Rocksmith bundles announced
Ubisoft is partnering with Gibson Guitar to offer a Les Paul with copies of Rocksmith. The $200 bundle includes the game, a cable, and a Epiphone Les Paul Junior.
Ubisoft announced a partnership with Gibson Guitar today, to bundle Epiphone Les Paul Junior guitars with Rocksmith. The full bundle includes the game, guitar, and "Real Tone Cable" for $199.99. If you already own a guitar, the standard edition will run you $79.99 for the game and the cable. Rocksmith makes an effort to blur the line between music games and actual instrument-playing, a feat attempted last year by Rock Band 3 with the Pro instruments.
"Partnering with Gibson Guitar on the Rocksmith bundle is a great fit for both companies," said Ubisoft senior marketing VP Tony Key, in the announcement. "Gibson is known for making world-class guitars and we're proud that they stand behind the quality and experience that is Rocksmith."
Plus, as previously reported, pre-ordering the game nets you a $25 Guitar Center voucher for use of purchasing a guitar. So if you find you're amazing at playing, you can always get a small discount when you go for a new axe. Or whatever the kids call guitars these days.
Rocksmith is due out this fall. Check out the E3 trailer below.
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I am looking into this for sure. I have my own guitar and didn't want to spend the money on a squier if I didn't have to. It looks like the squier is discontinued anyway so this looks like the only option. I hope it has the support like rock band.
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In an interview they said something like "we don't see it as a learning tool". Which is odd to me since it actually uses a real guitar and you don't need to buy an expensive new one. That cooled my anticipation a bit because Rockband pretty much advertised that you could learn with it, and with this, you have a system with a real guitar and all, and why not make it so you can get the hang of guitar with it? Whats the point of using a real one then?
Well still hoping for the best.
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