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    Oh, So There IS A Singstar: Beatles...Sort Of...

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    Image of Scazza Scazza
    09/17/09

    In reply to Oh, So There IS A Singstar: Beatles...Sort Of...
    What im pissed off about is I went looking for LIPS 360 wireless mics, but it turns out JUST before beatles RB came out, they became discontinued and are now no where to be found. I guess ill just have to get the new lips when it drops in oct. Those mics are nice and work with RB
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    Image of Rockabully Rockabully
    09/17/09

    In reply to Oh, So There IS A Singstar: Beatles...Sort Of...
    Is there a way to purchase Rock band mics alone?
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    KaneRobot promoted this comment Rockabully was starred Rockabully was unstarred
    Image of KaneRobot KaneRobot
    09/17/09

    @Rockabully: Yes, search Amazon for Rock Band microphone.

    I'd say the Lips bundle is the best way to get mics for these games if you want wireless, though - although I don't think the patch to use them on RB2 has been released yet, they do work with Beatles RB. The Lips package gives you the game and two mics for 50 bucks or less. Just sell the game and recoup some of your money, one mic by itself generally retails for around 50 bucks at a store like Best Buy.
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    Edited by KaneRobot at 09/17/09 11:00 AM KaneRobot was starred KaneRobot was unstarred
    Image of cynopt cynopt
    09/17/09

    @KaneRobot: Any USB headset or hand-microphone will do for a wired mic; I got a decent Logitech mic for $20 a few months back.
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    Image of shaunmcilroy shaunmcilroy
    09/17/09

    In reply to Oh, So There IS A Singstar: Beatles...Sort Of...
    It's actually out now in the U.K via Play.com and Amazon

    [www.onelastcontinue.com]
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    Image of NoelVeiga NoelVeiga
    09/17/09

    In reply to Oh, So There IS A Singstar: Beatles...Sort Of...
    But the bundle makes perfect sense for hardcore gamers... in fact, that's the main target, I assume. Because, you know, I already have a full set of Rock Band instruments, but I don't have three microphones to do the vocal harmonies with. I do have one. So, if you're following my logic...
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    (zombie) buddhathing promoted this comment Showmeyomoves! approved this comment NoelVeiga was starred NoelVeiga was unstarred
    Image of buddhathing buddhathing
    09/17/09

    @NoelVeiga: I'm following your logic and I'm actually upset that I bought the stand alone game now... depending on the pricing I may pick one of these up and give my sister the game so we can play online.
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    09/17/09

    @NoelVeiga: Your logic is sound. I already have the instruments. When I bought this, there was a lot of grief about who would get to sing. I need to get two more mics and this would have worked perfectly.
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    Image of Jean-François L'Her Jean-François L'Her
    09/17/09

    In reply to Oh, So There IS A Singstar: Beatles...Sort Of...
    so this is NOT singstar. :[ Looks like a BIG RETAIL LIE to me.
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    (zombie) buddhathing promoted this comment Jean-François L'Her was starred Jean-François L'Her was unstarred
    Image of buddhathing buddhathing
    09/17/09

    @Jean-François L'Her: It's synergistic cross-branding based on demographic vectors... not a lie!
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    Image of Asbestos_Underwear Asbestos_Underwear
    09/17/09

    In reply to Oh, So There IS A Singstar: Beatles...Sort Of...
    It's already out in Germany.
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    Image of Gemini-Phoenix Gemini-Phoenix
    09/17/09

    In reply to Oh, So There IS A Singstar: Beatles...Sort Of...
    So what exactly does the SingStar brand name have to do with it? Couldn't it have just been released as a singing only Rock Band game?

    No doubt the SingStar logo has just been strapped on for good measure to boost sales, when in fact it's got nothing to do with SingStar or the SingStar franchise...

    Holy-misleading-the-consumer, Batman!
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    Luke Plunkett promoted this comment Gemini-Phoenix was starred Gemini-Phoenix was unstarred
    Image of MyLittlePwny MyLittlePwny
    09/17/09

    @Gemini-Phoenix: a singing only Rock Band game?

    I think you just answered your own question.
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    shaun@onelastcontinue promoted this comment Edited by MyLittlePwny at 09/17/09 4:44 AM MyLittlePwny was starred MyLittlePwny was unstarred
    Image of Estel Estel
    09/17/09

    @MyLittlePwny: All the other Singstar games for PS3 use the Singstore and have a common interface.
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    shaun@onelastcontinue promoted this comment Edited by Estel at 09/17/09 5:05 AM Estel was starred Estel was unstarred
    Image of hot_heart hot_heart
    09/17/09

    @Gemini-Phoenix: I think it can be a little misleading but I know why they did it. Shares production costs with the SingStar makers who probably have loads of mics going cheap (and the cost for making peripherals against the money made is EA's biggest problem with the RB franchise) and could help get more sales off brand recognition.

    It also helps that you get some sort of 'video' going on in the background like SingStar games.
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    shaun@onelastcontinue promoted this comment Edited by hot_heart at 09/17/09 5:07 AM hot_heart was starred hot_heart was unstarred
    Image of Luke Plunkett Luke Plunkett
    09/17/09

    @Gemini-Phoenix: Because the singstar brand name in europe is gold, that's why
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    Image of VEX VEX
    09/17/09

    @Gemini-Phoenix:
    Maybe because it has 2 SingStar mics? I don't know about you, but that pretty much warrants the logo being there. It's hardly consumer deception.
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    shaun@onelastcontinue promoted this comment VEX was starred VEX was unstarred
    Image of shaunmcilroy shaunmcilroy
    09/17/09

    @Luke Plunkett: True that, I remember hyping it up before it first launched in the UK years ago thinking this is going to be great.

    I also think the UK is the only market with Singstar: Bollywood...that's how golden it is here.
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    Image of tsukasa1288 tsukasa1288
    09/17/09

    In reply to Oh, So There IS A Singstar: Beatles...Sort Of...
    This is the "I need more mics" version of The Beatles: Rockband.
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    Luke Plunkett promoted this comment tsukasa1288 was starred tsukasa1288 was unstarred
    Image of jallen jallen
    09/17/09

    In reply to Oh, So There IS A Singstar: Beatles...Sort Of...
    I was under the impression the Singstar microphones were incompatible with any other singing games. Was that only on the PlayStation 2?
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    Image of Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair) Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair)
    09/17/09

    In reply to Oh, So There IS A Singstar: Beatles...Sort Of...
    My Sis would rock at this game. She's got a wonderful singing voice, and loves the Beatles.
    But...

    ...She doesn't own a PS3, heck they don't even have a Wii. I think she has an Plug and Play Atrai or something game player, but I don't think this compatible...
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    Image of Nowell Nowell
    09/17/09

    @Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair): Cool story bro.
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    Image of bengal- bengal-
    09/17/09

    @Nowell: Cool smartass reply bro.
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    Image of CustomFirmware CustomFirmware
    09/17/09

    @bengal-:

    Leave him alone. Trolls are often lonely without family.
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    Image of kitsuneconundrum kitsuneconundrum
    09/17/09

    In reply to Oh, So There IS A Singstar: Beatles...Sort Of...
    this would be pretty convienient for the people who already have controllers from the earlier rockband game and just want more mics to do the harmonising vocals in the beatles game.
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    Image of sazzrah sazzrah
    09/17/09

    In reply to Oh, So There IS A Singstar: Beatles...Sort Of...
    So the question is, is the 'Singstar' aspect of The Beatles Rockband going to be in every copy of the game, not just the Singstar branded ones? Because then people who already own the mics can just buy The Beatles Rockband and use their existing mics?

    Or alternatively just download Beatles songs from the Singstore and forget this altogether!
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    ThursdayNext promoted this comment sazzrah was starred sazzrah was unstarred
    Image of ThursdayNext ThursdayNext
    09/17/09

    @sazzrah: It's the full Beatles Rockband game, just bundled with mics.

    If you already own two or more mics then this isn't for you. If you own a Rockband instrument bundle, only have one mic and want to do 3 part harmonies then this is the bundle you want.

    You'll struggle to "just download Beatles songs" as they are (to my knowledge) only available in "The Beatles Rockband".
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    Edited by ThursdayNext at 09/17/09 3:12 AM ThursdayNext was starred ThursdayNext was unstarred
    Image of sazzrah sazzrah
    09/17/09

    @ThursdayNext: Fair enough, I wouldn't want Beatles songs personally, but I did wonder what the point of bundling singstar mics and adding the singstar branding to this game means in terms of how the game is played.

    Seems deceptive to me.
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    Image of Esper mind tricks Esper mind tricks
    08/19/09

    In reply to Harmonix: SingStar Beatles Is A "Misheard Rumor"
    Off topic:
    What happened to the comment sections, Kotaku?

    Most of the comments are hidden and they aren't even starred comments.

    What gives?
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    Image of DragonYen DragonYen
    08/19/09

    @Esper mind tricks: Yeah, I've been having issues with approving the "pink" comments, and even when I reply to some my comments are hidden as well.
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    Image of Antiterra Antiterra
    08/19/09

    In reply to Harmonix: SingStar Beatles Is A "Misheard Rumor"
    For what it's worth:

    When asked for comment on the title, Sony Europe flat-out denied the game's existence, saying it "has no news/plans to release a SingStar Beatles." EA had not returned requests for comment at press time.
    [uk.gamespot.com]
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    08/19/09

    In reply to Harmonix: SingStar Beatles Is A "Misheard Rumor"
    I still think the Queen version would be better. And potentially the mis-heard bit would be around it being a port and with a release near the RB version. Maybe it is going to be it's own independent game?
    Or maybe it won't be Beatles?

    Why isn't there Rockband:Queen
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    N●Gage Croal promoted this comment Edited by deanbmmv at 08/19/09 1:41 AM deanbmmv was starred deanbmmv was unstarred
    Image of N●Gage Croal N●Gage Croal
    08/19/09

    @deanbmmv:
    I could go for Rock Band: Queen... Or, hell, just more Queen songs in Rock Band.
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