Delisting dates for the first DLC sets

[Cataleya22 (⁠ᵔ⁠ᴥ⁠ᵔ)]

Copy-paste from Ubisoft announcement

October 20, 2023
ROCKSMITH 2014 LEAVING STORES
Greetings, Rocksmith Community!

Nearly 10 years ago we launched Rocksmith 2014 and set out on a journey of learning and playing guitar together, practicing old favorites, and discovering new ones along the way. We thank you for an incredible decade and know a big part of that was being able to feature officially licensed music to learn and play in Rocksmith 2014.

Now as we approach that decade mark, we must remove Rocksmith 2014 for purchase from all digital storefronts as of October 23, 2023. DLC packs and Singles for Rocksmith 2014 will be removed from those storefronts over time as well.

If you already own Rocksmith 2014 or any DLC from Rocksmith 2014, you will still be able to install, download, re-download, play, and use those products. You should experience no change or interruption in your access. If you do not own those products, you will not be able to purchase them digitally once they are removed from storefronts.

Many of you have shared your love for Rocksmith 2014 and its role in helping you with learning guitar and we’re thrilled to be part of that journey. If you haven’t already, we’d love for you to continue your guitar learning with us through our current project, Rocksmith+. In the coming months we’re looking to introduce some of the biggest names in metal, rock, R&B, and more to our song library.

When will the delisting take place?

Rocksmith 2014 will be removed from all digital storefronts on October 23rd, 2023, with DLC packs and singles to follow over time. Keep an eye on the Rocksmith 2014 in-game news for details.

Can I still play or re-download Rocksmith 2014 or its DLC?

Yes. If you have purchased Rocksmith 2014 and the DLC before they have been delisted, you can continue to enjoy this content on Rocksmith 2014.

Will delisted songs be removed everywhere?

Yes. When Rocksmith 2014 and any associated DLC is delisted, it will be removed from all digital storefronts, including Steam, the Xbox Marketplace, and the PlayStation™Store.

DLC Delisting Details by Month

October

The following songs will be delisted from digital storefronts on October 23, 2023. Song packs that include any of the listed song singles will also be unavailable as of that date:

The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”

The Hives – “Hate To Say I Told You So”

Chicago – “25 To 6 Or 4”

Smashing Pumpkins – “Cherub Rock”
Tame Impala – “Elephant”

Them Crooked Vultures – “Mind Eraser No Chaser”

Albert King – “The Sky Is Crying”

Queens Of The Stone Age – “My God Is The Sun”

The following songs will be delisted from digital storefronts on October 27, 2023. Song packs that include any of the listed song singles will also be unavailable as of that date:

Smashing Pumpkins - “1979”

Smashing Pumpkins - “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”

Smashing Pumpkins - “Disarm”

Smashing Pumpkins - “Today”

Smashing Pumpkins -“Tonight Tonight”

November

Note: For Playstation 3, all songs for November will be delisted on November 1, 2023

The following songs will be delisted from digital storefronts on November 3, 2023. Song packs that include any of the listed song singles will also be unavailable as of that date:

Iron Maiden - “Aces High”

Iron Maiden - “Fear of the Dark”

Iron Maiden - “Run to the Hills”

Iron Maiden - “The Number of the Beast”

Iron Maiden - “Two Minutes to Midnight”

Iron Maiden Song Pack

Hotei – “Battle Without Honor or Humanity”

Hotei – “Bambina”

Hotei – “Thrill”

Hotei Song Pack

The following songs will be delisted from digital storefronts on November 10, 2023. Song packs that include any of the listed song singles will also be unavailable as of that date:

Alice In Chains - “Hollow”

Alice In Chains - “Would?”

Alice In Chains - “Check My Brain”

Alice In Chains - “Man In A Box”

Alice In Chains - “Them Bones”

Alice In Chains Song Pack

The following songs will be delisted from digital storefronts on November 17, 2023. Song packs that include any of the listed song singles will also be unavailable as of that date:

Green Day - “American Idiot”

Green Day - “Basket Case”

Green Day - “Oh Love”

Green Day Song Pack

B’z – “Easy Come, Easy Go!”

B’z – “Giri Giri Chop”

B’z – “Juice”

B’z Song Pack

The following songs will be delisted from digital storefronts on November 24, 2023. Song packs that include any of the listed song singles will also be unavailable as of that date:

Radiohead - “Creep”

Radiohead - “Just”

Radiohead - “Karma Police”

Radiohead - “My Iron Lung”

Radiohead - “Optimistic”

Radiohead Song Pack

[Cocytan Creator]

Thank you for letting us know the details of the delistings because your DLC catalog is rather humongous. I will be happy if a sale occurs on (some or all) of your DLCs at any point.

[Cocytan Creator]

Oh ok, well, nice and helpful fellow customer then. Do you mean "10 years after initial release"? I'm glad if Ubisoft announces the delistings gradually on their website, it is helpful. I won't expect sales if there are none during Black Friday, but I will keep hope until then because thinking that things will never happen don't help make things happen. You need to imagine a world of possibilities, not of impossibilities.

[Cataleya22 (⁠ᵔ⁠ᴥ⁠ᵔ)]

Originally posted by Cocytan Creator:

Oh ok, well, nice and helpful fellow customer then. Do you mean "10 years after initial release"? I'm glad if Ubisoft announces the delistings gradually on their website, it is helpful. I won't expect sales if there are none during Black Friday, but I will keep hope until then because thinking that things will never happen don't help make things happen. You need to imagine a world of possibilities, not of impossibilities.

Thank you, just here to help Indeed, because not everybody follows the news, and tbh, I copy many things that others post somewhere else as well, although some think that's shilling

But yes, basically 10 years. Nevertheless it might still be changed.
And to be save get what you like, at least a month before expiry date.
Publish dates can be different for regions, it happened with the delisting of the previous version that some dlc got delisted earlier like a month or so.

[Cocytan Creator]

Thanks. I had to figure out that all DLCs released before October 22 2013 belong to Rocksmith (2011) and that's why I can't find any of them (I mean I didn't know which song was released when). So I just need to follow chronologically from the release date of Rocksmith 2014 (which will be exactly 10 years ago tomorrow) and I'll get an idea of how the delisting will unfold. Yes I will plan months ahead, thanks!

[Behdad47]

Thanks for letting us know. I wanted to purchase the exercise packs for my warm-ups and knowing they won't be delisted anytime soon is good news to me.

[Behdad47]

Originally posted by thejohnnewton:

Originally posted by Behdad47:

Thanks for letting us know. I wanted to purchase the exercise packs for my warm-ups and knowing they won't be delisted anytime soon is good news to me.

I'm not sure if the exercise packs will be delisted. They were written by one of the former staff members of RS. I'm not sure if it's under the same licensing that commercial songs and recordings are licensed under or if the RS team "owns" rights on that content. The same exercises are in RS Plus making me think they are not subject to licensing for the RS team.

With that being said, if it's licensed by themselves and is their own work, then I don't think they're going to be delisted.

[Despair]

do i get the disc import tool thingy? what is it for?

[Cataleya22 (⁠ᵔ⁠ᴥ⁠ᵔ)]

Originally posted by Despair:

do i get the disc import tool thingy? what is it for?

The import tool works to get the in game/disc songs from a owned 2012 version into 2014 version, not all, a few have a different licensing. It can be found on the 2014 version page.
If you don't own 2012 version you don't need to buy it, since 2012 is delisted now.

[Cataleya22 (⁠ᵔ⁠ᴥ⁠ᵔ)]

It's been mentioned in other post that Iron Maiden and Hotei packs are removed prematurely

https://steamcommunity.com/app/221680/discussions/0/3877095833483249768/

That's why I mentioned, get them ahead of time, cause it can still be different dates, either by Ubisoft or Steam acting upon.

[Ameto]

Originally posted by Cataleya22 (⁠ᵔ⁠ᴥ⁠ᵔ):

It's been mentioned in other post that Iron Maiden and Hotei packs are removed prematurely

https://steamcommunity.com/app/221680/discussions/0/3877095833483249768/

That's why I mentioned, get them ahead of time, cause it can still be different dates, either by Ubisoft or Steam acting upon.

Didn't see this thread before creating it, I should have just posted here.

Anyway, Hotei and Iron Maiden packs are back for now. It's still a good idea not to wait for the last minute to pick them up, because next time there's a screw up the song packs might not come back.

[Cataleya22 (⁠ᵔ⁠ᴥ⁠ᵔ)]

Yeah, to bad, I can't pin this message to stay above, new messages pushing it back.
But good to hear the packs are again reinstated (until the real removal date).

[Hmmmm Nice Bike ツ]

Are unlisted DLCs now eligible to become CDLC since we no longer have the option to purchase them?

[Cataleya22 (⁠ᵔ⁠ᴥ⁠ᵔ)]

Originally posted by Boogie ツ:

Are unlisted DLCs now eligible to become CDLC since we no longer have the option to purchase them?

No

[-=BwA=- Mr.TOad]

This is my research based on what will be soon deslisted .
The Who Song pack 1 dec 2023
Disturbed song pack 8 dec 2023
Muse Song pack 15 dec 2023
Golden Bomber 15 dec 2023
Aerosmith song pack 5 jan 2024
Oasis song pack 12 jan 2024

You are informed so don't go complaining if you don't manage to get these.
Rock on

[-=BwA=- Mr.TOad]

The following songs will be delisted from digital storefronts on November 24, 2023. Song packs that include any of the listed song singles will also be unavailable as of that date:

already removed for some reason ...