Sony responds to PS3 SingStar criticism

Sony has responded to a petition complaining about network outages, a lack of updates, false advertising and a lack of community news related to the PlayStation 3 version of SingStar.

The game was released in Europe on December 7.

In a statement issued to our sister site Eurogamer, Sony has promised new content on January 18 with more to follow in early February.

"SingStar fans have been asking when the SingStore will be populated with more songs," the statement reads.

"Our original vision, as outlined in early preview coverage of SingStar, was to have more than 350 songs available on the SingStore. We are working hard to increase the volume of content as quickly as possible.

"Eighteen new tracks will be live in the SingStore from 18th January - 15 English and 3 Spanish tracks - including songs from KT Tunstall, David Bowie and Blur. This will be followed by an update the week of 4th February, including tracks from The Editors and MC Hammer, and we will be updating the SingStore with new content twice monthly thereafter.

"Thanks for your ongoing support."

Sony did not specifically address the network issues claimed by consumers who signed the petition.

According to Eurogamer, readers of the site have reported using uploaded videos in an attempt to attract Sony's attention, but found that the videos were deleted.