page_title: SingStar
section_title: Hardware
hierarchical_section_title: SingStar / Development / Hardware
caption_attribution_description: SingStar USB microphones, packaged with PS2 SingStar games
context_page_description: SingStar is a competitive music video game series for PlayStation consoles, developed by London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Dozens of installments were released for the PlayStation 2, and several more for the PlayStation 3. It is also available on the PlayStation 4 as a free app download, with users paying for the songs as individual or bundle downloads. The games have also undergone a number of non-English releases in various European countries.
  SingStar games on disc for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 are distributed either as the software alone, or bundled with a pair of USB microphones – one red, one blue; wireless microphones are also available. The games are compatible with the EyeToy, PlayStation Eye and PlayStation 4 cameras, allowing players to see and record themselves singing.
  On 31 October 2019, an announcement was made via the SingStar website explaining that all SingStar and SingStore servers would be shut down in January 2020. All offline content will remain accessible after the shutdown.
context_section_description: The SingStar games require SingStar-branded microphones – one red and one blue – which connect to the PlayStation console via a single USB converter. The USB converter was required so that both microphones would use a single USB port; the PlayStation 2 and later versions of the PlayStation 3 only have two USB ports, and the second port needed to remain free for camera functionality. The PlayStation 2 Headset was originally considered as an alternative to microphones, however the headset was not technically sufficient, and London Studio felt that handheld microphones were important to the authentic experience.
  Wireless microphones, with a 2.4 GHz receiver attached to the PS2 or PS3 by USB, became available in Europe in March 2009. Bluetooth microphones were originally planned to launch with the PS3 version of SingStar, but running two Bluetooth microphones together was found to be difficult, so the PS3 game launched with the same USB microphones as the PS2 game.
  From 21 May 2014, users of the PlayStation 4 could use their smartphones as a microphone. This feature is also available for the PlayStation 3 version.
caption: SingStar USB microphones
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