The delay of SingStar is due to exactly what we expected: song licensing issues. Outside of SCEA, Sony has assigned a release date of December, but SCEA isn't going to pin that date down for the American release. The reasoning was not told in detail, but 1UP caught a quick chat with SCEA's marketing VP Peter Dille to see what was up. Should that even count as a pun?

Dille elaborated on the licensing issue a little bit more, assuring fans that Sony wants the online marketplace completely stocked with a plethora of songs upon release. "It'll be a disc-based product and that'll be a great experience in and of itself, but obviously we're equally if not more excited to deliver content via the PlayStation Network and have consumers experience new songs that way. We want to make sure we get it right and consumers get that full experience. I don't think we'll be talking about a huge delay, but it's something we had to push back a little bit." So expect a release early next year, then? Hopefully there will be a respectable amount of singing to be had!