Singstar PS3 details unleashed, YouTube of karaoke confirmed
After a silence that dates back to the infamous E3 conference of 2006, Sony has finally unwrapped some major details concerning the PlayStation 3 edition of their karaoke smash, Singstar. Firstly, Singstar will be making its way to the States this fall, with a European release scheduled for early June. While they didn't name any specifics, Sony did mention that they're working with members of the music industry to ensure a girth of content for launch.
Embodying the concept of Game 3.0 -- the theme of Phil Harrison's speech this morning -- Singstar allows users to not only download new content, but to upload their own as well. Folks from around the world will be plugging in their EyeToys or USB cameras' and shaking their money makers with their own video uploads that can be rated and commented upon from the community. A brief demonstration of Singstar revealed a pleasing interface that allowed for streaming both music and video previews of potential downloads.
Gallery: SingStar (PS3)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Agent MOO @ Mar 7th 2007 2:01PM
Hype phrases aside, I can see this being really popular. It should appeal to the American Idol audience, assuming they come up with a way to handle all the "noise" from too many entries.
REUYL @ Mar 7th 2007 2:04PM
...Or assuming they can afford a PS3.
Miharu @ Mar 7th 2007 2:10PM
Singstar is huge in Europe. This will be a system seller, believe it or not.
Phil @ Mar 7th 2007 2:18PM
As long as people don't upload homemade porn, this could be big for the teenie bopper crowd.
sheppy @ Mar 7th 2007 2:46PM
Heh, truth be told, I'd probably have a blast with this. None of my vids would go online though.
digitalFrequency @ Mar 7th 2007 2:55PM
as much as i like karaoke, i kinda prefer the style of karaoke revolution much more... i've played all the singstar games from europe and the one that came out for the ps2 here but it doesn't feel as exciting as karaoke revolution. though maybe they'll have some ui tweaks and it'll all be good. hopefully. i like the ideas they have for this one though.