

In Rocksmith, players are shown a virtual fretboard with colored notes (represented as colored rectangles associated to specific guitar strings) on numbered lanes (corresponding to frets) to indicate what they should play on the guitar. A sequel, Rocksmith+, was announced in June 2021. A follow-up, titled Rocksmith 2014, was released in 2013 but was described as a replacement for first game rather than a sequel. A second release which integrates the bass expansion as well as additional refinements became available on October 16, 2012.

The game's main feature is that, unlike other rhythm games such as Guitar Hero that require proprietary controllers to play, Rocksmith instead allows players to plug in virtually any electric guitar and play along via a USB adapter.Īn expansion adding bass guitar compatibility became available on August 14, 2012. A Windows version was released on Octoafter several delays. Rocksmith was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 during September 2012 in Australian and European markets and October 2012 in Japan. Rocksmith is a music video game produced by Ubisoft, released in October 2011 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms in North America.
