Rumor: Lips is MS's response to Singstar?
by Terrence Stasse 
{ Jun 15th 2008 at 9:00PM }
Apparently Lips is the codename for a karaoke game that uses a specialized microphone with built-in lights and a limited motion detector. To go with the pair of mics that are included in the default package, the game itself will have 30 songs right out of the box and features the ability to import music from a CD or Ipod to sing along with. To help with that, the game somehow reduces the vocals of the imported songs, and includes a way to place the lyrics of the songs on-screen a la "normal" karaoke.
This is MS we're talking about here, so there is of course a healthy DLC component to the thing too. Lips is also going to have "hundreds of music videos" available for download to ensure that MS sees its fair share of continuing profits. However the likelihood of people paying for them, given the ability to import their own songs, is rather doubtful.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
itsburnsie @ Jun 15th 2008 9:13PM
Creepiest post picture ever? It's close, that's for sure.
john paul @ Jun 15th 2008 9:22PM
Terrence...that is disgusting....
Terrence Stasse @ Jun 15th 2008 9:26PM
I guess some folks see innuendo in everything ...
I'll change it.
Jim Halpert DM @ Jun 15th 2008 9:31PM
I liked the original picture better. These look odd if you look at them sideways. Hint. Hint.
Terrence Stasse @ Jun 15th 2008 9:38PM
Thank you for proving me right Jim ;)
Fixed your spelling too.
Jim Halpert DM @ Jun 15th 2008 9:46PM
Thanks. Let try the innuendo with a third pic. lol
Philip (Fernando Rocker Defence Force) @ Jun 15th 2008 10:33PM
Now you all got me wanting to know what the first pic was.
ZEBRA NINER @ Jun 16th 2008 10:01AM
Ok, so what was the first picture?
Jim Halpert DM @ Jun 15th 2008 9:26PM
Anybody remember Xbox Music Mixer for the original Xbox? Hmmm.....
UNSCleric @ Jun 15th 2008 9:35PM
Yeah, I owned it.
Cuddlefish @ Jun 15th 2008 9:32PM
Yeah, why is this a response to Singstar?
Terrence Stasse @ Jun 15th 2008 9:37PM
Singstar is a karaoke game heavily associated with the Playstation brand.
Lips looks to be a karaoke game heavily associated with the Xbox brand.
Tom @ Jun 15th 2008 9:55PM
Sounds interesting to say the least. I've had plenty of incredible times at friends' houses with Singstar. :p
me singing headstrong+a hidden video phone=massive blackmail :D
Momer @ Jun 15th 2008 9:56PM
Is it just me or did they change the image for this post??
Jim Halpert DM @ Jun 15th 2008 10:16PM
Read @ john paul and the following comments.
Ryan @ Jun 15th 2008 11:03PM
Cool. It'll be like Rock Band, but without guitar, drums, and fun.
Paul @ Jun 15th 2008 11:19PM
hahaha very niiiiiice
Grimm @ Jun 16th 2008 1:25AM
Why do people always think lips look like pussies...have you ever even seen a pussy? I don't know about you guys but I've never seen a pair of lips with a clit on it.
Digital Limit @ Jun 16th 2008 2:44AM
Where do I e-mail fancast questions, again?
ZEBRA NINER @ Jun 16th 2008 9:11AM
Lips, lips, lips... lips.
emirabal @ Jun 16th 2008 9:42AM
I liked the green lips better
DjDATZ @ Jun 16th 2008 9:47AM
I suck at signing. LOL Actually, I fail at any form of music. LOL
Bravo6 @ Jun 16th 2008 10:32AM
While this sounds like a badass idea, I just can't see MS letting you do something for free when they could force you to buy it from them instead (regarding 'ripping' your own tunes vs DLC). There's gotta be some catch.
Anticrawl @ Jun 16th 2008 11:05AM
Lips is Microsoft's response to the lucrative porn industry.