I, for one, am excited about this. I know SingStar has never picked up as much popularity here in the States as it has garnered in Europe, but I’m a huge fan of the games. Get a bunch of friends together, have a few drinks, and see who can rack up the highest scores on some of the coolest karaoke songs out there.
Until now, gamers in the US have been playing on the PS2. The PS3 version has been available in Europe for a while now, with the huge SingStore for downloadable content. The wait in the US will be over on May 20th when the game is finally released State-side.
At the time of release, there will be roughly 200 songs available in the SingStore for $1.49 each. Not a bad price. Sony says they’ll be adding 25-50 songs each month, which should really keep the game fresh. I love that I’ll be able to pick and choose which songs I want. And who knows, maybe I’ll hook up my PS Eye when friends are over and we’ll upload some drunk SingStar videos.
One of the coolest features is Remote Play with the PSP where you can browse the SingStore and queue up some song downloads while you’re away. I’m sure I’ll make use of that a few times while I’m traveling this summer. Anyway, look out for SingStar to hit a retail store near you on May 20th.
[via PlayStation.Blog]
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Write a Comment»I’m not into singing, but you’re story might just be enough to have me go out and buy this game. Party Time!!!
No joke, probably 8 times out of 10 my friends will want to play SingStar over Rock Band or Guitar Hero. I host game nights at my house at least once a month and it always ends up at SingStar for hours at the end. We start out with board games, then move onto stuff on my consoles (Scene It, Rock Band, etc) and always end up at SingStar
My wife wants this. Hey, since the PS2 microphone works on the PS3, will they sell Singstar without the microphone? Also, is the PS3 microphone wireless?