Rocksmith PC on Windows XP?

[imerocall]

Hi,

I am waiting for Rocksmith PC and wonder if Windows XP will be a supported platform? I did some serach but could not find an answer. Some retailers say Vista/Windows 7 others also say Windows XP...

BTW: Is there a word if other (I have a Line 6 UX1) interfaces are also supported? Maybe only as second device if the standard cable acts as copy protection ****le.

Best Regards,
Carsten

[cws78]

I am gonna say probably no Rocksmith on Windows XP. Which kind of sucks sorry man. The reason why think there will be no Rocksmith support for Win XP is due to the fact that Microsoft will not be supporting XP after 2014. I could be wrong but I cant see software being made for XP.
Hopefully I am wrong if that is all you have. Good Luck!!

RockON!!!!!!!!!!!!

[imerocall]

I work on Linux, I don't want to buy a W7k of course. Then maybe better a used xbox, not that much more expensive...

Thanks,
Carsten

[TonyFarkas]

amazon say
Platform: PC (Windows Vista / 7 / XP)

http://www.amazon.com/Rocksmith-Guitar-And-Bass-Pc/dp/B004S5TDUQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1344197117&sr=8-3&keywords=rocksmith

but some other post said it will be on steam by download.
http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/700409-Rocksmith-on-PC-Getting-Steamy!?highlight=steam

[D3ViLBrInGeR]

i think it will be for XP but with SP3 on your system in order to run it, like most of videogames...

[Pancho X1]

question, If it's only on steam, how to Rocksmith pc users get a real tone cable? buy separately? but they seem to be hard to find....

[Slow_Fingers]

My understanding is about half the Windows folks are still running XP.

/ Running XP myself
// Will never install UBI software on any PC
/// See also, rootkit, DRM, mucked up machines.
//// Works on my PS3 tho

[dm_gsxr]

My understanding is about half the Windows folks are still running XP.

/ Running XP myself
// Will never install UBI software on any PC
/// See also, rootkit, DRM, mucked up machines.
//// Works on my PS3 tho

Yea, I've been seeing too many Slashdot postings on Ubisoft's DRM and rootkit technology. I don't want to be opening up my PC to someone anonymous hacker, even though I block all incoming traffic to my internal network.

Carl

[toymachinesh]

question, If it's only on steam, how to Rocksmith pc users get a real tone cable? buy separately? but they seem to be hard to find....

Probably activate it on Steam

[raynebc]

To be honest, it would be stupid of them to NOT support XP, since it's still the dominant OS in the world.

[ravenreaver]

Absolute worst case you can use a partition with Linux and use WINE to run windows programs. That is if you don't want to splurge on purchasing Windows 7 that is.

[Pancho X1]

Probably activate it on Steam

huh? activate what? a cable?

[toymachinesh]

huh? activate what? a cable?

You buy the physical game for PC and then you have to activate it on Steam to play it

[Pancho X1]

You buy the physical game for PC and then you have to activate it on Steam to play it

oh I see. it's not a digital download. ok, that makes perfect sense.

[ravenreaver]

To be honest, it would be stupid of them to NOT support XP, since it's still the dominant OS in the world.

Actually, windows 7 64 bit is the most popular OS statistically speaking. On top of that most new software, especially games, no longer support XP. Not all but most of what I have seen. Which is a shame because XP was the best OS since 98 until 7 came out, and 7 is only a tad bit better, aside from requiring less resources and such.




You buy the physical game for PC and then you have to activate it on Steam to play it

From what I read you buy it on steam, have to download it and you buy the real tone cable from a website like Gamestop (http://www.gamestop.com/accessories/rocksmith-real-tone-cable/97607) for a whopping $30, which in the musical world is pennies on the dollar for the applications outside of the game this beauty does. I believe I read that in a faq somewhere but I don't feel like looking it up at the moment.

[Thanakir]

Second time I get an answer from Paul, go Paul! (first was about Uplay)
Paul Cross ‏@crossieRS (https://twitter.com/crossieRS) :
"We are not officially supporting XP I'm afraid, Win 7 or Vista are the ways to go. (Win7!)"

[raynebc]

So be it, there goes a third of their potential market.

[bowen003]

Is Rocksmith Available for PS3 now or Amazon says Oct 16th?

[toymachinesh]

From what I read you buy it on steam, have to download it and you buy the real tone cable from a website like Gamestop (http://www.gamestop.com/accessories/rocksmith-real-tone-cable/97607) for a whopping $30, which in the musical world is pennies on the dollar for the applications outside of the game this beauty does. I believe I read that in a faq somewhere but I don't feel like looking it up at the moment.

I think you can do both. Wonder how much it will cost on Steam...


So be it, there goes a third of their potential market.

What I gather from Paul's tweet is the game is still going to work on XP but it's not going to be optimal.


Is Rocksmith Available for PS3 now or Amazon says Oct 16th?

Depends where you live.

[ravenreaver]

So be it, there goes a third of their potential market.

Well even if windows XP won't work at all with it not only is over half the windows community using 7 at this point but when you can run Linux with WINE for free there is no reason to be angry about it. After all there all you need to do is create a partition, find a version of Linux that comes with WINE or install it separately, and BAM! you can run Rocksmith or any other game that requires 7 or Vista.

[WickedBadz]

Windows XP is garbage and nobody with a modern PC would run it when Windows 7 runs circles around it in every aspect. While Microsoft may still support XP, and very lightly they support it, developers don't. Why would a developer develop software for a out dated OS?
Any PC gamer today is running Windows 7 64bit. PC parts are cheap, upgrade, it's worth it.

As far as Steam sending you a real tone cable, if it's included with the purchase I'm sure they will. They send you out the items for other game titles.

[ravenreaver]

Windows XP is garbage and nobody with a modern PC would run it when Windows 7 runs circles around it in every aspect. While Microsoft may still support XP, and very lightly they support it, developers don't. Why would a developer develop software for a out dated OS?
Any PC gamer today is running Windows 7 64bit. PC parts are cheap, upgrade, it's worth it.

As far as Steam sending you a real tone cable, if it's included with the purchase I'm sure they will. They send you out the items for other game titles.

By the way just because windows XP isn't as good for modern gaming as 7 doesn't mean it's a bad OS for gaming in general. It's a hell of a lot better than Vista at least. Also, please keep a civil tongue, calling something garbage like that is rather rude.

[raynebc]

Well even if windows XP won't work at all with it not only is over half the windows community using 7 at this point but when you can run Linux with WINE for free there is no reason to be angry about it. After all there all you need to do is create a partition, find a version of Linux that comes with WINE or install it separately, and BAM! you can run Rocksmith or any other game that requires 7 or Vista.

Regardless of how easy that sounds for techies like us, I doubt most of the people in Ubisoft's target audience could or would go to that effort.


Also, please keep a civil tongue, calling something garbage like that is rather rude.

He was never well known for his tact. And lets be realistic: Rocksmith is not a graphical powerhouse like the modern games he was referring to. Software that works well in XP generally works well in Windows Vista and 7, but I wouldn't expect him to understand that.

[ravenreaver]

Ahh... I do concur Raynebc. Odds are it should run fine enough, and worse case there are ways around the issues. Which is where being a techy comes in handy I guess, but to be honest it's almost as easy as it sounds. The biggest downside to it is the time consumption and drive to do it. And by all means if you lack the drive to go as far as it takes to do something you didn't want it bad enough to get it to begin with.

[TonyFarkas]

that is too bad to hear about no supporting xp, Rocksmith does not have some complex 3D map it has to load to play. I had hopped to move to pc when it comes out, but looks like I will end up just keeping the xbox solely to play Rocksmith. even though my xbox is just a few months old I dought I could sell it for enough to make it worth selling.

[ravenreaver]

that is too bad to hear about no supporting xp, Rocksmith does not have some complex 3D map it has to load to play. I had hopped to move to pc when it comes out, but looks like I will end up just keeping the xbox solely to play Rocksmith. even though my xbox is just a few months old I dought I could sell it for enough to make it worth selling.

*points at the other previously posted AVAILABLE, FREE, and LEGAL solutions to this problem* I hate to sound like a broken record and all but I'm starting to wonder if these angry and disappointed folks read all the comments at this point... I might be better off sending PMs....

[ravenreaver]

Xpress Linux (http://www.expresslinux.it/blog/scarica/) should be able to help you guys who are running XP play Rocksmith on the PC. You will probably ned to update wine, but over all it should be easy for you guys to do. Or at least be an enjoyable learning process.


Edit: Corrected most recent version link, also you will need to get WINE (http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Emulators/Wine-148.shtml) separately for the windows run time environment. I'll be installing and testing this version myself as soon as I get a chance. Feel free to message me with questions, I'll answer them as quickly and efficiently as I can.


Edit #2: On another side note the full fledged Ubunto 12.04 (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop) will give you the over all easiest time with installing WINE at the sacrifice of not having a Windows explorer lay out. The Windows installer might even be a good idea for those of you unfamiliar with burning ISO files and creating partitions.

[cthauber]

Chances are, the game will run perfectly fine on XP.

There is a BIG difference between 'Not supported', and 'Will not run'
Basically, 'Not supported' simply means that if you have issues with it, you can't get tech support.

The only way I can see it not actually running on XP is if there are any DirectX 10 specific calls, but I can't see that...

Anyway, just my 2 cents...but I guess we will see.

[ravenreaver]

Chances are, the game will run perfectly fine on XP.

There is a BIG difference between 'Not supported', and 'Will not run'
Basically, 'Not supported' simply means that if you have issues with it, you can't get tech support.

The only way I can see it not actually running on XP is if there are any DirectX 10 specific calls, but I can't see that...

Anyway, just my 2 cents...but I guess we will see.

Considering the graphical needs there's no way it should need DirectX 10. 9 is more than good enough for what they have.

[cthauber]

Considering the graphical needs there's no way it should need DirectX 10. 9 is more than good enough for what they have.

Exactly my point :)

[ravenreaver]

The only real problem with it possibly not being supported is that XP isn't designed to handle some of the newer computer parts that still may be necessary to run the game smoothly (I,E. multiple core processors *yes support for some exists*, most early XP computers only came standard with 512 megs of ram, as well as single core processors and aging chip sets aren't even as close to being good enough to run modern games.) Certain higher end XP computers will definitely have a higher chance of being able to run the game but to what degree I can't predict.

[j20jeepster]

Hey ravenreaver, please keep me posted on this. I am looking at installing Linux on my second hard drive so I can boot xp or Linux. Do you have the game to test it? Thanks.

[imerocall]

So I run Rocksmith now nearly a month on XP and it works quite good.

I think I have now a quite good latency (I think I can hear/feel some but I am not sure...).

Carsten

[Johnny_Funk]

Would love to know how it's working on your XP box. I cannot get it to work on my xp box and I meet all other minimum requirements. After spending $80 total for this game and cord and I can't even play needless to say I am a bit upset. So the fact that amazon listed xp was just a typo huh? One that cost quite a few people $80.
*update*
As luck would have it I have an awesome friend with a extra copy of windows 7, as I could not afford to buy a new os or computer this helps me out a ton.

[imerocall]

@Johnny_Funk: Check my other posts here. Works (some lag too much but I can cope with that).

Carsten

[riverrat2011]

I think ubsoft should buy back from everyone that bought the game for xp and xp pro.
the print on the back of the package is to small to read, should have a lable on the front.
I got mine from gamestop, they will not take it back, we will give u store credit. this sucks ,
and i am very pissed off about this! ubsoft should have a patch for xp and xp pro, need it now!