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 |
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| 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. | |
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| Amazon.com | |
Includes the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable. | |
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Does not include the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Does not include the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable. | |
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| 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 |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Rocksmith.ini[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/205190/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\205190\remote\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/205190/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud | Approx. 100 MB available. Syncs profiles and associated progress, even for songs absent from library. |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/205190/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (205190) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ steamdb.info - last accessed on 26 May 2023