Deck 15: Modern Console Gaming

Question 1

What is helping keep most arcade venues afloat in the United States?

A) The rise of casual games
B) Video redemption or "videmption" games
C) Food and beverage service
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Nintendo's Wii U was originally codenamed:

A) Project Café
B) Orbis
C) Durango
D) NX

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following was not a key feature of the Nintendo Wii U GamePad?

A) Asymmetrical, multiplayer gaming
B) Ability to stream 3DS games
C) Off-TV Play
D) NFC (near-field communication) reader/writer

Answer 3

B

Question 4

This handheld system featured an autostereoscopic upper screen that could display stereoscopic 3D effects without 3D glasses:

A) Nintendo 2DS
B) Nintendo 3DS
C) PlayStation Portable
D) PlayStation Vita

Question 5

This console's development was fronted by lead architect and producer Mark Cerny:

A) Wii U
B) PlayStation 4
C) Xbox One
D) Nintendo Switch

Question 6

This gamepad includes a clickable, two-point capacitive touchpad and LED light bar:

A) Wii U GamePad
B) DualShock 4
C) Xbox One controller
D) Joy-Con

Question 7

The PlayStation 4 function that allows PlayStation Plus members to share gameplay clips or invite other members to play their games remotely:

A) Snap (PiP)
B) Play Anywhere
C) Remote Play
D) Share Play

Question 8

Which of the following was not one of the original plans for the Xbox One announced at the 2013 E3 conference?

A) Kinect sensor required
B) Daily Internet connection required
C) Xbox Live account required
D) Digital rights management (DRM) restricted pre-owned game usage

Question 9

The design of the Xbox One console, Kinect 2.0, and Xbox One controller was led by:

A) Don Mattrick
B) Carl Ledbetter
C) Mark Cerny
D) Tetsu Sumii

Question 10

Which was not a unique feature of the Xbox One console or controller?

A) Snap (PiP)
B) Separate rumble motors called "impulse triggers"
C) OneGuide and GameDVR apps
D) Options and Share buttons

Question 11

The "New Xbox One Experience" user interface update added:

A) a new layout with more vertical navigation and a Snap overlay menu
B) backwards compatibility with a number of Xbox 360 games
C) "Play Anywhere" to stream Xbox One games to other Windows 10 devices
D) all of the above

Question 12

Even though more than half of its early titles had been released on other consoles, this system's 34 launch titles were the most ever for a home console:

A) Wii U
B) PlayStation 4
C) Xbox One
D) Nintendo Switch

Question 13

The first home console with a CPU that utilized OOE (Out of Order Execution):

A) Wii U
B) PlayStation 4
C) Xbox One
D) Nintendo Switch

Question 14

Like Activision's Skylanders series, __________ developed its own series of figurines called "amiibo" to play with certain games:

A) Microsoft
B) Nintendo
C) Sega
D) Sony

Question 15

Similar to Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa, __________ on the Xbox One added improved voice command functionality and better natural language recognition:

A) Beam
B) Cortana
C) Ybarra
D) None of the above

Question 16

The only console that did not contain a graphics processing unit (GPU) by AMD:

A) Wii U
B) PlayStation 4
C) Xbox One
D) Nintendo Switch

Question 17

With the exception of fighting games, the modern era of arcades implemented the business strategy of not porting arcade games to home consoles.

Question 18

In order to run games more efficiently, the PS4 and Xbox One require mandatory installation to the hard drive of all disc-based games.

Question 19

The PlayStation Camera is required for the PlayStation VR unit to play VR games.

Question 20

The original Xbox One utilized a smaller air vent than the Xbox 360 to help the system run more quietly and to allow the console to sit both horizontally and vertically.