The game comes packaged with the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable, a 1/4" to USB connection, which is what allows a real guitar to be hooked up to your system of choice. The cable converts the guitar’s analog signal to digital so that it works with the console. Ubisoft claims Rocksmith 2014 can teach a novice how to play guitar in just 60 days.
Rocksmith 2014 comes with more than 50 songs to start, and gamers can unlock another 300 tracks as DLC. Ubisoft stated that Xbox 360 users can transfer their track library to Xbox One and PlayStation 3 users can transfer to PlayStation 4.
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PlayStation 4 owners who also own a Vita get an extra bonus with Remote Play. The mode is designed for players “looking to review a song in its entirety or to play along with a song without feedback or scoring,” according to Ubisoft.
But its the built-in support for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One’s video capture and streaming features that will most likely get gamers to re-buy this title. Just think, your under appreciated garage band could potentially reach thousands of viewers on Twitch if you’re good enough.
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The ability to easily stream live guitar music comes at an interesting time. First, this could mesh nicely with Twitch’s recent push to expand to other types of content. The site launched a new music channel this past summer and a live concert performance by DJ Steve Aoki was featured on the front page of the site.
Rocksmith has come a long way since its initial debut two years ago where we loved its innovative concepts but saw it as a failed learning tool. It didn’t take long before the title was patched with significant improvements and have been impressed with each new release since.
Rocksmith 2014 releases for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One November 4, 2014.
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