Rocksmith is a music video game produced by Ubisoft released in October 2011 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms in North America Rocksmith was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 during September 2012 in Australian 5 and European markets 1 4 and October 2012 in Japan A Windows version was released on October 16 2012 after several delays Based on the technology in the unreleased project Guitar Rising the game s main focus is the unique feature that allows players to plug in virtually any electric guitar and play An expansion adding bass guitar compatibility became available on August 14 2012 A second release which integrates the bass expansion as well as additional refinements became available on October 16 2012 8 Rocksmith 2014 is a 2013 sequel to the original Rocksmith although given the series focus it has been described as a replacement and not a sequel as the publisher does not think it necessary to invest in the first installment in order to enjoy the second