Ubisoft's Rocksmith+ Wants to Turn Guitar Lessons Into a Subscription Service
Ubisoft recently released a subscription service, Rocksmith+, that is trying to turn the gamified guitar-learning program into a monthly paid service — presenting fans with an ever-evolving learning platform for lessons, workshops, and learning tools wrapped in a video game format. The new service was meant to release last year, only months after Rocksmith+ unveiling at E3 2021, but now it's finally here.
Rocksmith is like Guitar Hero in that it provides fun gameplay while listening to music, but unlike Guitar Hero, Ubisoft's title hopes to teach gamers real-world guitar and bass skills. It offers lessons and full songs for players to join in with real instruments while learning from on-screen tools and tips. In Rocksmith+, players can play over 5,000 songs from a library of rock, pop, hip hop, country, Latin, and R&B songs, and according to a trailer debuting at the Ubisoft Forward event today, more is to come.
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Players can take their real acoustic, electric, or bass guitars and connect them to Rocksmith+ with the proprietary Real Tone USB cable, which uses a 1/4" jack for a reliable connection and offers effects modeling and virtual tones. However, it does cost an additional $29.99, so as an alternative players will be able to use the wireless Rocksmith+ Connect mobile app to connect in an amp that records audio for the game. Several third-party audio interfaces can also be used to connect guitars to the PC game, although support is not guaranteed.
No matter which option the player uses, the game recognizes the tones played and inserts them into a timeline where personalized feedback can tighten up playing and teach new tips and tricks. With this feature, the game analyzes
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