Has the library diversified much, or is it still following the same lines? Obviously SingStar ABBA and Disney are pushing the boundaries, but is there any more expansion going on?
[PS3] Singstar
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I wouldn't be able to tell you to be honest, I haven't been tracking diversity. Obviously the disc-based ones are expanding the range, but the dlc isn't nearly as much I think. But there's more and more stuff I and my wife like with every batch that is added, obviously.
I know some people have been waiting for this:
http://threespeech.com/blog/2008/12/exciting-news-on-singstar-backwards-compatbility/
Out the 16th!
http://threespeech.com/blog/2008/12/exciting-news-on-singstar-backwards-compatbility/
Out the 16th!
Good news but I do hope it's 'region free' :|
On another note, as much as I love Singstar I hate the way you're 'forced' to purchase 5 songs with minimal financial advantage and no way of chosing the songs (i.e. swap out 1 or 2). I wanted some xmas songs and had to d/l one of the packs £4.49 - a saving of 46p (or whatever it is) but I only like 2 or 3 of the songs
It's the same with releasing the disks, I'd like to buy specific titles and have them on my HDD rather than buy a whole disk that I have to swap out.
Finally (last whinge I promise!) I'd like the option to catagorise the songs...for example, if I want to chill I - I'd like to just have 'chilling' songs (etc) - also it would mean I could put all the songs I don't like into a group...or indeed my kids could have their own groups...it's just frustrating, I have near 100 songs now and when you're flicking through you can begin to get dizzy!
On another note, as much as I love Singstar I hate the way you're 'forced' to purchase 5 songs with minimal financial advantage and no way of chosing the songs (i.e. swap out 1 or 2). I wanted some xmas songs and had to d/l one of the packs £4.49 - a saving of 46p (or whatever it is) but I only like 2 or 3 of the songs
It's the same with releasing the disks, I'd like to buy specific titles and have them on my HDD rather than buy a whole disk that I have to swap out.
Finally (last whinge I promise!) I'd like the option to catagorise the songs...for example, if I want to chill I - I'd like to just have 'chilling' songs (etc) - also it would mean I could put all the songs I don't like into a group...or indeed my kids could have their own groups...it's just frustrating, I have near 100 songs now and when you're flicking through you can begin to get dizzy!
Good news but I do hope it's 'region free' :|
On another note, as much as I love Singstar I hate the way you're 'forced' to purchase 5 songs with minimal financial advantage and no way of chosing the songs (i.e. swap out 1 or 2). I wanted some xmas songs and had to d/l one of the packs £4.49 - a saving of 46p (or whatever it is) but I only like 2 or 3 of the songs
It's the same with releasing the disks, I'd like to buy specific titles and have them on my HDD rather than buy a whole disk that I have to swap out.
Finally (last whinge I promise!) I'd like the option to catagorise the songs...for example, if I want to chill I - I'd like to just have 'chilling' songs (etc) - also it would mean I could put all the songs I don't like into a group...or indeed my kids could have their own groups...it's just frustrating, I have near 100 songs now and when you're flicking through you can begin to get dizzy!
You can change the selection method to a list though, can't you? (not sure but I thought so)
Also, I was fairly sure I saw at least some of those Christmas songs as individual tracks also? Maybe I'm mistaken?
As far as the discs go, that's never going to happen - all the exclusive songs on those discs are exclusive on disc and don't have a licence for the SingStore (sometimes not yet, sometimes they won't ever - try to upload a video of you singing Smooth Operator on Sing Star volume 1 and you'll see that due to licencing issues that's no longer possible).
This is similar to how Rockband had the issues with putting the Rockband 1 tracks on the HDD to be available in Rockband 2 - you have to pay an additional 5 bucks and agree to some new terms to use the feature. The only thing we can hope for is that SingStar will eventually support something similar for their discs, but I'm not holding my breath just yet. Instead, I'm for now sticking to buying stuff on the PSN and ignoring the disc releases. If I was an ABBA fan though that would be pretty difficult.
Yes, we've bought ABBA for our daughter...it's very frustrating, but then it was only £18 for loads of good songs! The xmas songs are in packs only...but that's another point, I've d/l a song that's already in a pack (think it's a Queen one) - so I'll be paying £4.49 for a couple of songs I like and 1 I already have!
AFAIK you can only switch between songs and artists - this is a pain as when we flick through we tend to listen to a couple of seconds of the song before selecting (or moving on) so switching to artists will not work for us...it really can't be that hard to implement - imagine in a couple of years, I could have 300 songs downloaded!
I'd also like to see a few songs from Girls Aloud, Pink, Madness and Oasis (to name a few) they tend to have a few from one artist I've never heard of and then none (or a poor choice) from some of the bigger artists, I don't mind if I have to pay a little more...it'd be great to be able to d/l chart songs, even if they were premium price or limited time only.
AFAIK you can only switch between songs and artists - this is a pain as when we flick through we tend to listen to a couple of seconds of the song before selecting (or moving on) so switching to artists will not work for us...it really can't be that hard to implement - imagine in a couple of years, I could have 300 songs downloaded!
I'd also like to see a few songs from Girls Aloud, Pink, Madness and Oasis (to name a few) they tend to have a few from one artist I've never heard of and then none (or a poor choice) from some of the bigger artists, I don't mind if I have to pay a little more...it'd be great to be able to d/l chart songs, even if they were premium price or limited time only.
Arwin said:
It seems that the PS2 SingStar disc swap feature will be available/improved soon:
http://community.eu.playstation.com/playstationeu/board/message?board.id=SingStar&thread.id=347
(The post is for Australia and NZ region)
If accurate, this means we will have a much larger song library. The released PS2 discs are:
... for multiple countries/languages.
This was discussed briefly on GAF before. I think Sony is working towards the SingStore model. The process takes time.
Meanwhile, the disc-based songs are already done and also easier to deal with (legally). I don't mind getting them. Heck, we are singing off YouTube videos on the PS3 right now.
Meanwhile, the disc-based songs are already done and also easier to deal with (legally). I don't mind getting them. Heck, we are singing off YouTube videos on the PS3 right now.
Wireless mikes, voice control, and new disc release announced:
http://threespeech.com/blog/2009/02/wireless-mics-bring-new-posing-potential-to-singstar/
http://threespeech.com/blog/2009/02/wireless-mics-bring-new-posing-potential-to-singstar/
Why would japanese people buy Singstar when they just can go out to a Karaoke box with way better selection?
I personally think they should release SingStar, because it's still something special and unlike most karaoke boxes it has all these features for measuring your performance (at least I presume ...). Add in the EyeToy stuff and I really don't see why it couldn't work in Japan/Asia.
