SingStar Announced for PS4 With Free Microphone App

SingStar Ultimate Party is coming to both PS3 and PS4 later this year Sony has announced as the company launches a free app for the game compatible with both versions of the game and which will run on both Android and iOS devices. 

On the PlayStation Blog, Chris Bruce of Sony London Studio, commented: 

"We’re really pleased to announce that SingStar will be coming to PS4 later this year! Not only that but we will be launching a free SingStar app that will transform your smartphone into a microphone. That’s right, no more mics required!

"The app works with both PS3 and PS4 versions of SingStar and is compatible with most iOS and Android smartphones and devices. The app will also let you create your own personal playlists.

"We’re also working hard to optimise the social experience of SingStar, so we’re making it even easier to share the best bits (or epic fails) of your night on Twitter and Facebook straight from the game. With an improved scoring system you can also build up your XP and get rewarded for game activity, or challenge your mates online and entertain (or in some cases disturb) them with your renditions of your favourite songs.

"Later this year we will also be releasing SingStar: Ultimate Party on PS3 and PS4, which will host a collection of 30 epic tracks, which represents great value for anyone new to SingStar. The track list is looking great and we’ll be bringing you more news on that soon."

Bruce noted that the series is now 10 years old and has sold 26 million copies. In the comments section, he added that where possible tracks would be cross platform while community manager Fred Dutton confirmed that SingStar won't be pinned to the PS4 dash like the PS3 free-to-play version is a permanent feature on that console's XMB menu.