As a platform for music downloads, SingStar seems to be coming along, with an online catalog that's both expansive (over 400 songs) and varied. It would be nice if you could import the songs from the original PS3 SingStar to your hard drive for easy access, but a disc-swap feature allows you to trade out game discs without backing out of the game entirely, and a promised update will allow the PS2 games to be used in a similar way.
The Lost Gamer writes:
It was earlier today that Sony revealed that karaoke classic SingStar was due to receive an Online Battle mode, due to be introduced in an update available in June.
However those that love to sing to their hearts content can gain access to the new mode prior to this, by applying to participate in the Beta.
GayGamer writes: "I've always been a big fan of Lips, but that was mostly because I only owned an Xbox 360 and a Wii at the time, so my choice of karaoke game was somewhat limited. Now that I got a PlayStation 3 for Christmas, however, I was able to dive straight into the SingStar pool head first! Before, I gave Lips good reviews because I didn't really have that much to compare it to. But now that I've had a chance to play both games, I thought it might be interesting to pit them against each other and see who comes out on top."
BeefJack writes: "A 'Party Picks' Track Pack is set to hit for SingStar to round off the New Year featuring such numbers as "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood and "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate. In addition, there's a couple of standalone tracks for play such as the long awaited inclusion of "I Would Do Anything For Love" by Meat Loaf officially making my personal collection complete."
I tend to agree... they need a patch which allows you to rip the music from the other singstars, or at the very least make each the ps3 singstar titles which have been released priced at 50%.