Rocksmith discussion thread - New real guitar game.

[HeavyMetalKing]

If you have one of those tuners that clips onto your guitar's head stock, you can even just leave it attached during gameplay if you want, then it will be easy as pie to double check Rocksmith's tuner's accuracy.

I really need to invest in one those one of these days. They're much more convenient than the tuner I currently use.

[toymachineSH]

PC Version delayed (May 2012?)

[Meatwad555]

I'm going to get this. Hopefully it will get me interested in playing guitar again.

[mikeyts]

PC Version delayed (May 2012?)

I think that was a strategic error. My guess is that there are far more non-video-gamer guitarists and wannabe's with PCs who'd have been interested in trying this than there are gamers with an interest. I think that I might have pushed release of the PC version before the consoles. But then I'm sure that Ubi had professional marketers analyze that--who am I to dispute their conclusions?

It'll be interesting to see the post-Christmas estimated sales numbers. VGChartz (I know, not the best source ) is estimating 280K units sold since launch (155K on Xbox, 125K on PS3). Not very encouraging, if at all close to the truth.

[SirDavidTLynch]

Or maybe they just couldn't get the PC version done on time.

[mikeyts]

Or maybe they just couldn't get the PC version done on time.

No doubt--I just think it was a mistake not to make it a higher priority from the beginning. Given that they were launching in the US first with an indeterminate date for introduction elsewhere, I'd have made getting a PC version out a higher priority than either console; at least a higher priority than PS3. Though the PS3 is within a few million units of tying Xbox sales worldwide, it has only 60% the 360's market penetration in the US. Again, I'm second guessing professional marketers .

[raynebc]

I'm sure they meant to meet that deadline, but there have been a ton of flaws/bugs posted about the game so far.

[toymachineSH]

They have to figure out how they are going to prevent people from not paying for the game and eventually not even having to buy their cable.

[osteofight]

I haven't signed up there yet since so far it appears to be no interaction outside of the players. I find out just as much with them on facebook. I think harmonix set the bar high here so I guess I shouldn't have expected much.

Yeah, this thread is pretty much my Rocksmith forum, ironically. The developers did do a Q&A on Reddit and it was very productive.

I'm sure they meant to meet that deadline, but there have been a ton of flaws/bugs posted about the game so far.

That doesn't stop other developers (or really, themselves) /cynical_me

I've played a lot of RS the past few days over break. My fretting fingertips hurt and my pick-holding thumb and pointer finger are really sore. It's awesome. The highlight has been learning the opening riff to Sweet Home Alabama. Not a song I particularly like, but it's iconic.

[Doom878]

The Cleartune app on my iPhone is better than the cheap Korg tuner I bought. Way more accurate. I tune with both the app and RS usually confirms.

I think the PS3 patch coming end of January is big news. Hopefully it fixes the freezing. Looking forward to the other patches. I wonder if it's too late to ask them to change the color of the fret numbers as sometimes it's hard to see which fret it is.