Ten Suggestions Trivia Quiz

Answer: Xbox 360

The seventh generation of gaming consoles are led predominantly by Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii, and Sony's PlayStation 3. The Zeebo is a console designed for emerging markets in video gaming, such as Brazil and Russia. The Xbox 360 was released first, in November 2005 in North America, almost a year before its rivals, the PlayStation 3 and the Wii, both of which were released in November 2006.

Answer: No

The PlayStation 2 featured a main power switch at the back of the console, but was removed when the slim version was released. The PlayStation 3 followed similarly, with the original version having a main power switch, but the slim version lacking one. Instead of shutting down completely, the console remains in standby mode.

Answer: Yellow

In order for you to see and hear the game, you can connect it to your television screen or monitor via RCA connector cables. The yellow jack signifies the video output, while the red and white represent the stereo audio channels. If the jacks are not connected properly, this may disrupt the game, through a flickering screen if the yellow jack is not inserted correctly, or crackling sound for the red and white jacks.

Answer: Yes

Following in the footsteps of the PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox, the Xbox 360 features a disc tray for loading discs. The rival consoles, however, do not. They make use of a slot-loading tray, allowing for faster insertion and removal of media.

Answer: United States of America

PAL stands for Phase Alternate Line, and is a type of analogue television encoding system. The specifics of the PAL system may be confusing to some (myself included), but the basis of it, particularly when video games are concerned, are rather simple. Only games encoded with the PAL system can be played in PAL regions, likewise with NTSC and sometimes SECAM. Major PAL regions include Australia, UK, and China. NTSC is used in Japan, North America, and parts of South America (particularly on the western side).

Answer: USB 2.0

USB ports on the PlayStation 3 console allow for a variety of peripherals, including charging SIXAXIS and DualShock 3 controllers. A USB mini-B port on the top of the controller enables a cable to be connected for charging, or playing while charging. Other peripherals, such as the PlayStation Eye, wireless headsets, and keyboards can use the USB ports on the console.

Answer: 8 MB

The 8MB memory card is the standard size for the PlayStation 2 console. Sony produces these memory cards with a MagicGate encryption, to prevent third parties from producing memory cards without a license. Larger sized memory cards have been created, but by non-Sony companies, which means that they are unsupported by Sony and are not guaranteed to be compatible with the console.

The Memory Card was abandoned with the introduction of the PlayStation 3, in favour of a built-in hard drive.

Answer: Mute game

Practically every game will have some sort of an audio settings screen, allowing you to adjust the audio to your liking. Typically, there will be separate settings for music and sound effects. Also, the sound type (Mono, Stereo, and sometimes Surround) can be chosen here.

Answer: Nintendo 64

Just as wireless controllers are the main feature of seventh-generation consoles, vibration, or 'rumbling', was the hype during the sixth generation. The Rumble Pak was a device that could be attached to the Nintendo 64 controller to immerse the player in the game even more by providing force feedback when appropriate. Sony's DualShock controller for the PlayStation featured built-in rumble technology, which continued with the DualShock 2. With the release of the PlayStation 3, the new SIXAXIS controller lacked the vibration, with Sony stating that it was a last generation feature.

Despite this, Sony released the DualShock 3, which replaced the SIXAXIS, which featured vibration.

Answer: Red

If three flashing red lights appear around the power button on your Xbox 360, it means an error has occurred inside the console, and repair by the manufacturer is necessary to get it working again. The Red Ring of Death has been the bane of many gamers over the years, and Microsoft have had their fair share of complaints from people with defective consoles.

The new slim version of the Xbox 360, released in 2010, now alerts the player to errors via the centre of the power button changing colour from green to red.