockband 3 (PS3) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61dIyiWlCiL.jpg) ![Rockband 3 (PS3) - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Yt1A+qKxL.jpg) ![Rockband 3 (PS3) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ftJi-BGAL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Platform For Display** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rocks!!! *by R***G on 11 February 2011* Guitar hero should give up rock band has now cemented its place at the top with great new instruments a massive set list and thousands to download. This as well as better graphics a better interface and menu system and most importantly better game play. The new instruments add so much to the experience the new guitar is excellent and could eaily teach you to play for real the keyboard is just like the real thing and the drums perfectly mimic the real songs ( i play drums myself. I would also like to congratulate amazon for a speedy 3 day delivered even though it was Christmas and snowing. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Still a great game, but not as good as the x-box version *by M***N on 15 January 2011* The x-box version rates 5/5 for me, although I miss a few things from Rock Band 2's career map. The game-play in the performances is better in RB3, which is what really counts, and the spade collection challenges add variation. Harmony vocals and full band mode are great for larger groups with casual joining and leaving. The characters on-screen now have some very specific actions in the correct places in particular songs, which is a great touch. A few big drawbacks of the PS3 version and general points of unhappiness: One user can log in. Multiple players can use multiple characters on that user's account, but nothing on-screen or in the PS3 or RB3 manuals tells us how to let multiple users log in and play as characters on their own accounts, which the x-box lets you do. This means on the x-box you can compare top scores and best streak lengths and so on while on the PS3 they're all mine, no matter who actually got them. Switching users requires quitting the game then restarting it. User => Username => Quit Game => Switch Users => Start Game => Credit screens => Skip intro movie => Press Start => Wait => Right back where you were with only one user logged in, but it's a different user. It's still not two users. Maybe there's a way, but they're not making it obvious. The PS3 has 2 USB ports. Two. Seriously. Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboard, Lead Vocals, Harmony 1 and Harmony 2 and the vocalists' controller ... and only two USB ports. We're playing in grainy black and white. Maybe once the HDMI cable (not included) comes we can get some colour and higher resolution. The game comes with very few installed songs. Expect to pay £100 for a song library on top of the price of the game, the controllers, the microphones and the rest of what you need. Attempts to download the songs met with limited success as the downloads kept pausing for long periods, every time one finished the connection to the store would be lost and I had to watch the little cut-scene and go through three menus every time just to get back to the point where it *might* let me into the song list. Maybe if there was a text-only version where you could just highlight the ones you want, buy them all and then download them all, that'd work better. As it was, it was a drag. If you download in the background, you also seem to have to quit the game to install the songs. Cue title screens and opening video *again* ... When typing in a band or character name, Start or the on-screen Enter button should save it, but generally speaking you have to press that then press Square to delete the space that just appeared at the cursor and then press Start again to save and move on. To create a new character (and yes, you may well want seven of them) you have to watch the vid of your current character getting into a car and zooming off then entering a shop. Sure, it's neat that it's *that* car and the zoom clip ends when the meter hits 88, but *every* time? Then you choose a name and choose a shop from which to wear the default outfit, then sort out face, eyes, hair, muscle tone, height, weight and so on (City of Heroes does it *far* better but never mind) and then confirm that you really do want to make this character and then you ride the car back to the menu screen ... then you get back in the car and go back to the shop to choose an outfit. Sick of that car, now. Really. The game now has my credit card details. Somewhere, there ought to be a big fat "forget these card details" button. I must remember to go looking for that some time soon. O.o ... I got this "Blaze" guitar to go with this game: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001AWEHG0/ref=oss_product and it's crap. It's short, it's light, it doesn't have solo buttons, it didn't come with batteries or a strap, the radio link is flaky when the wireless keyboard's in use and trying to activate Star Power or whatever it's called in this game sometimes worked, sometimes did nothing and sometimes caused the guitar to disconnect. Occasionally it put the whammy effects menu on-screen and caused the guitar to disconnect, but either way it was no good. On top of that, the included instruction leaflet was really bad Engrish and mostly about how to play another game, not about the guitar. Don't get it. Really. I also got the Madcatz keyboard. By contrast, it comes with batteries and a strap, its USB plug base unit has two USB ports in it and it has worked perfectly the whole time. If you're going to get this game on x-box or PS, get Madcatz controllers. I'm replacing that guitar with one from them. ### ⭐⭐ Well improved but leaves a bitter taste *by F***E on 29 December 2010* With all the fun I've had with Rock Band 1 and with all I've heard about RB3 it promised to be a revolution. So I bought RB3 for PS3 with pro drums and keyboard. Quite expensive and no bundles were available, although Amazon had a savings deal with was appreciated. The game has been much improved in terms of navigation and controller setup, and it's easier to get started. A few things really left a bitter after-taste though. Firstly, the promised 7 member game (bass, guitar, drums, keyboard and 3 singers) only works in "all instruments mode" meaning that singers aren't scored. While I was happy that the two singstar mics worked together with the game, I was very disappointed that harmonies exist on so very few tracks. Mainly queen and bon jovi. Of the "pro" tracks only drums are readily available. This is plenty of fun! But ofcourse, pro guitar and bass is something I haven't tried on account of the controllers not being feasible. Keyboard is fun but really difficult. Also, song support is very poor. Many songs have parts but these are so short or simple (0/5 difficulty) that playing the keyboard on such a song is really boring. The promised dropping-in/dropping-out mid-game works well, except all scores are then reported as 0. Slightly annoying. Also, there are stability issues with the game itself AS WELL AS the store part. So there is plenty of unintentional dropping-out as the game crashes. When browsing the store (EU/SE) quite often I seem to drop out and end up back in the game with not explanation other than "there was a problem" - really? I'm on a well tested Linksys E3000 so there is no probs with my connection. What really angered me however is that DLCs are region locked. My RB1 was bought in the US and so I had to download from US online store. After two years of using RB1 and collecting quite a library these WILL NOT IMPORT since I bought the european version of RB3. So I can't get the songs I downloaded into RB3 and I can't export the RB1 songs into RB3. Before I knew this I had already bought the export key which I obviously won't get a refund for. So I'm stuck playing two different games OR re-downloading all the songs I like to play...... WHYYYYY!!!!????? That's making me like the game much less and motivates the score. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/52297828-rockband-3-ps3](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/52297828-rockband-3-ps3) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-20*