This exciting news just in from Sony…
Now you can really cut loose when playing SingStar, ’cause wireless mics are on their way! At last you can leap from chair to chair and slide across the carpet on your knees without worrying about getting tangled up, adding a whole new level of theatrics to every song.
There’s more though…
SingStar Pop Edition (which is released at the same time as the wireless mics) will feature voice control, meaning that you can bark orders at your PS3 like a diva and it will obey! It won’t be able to answer your ridiculous rider demands, but it will line up songs for you and allow you to shop and search through your SingStar carousel. Pretty nifty stuff…
Unleash your inner SingStar® with new Wireless Microphones
• Feel total freedom as you sing, dance, and perform wire-free with new Wireless SingStar Microphones
• Compatible with PlayStation2 and PLAYSTATION3
• Coinciding with the launch of brand-new SingStar Pop Edition
London, 19th February 2009: Get ready to unleash the SingStar - with the launch of brand-new Wireless SingStar Microphones from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE). Rated as ‘excellent’ by the SingStar community, Wireless SingStar Microphones will have you and your friends performing from couch to table-top - completely leads-free! Coming to UK stores on 20th March, the launch of Wireless SingStar Microphones coincides with the release of SingStar Pop Edition for PLAYSTATION3 (PS3™).
With full focus on the SingStar community, SCEE asked community members to trial the new Wireless SingStar Microphones and offer their feedback. An amazing 99% of participants rated their microphones as ‘excellent’ or ‘very good’, while SingStar community member Stuart from the UK said “Wireless Mics kick ass!” Dave Ranyard of Executive Producer of the SingStar franchise says “We’re excited with the community’s response to Wireless Mics. Now SingStars can enjoy their experience wire-free – and test them out with the exciting launch of SingStar: Pop Edition along with hundreds of new tracks in SingStore. We’re looking forward to seeing your brand-new wireless videos at My SingStar Online or www.singstargame.com.”
Easy to pass around or keep to yourself; Wireless SingStar Microphones are lots of fun and easy to use. Test them out with brand-new SingStar Pop Edition, with brand-new voice control feature. Unleash some attitude with P!nk’s So What? Then grab your best mate for a pop duet with Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown’s No Air , rock out with Bon Jovi’s Livin’ on a Prayer or perform a sexy solo with Sam Sparro’s Black and Gold. Here’s the international playlist:
Alphabeat 10.000 Nights Of Thunder
Amy Winehouse Rehab
Black Kids I’m Not Going To Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance
Bon Jovi Livin’ On A Prayer
Chris Brown With You
Chris De Burgh Lady In Red
Cyndi Lauper True Colors
Gloria Estefan Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown No Air
Kaiser Chiefs Never Miss A Beat
Kate Nash Mouthwash
Kings Of Leon Sex On Fire
Klaxons Gravity’s Rainbow
Little Jackie The World Should Revolve Around Me
N*E*R*D Sooner Or Later
P!nk So What!
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody [DSCIMG]
Robbie Williams Angels
Robyn Be Mine
Rockwell Somebody’s Watching Me
Sam Sparro Black And Gold
Solange I Decided
Sugababes Girls
The Feeling Rose
The Killers Human
The Police Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
The Script The Man Who Can’t Be Moved
Will Young Changes
will.i.am Feat Cheryl Cole Heartbreaker
Yazoo Don’t Go
Meanwhile the brand-new Voice Control function available with SingStar Pop Edition means you won’t need to worry about picking up your PS3 controller as you sing along. Simply speak into your Wireless SingStar Microphones and announce which track you want to sing next - and it will appear on your screen! Plus you can even shop and search through your SingStore Carousel using your voice! Being a SingStar’s never been so much fun…
Wireless SingStar Microphones come with improved high-quality sound and are compatible with both PS3 and PlayStation 2. So cue the lights, turn up the volume and get ready to unleash the SingStar inside you when Wireless SingStar Microphones are launched 20th March whilst SingStar Pop Edition hit stores in April.
Whenever I play singstar I lose all credibility, respect and confidence for my wellbeing….and also cease becoming a man and instead turn into a sissy sketch with bad vocals
Comment by JohnSketch — Feb 19, 2009 @ 5:11 pm
I have two questions:
1) How much will the wireless mics be?
2) Will the voice-control functionality be implemented into the previous versions of Singstar on the PS3 via a software update?
Comment by Mace — Feb 19, 2009 @ 5:12 pm
nice, but two years too late. if i’m going to inflict my singing on anyone it’ll be down the pub after 6 pints
Comment by mobiletone — Feb 19, 2009 @ 5:57 pm
@Tone
X-Blades are showing Sony how advertising _SHOULD_ be done
http://kotaku.com/5156423/half+naked-woman-launches-uk-x+blades
Comment by JohnSketch — Feb 19, 2009 @ 6:05 pm
its thursday and its 7:20 in the evening.. where is the update on psn?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!
Comment by mikkelito — Feb 19, 2009 @ 6:22 pm
[[small squeaking noises]] dayum.. i miss booth babes..
and Emily Booth…
but she wasn’t as hot as Alex!!! num num num.
i’d like to see any of their ‘BITS’ *chortle*
Store update is a bit poor unless you want to buy old PSP games or some new cars for BurnUp: Putricide. i wonder if/when the ‘South Side’ map pack will drop for Midnight Club.
Comment by mobiletone — Feb 19, 2009 @ 6:26 pm
Aleks….
Comment by mobiletone — Feb 19, 2009 @ 6:30 pm
What I’m interested in is: Will SCE use bluetooth, or are they going to bother PS3 users with some halfbaked solution where an extra RF dongle is to be sequeezed into the -3 available USB ports. Yes, yes, I know the PS2 doesn’t have bluetooth. But then put an expensive “PlayStation”-branded bluetooth dongle on sale, or let users buy one - they’re so cheap *and* extremely small: http://tinyurl.com/tinyusb
Comment by Zta — Feb 19, 2009 @ 7:41 pm
I’d expect them to be modelled on the official headset, so very nice piece of kit, but very quiet in use… :p
Comment by Cho — Feb 19, 2009 @ 8:13 pm
SingStar is not my thing, but to be perfectly honest I’m amazed these weren’t standard when it first launched on PS3. There clearly must have been a technical issue that they’ve only just sorted out, because that’s the only reason I can think of for selling wired mics with the PS3 version…
Comment by Apnomis — Feb 20, 2009 @ 12:40 am
I have these mics and they’re with a dongle. They work amazingly well though.
Comment by katamari-ball — Feb 20, 2009 @ 11:05 am
Yeah the ones that were sent out to be tested had a dongle!
I have ten USB ports with my hubs
Comment by Chris Ackroyd — Feb 20, 2009 @ 1:05 pm
Well, it’s nice to finally know they are coming, but after nearly 2 years and not even a style change. Compared to the 360 ones for it’s Song game, these look unbelieveably boring now in comparison.
Still, I’m sure they’ll sell by the bucket load.
Waits for someone to bring out a much better looking alternative.
Comment by Capeview — Feb 20, 2009 @ 1:33 pm
#10, Apnomis: My thoughts exactly. And apparently SCE haven’t been able to fix the issues, since they’ve resorted to a dongle solution. It’s very sad and rather little pathetic =(.
Now we can wait for some 3rd party to bring the real (bluetooth!) microphones to the market. Or maybe SCE will deliver them in a few months, like they brought us rumble.
Comment by Zta — Feb 20, 2009 @ 1:39 pm
I would also like to know how much these will be as they are a day one purchase for me, just need to know how much to budget for these
Comment by Squall_10 — Feb 20, 2009 @ 8:02 pm
After my ps3 console broke and sony replace it, they didn’t put 18 of my singstore songs avaiable, and after 5 months i receive an email saying that:
“You are not in this territory so we don’t have to make nothing.”
What the hell! You stay we my money, but don’t give me the musics. This is like sony works.
I will never buy any new microphones for Singstar, and will never ever buy new singstore songs. A month ago, after Scee told me either they will not fix my situation, i decide buy Lips to xbox360, and look on that, the micros are better and the singing is actually fun.
This is a warning for everyone, be careful with sony, they will stay with your money and tell you to go to hell.
Comment by RickyVeigaUS — Feb 23, 2009 @ 11:15 am
Sorry, I don’t do singstar. or dongles. My girlfriend will love it though! (hope she doesn’t spot this in stores any time soon!)
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