Rocksmith
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Developers | |
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Ubisoft San Francisco | |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
Gamebryo | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 16, 2012 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
IGDB | 81 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time, Relaxed |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Side view |
Genres | Simulation, Music/rhythm, Mini-games, Educational |
Series | Rocksmith |
Rocksmith | |
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Rocksmith | 2012 |
Rocksmith 2014 | 2013 |
Rocksmith+ | 2022 |
Rocksmith is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and side view simulation, music/rhythm, mini-games and educational game in the Rocksmith series.
Key points
- A Rocksmith Real Tone cable and a guitar are necessary to play this game.
- Rocksmith Real Tone cable must be purchased separately if game is purchased via digital distribution.
- Guitar requires standard 1/4" output jack to be compatible.
- The PC version includes the bass guitar expansion pack.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Includes the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable. | |||
Amazon.com | Includes the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable. Region-locked. | |||
(unavailable) | Does not include the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable. | |||
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) | Does not include the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable. | |||
Steam (unavailable) | Does not include the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable. No longer available for purchase since October 18, 2021.[1] |
- All versions require Steam DRM.
- The Rocksmith Real Tone Cable is available on Amazon.com and at various other retailers.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
- DLCs organized by release date
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Rocksmith.ini[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/205190/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\205190\remote\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/205190/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | Approx. 100 MB available. Syncs profiles and associated progress, even for songs absent from library. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | ShiftWindow does not work. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Part of the Visual Quality option | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Turns on with Medium or higher Visual Quality | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Always stays on | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | Mouse uses whatever is set by Windows. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Does not change in-game icons to controller buttons, uses the same layout as the Xbox 360 version. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Co-op |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues fixed
Audio Latency
- Using your motherboard's onboard sound rather than an internal sound card is recommended for reduced latency
- Rocksmith's audio latency is highly dependent on values set within the Rocksmith.ini. Modifying this file is almost always necessary for an optimal experience.
To adjust audio latency[citation needed] |
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- There are also a few settings outside of Rocksmith that need to be adjusted to allow Audio Exclusivity and other settings to work properly.
To set optimal audio settings in Windows[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Program Fails to Launch (Crash to Desktop)
- If you experience Rocksmith crashing while launching, try the following:
To Fix CTD[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 200 series ATI Radeon HD 3000 series 512 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/205190/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (205190) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ steamdb.info - last accessed on 26 May 2023