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'''{{Wplink|Rocksmith}}''' was a line of video games created by '''[[Ubisoft]]''', providing one of the few methods of learning guitar with a game-like experience of ''{{Wplink|Guitar Hero}}'', but it is on an actual guitar. The game provided downloadable content (DLC) that it sold as a one-time buy. The original ''Rocksmith'' released in 2011 was de-listed from every storefront on 17 October 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carson |first=John |title=Ubisoft Will Delist The Original Rocksmith Early Next Week |url=https://gameinformer.com/2021/10/11/ubisoft-will-delist-the-original-rocksmith-early-next-week |website=GameInformer |date=11 Oct 2021 |access-date=8 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011200230/https://gameinformer.com/2021/10/11/ubisoft-will-delist-the-original-rocksmith-early-next-week |archive-date=11 Oct 2021}}</ref> followed by the 2014 version on 23 October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Dalton |title=Critically-Acclaimed Ubisoft Game is Getting Delisted |url=https://gamerant.com/rocksmith-2014-being-delisted/ |website=GameRant |date=25 September 2023 |access-date=8 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018041501/https://gamerant.com/rocksmith-2014-being-delisted/ |archive-date=18 Oct 2023}}</ref> No reason was given for de-listing the original, while the latter was due to the expiration of licensing agreements.


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The game was a natural fit for custom modding, which Ubisoft did not endorse.{{Citation needed}} Rather than continuing the original ''Rocksmith'' line, Ubisoft shifted to Rocksmith+,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Rocksmith+ - Learn to Play the Guitar, Bass, & Piano |url=https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/rocksmith/plus |website=[[Ubisoft]] |date= |access-date=8 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221191819/https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/rocksmith/plus |archive-date=21 Feb 2026}}</ref> a revised version that features covers of previously licensed tracks, does not support DLC transfers, and runs on a costly, online-only subscription model.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Ron |title=Rocksmith+ Now Available on PC |url=https://gamingtrend.com/news/rocksmith-now-available-on-pc/ |website=GamingTrend |date=6 Sep 2022 |access-date=8 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927021553/https://gamingtrend.com/news/rocksmith-now-available-on-pc/ |archive-date=27 Sep 2022}}</ref> This new model essentially eliminates modding, stripping away user flexibility.
 
Rocksmith was a line of games by Ubisoft that's one of the few sources to learn guitar, and played like Guitar Hero with a real guitar. DLC was one time purchase. Game got delisted from all storefronts. It was a maior target for custom modding. Ubisoft didn't like that. They made it impossible to get a legitimate copy of in favor of Rocksmith+, which has COVERS of the previous licensed songs, no dlc transfer, and went to a expensive online-only subscription model that prevents modding.}}


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==Incidents==
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==Products==
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*''Rocksmith+


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