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[Nightengale]

I know, I thought they were making something else.

They are.

 

[jaypah]

That mic app idea is pretty damn smart.

 

[RK9039]

Yes, but only a quarter of the studio is working on the game. They are working on other stuff as well.



http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-05-21-use-your-phone-as-a-mic-with-singstar-ps4

Yeees, that's all I wanted to know.

 

[Zen]

Has singstar weaned in popularity in Europe? How has the f2p Singstar done?

edit: Why not also make the app work on Vita.....................................

 

[Triggerhappytel]

We’re really pleased to announce that SingStar will be coming to PS4 later this year! Not only that but we will be launching a free SingStar app that will transform your smartphone into a microphone. That’s right, no more mics required!

The app works with both PS3 and PS4 versions of SingStar and is compatible with most iOS and Android smartphones and devices. The app will also let you create your own personal playlists.

Okay, this is actually a cool idea and the kind of evolution the series needs.

However, I really hope Sony London has at least one core game in development. Their interesting experiments were pretty unsuccessful last generation, so I'd like to see them backing a more successful horse this time around.

 

[Vashetti]

Fred Dutton 21 May, 2014 @ 5:16 pm 2.2
Sleep easy It will not be pinned to your dash.

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/05/21/singstar-coming-soon-ps4-free-microphone-app/

 

[Loudninja]

Sleep easy It will not be pinned to your dash.

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/05/21/singstar-coming-soon-ps4-free-microphone-app/

 

[kittens]

If this is a forced app on my OS I will sell my PS4 and quit my job and divorce my wife and go to Tibet and let myself be eaten by condors


Edit : Ah, good to hear. Plane tickets cancelled.

 

[Hoo-doo]

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/05/21/singstar-coming-soon-ps4-free-microphone-app/

Crisis averted.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

#wollan4OT

Spoiler

#freewollan

 

[Monty Mole]

Yes, yes it is.

Try the new delicious Xperia Z1

The Z1 has the mic on the top of the phone? !

 

[TheHall]

I want Buzz so bad

 

[RedNumberFive]

Hey Sony, I'd still like all my songs back. Thanks to your separate Singstar Store they were all locked away when I had to replace my PS3.

 

[Endo Punk]

Thank goodness it's not forced. Goddamn annoying on PS3.

 

[halfbeast]

singstar has the worst DRM management ever. If they arent going to change gameplay at all (which is sounds like they aren't, ugh) they need to allow purchases to carry over to the PS4.

If that doesn't happen, singstar is dead to me

don't worry, bro.

Chris Bruce 21 May, 2014 @ 5:13 pm
If you have already bought the track on PS3, and the song is available on PS4 then you won’t have to pay again.

 

[RE_Player]

I'm not ashamed to admit I'm a Singstar fan and this news pleases me greatly.

 

[Two Words]

Using a smartphone as a mic is really smart.

 

[Vashetti]

Everyone go on the blog and ask to be able to remove it from the PS3 XMB.

 

[sixteen-bit]

dupe?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=822934

 

[Loudninja]

As for the game, it comes in two flavours. One is the disc version - the first new SingStar disc since 2011's 'SingStar: Back To The 80s' - which costs £24.99 and includes 30 songs (expect detail on the new track list at E3 next month). The second is the download version, which is essentially a demo. This is free (you don't need a PlayStation Plus subscription) and includes 10 songs each a minute long.

As is the case now, you can buy songs individually at £1.15 a pop. And the songs are cross-buy, where available. So if you buy a song on PS3 you automatically get it on PS4 - if it's available for that console. Sony is working on licensing as many of the tracks already available on PS3, so hopefully those with a huge catalogue of already purchased songs will be able to carry them over to PS4.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-05-21-use-your-phone-as-a-mic-with-singstar-ps4

 

[Bluekaveli]

I hope that I can use my microphones I have now. And my DLC from the other games, and my singstar abba.

 

[kiguel182]

This is a genius idea. Singstar is a fun party game and, this way, there's no need to buy extra stuff since everyone has a smartphone these days.

A buzz game with the same concept would also be amazing.

 

[Parapraxis]

don't worry, bro.

Holy crap, this is a huge surprise....still plan on using my PS3 as my "karaoke" machine, but at long last they have answered this question.

 

[Pachimari]

FINALLY! An important game to my library.

And more reason to leave the PS3, though Persona 5, Home and Tekken keeps it in the living room.

I really hope they'll let us turn off the vocals completely, but I doubt it. It kills the karaoke aspect.

 

[Huggers]

Smartphone mics is a fantastic idea. Could see Singstar really taking off again if this feature catches on

 

[borghe]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-05-21-use-your-phone-as-a-mic-with-singstar-ps4

a small smile. of course I expect the end result to be 96% of my tracks being unavailable on PS4.

 

[TheRealTalker]

They're working on an AAA PS4 game.
http://www.vg247.com/2014/02/17/son...-environment-artist-for-unannounced-ps4-game/

 

[Winter John]

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/05/21/singstar-coming-soon-ps4-free-microphone-app/

That's good. Some people may think it's funny, but having that stupid forced app on the front of my PS3 was incredibly annoying. It looked ugly, it was intrusive and served no purpose to me as a customer.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

Disc swapping, plz.

Then I can go and buy all of the PS2 SingStar games.

 

[Pachimari]

Wouldn't the smartphone as a mic introduce lag or be unreliable? Or would it be the same as with the wireless mics?

 

[Steroyd]

Wow I just noticed the Singstar thing is still at the top of my game list, dear lord did I shut that icon out mentally.

And now back to being annoyingly visible yaaaay~

 

[francknara]

They announce this now because they will announce their AAA game at E3.



This is obvious. #4theplayers

 

[Hoo-doo]

Wouldn't the smartphone as a mic introduce lag or be unreliable? Or would it be the same as with the wireless mics?

It could possibly even connect with Bluetooth if they'd allow it. Just like the microphones.

 

[level44]

Will this be a forced icon on the PS4 OS too?

Let's hope not.

 

[Pain]

Will this be a forced icon on the PS4 OS too?

It's not a free game so no.

 

[Dead Prince]

not sure if i want to jump in unless i know their DRM is fixed. rather have it PSN account bound. i haven't touched it when i had to replace my old ps3 and CS didn't help one bit.

 

[RadarScope1]

Never played and probably won't get this, but putting the mic on smartphones is a brilliant move.

I'm so sick of extra accessories, dongles, and attachments.

Came to post exactly this. Might actually give it a try at some point if I can just use my phone. The more devs can do stuff like this the better. I have hopes that the dedicated PS app will allow more such integration where it makes sense - not forced. (Though it sounds like this is a separate app altogether.)

 

[Pain]

They announce this now because they will announce their AAA game at E3.



This is obvious. #4theplayers

Yeah that's good thinking. If they market this correctly they could get some of that Wii audience back.

 

[Liberty4all]

I'm going to ask HQ if we will have to rebuy our ps3 singstar songs or not.

 

[Wynnebeck]

Better not have to rebuy songs.

This. I put some hardcore bucks into the PS3 Singstar and don't really feel like paying for that again.

 

[Chabbles]

If this is a forced app that gets plastered all over the front screen, I'll be trading the PS4 in

This is my line of thinking too. At least give the option to delete it you bums.

 

[Jonnax]

I'm going to ask HQ if we will have to rebuy our ps3 singstar songs or not.

Please do. Singstar is a load of fun but I've spent quite a bit already and it would suck if I had to rebuy.

Perhaps even a way of deactivating the game on the PS3 and reactivating on PS4.

 

[Dead Prince]

I'm going to ask HQ if we will have to rebuy our ps3 singstar songs or not.

i'm going with yes with some lame excuse. readying my #Hashtag when it does happen.

 

[onQ123]

Seems they went beyond what was shown in the documents.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

Hey, I just met you,
And this is crazy,
But i'll take over your OS,
So buy me maybe.

Haha, i really hate Singstar crap on my PS3. Fuck off Sony with this shit.

 

[Pachimari]

SingStar will still be available digitally and not just act as a demo (as Eurogamer says), correct?

I can imagine it having 10 1-minute tracks on there as a start, but me being able to import the songs I already own and buy new ones. Instead of having to buy the disc version.

 

[Number45]

If they make this the default icon when I start my PS4 without a disc in it I will cut somebody.

 

[KalBalboa]

Smart movie on the phone app.

 

[pdk27]

and now my wife is going to want a PS4

 

[bryehn]

Great about cross buy tracks, but it'd be nice of them to implement a system transfer on ps3 as well. I'm dreading the day my old 60gb fatty dies, I have 500 or so tracks.