PlayStation Quiz

1. PlayStation was originally developed as an add-on accessory for which Nintendo console?

1. Famicom
2. NES
3. Nintendo 64
4. Super Nintendo (SNES)

2. The original PlayStation launched in Japan in December 1994. What medium did it use for games — a first for Sony consoles?

1. Cartridges
2. CD-ROM
3. DVD
4. Floppy discs

3. The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling video game console of all time. Approximately how many units did it sell?

1. About 100 million
2. About 120 million
3. About 80 million
4. Over 155 million

4. The original DualShock controller — which became the template for PlayStation controllers for 25 years — introduced which two key features?

1. Dual analogue sticks and rumble (vibration) feedback
2. Motion sensing and built-in speaker
3. Pressure-sensitive buttons and a microphone
4. Wireless connectivity and touchpad

5. Metal Gear Solid (1998) — one of the original PlayStation's most celebrated games — featured which iconic villain confrontation that famously broke the fourth wall?

1. A boss fight conducted entirely through morse code
2. A cutscene that lasted over an hour
3. Fighting the final boss in zero gravity
4. Psycho Mantis reading the player's memory card and game data to seem telepathic

6. The PS3 launched in 2006 and was instrumental in winning a major technology format war. What was the format?

1. Blu-ray vs HD DVD
2. DVD vs VHS
3. Flash storage vs optical disc
4. UMD vs MiniDVD

7. Sony's PlayStation Network was hacked in April 2011 in one of the biggest consumer data breaches in history. Approximately how many accounts were compromised?

1. 150 million
2. 25 million
3. 5 million
4. 77 million

8. Naughty Dog is one of Sony's most acclaimed first-party studios. They created The Last of Us and which other celebrated PlayStation exclusive series?

1. Bloodborne
2. God of War
3. Horizon Zero Dawn
4. Uncharted

9. God of War, PlayStation's acclaimed action series, follows a Spartan warrior named Kratos. The 2018 reboot shifted the setting from Greek to which mythology?

1. Celtic
2. Egyptian
3. Japanese
4. Norse

10. PlayStation Plus was launched in 2010. What was its headline feature that distinguished it from the free PlayStation Network?

1. Access to PlayStation Now game streaming
2. Cloud saves only
3. Monthly free games for subscribers
4. Online multiplayer (which was free on PSN)

11. Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) is a PlayStation exclusive set in a post-apocalyptic world. What is unusual about the game's enemies?

1. They are all humans in disguise
2. They are invisible until attacked
3. They are robotic dinosaurs and animals
4. They communicate in a dead language

12. The PS5's DualSense controller introduced 'adaptive triggers' — what does this feature do?

1. The triggers can be removed and replaced
2. The triggers change colour to indicate game state
3. The triggers control the game's difficulty setting
4. The triggers provide variable resistance to simulate physical sensations like drawing a bow or pressing a car brake

13. The original Crash Bandicoot trilogy — developed by Naughty Dog — was an exclusive platformer series for which PlayStation console?

1. Original PlayStation (PS1)
2. PlayStation 2
3. PlayStation 3
4. PlayStation Portable

14. The PlayStation Portable (PSP) launched in 2005 was Sony's first handheld console. What distinguished it physically from the Nintendo DS?

1. It featured a large, wide 4.3-inch LCD screen and a UMD disc format
2. It had two screens
3. It used cartridges
4. It was foldable like a clamshell

15. The PS4 exclusive 'The Last of Us' (2013) was set in a post-apocalyptic world. What caused humanity's collapse?

1. A deadly plague virus
2. A mutated cordyceps fungus infecting humans
3. An alien invasion
4. Nuclear war

16. Ken Kutaragi — known as the 'Father of PlayStation' — was inspired to create the original PlayStation after encountering which Nintendo product in his home?

1. A Game Boy on a train
2. An arcade machine
3. His daughter playing with a Super Nintendo
4. His son's NES

17. Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) for PS4 was a landmark exclusive. Approximately how many copies did it sell in its first three days?

1. 1 million
2. 3.3 million
3. 5 million
4. 8 million

18. Bloodborne (2015) — a notoriously difficult gothic action RPG exclusive to PS4 — was developed by which Japanese studio also known for the Dark Souls series?

1. Capcom
2. FromSoftware
3. Konami
4. Square Enix

19. PlayStation's mascot in the PS1 era — used extensively in advertising — was which character?

1. Crash Bandicoot
2. Lara Croft
3. Spyro the Dragon
4. The PlayStation shapes (triangle, square, circle, cross)

20. The PS5 launched in November 2020 alongside a more affordable digital-only version. What was the most discussed feature of the PS5's physical design?

1. Its detachable controller dock
2. Its foldable screen attachment
3. Its transparent case
4. Its unusually large size and distinctive curved two-tone white design