The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006, in North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australasia. The PlayStation 3 competed primarily against Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles.
The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in PAL regions on September 1, 2005, and is the first handheld installment in the PlayStation line of consoles. As a seventh generation console, the PSP competed with the Nintendo DS.
Buzz!: The Music Quiz is a party music video game developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the first instalment of the Buzz! series and was released exclusively in Europe. In The Music Quiz, players answer questions asked by the host, Buzz, by using the four Buzz! buzzers.
Buzz! is a series of video games developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable consoles. It was conceptualized by restaurant owner Stewart Jones, who sold the concept to Sony.
Buzz!: The BIG Quiz is a 2006 party video game developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the second instalment in the Buzz! series
Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party is a party video game developed by Magenta Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the first game in the Buzz! Junior series. Jungle Party comprises forty different mini-games. Many of these mini-games require little knowledge or skill, so that they are more suited to younger children than the normal Buzz! quiz games, although they can also be enjoyed by older children or even adults. Cohort Studios developed a PlayStation 3 version where the player can use a DualShock wireless controller for the 1st time, yet is limited to only 5 playable mini-games. A PlayStation Portable version of the game was released in November 2010.
The PlayStation Eye is a digital camera device, similar to a webcam, for the PlayStation 3. The technology uses computer vision and gesture recognition to process images taken by the camera. This allows players to interact with games using motion and color detection as well as sound through its built-in microphone array. It is the successor to the EyeToy for the PlayStation 2, which was released in 2003.
Buzz!: The Mega Quiz is a 2007 party video game developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the fourth instalment in the Buzz! series. Buzz! The Mega Quiz has over 5,000 questions. Along with Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party, this was one of the first Buzz games released in North America, also the first game in the series to have a 12+ rating by PEGI.
The PlayStation 3 system software is the updatable firmware and operating system of the PlayStation 3. The base operating system used by Sony for the PlayStation 3 is a fork of both FreeBSD and NetBSD known internally as CellOS or GameOS. It uses XrossMediaBar as its graphical shell.
The PlayStation Portable system software is the official firmware for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). It uses the XrossMediaBar (XMB) as its user interface, similar to the PlayStation 3 console.
Buzz!: The Hollywood Quiz is a party video game developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the fifth instalment in the Buzz! series. Players have to answer questions asked by the quiz master using the four Buzz! remote controls.
Buzz!: Quiz TV is a 2008 party video game developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is the seventh instalment in the Buzz! series and the first to not be released on the PlayStation 2.
PlayStation is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a division of Sony.
Buzz!: The Schools Quiz is a 2008 party video game developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. Developed in association with the UK Government's Department for Education and Skills (DfES), it was released only in the United Kingdom. The game's 5,000 questions are based on the Key Stage 2 Curriculum that covers children between the ages of 7 and 11 years.
Although the game is published by Sony the development cost were covered by Relentless themselves and a Government grant from DfES to fund the initial prototype.
Sony is publishing it. But we've funded it ourselves to get it out there. We really wanted to do something positive and this was a great opportunity afforded to us by the government. We don't make a penny from the version in schools but we will make money from retail sales if it sells well.
Buzz!: Master Quiz is a 2008 party video game developed by Relentless Software and Curve Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. It is the first game in the Buzz! series to be made for a handheld console as well as the first game to be developed by Curve Studios as a primary developer.
Relentless Software was a British video game developer based in Brighton. Founded in 2003, the company was best known for developing most games in Sony's Buzz! series from 2005 to 2010. Relentless released its first self-published title, Blue Toad Murder Files on PC and PSN in 2009 and Quiz Climber Rivals, for iPhone in 2011. Relentless has also developed Air Band and Mutation Station, for the Kinect Fun Labs series. In 2012 it released Kinect Nat Geo TV, after which co-founder David Amor left the studio. In 2014 the studio released Murder Files: The Enigma Express on iOS, Google Play, Google Chrome and Kindle Fire. In 2016, the studio was shut down. The studio was working on an unannounced title for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One prior to its closure.
Buzz!: Brain Bender is a 2008 party video game developed by Curve Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. It is a spin-off of the Buzz! series and the second game in the series to be made for a handheld console. Unlike other games in the Buzz! series Brain Bender is a puzzle game rather than a quiz game. The game features 16 mini-games covering four categories: Analysis, Observation, Memory, and Calculation with each category having three levels of difficulty easy, normal, and hard. The multiplayer aspect of the game is a customisable four-round match called Brain Battle.
Buzz!: Quiz World is a 2009 party video game developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. It is the ninth instalment in the Buzz! series. It allows users to use question packs purchased for previous Buzz! games as well as supporting user created content and online play. Unlike the previous instalments on the console, the PlayStation Portable version of Buzz: Quiz World, again developed by Curve Studios, supports DLC. As with all previous Buzz games the game is available in a game only (Solus) version or in a bundle which includes 4 wireless Buzz! Buzzers and a USB dongle for wireless connectivity.
Buzz!: The Ultimate Music Quiz is a party video game developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released in 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and 2011 for the PlayStation Portable. The final instalment of the Buzz! game series, it was only released in Europe.
The Xperia Play is a smartphone with elements of a handheld game console produced by Sony Ericsson. With the marketshare for dedicated handheld game consoles diminishing into the 2010s due to the rapid expansion of smartphones with cheap downloadable games, Sony attempted to tackle the issue with two separate devices; a dedicated video game console with elements of a smartphone, called the PlayStation Vita, and a smartphone with elements of a handheld console, the Xperia Play. Originally rumored to be a "PlayStation Phone", the device shed the "PlayStation" branding in favor of the Xperia brand, running on the Android operating system.
