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Singstar coming to PS4

Deadstar

Member
Cross posting from the other thread.

From Polygon:
SingStar for PS4 will support songs players have purchased from the SingStore on PS3 and is expected to have thousands of available tunes at launch, Ranyard said.

The PS4 version of SingStar will support older microphones from the PS3 version, if you already have them, as well as the PlayStation Camera for group singing. The camera accessory can also be used to layer on augmented reality effects, giving players goofy polygonal animal heads or adding graphical filters.

This also will NOT be pinned to the dash. I have yet to figure out if disc swapping is in, that is the most important thing here. I'd rather have disc swapping than dlc support.
 
Cross posting from the other thread.

From Polygon:



This also will NOT be pinned to the dash. I have yet to figure out if disc swapping is in, that is the most important thing here. I'd rather have disc swapping than dlc support.

yup they replied as well on the US blog
HI Ixnine
Where possible we’ll be making tracks available on both platforms. If you have already bought the track on PS3, and the song is available on PS4 then you won’t have to pay again. :)
 

MoeB

Member
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Just pin it to my dash.
 
Cross posting from the other thread.

From Polygon:



This also will NOT be pinned to the dash. I have yet to figure out if disc swapping is in, that is the most important thing here. I'd rather have disc swapping than dlc support.

welp. i can stop complaining and jump in hopefully. i just want me some jesse mccartney <3
 

mrklaw

MrArseFace
Mic app is cool but how about also using it to show the lyrics synced with the song, so you don't need to watch the TVs all the time?
 

woodypop

Member
Exciting news! Very much Looking forward to this.

On the PS3 I set up a UK account so I could access their DLC, instead of being restricted to US content. Anyone know if the same thing should be possible on the PS4?
 

Moosichu

Member
YES!!!!!! YES!!!!!
So happy about this. I just hope PS2 discs still work like they do on PS3 singstar. Disney Sing Along isn't on the store.
 

Deadstar

Member
Exciting news! Very much Looking forward to this.

On the PS3 I set up a UK account so I could access their DLC, instead of being restricted to US content. Anyone know if the same thing should be possible on the PS4?

I would guess it would work. I'm in the same situation. I believe you can have multiple accounts on a PS4 so you could probably just have your uk account and then log in to download all the songs.
 

Zutroy

Member
I was thinking about this about a week ago, but I thought they'd maybe change it over to a subscription base model for next gen. Something like $10 a month for unlimited access to all songs, $5 for 24 hour access, and maybe free with adverts every couple of songs.
 

Deadstar

Member
thank the lord!

As borghe said, lets wait and see how many tracks move over to PS4 now. I really wish they would do something a bit different with the gameplay as well

To me, the gameplay is perfect. It's karaoke, it shouldn't be more complicated than that. Karaoke will never die.
 
sounds amazing o_O

i like this:
SingStar for PS4 will support songs players have purchased from the SingStore on PS3 and is expected to have thousands of available tunes at launch, Ranyard said.
 

esterk

Member
I loved singstar. This is a great idea, can't wait to try it out.

If it ends up being a forced app that would suck, but at least it would just fall towards the end of the line anyway.
 

Coen

Member
Yes, I was waiting for this announcement for a while. With Singstar out of the way, my PS3 can move to my legacy console TV.
 
Ultimate Party is the first PS4 disc.

No word on PS3 or PS2 discs working.

DLC works IF it's also available on the PS4 store. (Why is it split?)

No word on the dance/guitar add-ons

Regular mics and wireless mics still work

One thing I saw from the trailer is that it shows a much more precise pitch line during the songs. It's a thin string that draws inside the larger bubbles.

On the topic of PS2/PS3 discs, the PS2 discs on the PS3 had one major flaw. You couldn't use those for sharing on the community, only locally, even if the song was on the Singstore. That might be in place again for the PS4 version if they allow disc swapping. Not sure.

Regardless of what they say, I guarantee rapping will still suck

Disc is only released in Europe. Guess it's not a planned big hit in the states. Will import, just like the wireless mics.
 

Maulik

Member
Am I crazy for thinking that this could be the killer app for ps4?

Also, isn't it weird how Sony has done more to sell camera than MS ever did for kinect?
 

Loudninja

Member
Ultimate Party is the first PS4 disc.

No word on PS3 or PS2 discs working.

DLC works IF it's also available on the PS4 store. (Why is it split?)

No word on the dance/guitar add-ons

Regular mics and wireless mics still work

One thing I saw from the trailer is that it shows a much more precise pitch line during the songs. It's a thin string that draws inside the larger bubbles.

On the topic of PS2/PS3 discs, the PS2 discs on the PS3 had one major flaw. You couldn't use those for sharing on the community, only locally, even if the song was on the Singstore. That might be in place again for the PS4 version if they allow disc swapping. Not sure.

Regardless of what they say, I guarantee rapping will still suck
No PS2 and PS3 discs.

Chris Bruce 21 May, 2014 @ 6:27 pm 23.1

PS2 and PS3 discs can&#8217;t be played on PS4, sorry.
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/05/21/singstar-coming-soon-ps4-free-microphone-app/
 
That's a fucking cop out answer and they know it.

It doesn't need to load the PS2/PS3 games. It just needs to verify that they're legit and read the media files.
 
I've been hearing people talk about Singstar for like 6 years and this is literally the first time I've seen gameplay. So it's American pop karaoke. Okay.
 

B.O.O.M

Member
I think it would be useful if a mod can add info like it's not pinned to the PS4 on the thread title

I'm curious to what their unannounced games are.

oh and that phone as a mic idea is just brilliant...it really is
 
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