1. wow

   
   Comment by andy — Dec 15, 2008 @ 4:50 pm

2. This just made my Christmas

   
   Comment by xxshadowsfallxx — Dec 15, 2008 @ 5:16 pm

3. Nice, I know a few people who’ll be happy about this.

   
   Comment by Dan (PSN - Detale) — Dec 15, 2008 @ 5:28 pm

4. Nice - but no cigar yet, guys.

   I’ve got *one* PS2 Singstar disc and 74 PS2 games (and no longer room for a PS2 hooked up). Running out of worthwhile PS3 games, so would be a good time to play those big ol’ PS2 RPGs if you catch my drift…

   
   Comment by Tom — Dec 15, 2008 @ 5:38 pm

5. So by the same token, can Sony now bring back BC for the PS3, so we can enjoy all of our PS2 discs, beyond Sing-frikkin’-Star?!

   Didn’t think so…This, and other Sony marketing blunders for this third generation, have put me off from buying the PS3.

   And I’ve been a loyal fan who’s not even considered another console in the past, aside from the PlayStation brand.

   Over & Out.

   
   Comment by Zed Zee — Dec 15, 2008 @ 5:54 pm

6. [...] Ab Morgen gibt es den lang erwarteten Patch für die PS3-Fassung von ‘SingStar‘, welcher es ermöglicht älteren Playstation 2 - SingStar-Titel auf der Playstation 3 abzuspielen. Quelle: threespeech.com [...]

   
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7. Sony ARE making all PS3’s Backward Compatable via firmware update by February 09, They are in the very final processes of finalising BC bug fixing and will be making PS2 games available on the PSN too. so mr Zed Zee - just shut up and keep the faith.

   
   Comment by linton — Dec 15, 2008 @ 6:23 pm

8. I dont get it? I can play my PS2 SIngstars in my PS3 anyway? SO what’s so different about this? Weird?

   
   Comment by Arran — Dec 15, 2008 @ 6:47 pm

9. @ linton - knowing SONY though they’ll bring out the BC in firmware and strangely all those launch 60Gb PS3s will stop playing PS2 games properly..

   they can’t seem to be able to do anything right with this generation of consoles.

   that makes my kittens very sad.

   
   Comment by mobiletone — Dec 15, 2008 @ 6:51 pm

10. I wish I could load my “backups”

    @linton: I don’t believe you at all

    
    Comment by HenryMax — Dec 15, 2008 @ 7:09 pm

11. [...] Imorgon rullar Sony ut en gratisuppdatering till SingStar-spelen till PlayStation3, som låter dig spela dina SingStar-låtar från PlayStation2-liren. På tiden, fast självfallet vore det smartare med en nedladdningslösning snarare än det eviga skivbytandet. [...]

    
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12. As an owner of a launch US 60gb (now 320gb) PS3 I’ll just say this - back compat rocks and I shall be using it shortly when my juicy Persona 4 import arrives. Can’t wait.

    It should tide me over until J-RPGs start arriving on the PS3 sometime in the next decade.

    
    Comment by Ataru — Dec 15, 2008 @ 8:24 pm

13. Great now I need to update my 3 copies of singstar…

    
    Comment by darkos87 — Dec 15, 2008 @ 8:39 pm

14. [...] There’s more on Three Speech. [...]

    
    Pingback by videogaming247 » Blog Archive » Singstar backwards compatibility launching tomorrow — Dec 15, 2008 @ 9:41 pm

15. I´m still waiting for the wireless mics though. It´s also the first anniversy, since sony said they would release wireless mics a year ago…

    
    Comment by Mange — Dec 15, 2008 @ 10:43 pm

16. Now I might buy singstar. One quick question: Will a PAL version of a PS2 singstar game play in my US PS3 with a US copy of Singstar on the PS3 when this update hits? I really want to play the Sing Along with Disney Singstar game.

    
    Comment by JimJimBinks — Dec 16, 2008 @ 12:44 am

17. Cool I just got Vol 2 Bundle with mic today but the song list kinda sucks, and what’s with the limit Singstore why aren’t songs from other Disc on the store to buy? I don’t wanna have to buy a previous volume for a few songs. Next thing should be to add the ability to copy a SONG from one disc to the PS3 HDD so the disc swapping it eliminated,.

    on that note can anyone tell me what Disc “I don’t Feel Like Dancin’” is from?(the one of Wookie dance fame) I’ll buy a whole disc if that’s the only way to get that song, I didn’t see it on the Singstore

    
    Comment by Tparsons5150 — Dec 16, 2008 @ 1:32 am

18. Ummm, guys, it isn’t like this patch is going to run the Singstar software on the PS2 disc. It’s just going to allow Singstar PS3 to read the Singstar PS2 files.

    
    Comment by Daniel — Dec 16, 2008 @ 1:43 am

19. Now they need to add the abilty to export snapshots and videos to the PS3 HDD( Eye Create can do that and it’s FREE)

    
    Comment by Tparsons5150 — Dec 16, 2008 @ 3:16 am

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21. [...] für die PS2 im Schrank stehen hat, kann diese jetzt auch mit der PS3 nutzen, sagt Sony. Dazu muss man jedoch auch im Besitz einer “SingStar”-Version für die PS3 sein. Seit [...]

    
    Pingback by PS3: Abwärtskompatibilität zur PS2 ist da - HDDaily.de News — Dec 16, 2008 @ 8:59 am

22. @5 Is this true? Are Sony releasing BC for all PS2 titles on the PS3? Can Threespeech confirm this with an official note from Sony? That’d make my Christmas… think of all the games I could play!!!

    
    Comment by Monkey Rimmer — Dec 16, 2008 @ 9:25 am

23. Well, this is certainly a nice feat for every Singstar-fan out there - even if it has nothing to do with “real” bc!

    But as an owner of a first generation 60 gb EU-PS3 I (meanwhile) can at least play about 95% of my PS2-collection - even if it’s not all perfectly emulated.

    Which reminds me:

    @ Sony: Most of the -potential- PS3-owners would REALLY, REALLY appreciate a re-implementing of the PS2-software-emulation-feat in the newer models! ^_^!

    
    Comment by codshin — Dec 16, 2008 @ 9:33 am

24. 10 20 did update it would not reconise singstar legends?????????????????????????????????????????????

    
    Comment by Phoenix2912 — Dec 16, 2008 @ 10:24 am

25. i’ve just read what the update does and there is nothing at all to do with BC for ps2 games within the ps3 singstar.

    have we been mis informed?????????????????

    
    Comment by Phoenix2912 — Dec 16, 2008 @ 10:31 am

26. Singstar ABBA doesn’t get updated! I had to stick in the normal Singstar to get the update notice. Update 2.22 was installed. What sucks is that the region protection of the disks is still in place which means that I can’t use my PAL PS2 Singstar disks on my US PS3.

    
    Comment by Martin — Dec 16, 2008 @ 10:47 am

27. [...] Source [...]

    
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28. [...] Exciting news on SingStar backwards compatibility! [Three Speech] [Image] [...]

    
    Pingback by Technology — Dec 16, 2008 @ 11:06 am

29. There was another update a week or so ago, which didn’t change much. No update for me today though, so far

    
    Comment by JimbobSpongepants — Dec 16, 2008 @ 11:08 am

30. [...] Ex­c­i­ti­n­g n­ews on­ Si­n­gStar bac­kward­… [Thr­ee S­peech] [Image] [...]

    
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31. I have a launch PS3 and have used the B/C a grand total of twice since launch - I’m too busy playing PS3 games and PSN downloads to worry about PS2 games! I think the feature is seriously overrated, it’s like some kind of security blanket PS2 owners need before upgrading, but in reality it’s hardly used by 90%+ of upgraders!

    @ Tom - are you serious? You are running out of worthwhile PS3 games in one of the busiest gaming periods in the PS3’s short history? Seriously I have not got enough spare time to play all the games I want to play this Christmas, I’ll probably have to pick a few of them up next summer when I have more time!!!

    @ ZedZee - this is slightly different as this is a very specific developer created implementation of B/C for one game, one exceedingly popular game at that. They probably use essentially the same files in the PS2 version that they use in the PS3 version, so this is probably no more than a patch to tell the PS3 game where/how to read the song data from the PS2 discs.

    @ linton - do you have a link to your source, I would be quite amazed if Sony have worked out how to do this at a firmware only level, and if it was coming as soon as Feb-09 I’m pretty sure they would have been shouting it from the roof-tops during the crucial Christmas sales period! Firmware for PS2 downloaded games possibly, but not PS2-disc games.

    I still think there will either be a disc-based solution (insert disc, run program, swap disc for PS2 game, play PS2 game) or hardware USB add-on in the future for PS2 B/C though. There are too many people that say “I’m not getting a PS3 until I can play my PS2 games on it” for it not to be worth their while to bring out and being an optional addon they cover their additional costs without increasing the console’s price - unless of course it is impossible.

    One things for sure, whether most people use it or not, both the Xbox 720 and PS4 will come with full B/C with at least the previous console generation. There has been far too much fuss made over it for them to afford not to!

    
    Comment by Apnomis — Dec 16, 2008 @ 11:19 am

32. I’m not sure what this really means as I am not a owner of any of the Singstar Software but, if I was it would be sweet if we could insert all our Singstar discs and have the PS3 download all the Singstar Songs off of it so they could play without the discs being in there. So once all my Singstars are downloaded all I have to do is put in my PS3 version on Singstar and it will have access to all my singstar songs in one place. Although it sounds like it means that they just added backwards compatiblilty thru a patch for all the singstar games and that you have to have the PS2 disc in the system while you play.

    I don’t really care either way because I have an original NTSC 60GB PS3 system so I have the Hardware Backwards Compatibilty, but all in all it is a Extremely nice thing for Sony to do as that shows they still care about their fanbase and with these kinds of actions I don’t doubt they will add Software Backwards Compatibility thru a software patch at a later date.

    The big question is now are they adding the software Backwards Compatiblilty so you can buy PS2 games on the PS Store? or is it so you can play your currently bought PS2 discs in the now Non-Backwards Compatible PS3’s? I hope it’s the latter because I know it will probably piss off a lot of Loyal Sony PS2/PS3 owners if it is just so you can try and sell them a game they already have but can’t play on their PS3 because you took it out of the console.

    Either way will have to just wait and see.

    
    Comment by Wolf26pack — Dec 16, 2008 @ 11:34 am

33. Yep, just downloaded update 2.30 and BINGO !!

    Just use the swap disc function and the PS3 reads the PS2 disc.
    All very seamless and still utilizes the PS3 singstar user interface…..

    Cheers London Studios and Sony !

    
    Comment by Simon — Dec 16, 2008 @ 12:24 pm

34. [...] Veröffentlicht in 16. Dezember 2008 von Rukazi Sintakumo Wie Sony nun im ThreeSpeech-Blog verlauten ließ, wird ab heute für SingStar für die PS3 ein Update veröffentlicht, der es [...]

    
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37. [...] addition to the patch (now live) to allow disc-swapping and audio/video recording of legacy PS2 SingStar titles, we’ll be seeing a pretty significant [...]

    
    Pingback by US SingStore Update for 16 December 2008 « PlayStation LifeStyle — Dec 16, 2008 @ 4:09 pm

38. What about those (like me) who had to get rid of nearly a dozen ps2 singstars to accommodate for a PS3 plus PS3 Singstar and losing out on a lot of cash when forced to part ex due to no word from SONY re this latest development?!?!?!

    SONY never run out of ways to p1ss me off on a regular basis! GRRRRRRRR…….

    
    Comment by PaCoLi — Dec 16, 2008 @ 4:12 pm

39. My PS2 Singstar Bollywood is stil not working on my PS3 with this new 2.30 Patch!Why they dont update the Singstore with al songs!!!

    
    Comment by Nisha — Dec 16, 2008 @ 5:40 pm

40. It dosen’t work with any of my PS2 singstar titles, and I have nearly all of them.

    As soon as I tries to swap, the console reroutes to XMB.

    Nice Sony, real nice!

    
    Comment by Echelon — Dec 16, 2008 @ 7:35 pm

41. My PS2 Bollywood is not working either - FFS Sony sort it out now.

    
    Comment by Josh — Dec 16, 2008 @ 7:43 pm

42. [...] Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has a special holiday gift for SingStar fans — the gift of backwards compatibility! If you happen to own a PlayStation 3 that doesn’t have backwards compatibility and you also have a bunch of old PlayStation 2 SingStar games, Sony is providing a software solution. According to Sony’s ThreeSpeech blog: [...]

    
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44. Singstar Singalong with Disney doesn’t work for me - says ‘This is not a Singstar disc’. Could be because I have a US PS3 though

    
    Comment by JimbobSpongepants — Dec 17, 2008 @ 8:08 am

45. Singstar Bollywood is not working with this patch! please fix it

    
    Comment by Joshu — Dec 17, 2008 @ 9:24 am

46. could you guys not post a list of the singstar discs that work with this patch?

    its disappointing that singstar bollywood does not work with the patch…

    
    Comment by semi — Dec 17, 2008 @ 11:32 am

47. I was planning to run out buy bollywood sing star and then download this patch and have some fun.. only to notice the patch does not support it ?? why is Sony doing this.. I have a ps3 80gb this is very unfair all the media coverage and perception to owners they can buy a ps2 singstar or put theirs in only to find out some work and others dont is very unfair and disloyal to all sing star fans. Sony please advise on this!

    
    Comment by jay34 — Dec 17, 2008 @ 1:45 pm

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49. Available from the SingStore on Monday 22 December 2008…

    In English -
    3T Anything
    Baby Bird You’re Gorgeous
    Cathy Davey Clean And Neat
    Hot Chip Ready For The Floor
    Ida Maria Stella
    Kylie Minogue I Should Be So Lucky
    Milow The Ride
    Mud Lonely This Christmas
    Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up
    Rongedal Just A Minute
    Shannon Noll Loud
    Slade Merry Xmas Everybody
    Sunrise Ave Forever Yours
    Sunrise Ave Heal Me
    The Offspring Gotta Get Away
    Wings Mull Of Kintyre

    In French -
    Pleymo Adrenaline

    SingStar Essentials Pop Stars

    Britney Spears Baby One More Time
    Avril Lavigne Sk8er Boi
    Natalie Imbruglia Torn
    Natasha Bedingfield These Words
    Blu Cantrell Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)

    …

    Coming in “early 2009″…

    Wireless Microphones!

    BFN,

    fp.

    
    Comment by fanpages — Dec 18, 2008 @ 10:51 pm

50. At last Kylie on the Singstore on a regular basis. I got singstar PS3 at launch and have waited a year for Kylie and Rick Astley. I have the UK versions of singstar PS3 and PS3 singstar abba but a Japanese 60gb PS3 so the PS2 discs won’t work but thankfully Never Gonna Give You Up and Lucky are on the Singstore on Monday.

    
    Comment by Byron Law — Dec 19, 2008 @ 12:43 am

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52. I can’t get my Singstar 80s PAL (sweden) get to work with my PS3 my other PS2 singstar version work with my PS3.

    
    Comment by Bloodmoon — Dec 24, 2008 @ 11:42 am

53. [...] for the PS3 that may see a whole bunch of Singstar fans ditch the old PS2 once & for all. Three Speech reports that the PS3 owners will now be able to use their collection of legacy PS2 Singstar discs. [...]

    
    Pingback by Dnosauria » Singstar Back to the Future: — Dec 26, 2008 @ 11:01 am

54. I can’t get my Singstar 80s PAL (sweden) get to work with my PS3 my other PS2 singstar version work with my PS3 either. I have to try “Svenska Hits” version too, but I’ll do that tomorrow.

    Thanks Sony for fooling me to spend 200 SEK on a game I can’t play. Thanks for annoncing things that’s not working… I am quite angry and sad.

    
    Comment by Kreese — Dec 30, 2008 @ 12:40 am

55. Now I’ve tried Singstar “Svenska Hits”. That disc worked nice!

    Perhaps it’s because Singstar 80’s came in different versions. They might have forgotten about the Swedish version… Who shall I remind? Is there an official mailadress that I can use to contact London Studios?

    
    Comment by Kreese — Dec 31, 2008 @ 7:49 am

56. I’m just amazed. Thanks, nerds

    That became my life much more easily… =)

    
    Comment by Wee — Jan 2, 2009 @ 1:42 pm

57. I have US version PS3. I have almost every PAL Singstar disc. Not a single one works. Please fix this Sony!!!

    
    Comment by Antzafrenic — Jan 5, 2009 @ 11:51 pm

58. I have got a singstar 80’s (dutch version) which is not working on the ps3.

    
    Comment by Patrick — Jan 7, 2009 @ 2:00 am

59. Guys is there a way or any news of a way of copying all the singstar songs to the PS3 HDD ? I got all delivered last week and its starting to REALLY “tick” me off with the disk swap again an again and again…

    we had a party the other day, and we thought we would get this out and go nuts but everyone got bored of it for the disk changing and turned it off… we only brought it for the party (were hooked) but i can see my guests problem with it…

    Regards
    Lee

    
    Comment by Lee F — Jan 14, 2009 @ 3:09 am

60. HI,
    Can you please fix the ps3 singstar please.
    The bollywood singstart disc does not work with the PS3 singstart change disc function.
    error =” this is not a singstar disc”.
    I have tried it with my PS3 singstar ABBA and Singstar 2 discs.
    Maybe an update ?
    thanks

    
    Comment by kmurder — Jan 18, 2009 @ 10:30 pm

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62. Hi,
    Tried SS rock PS2 Pal on a Pal PS3 and worked like a charm!
    Went out and bought Party and 80’s, but only Party works!!!
    Can’t get 80’s to load. “this is not a ss disk” bla bla bla.
    What’s up with that?
    Is there a list with games what will and will not work?

    Gtx, Bas

    
    Comment by Bas — Feb 12, 2009 @ 2:59 pm

63. FYI:
    “SingStar update 2.40 - Coming Soon”

    [ http://community.eu.playstation.com/playstationeu/board/message?board.id=SingStar&thread.id=347 ]
    theshortbaker
    Community Team - Moderator
    —
    …Further to feedback about some issues with the disc swapping feature in SingStar on PS3, the SingStar Team will soon release release version 2.40 of the game. The fixes included in this update are:

    * You can now quit the game when using a PS2 disc.
    * You can now quit the game when using the SingStar ABBA disc, when an ABBA wallpaper is selected, and a disc swap is done.
    * The PS2 disc swap now works with PS2 SingStar 80s Sweden and Benelux

    TSB
    Message Edited by theshortbaker on 19-02-2009 09:54 AM
    —

    BFN,

    fp.

    
    Comment by fanpages — Feb 19, 2009 @ 12:15 am

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65. I am looking at buying a PS3 80gb UK version. My girlfriend has every UK singstar for the PS2, but after reading comments I am unsure if they will work at all on the PS3. Is sony looking at fixing this problem, I know they released software so the PS2 singstar will work with a PS3 and with PS3 singstar. When will all sing star PS2 work. And which ones do and don’ work?

    
    Comment by Franko — Apr 9, 2009 @ 4:43 pm

66. Please see my last comment, Franko.

    
    Comment by fanpages — Apr 10, 2009 @ 7:26 pm

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