Microsoft has announced Karaoke, an Xbox Live Arcade-enabled service set to launch this holiday. The singing game will rotate through free sample songs, but what you'll pay for isn't actually the individual tracks. For an unspecified series of Microsoft Points, players can rent Karaoke in two, six, and 24 hour blocks, similar to renting a karaoke room. The 8,000 song library opens up for your selection, and rather than downloading what you want to play, tracks simply stream when chosen.
To answer the most important questions out of the gate: Yes, your Rock Band and Lips microphones will work, as will the default Xbox 360 headset.
Let it out.
Similar to Dance Central 3, SmartGlass users can queue up songs to continue singing uninterrupted. Announced artists range from Beyonce, Rascal Flatts, and Dolly Parton to Lou Bega and Amy Grant, with country, rock, top 40, and even Christmas songs making up the library genres. Working with The Karaoke Channel, Microsoft will support Karaoke on XBLA with new songs post-launch.
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