SingStar backwards compatibility arrives

[Shrygue]

via Eurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=342830)



Three Speech (http://threespeech.com/blog/2008/12/exciting-news-on-singstar-backwards-compatbility/) has just reported the news that all Singstar fans wanted to hear: full backwards compatibility for Singstar PS3 arrives tomorrow.

An automatic, free online update at 10am GMT tomorrow will allow the PS3 version of Singstar to play songs from any PS2 Singstar disc.


"Start your SingStar PS3 session as normal by loading any SingStar PS3 disc - then, you'll be able to swap it for any PS2 disc for the rest of the session," says Three Speech.

Now all we need are those wireless mics. Still, Ellie will be delighted - not least because it provides us with an excuse to link to her extraordinary Singstar footage again.

[funkysi]

Just downloaded the 2.30 update and I can confirm that you can use the 'swap disc' functionality to read the PS2 disc.....Great stuff :-)

This means I only need to haul my PS3 around for my Xmas parties !!!

:thumbup:

Good work London Studio's and Sony !

[bish]

not wanting to sound too much like a fanboy, but they don't HAVE to keep giving us these updates-i'm glad they do-i'm popular with the other half again now:)

roll on full PS2 emulation...:thumbup:

[orochi-x]

Quick word of advice/warning before everybody goes on a Singstar PS2 spending spree.

The PS2 disks are still region locked. None of my PS2 titles will work on my NTSC-J console.

Reports are comming in that the same holds true which ever way you try to play a foreign region PS2 Singstar.