It's just basic note highways and strumming. There's no star-power or combo mechanics. Obviously the entirety of SingStar Guitar's set-list is designed to use the guitar peripheral. Guitars are supported alongside the regular SingStar 5.00 patch, but you'll have to pick up some DLC which supports the new feature. There's actually no need to own the SingStar Guitar disc. Any piece of hardware will suit - Rock Band or Guitar Hero - so if you're into these type of games, you'll probably be covered. The twist with SingStar Guitar is that there's a note-lane running down the screen when you've got a guitar plugged in. Watching The Veronicas look sultry while we waggle the strum-bar up and down? Hot. Obviously the cool thing about SingStar is that you get the actual music video in the background of the game during gameplay. The track-list is fine it skews more towards the pop-scale of things, which actually suits us. There's also that Stereophonics track where they crash into a lake in the music video. There are thirty songs included on the disc ranging from fantastic oldies from The Cure and David Bowie, to some more modern tracks from The Veronicas and Ladyhawke. Get this, SingStar Guitar is a lot like SingStar, just with guitar.ĭid we just blow your mind? On the surface, it's a very familiar package. Someone, somewhere is probably planning on writing an epistle about SingStar Guitar.
I’ve written an article on the best karaoke apps for TV and at the end, it takes you through how to set everything up as quickly as possible.As such, if you like SingStar - and you've got a couple of Rock Band/Guitar Hero guitars lying around - you'll probably enjoy SingStar Guitar. In some cases, it’s actually easier to skip the PlayStation all together and just use a TV for karaoke (especially if you’re struggling to connect your microphones to your PlayStation). Have a look at my guide to setting up karaoke on Spotify for more information.
Popular channels with high-quality karaoke tracks include: The only thing that’s a bit annoying is that you will get ads at the start and end of each song (unless you have YouTube premium). There are absolutely tonnes of songs available and it’s very quick to access them.
The easiest way to get karaoke tracks for free using a PlayStation is to go to YouTube. If it’s still not working, you can try connecting your microphones directly to your TV instead.Ĭheck out this article I’ve written explaining how to connect a microphone to your TV for more information. The first thing to do, is check that the output device is listed as your TV or speakers. This is all pretty simple but there are some who have experienced issues when using a PlayStation for karaoke as they are struggling to hear the music audio, and the microphone audio.
The PS5 has 4 ports and the PS4 has 2 ports where you can connect a microphone. You can connect a microphone to a PlayStation using the USB ports. The good thing about this method is that it means you have access to way more songs, as the games described above are pretty limiting in terms of the track selections. The second and more complicated way to set up karaoke on a PlayStation is to connect a microphone and use an app instead of a game.