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Americans Can Now Annoy Neighbors With SingStar PS3, Too
A version of American Idol was a hit on English shores long before the wail, weep and warble festival ever made it to North America. In the UK, they sure love their SingStar, too, and as Sony Computer Entertainment America reminded us, SingStar PS3 is emigrating to North America today.
SCEA's U.S. debut on PS3 features songs and videos from the likes of The Killers, U2, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead and Britney Spears. The release is bundled with a pair of USB microphones; SingStar PS2 fans can also use their old ones. This is the kind of thing you want to close your window shades for, lest anyone peek in and see you singing Britney Spears songs with a fake microphone.
Posting yourself looking foolish online is always okay, though — players can use the PlayStation Eye to record and share their performances via SingStar Online, where they can also view and rate others' videos. SCEA also says the UK players have been making good use of SingStar Online, registering 140,000 users with some 20,000 videos all told.
This actually sounds a little bit awesome. If you are into shameless, exhibitionist karaoke. 'Cause, y'know, I'm not. Yeah. I mean, no.
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