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Buzz Quiz TV for PlayStation 3
Buzz Quiz TV for PlayStation 3 brings the game show to HD for the first time and contains more than five thousand questions. Five channels divide the subjects among music, movies and television, sport, challenging brain teasers and lifestyle. In Channel Hopper, the contest moves between categories, while other choices build a full quiz around one subject. Host Buzz, the caricatured contestants and short visual and audio questions give every round the pace of a television programme.
Each player answers with a wireless Buzzer: the red button determines who reacts first and four coloured buttons select the answer. Rounds such as Stop the Clock reward both accuracy and speed. High Stakes lets players wager points in advance, and All That Apply asks them to identify several correct options. Scoring changes in every round, allowing a deficit to be recovered without gambling taking over the entire contest. Up to eight contestants can play locally with two receivers.
The original release offered Sofa vs Sofa contests, MyBuzz questions, leaderboards and downloadable quiz packs. Those PlayStation Network services from 2008 have ended and are not offered as working. The complete local quiz, five channels and all questions on the disc remain playable without internet. The product title states Game Only: this offer is therefore for the game without Buzzers or USB receiver. Compatible Buzz controllers are required for a local contest.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
You can play alone or locally with two to eight contestants. Every player needs a compatible Buzz controller. One set of four wireless Buzzers uses one USB receiver; five to eight players require a second complete set with its own receiver. The product title states Game Only, so controllers and receiver are not included. The former online features have ended; the local quiz remains playable without a network connection.
Manual
Buzz Quiz TV for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Buzz Quiz TV
Relentless Software developed Buzz Quiz TV as the first Buzz instalment for PlayStation 3. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe released the European version on 4 July 2008. The studio moved from wired PlayStation 2 controllers to wireless Buzzers with a USB receiver and rebuilt the studio in HD. The foundation remained recognisable: four coloured answers, a red buzzer and rounds that alternate speed with points at risk.
At launch, the disc contained more than five thousand questions divided across five channels. At the time, MyBuzz let players create and share their own questions through a website, while Sofa vs Sofa placed up to four living rooms against each other online. Sony added trophies, multiple Buzzers online and photo support with PlayStation Eye through an update. Separate downloadable packs later supplied extra questions, but were not part of the standard disc.
Quiz TV formed the technical foundation for De Slimste van Nederland and was followed by Buzz Quiz World in 2009. That sequel gave more control over rounds and contest length, while remaining compatible with previously purchased question packs. MyBuzz, Sofa vs Sofa and the original store support have since disappeared. This page therefore describes the lasting local game and mentions online features only as history, without promising current network operation or access to old downloads.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
Buzz De Slimste van Nederland and Buzz Quiz TV use the same HD studio, wireless Buzzers and recognisable round structure. Quiz TV appeared first and contains more than five thousand questions across five broad channels. De Slimste follows with a new Dutch-language question bank, local subjects and more than four thousand questions. The old online features of both releases have ended, but their local contests remain playable from the original PS3 disc.
Buzz Quiz World expands the PS3 formula with more choice over contest length, subjects and rounds, new characters and a larger new question bank. De Slimste van Nederland uses the earlier fixed contest structure and places more emphasis on Dutch general knowledge. Both work with Buzzers and were once linked to MyBuzz and downloadable packs, but only the local content on the disc can be expected without the discontinued network services.
Trivial Pursuit for PlayStation 3 turns the board game into a digital playing field with the familiar six knowledge categories and standard controllers. De Slimste van Nederland presents questions as a loud television show, uses dedicated Buzzers and changes the scoring differently in each round. Both test broad general knowledge, but Trivial Pursuit revolves around spaces and coloured wedges while Buzz centres on speed, timing and the host's reactions.
National Geographic Challenge focuses on geography, nature, history and images from the National Geographic archive. De Slimste van Nederland covers those subjects alongside sport, music, television, video games and local knowledge. National Geographic uses standard controllers and board-like challenges; Buzz requires the dedicated coloured buttons and builds a full game show around quick answers. Both the controls and the distribution of subjects therefore differ.
Buzz The Ultimate Music Quiz for PS3 focuses on artists, genres, hits and audiovisual music questions and adds optional PlayStation Move rounds. De Slimste van Nederland uses music as one part of a much broader knowledge quiz and does not require Move controls. Both let several players answer simultaneously with Buzzers, but the national release rewards broad knowledge whereas Ultimate Music Quiz asks for specialist music knowledge.
