Rocksmith PC on Windows XP? | Forums

[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 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 :
"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 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.