SingStar Volume 2 coming to America, features Trophies

by Andrew Yoon { Aug 21st 2008 at 9:30AM }

Just like Europe, SingStar will be getting an expansion disc here in the States. The disc offers the same SingStar experience as the original, but offers a different track list featuring 30 new songs. For newcomers to the series, this is a different way of getting the full PS3 SingStar experience. However, series regulars will have to swap discs if they want to have all the songs from Volume 1 and Volume 2: there's no way of ripping content from one disc to another, a la Rock Band.

SingStar is meant to be a constantly evolving platform, and we're assuming any new features added to America's Volume 2 disc will be applied via patch across all other SingStar games. For example, the US version of SingStar received a patch that contained all the new features added to the European Volume 2 game. One of the most exciting features for the upcoming expansion is the addition of Trophies -- exactly how that will work in conjunction with the SingStore is anyone's guess.

For this week's SingStore update, and the full track listing for Volume 2, visit IGN.

[Thanks, Kspraydad!]

Tags: singstar, trophies, trophy

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Kspraydad @ Aug 21st 2008 9:36AM

I've linked to all but one of the new songs videos here if you want to get a head start on picking your purchases for the day:

http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=160789

reson8er @ Aug 21st 2008 9:38AM

Thanks Kspraydad, I'll check this out :)

reson8er @ Aug 21st 2008 9:37AM

Disc swapping, /sigh. No consideration for lazy people.

tonynibbles @ Aug 21st 2008 9:54AM

It doesnt feature trophies according to the IGN article...

Cory @ Aug 21st 2008 9:57AM

the interview was done before the announcement in Germany.

Any way these singstore updates have been disappointing to say the least.

Kspraydad @ Aug 21st 2008 11:07AM

According to the official blog:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/08/21/how-it-works-singstar-ps2-ps3-compatibility/#comments

"Trophy Support will be coming early next year"

koehler83 @ Aug 21st 2008 10:01AM

Who wants to stand in front of their television and sing?

Honestly. Would you all please raise your hand and be accounted for? You require discipline and reeducation.

Cory @ Aug 21st 2008 10:04AM

SingStar isn't about just standing in front of a tv and singing. Its about getting together with a bunch of friends, making a fool out of yourself then uploading the video to make an even bigger fool of yourself.

besides who wants to sit in front a tv and just press buttons on a controller? haha.

Kspraydad @ Aug 21st 2008 10:12AM

Both my 12 year old daughters would be happy to kick you in the nuts for your opinion!

SingStar is fun fun fun for teens or drunk adults...Especially 40 yr old guys (like me) reliving the 80s.

Kodros @ Aug 21st 2008 1:12PM

"Who wants to stand in front of their television and sing?"

A better question is...who doesn't?

turtleboy @ Aug 21st 2008 10:12AM

I bet these girls look naked

Dr. Strangepork @ Aug 21st 2008 10:19AM

I love SingStar. However, they really, really need to read The Long Tail. We're talking about digital distribution on songs through the store and the offer is anemic.

That IGN article quotes the producer of the game saying there are 500 songs on the US store. Apparently he hasn't been there in awhile. Try 300.

Hopefully the vol. 2 songs will be on the store in short order after the release of the disc.

SingStar is great, but it could be so much better.

PS - When are they gonna make the video/audio sharing community web accessible like it is in Europe?

Brinstar @ Aug 21st 2008 10:25AM

Why haven't they come up with an easy way to let North Americans buy songs from the European SingStores? :-( I'm finding the American SingStore offerings lacking.

Cory @ Aug 21st 2008 11:32AM

They can't do that because of licensing issues. The rights are different for NA and Europe.

Gemini Ace @ Aug 21st 2008 10:28AM

Hot chicks not included.

grimlock26 @ Aug 21st 2008 12:07PM

girls can't play PS3.

koehler83 @ Aug 21st 2008 12:16PM

I find it pretty funny how often SCEE portrays their userbase as complete idiots with these pictures.

Every time you see a PS3 in an SCEE advertisement, you see it RIGHT IN FRONT of the television screen.. on its side (which is just dumb) with the cords dangling down the front.

What are you trying to tell people SCEE? No one actually owns a PS3? They're all just rented or communal devices only to be hooked up temporarily?

Kodros @ Aug 21st 2008 1:22PM

I completely disagree.

First off, the PS3 is not right in front of the TV, it's off to the side of the TV.

It's an advertisement that is meant to display the game and the PS3. What do you want them to do, put the PS3 into a dark cabinet so that you can't see it just because that's how we probably do it at home?

It's standing up so that that there is no mistaking that it's a PS3.

That's pretty much how mine looks when I bring it over a friends house.

Finally, the cords dangling down the front is the USB dongle that you plug the microphones into. No avoiding that.

Holy Noobha @ Aug 21st 2008 2:23PM

WHY NO WIRELESS... WHYYYYYYY

Cory @ Aug 21st 2008 3:25PM

They said they wanted to do wireless mics but it would've delayed the game more. They do plan on releasing wireless mics down the road. Especially since Lips is releasing with wireless mics. The cords are really long anyway so its not to big of a deal.