Q 01/05

Which crime epic starring Michael, Franklin and Trevor is the best-selling PlayStation 3 game of all time?

A) Just Cause 2

B) Grand Theft Auto V

C) Saints Row: The Third

D) Max Payne 3

Answer · why

B) Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V sold more than 24 million copies on PS3 alone. It earned $1 billion in its first three days, faster than any entertainment product ...

Q 02/05

The original PlayStation 3's logo used lettering inspired by the title font of which superhero film?

A) Spider-Man

B) Daredevil

C) Hellboy

D) Fantastic Four

Answer · why

A) Spider-Man

Spider-Man, the 2002 film, came from sister company Sony Pictures. The logo was one of the first design elements chosen for the console.

Q 03/05

Which branch of the US military wired 1,760 PS3 consoles together to build a cut-price supercomputer?

A) US Army

B) US Navy

C) US Coast Guard

D) US Air Force

Answer · why

D) US Air Force

US Air Force researchers nicknamed their machine the Condor Cluster. It analysed high-definition satellite imagery at about a tenth of the cost of a t...

Q 04/05

Which disc format did the PS3 help to victory in a format war by using it for games?

A) HD DVD

B) MiniDisc

C) Blu-ray

D) LaserDisc

Answer · why

C) Blu-ray

Blu-ray became the dominant standard over its rival partly because every PS3 could play it. The console was also the first to ship with an HDMI port.

Q 05/05

The Sixaxis, the PS3's launch controller, shipped without which familiar feature because of a patent lawsuit?

A) Vibration

B) Analog sticks

C) Wireless play

D) Motion sensing

Answer · why

A) Vibration

Vibration was cut while Sony fought a patent case brought by the haptics firm Immersion. Rumble returned with the DualShock 3 after the two companies ...