EA confirms The Beatles: Rock Band SingStar mic pack for UK, other territories
by Ben Gilbert 
{ Sep 22nd 2009 at 5:59PM } 
We asked EA, who gave us a laundry list of launch dates for various European and African countries (listed after the break). Unfortunately, we were told that the exclusion of North America from the list means that the publisher currently has no intention of bringing the microphone bundle Stateside. Sorry, aspiring North American crooners!
The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack release locations and dates:
- The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3 is available now in the UK for a suggested retail price of £49.99
- The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3 is available now in the Germany for a suggested retail price of €69.99
- The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3 will be available in all Nordic countries beginning Wednesday, September 23 for a suggested retail price of €74.99
- The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3 will be available in Austria beginning Wednesday, September 23 for a suggested retail price of €74.99
- The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3 will be available in Hungary beginning Wednesday, September 23 for a suggested retail price of €74.99
- The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3 will be available in the Czech Republic beginning Wednesday, September 23 for a suggested retail price of €74.99
- The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3 will be available in Poland beginning September 30 for a suggested retail price of €74.99
- The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3 will be available in Switzerland beginning September 30 for a suggested retail price of €74.99
- The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3 will be available in Portugal beginning September 30 for a suggested retail price of €74.99
- The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3 will be available in France beginning September 30 for a suggested retail price of €69.99
- The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3 will be available in Spain beginning September 30 for a suggested retail price of €69.99
- The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3 will be available in Australia beginning October 1 for a suggested retail price of $119AUD
- The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3 will be available in New Zealand beginning October 2 for a suggested retail price of NZ$119
- The Beatles: Rock Band – Two Microphone Pack for PS3 will be available in South Africa beginning October 2 for a suggested retail price of R699.99
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Viewtiful Jason2 @ Sep 22nd 2009 6:03PM
Why can't I find any new RB-branded mics at stores?
chefmcelroy @ Sep 22nd 2009 6:03PM
Not a bad deal for peeps in the UK. Even if you have the RB set, you probably don't have the 3 mics which Beatles: Rock Band uses for singing. Gotta have backup singers.
For people in the US, Amazon is selling the two Singstar microphones separately (no games) for like 20 dollars.
arrness (PSN: chsowls) @ Sep 22nd 2009 6:22PM
link?
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 22nd 2009 6:27PM
come on Arness...how hard is it to go 2 amazon and type in "Singstar Mics "
http://bit.ly/zqle4
arrness (PSN: chsowls) @ Sep 22nd 2009 7:30PM
oh i had no idea ps2 would work on ps3
PR0F3TA (PSN - PROPHETA) @ Sep 22nd 2009 7:36PM
almost any PS2 peripheral works on the PS3, same button layout makes it quite compatible
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 22nd 2009 7:57PM
yea...they are just USB mics...well a USB hub with 2 mic ports on it
The Baron @ Sep 22nd 2009 10:04PM
I was thinking that. £40 for just the game felt a bit wrong (but also very very right) - so £50 for it plus all the equipment i need for vocal harmonies is slightly more palatable.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 22nd 2009 6:22PM
wow...I thought the US dollar was in the Shitter...
but 669.99 rands in South Africa!??! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!
CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Sep 22nd 2009 6:44PM
I wonder how disappointed people are going to be when they realize the second singer doesn't really sing too often.
Koenn @ Sep 22nd 2009 7:08PM
Depends on the song, really. Also, during parts where only the lead is singing, the second singer can sing the same part so if one person messes up a phrase, if the other person hits it they keep combo.
CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Sep 22nd 2009 7:56PM
Are you sure about that? It hasn't worked like that for me.
pibs @ Sep 22nd 2009 8:39PM
Some songs do not even have a second singer at all...
Autopsy15 @ Sep 22nd 2009 8:56PM
That's why the second and third singers are usually also playing instruments. They can't be expected to keep up with the lyrics and the note charts at the same time, that's why they mostly sing the easy to remember chorus.
CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Sep 22nd 2009 9:14PM
@Autopsy
Exactly, that is why I think people will be disappointed when they buy this. If you're buying this, you're probably expecting Singstar like gameplay with 2 people singing at once for the whole song.
ill trooper @ Sep 23rd 2009 1:44AM
You get scored more if people sing separate harmonies, but anyone can sing any part of the Beatles songs and get scored for it at the end. Both people can sing the lead vocal and have fun like that if you want.
linebeginstoblur @ Sep 22nd 2009 6:54PM
I'd say that, in North America, you should just buy SingStar so you get access to the SingStore in addition to the two extra mics, but...
This IS North America we're talking about... I don't know if it's gotten any better, but I started giving up on SingStar. I wanted to use it in conjunction with Rock Band, but RB is how I do almost all my singing now. Shame.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 22nd 2009 7:21PM
the US Singstore is shit compared to the UK one
Mint @ Sep 22nd 2009 7:35PM
Where are the wireless mics? : (
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 22nd 2009 7:55PM
in the UK....
Bobby Kotick @ Sep 22nd 2009 8:18PM
Well, it's about time we Americans get screwed with Rock Band. It usually everyone else...
pibs @ Sep 22nd 2009 8:48PM
Well they did mention releasing a patch for those of us who bought the LIPS mics to use on RB2 by summer. Summer ended yesterday.... no patch. Maybe they meant Australian summer?
Davedrastic @ Sep 22nd 2009 8:34PM
So is this both Singstar and RockBand compatible? Just it's missing the RockBand instruments? Bit strange having both competitors join together isn't it.
ill trooper @ Sep 23rd 2009 6:02AM
Totally agree... I'm a bit confused by this. My girlfriend and I have been playing Beatles Rock Band like a Singstar game all week anyway (singing only, not using instruments), and using our SingStar mics. But there's no Singstar software involved here, correct? I mean no camera support or singstar videos?
drinkdrink @ Sep 22nd 2009 11:59PM
The Singstar (both wired and wireless) and Rock Band microphones are effectively interchangeable for RB, GH and KR. Both function as standard USB microphones - you can even plug them into a PC and they'll be recognized as such.
Singstar's shows up as a stereo microphone with the blue mike as left channel and red mike as right channel. Rock Band's is a mono microphone.
RB1/2 and GH will use the Singstar blue/left mike as their single mono mike.
Beatles:RB will take any combination of Singstar and RB mikes, recognizing both Singstar microphones as independent units.
Joe Reddie @ Sep 23rd 2009 11:00AM
I saw these the other day in HMV(UK)