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A quid a track. Loads at launch.

Sony says that songs bought through SingStar PS3's online "SingStore" will cost GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49 each when the service launches alongside the game on 7th December.

The game itself features 30 new songs, but the SingStore will offer 44 additional downloadable tracks, including some from existing PS2 SingStar titles and some new ones (Manic Street Preachers, Zutons and Depeche Mode are mentioned).

You'll be able to buy the main game on Blu-ray for GBP 24.99 standalone or GBP 49.99 with a pair of microphones, and the online integration of the SingStore will not only allow you to add downloadable songs to your repertoire and customise playlists without leaving the game, but will also download songs as you play rather than forcing you to wait, which is quite nifty.

Sony promises that new material will be added to SingStore regularly, with an additional burst of content expected on 17th December, just over a week after the game goes on sale.

Other online features include the facility to upload photos (taken with PlayStation Eye "and many other USB cameras"), videos and performances to My SingStar Online, with efforts visible through www.singstargame.com, which also lets you do things like rate performances.

Reviews of the fully online-enabled version are expected to hit in the coming fortnight, so keep an eye out for our assessment of what was once billed as a PS3 launch title and should still be well worth the wait. Providing you like getting drunk and making a tit of yourself.

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Zomoniac #1 4 years ago

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Hooray! Sensible pricing FTW! But what happened to the 'all songs from all PS2 versions will be available' claim?
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madgerald Verified Studio Head of PR & Marketing, Colossal Games LTD #2 4 years ago

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Not first!

Depeche Mode FTW.
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MENTAL1ST Verified Senior Software Engineer, Picsel UK Ltd. #3 4 years ago

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50% more expensive than existing Singstar compilations then?

cunts.
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rhinoxious #4 4 years ago

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Too late to save PS3 Xmas,

I'm glad they finally announced a date, but Sony could have done with this and Drake's Fortune to have come out last week, not in December.
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Killerbee #5 4 years ago

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A quid a track isn't bad, but it's a great shame they don't offer owners of the existing Singstar disks the option of copying across / unlocking the songs they've already paid for, for use in this version.
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JediMasterMalik #6 4 years ago

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Excellent pricing, already have mic's now so I'll be getting this when it's out.
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interceptor #7 4 years ago

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I take it the microphones are wired, and not the rumoured bluetooth versions then
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asphaltcowboy #8 4 years ago

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Excellent pricing! Guitar Hero and Rock Band take note!
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oceanmotion #9 4 years ago

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Decent pricing. Wow. Well done.
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SeesThroughAll #10 4 years ago

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WTF why aren't the included microphones wireless?
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SeesThroughAll #11 4 years ago

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Link, frod?
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mkreku #12 4 years ago

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Woah, that's actually a price I can live with! If it applies to Sweden too, of course.
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mallocks #13 4 years ago

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Whatever my bones about the original pricing of the PS3 as far as the store goes Sony has been excellent.
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oreillymj #14 4 years ago

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great shame they don't offer owners of the existing Singstar disks the option of copying across / unlocking the songs they've already paid for, for use in this version.
Unfortunately there's no way to them to associate your disc with your PS3 so after unlocking 90 tracks, you could just pass on the discs to a mate for them to download the songs for free.

But they should have made the old disc compatible with the new game.
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tonynibbles #15 4 years ago

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Wooooooooo! Cannot wait!
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IAmBatman #16 4 years ago

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So can you use your ps2 mics for this? And is there anything new or improved about the PS3 ones to tempt me into upgrading?
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tonynibbles #17 4 years ago

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99p is pretty darn good. Glad it is no more.

You get the MP3, the HD Video and the gameplay for that... Ok, maybe not the MP3 but I thought they said you got that a while back...

The mics are the old ones, but they'll be releasing wireless ones later, apparently.

Edited by 2 at 14/11/07 @ 15:13
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kangarootoo #18 4 years ago

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Wow, cheaper than expected. I was expecting �1.50 a track (which would have seemed quite reasonable to me I might add).

Hurrah!
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CrumpledPaper #19 4 years ago

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Nice pricing, cheaper than iTunes.
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Pac-man-ate-my-wife #20 4 years ago

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They should give you no songs on the disc, but 30 quid credit to download what you want first time out.

But it's still a good deal.
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Dizzy #21 4 years ago

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>Same price as a track from Itunes then

I thought that iTunes tracks are .99 euro instead of 1.49 euro?
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Greebo #22 4 years ago

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"They should give you no songs on the disc, but 30 quid credit to download what you want first time out."

See your point, but not every PS3 is connected to the internet.
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afghan_jones #23 4 years ago

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on the one hand, very very good. On the other hand, after a few drinks, youll just download everything and then weep in the morning when you realise you spaffed �80 on singstar the night before.
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Riggers #24 4 years ago

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Er, I though iTunes was 79p per track? :s
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kangarootoo #25 4 years ago

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79p for the music tracks, the videos are �1.89.
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DonnieDarko333 #26 4 years ago

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About 20p more then i was expecting...

I just hope the songs from America's Singstars are on our store...I think they got Blue October and All American Rejects who I like. I hope it's just not UK crap, i can't stand most of our bands.
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Riggers #27 4 years ago

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"79p for the music tracks, the videos are �1.89."

Ahhhhh, forgot about the moving pictures! Still, that's not bad to get songs you actually want. Now to see if they'll put any songs I want on there...

*Awaits Morbid Angel tracks and the theme to Ulysess 31*
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Banjax #28 4 years ago

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Totally not on topic (apologies) but these EG ads are getting ridiculous. Safari has now slowed to an absolute crawl and I've got an EA Store ad sitting flat bang over the middle of the text.

/not happy
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Rpt81 #29 4 years ago

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Yay for Manic Street Preachers! I seem to recall they were going to have them on the original Singstar, back when it was supposed to be a massive 3-disc monster.
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moggsy #30 4 years ago

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I can't see how this is going to be successful in the short term. It's a family orientated title but how many families will have purchased a PS3?

Still I suppose it's a matter of build it and they will come...
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Caimbeul #31 4 years ago

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Not that I am interested in this game but it seems a resonable price to ask. Another example of good pricing on the PSN when compared to XBL.
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stampax #32 4 years ago

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Good pricing im happy with that. I just hope Sony get loads of stuff on there from a wide range of artists and bands.
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Ryze #33 4 years ago

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Wow - looks like Sony are pulling their fingers out and working real hard not to be perceived as dicks.
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ruttyboy #34 4 years ago

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I see the recent price increase of Sony published PS3 titles has applied to Singstar also
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tonynibbles #35 4 years ago

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I see the recent price increase of Sony published PS3 titles has applied to Singstar also

What?! Simply not true! It comes with 2 microphones for �50. Sony still has an rrp of �39.99 for 1st party PS3 games.
Besides, this game is �24.99 standalone!
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ruttyboy #36 4 years ago

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Oh really?

RRP: �44.99

RRP: �49.99 This one should actually be �44.99, so Play have inflated it even further.

By the way, I'm not suggesting that Play speak for Sony, it's just a handy indicator.

Edited by 2 at 15/11/07 @ 15:26
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tonynibbles #37 4 years ago

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Thats ridiculous! Play.com are shite anyway

Shopto.net actually have SingStar with mics, at an rrp of �39.99, which they are then selling for �32.99
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Les #38 4 years ago

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Great pricing! Especially considering the Guitar Hero rip-offs. December can't arrive soon enough!
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Azazel #39 4 years ago

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/awaits Motorcycle Emptiness guitar hero entry
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ruttyboy #40 4 years ago

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/sigh

A cursory check of pretty much every other UK site reveals a �44.99 RRP also. Those still on �39.99 just haven't updated them yet...
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