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The 'OtherOS' functionality was not present in the updated PS Slim models, and the feature was subsequently removed from previous versions of the PS3 as part of the machine's firmware update version 3.21 which was released on April 1, 2010; Sony cited security concerns as the rationale. The firmware update 3.21 was mandatory for access to the PlayStation Network. The removal caused some controversy; as the update removed officially advertised features from already sold products, and gave rise to several class action lawsuits aimed at making Sony return the feature or provide compensation.

Question: What functionality did the PlayStation 3 lose in version 3.21 of its firmware update?
Answer: 'OtherOS'

Question: What reason did Sony give for taking out OtherOS?
Answer: security concerns

Question: Was firmware update 3.21 optional or mandatory if users wanted to continue accessing the PS Network?
Answer: mandatory

Question: Which PS3 model never included OtherOS?
Answer: PS Slim

Question: What legal action did some disgruntled OtherOS users take against Sony?
Answer: class action lawsuits

Question: What functionality did the PlayStation 3 lose in version 3.12 of its firmware update?

Question: What reason did Sony give for taking out OtterOS?

Question: Was firmware update 3.12 optional or mandatory if users wanted to continue accessing the PS Network?

Question: Which PS3 model always included OtherOS?

Question: What legal action did some happy OtherOS users take against Sony?
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On March 1, 2010 (UTC), many of the original "fat" PlayStation 3 models worldwide were experiencing errors related to their internal system clock. The error had many symptoms. Initially, the main problem seemed to be the inability to connect to the PlayStation Network. However, the root cause of the problem was unrelated to the PlayStation Network, since even users who had never been online also had problems playing installed offline games (which queried the system timer as part of startup) and using system themes. At the same time many users noted that the console's clock had gone back to December 31, 1999. The event was nicknamed the ApocalyPS3, a play on the word apocalypse and PS3, the abbreviation for the PlayStation 3 console.

Question: What part of the original model PS3s starting causing problems in March of 2010?
Answer: internal system clock

Question: What essential network were some users unable to connect to because of the error?
Answer: PlayStation Network

Question: What erroneous date did some users start seeing on their consoles?
Answer: December 31, 1999

Question: What humorous nickname was given to the situation with the console system clock errors?
Answer: ApocalyPS3

Question: The name "ApocalyPS3" combines "PS3" with what other word?
Answer: apocalypse

Question: What part of the original model PS3s starting causing problems in March of 2011?

Question: What essential network were some users able to connect to because of the error?

Question: What erroneous date did some users stop seeing on their consoles?

Question: What humorous nickname was given to the situation with the console system disk errors?

Question: The name "ApocalyPS3" combines "PS2" with what other word?
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Sony confirmed that there was an error and stated that they were narrowing down the issue and were continuing to work to restore service. By March 2 (UTC), 2010, owners of original PS3 models could connect to PSN successfully and the clock no longer showed December 31, 1999. Sony stated that the affected models incorrectly identified 2010 as a leap year, because of a bug in the BCD method of storing the date. However, for some users, the hardware's operating system clock (mainly updated from the internet and not associated with the internal clock) needed to be updated manually or by re-syncing it via the internet.

Question: By what date did Sony correct the issue with the system clock?
Answer: March 2 (UTC), 2010

Question: What were the broken models mistakenly classifying 2010 as?
Answer: a leap year

Question: What storage system for dates led to the system clock error?
Answer: BCD

Question: What clock unrelated to the error in the PS3 had to be updated in some cases in order to fix the bug?
Answer: operating system clock

Question: By what date did Sony correct the issue with the system disk?

Question: What were the broken models mistakenly classifying 2011 as?

Question: What storage system for dates led to the system disk error?

Question: What clock unrelated to the error in the PS2 had to be updated in some cases in order to fix the bug?

Question: What clock unrelated to the error in the PS3 had to be updated in some cases in order to continue the bug?
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PlayStation Portable can connect with PlayStation 3 in many ways, including in-game connectivity. For example, Formula One Championship Edition, a racing game, was shown at E3 2006 using a PSP as a real-time rear-view mirror. In addition, users are able to download original PlayStation format games from the PlayStation Store, transfer and play them on PSP as well as PS3 itself. It is also possible to use the Remote Play feature to play these and some PlayStation Network games, remotely on PSP over a network or internet connection.

Question: What PS3 game can integrate a PlayStation Portable to use as a rear-view mirror?
Answer: Formula One Championship Edition

Question: What kind of game is Formula One Championship Edition?
Answer: racing

Question: If users want to download original PlayStation games, where do they go online?
Answer: PlayStation Store

Question: Games in plain PlayStation format can be played both on the PS3 console and what other device?
Answer: PSP

Question: What's the name of the feature that would let you play a game on your PSP without having it with you?
Answer: Remote Play

Question: What PS2 game can integrate a PlayStation Portable to use as a rear-view mirror?

Question: What kind of game is Formula Two Championship Edition?

Question: If users want to download original PlayStation games, where do they go offline?

Question: Games in plain PlayStation format can be played both on the PS4 console and what other device?

Question: What's the name of the feature that would let you play a game on your PSP while having it with you?
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PlayStation Network is the unified online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service provided by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, announced during the 2006 PlayStation Business Briefing meeting in Tokyo. The service is always connected, free, and includes multiplayer support. The network enables online gaming, the PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home and other services. PlayStation Network uses real currency and PlayStation Network Cards as seen with the PlayStation Store and PlayStation Home.

Question: In what city did Sony hold their 2006 PlayStation Business Briefing?
Answer: Tokyo

Question: Does PlayStation Network use artificial or real currency for purchases?
Answer: real

Question: Along with being free and providing constant connectivity, what other feature does PS Network offer users?
Answer: multiplayer support

Question: PlayStation Network is only available for PS3 and what other device?
Answer: PlayStation Portable

Question: In what city did Sony hold their 2005 PlayStation Business Briefing?

Question: Does PlayStation Network use artificial or real currency for picture viewing?

Question: Along with being free and providing constant connectivity, what other feature does PS Network not offer users?

Question: PlayStation Network is only available for PS2 and what other device?

Question: PlayStation Netbook is only available for PS3 and what other device?
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PlayStation Plus (commonly abbreviated PS+ and occasionally referred to as PSN Plus) is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service that was officially unveiled at E3 2010 by Jack Tretton, President and CEO of SCEA. Rumors of such service had been in speculation since Kaz Hirai's announcement at TGS 2009 of a possible paid service for PSN but with the current PSN service still available. Launched alongside PS3 firmware 3.40 and PSP firmware 6.30 on June 29, 2010, the paid-for subscription service provides users with enhanced services on the PlayStation Network, on top of the current PSN service which is still available with all of its features. These enhancements include the ability to have demos, game and system software updates download automatically to PlayStation 3. Subscribers also get early or exclusive access to some betas, game demos, premium downloadable content and other PlayStation Store items. North American users also get a free subscription to Qore. Users may choose to purchase either a one-year or a three-month subscription to PlayStation Plus.

Question: What's the name of Sony's exclusive PlayStation Network subscription service?
Answer: PlayStation Plus

Question: How is PlayStation Plus often abbreviated?
Answer: PS+

Question: Who was the President and CEO of SCEA in the year 2010?
Answer: Jack Tretton

Question: On what date did the PlayStation Plus service officially launch?
Answer: June 29, 2010

Question: Duration options for subscription to PS+ are either three months or what period of time?
Answer: one-year

Question: What's the name of Microsoft's exclusive PlayStation Network subscription service?

Question: How is PlayStation Plus never abbreviated?

Question: Who was the President and CEO of SCEA in the year 2009?

Question: On what date did the PlayStation Plus service officially get cancelled?

Question: Duration options for subscription to PS+ are either four months or what period of time?
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The PlayStation Store is an online virtual market available to users of Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) and PlayStation Portable (PSP) game consoles via the PlayStation Network. The Store offers a range of downloadable content both for purchase and available free of charge. Available content includes full games, add-on content, playable demos, themes and game and movie trailers. The service is accessible through an icon on the XMB on PS3 and PSP. The PS3 store can also be accessed on PSP via a Remote Play connection to PS3. The PSP store is also available via the PC application, Media Go. As of September 24, 2009, there have been over 600 million downloads from the PlayStation Store worldwide.

Question: Where can you buy downloadable content for the PSP and PS3?
Answer: The PlayStation Store

Question: What do you click on in the PS3 interface to get to the PlayStation Store?
Answer: an icon

Question: What connection would you go through to go to the PS3 store from a PSP?
Answer: Remote Play

Question: How many unique downloads had there been from the PlayStation Store by late 2009?
Answer: over 600 million

Question: From a PC, what application can you use to visit the PlayStation Store?
Answer: Media Go

Question: Where can you buy uploadable content for the PSP and PS3?

Question: What do you click on in the PS2 interface to get to the PlayStation Store?

Question: What connection would you go through to go to the PS3 store from a PS2?

Question: How many unique downloads had there been from the PlayStation Store by late 2008?

Question: From a PC, what application can't you use to visit the PlayStation Store?
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What's New was announced at Gamescom 2009 and was released on September 1, 2009, with PlayStation 3 system software 3.0. The feature was to replace the existing [Information Board], which displayed news from the PlayStation website associated with the user's region. The concept was developed further into a major PlayStation Network feature, which interacts with the [Status Indicator] to display a ticker of all content, excluding recently played content (currently in North America and Japan only).

Question: What new feature for PS3 was released in September of 2009?
Answer: What's New

Question: At what event did Sony announce What's New?
Answer: Gamescom

Question: What did What's New replace?
Answer: Information Board

Question: What type of information is disseminated through What's New?
Answer: news

Question: What's geographical area does What's New tailor information to for each user?
Answer: region

Question: What new feature for PS3 was released in September of 2008?

Question: At what event did Sony cancel What's New?

Question: What did What's New get replaced by?

Question: What type of information is disseminated outside of What's New?

Question: What's biographical area does What's New tailor information to for each user?
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The system displays the What's New screen by default instead of the [Games] menu (or [Video] menu, if a movie was inserted) when starting up. What's New has four sections: "Our Pick", "Recently Played", latest information and new content available in PlayStation Store. There are four kinds of content the What's New screen displays and links to, on the sections. "Recently Played" displays the user's recently played games and online services only, whereas, the other sections can contain website links, links to play videos and access to selected sections of the PlayStation Store.

Question: How many  different sections does What's New have?
Answer: four

Question: What section of What's New would a user visit to find the games they've played lately?
Answer: "Recently Played"

Question: Before What's New existed, what default screen would show when a user put a movie in their PS3?
Answer: Video

Question: What section of What's New can't show links to websites?
Answer: "Recently Played"

Question: Other than the Video default screen for movies, what menu would the PS3 default to before What's New?
Answer: Games

Question: How many different sections doesn't What's New have?

Question: What section of What's New would a user visit to find the games they've never played?

Question: Before What's New existed, what default screen would show when a user put a movie in their PS2?

Question: What section of What's New can show links to websites?
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PlayStation Home is a virtual 3D social networking service for the PlayStation Network. Home allows users to create a custom avatar, which can be groomed realistically. Users can edit and decorate their personal apartments, avatars or club houses with free, premium or won content. Users can shop for new items or win prizes from PS3 games, or Home activities. Users interact and connect with friends and customise content in a virtual world. Home also acts as a meeting place for users that want to play multiplayer games with others.

Question: What does Sony call their social network?
Answer: PlayStation Home

Question: What is the customizable representation of a user in PS Home called?
Answer: avatar

Question: Home has free, won, and what third type of content?
Answer: premium

Question: Users employ the content to decorate club houses, their avatars, or what virtual dwelling space?
Answer: apartments

Question: What type of games can users find participants for in Home?
Answer: multiplayer

Question: What doesn't Sony call their social network?

Question: What is the uncustomizable representation of a user in PS Home called?

Question: Home has pay, won, and what third type of content?

Question: Users don't employ the content to decorate club houses, their avatars, or what virtual dwelling space?

Question: What type of games can't users find participants for in Home?
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Life with PlayStation, released on September 18, 2008 to succeed Folding@home, was retired November 6, 2012. Life with PlayStation used virtual globe data to display news and information by city. Along with Folding@home functionality, the application provided access to three other information "channels", the first being the Live Channel offering news headlines and weather which were provided by Google News, The Weather Channel, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Space Science and Engineering Center, among other sources. The second channel was the World Heritage channel which offered historical information about historical sites. The third channel was the United Village channel. United Village was designed to share information about communities and cultures worldwide. An update allowed video and photo viewing in the application. The fourth channel was the USA exclusive PlayStation Network Game Trailers Channel for direct streaming of game trailers.

Question: Life was able to personalize information for users by what location division?
Answer: city

Question: On what date was Life with PlayStation shut down?
Answer: November 6, 2012

Question: For weather updates from The Weather Channel, which of Life's channels would you have visited?
Answer: Live Channel

Question: What's was Life's channel that delivered information about history topics?
Answer: World Heritage

Question: What didn't Life with PlayStation take the place of?

Question: Life wasn't able to personalize information for users by what location division?

Question: On what date was Life with PlayStation continued?

Question: For weather updates from The Weather Channel, which of Life's channels wouldn't you have visited?

Question: What's was Life's channel that delivered information about current topics?
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On April 20, 2011, Sony shut down the PlayStation Network and Qriocity for a prolonged interval, revealing on April 23 that this was due to "an external intrusion on our system". Sony later revealed that the personal information of 77 million users might have been taken, including: names; addresses; countries; email addresses; birthdates; PSN/Qriocity logins, passwords and handles/PSN online IDs. They also stated that it was possible that users' profile data, including purchase history and billing address, and PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may have been obtained. There was no evidence that any credit card data had been taken, but the possibility could not be ruled out, and Sony advised customers that their credit card data may have been obtained. Additionally, the credit card numbers were encrypted and Sony never collected the three digit CVC or CSC number from the back of the credit cards which is required for authenticating some transactions. In response to the incident, Sony announced a "Welcome Back" program, 30 days free membership of PlayStation Plus for all PSN members, two free downloadable PS3 games, and a free one-year enrollment in an identity theft protection program.

Question: What was the date Sony shut down the PS Network because of a security breach?
Answer: April 20, 2011

Question: How many users did Sony say might have been affected by the intrusion?
Answer: 77 million

Question: What did Sony call the special offer they handed out to respond to the breach?
Answer: "Welcome Back"

Question: How many free days of PlayStation Plus were included in the offer?
Answer: 30

Question: How many free game downloads were included in the "Welcome Back" program?
Answer: two

Question: What was the date Sony shut down the Microsoft Network because of a security breach?

Question: How many users did Sony say might have been unaffected by the intrusion?

Question: What didn't Sony call the special offer they handed out to respond to the breach?

Question: How many paid days of PlayStation Plus were included in the offer?

Question: How many free game downloads were excluded in the "Welcome Back" program?
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Although its PlayStation predecessors had been very dominant against the competition and were hugely profitable for Sony, PlayStation 3 had an inauspicious start, and Sony chairman and CEO Sir Howard Stringer initially could not convince investors of a turnaround in its fortunes. The PS3 lacked the unique gameplay of the more affordable Wii which became that generation's most successful console in terms of units sold. Furthermore, PS3 had to compete directly with Xbox 360 which had a market head start, and as a result the platform no longer had exclusive titles that the PS2 enjoyed such as the Grand Theft Auto and Final Fantasy series (regarding cross-platform games, Xbox 360 versions were generally considered superior in 2006, although by 2008 the PS3 versions had reached parity or surpassed), and it took longer than expected for PS3 to enjoy strong sales and close the gap with Xbox 360. Sony also continued to lose money on each PS3 sold through 2010, although the redesigned "slim" PS3 has cut these losses since then.

Question: What was PlayStation 3's toughest competitor in the video game market?
Answer: Wii

Question: What did Wii offer that PS3 couldn't compete with?
Answer: unique gameplay

Question: In 2006, did most people prefer the Xbox 360 or PS3 versions of cross-platform games?
Answer: Xbox 360 versions

Question: Until what year was Sony seeing a loss on each PlayStation 3 console it sold?
Answer: 2010

Question: Which cost less in stores: PS3 or Wii?
Answer: Wii

Question: What was PlayStation 4's toughest competitor in the video game market?

Question: What did Wii offer that PS3 could compete with?

Question: In 2006, did most people prefer the Xbox or PS2 versions of cross-platform games?

Question: Until what year was Sony seeing a profit on each PlayStation 3 console it sold?

Question: Which cost less in stores: PS2 or Wii?
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PlayStation 3's initial production cost is estimated by iSuppli to have been US$805.85 for the 20 GB model and US$840.35 for the 60 GB model. However, they were priced at US$499 and US$599 respectively, meaning that units may have been sold at an estimated loss of $306 or $241 depending on model, if the cost estimates were correct, and thus may have contributed to Sony's games division posting an operating loss of ¥232.3 billion (US$1.97 billion) in the fiscal year ending March 2007. In April 2007, soon after these results were published, Ken Kutaragi, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, announced plans to retire. Various news agencies, including The Times and The Wall Street Journal reported that this was due to poor sales, while SCEI maintains that Kutaragi had been planning his retirement for six months prior to the announcement.

Question: How much did it cost to make one 20 GB PS3?
Answer: US$805.85

Question: In contrast to the production cost, what was the retail price for a 20 GB PlayStation 3?
Answer: US$499

Question: Assuming iSuppli got the numbers right, how much of a loss did Sony take for every 20 GB PS3 sold in the U.S.?
Answer: $306

Question: What was the name of Sony's President who announced his retirement amid rumors in April 2007?
Answer: Ken Kutaragi

Question: In U.S. dollars, how much was the enormous loss Sony reported the month before Kutaragi's retirement announcement?
Answer: US$1.97 billion

Question: How much did it cost to make one 40 GB PS3?

Question: In contrast to the production cost, what was the retail price for a 20 GB PlayStation 2?

Question: Assuming iSuppli got the numbers right, how much of a loss did Sony take for every 20 GB PS3 sold in the U.K.?

Question: What was the name of Sony's President who announced his retirement amid rumors in April 2017?

Question: In U.S. dollars, how much was the enormous profit Sony reported the month before Kutaragi's retirement announcement?
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In January 2008, Kaz Hirai, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, suggested that the console may start making a profit by early 2009, stating that, "the next fiscal year starts in April and if we can try to achieve that in the next fiscal year that would be a great thing" and that "[profitability] is not a definite commitment, but that is what I would like to try to shoot for". However, market analysts Nikko Citigroup have predicted that PlayStation 3 could be profitable by August 2008. In a July 2008 interview, Hirai stated that his objective is for PlayStation 3 to sell 150 million units by its ninth year, surpassing PlayStation 2's sales of 140 million in its nine years on the market. In January 2009 Sony announced that their gaming division was profitable in Q3 2008.

Question: Who was Sony's CEO at the start of 2008?
Answer: Kaz Hirai

Question: When did Hirai think the PS3 might start making the company some money?
Answer: early 2009

Question: What market analyst firm said Sony could make the PlayStation 3 profitable by August 2008?
Answer: Nikko Citigroup

Question: How many PS3 did Hirai set a public goal to sell by the time the product was nine?
Answer: 150 million

Question: What other Sony gaming console was Hirai setting his sales goal to beat?
Answer: PlayStation 2

Question: Who was Sony's CEO at the start of 2018?

Question: When did Hirai think the PS2 might start making the company some money?

Question: What market analyst firm said Sony could make the PlayStation 3 profitable by August 2018?

Question: How many PS3 did Hirai set a private goal to sell by the time the product was nine?

Question: What other Microsoft gaming console was Hirai setting his sales goal to beat?
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Since the system's launch, production costs have been reduced significantly as a result of phasing out the Emotion Engine chip and falling hardware costs. The cost of manufacturing Cell microprocessors has fallen dramatically as a result of moving to the 65 nm production process, and Blu-ray Disc diodes have become cheaper to manufacture. As of January 2008, each unit cost around $400 to manufacture; by August 2009, Sony had reduced costs by a total of 70%, meaning it only costs Sony around $240 per unit.

Question: Along with a drop in the cost of hardware, PS3 has gotten cheaper to make because what chip was phased out?
Answer: Emotion Engine chip

Question: What's the name of the microprocessor produced by the 65 nm process?
Answer: Cell

Question: What specific component of Blu-Ray disc have also gotten less expensive to make?
Answer: diodes

Question: As of Summer 2009, what was the cost to Sony to make a PS3?
Answer: $240

Question: The August 2009 cost is a result of what percentage decrease in production cost?
Answer: 70%

Question: Along with a drop in the cost of hardware, PS2 has gotten cheaper to make because what chip was phased out?

Question: What's the name of the microprocessor produced by the 56 nm process?

Question: What specific component of dvd have also gotten less expensive to make?

Question: As of Summer 2008, what was the cost to Sony to make a PS3?

Question: The August 2009 cost is a result of what percentage increase in production cost?
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Critical and commercial reception to PS3 improved over time, after a series of price revisions, Blu-ray's victory over HD DVD, and the release of several well received titles. Ars Technica's original launch review gave PS3 only a 6/10, but second review of the console in June 2008 rated it a 9/10. In September 2009, IGN named PlayStation 3 the 15th best gaming console of all time, behind both of its competitors: Wii (10th) and Xbox 360 (6th). However, PS3 has won IGN's "Console Showdown"—based on which console offers the best selection of games released during each year—in three of the four years since it began (2008, 2009 and 2011, with Xbox winning in 2010). IGN judged PlayStation 3 to have the best game line-up of 2008, based on their review scores in comparison to those of Wii and Xbox 360. In a comparison piece by PC mag's Will Greenwald in June 2012, PS3 was selected as an overall better console compared to Xbox 360. Pocket-lint said of the console "The PS3 has always been a brilliant games console," and that "For now, this is just about the best media device for the money."

Question: What rating did Ars Technica initially give PlayStation 3?
Answer: 6/10

Question: What PS3 competitor won IGN's "Console Showdown" in 2010?
Answer: Xbox

Question: What PC Mag. staffer picked PS3 over Xbox in June, 2012? 
Answer: Will Greenwald

Question: Which publication called the PlayStation 3 "a brilliant games console"?
Answer: Pocket-lint

Question: Where did IGN place the PS3 on their 2009 list of the best video game consoles ever?
Answer: 15th

Question: What rating did Ars Technica initially give PlayStation 4?

Question: What PS3 competitor won IGN's "Console Showdown" in 2011?

Question: What PC Mag. staffer picked PS3 over Xbox in June, 2010?

Question: Which publication called the PlayStation 2 "a brilliant games console"?

Question: Where did IGN place the PS3 on their 2011 list of the best video game consoles ever?
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PS3 was given the number-eight spot on PC World magazine's list of "The Top 21 Tech Screwups of 2006", where it was criticized for being "Late, Expensive and Incompatible". GamesRadar ranked PS3 as the top item in a feature on game-related PR disasters, asking how Sony managed to "take one of the most anticipated game systems of all time and — within the space of a year — turn it into a hate object reviled by the entire internet", but added that despite its problems the system has "untapped potential". Business Week summed up the general opinion by stating that it was "more impressed with what [the PlayStation 3] could do than with what it currently does".

Question: What list by PC World ranked PlayStation eighth, in a bad way?
Answer: "The Top 21 Tech Screwups of 2006"

Question: What gaming website called PS3 "a hate object reviled by the entire internet"?
Answer: GamesRadar

Question: What quote sums up PC World's 2006 assessment of PS3?
Answer: "Late, Expensive and Incompatible"

Question: How long did GamesRadar say it took Sony to turn the Internet against the PlayStation 3?
Answer: a year

Question: What list by PC World ranked PlayStation ninth, in a bad way?

Question: What gaming website called PS2 "a hate object reviled by the entire internet"?

Question: What quote sums up PC World's 2005 assessment of PS3?

Question: How long did GamesRadar say it took Sony to turn the Internet in favor of the PlayStation 3?

Question: How long did GamesRadar say it took Sony to turn the Internet against the PlayStation 4?
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Developers also found the machine difficult to program for. In 2007, Gabe Newell of Valve said "The PS3 is a total disaster on so many levels, I think it's really clear that Sony lost track of what customers and what developers wanted". He continued "I'd say, even at this late date, they should just cancel it and do a do over. Just say, 'This was a horrible disaster and we're sorry and we're going to stop selling this and stop trying to convince people to develop for it'". Doug Lombardi VP of Marketing for Valve has since stated that they are interested in developing for the console and are looking to hire talented PS3 programmers for future projects. He later restated Valve's position, "Until we have the ability to get a PS3 team together, until we find the people who want to come to Valve or who are at Valve who want to work on that, I don't really see us moving to that platform". At Sony's E3 2010 press conference, Newell made a live appearance to recant his previous statements, citing Sony's move to make the system more developer friendly, and to announce that Valve would be developing Portal 2 for the system. He also claimed that the inclusion of Steamworks (Valve's system to automatically update their software independently) would help to make the PS3 version of Portal 2 the best console version on the market.

Question: In what year did Gabe Newell call the PS3 "a total disaster"?
Answer: 2007

Question: Who is Valve's VP of Marketing who says they want to hire programmers for a PS3 team?
Answer: Doug Lombardi

Question: What year did Newell show up at Sony's EC3 press conference to take back what he said about PS3?
Answer: 2010

Question: What game did Valve develop for the PlayStation 3 console?
Answer: Portal 2

Question: What's the name of Valve's software update system?
Answer: Steamworks

Question: In what year did Gabe Newell call the PS2 "a total disaster"?

Question: Who is Valve's VP of Marketing who says they want to hire programmers for a PS4 team?

Question: What year did Newell show up at Sony's EC4 press conference to take back what he said about PS3?

Question: What game did Valve develop for the PlayStation 2 console?

Question: What's the name of Valve's hardware update system?
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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has criticized PS3's high development costs and inferior attach rate and return to that of Xbox 360 and Wii. He believes these factors are pushing developers away from working on the console. In an interview with The Times Kotick stated "I'm getting concerned about Sony; the PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum and they don't make it easy for me to support the platform." He continued, "It's expensive to develop for the console, and the Wii and the Xbox are just selling better. Games generate a better return on invested capital (ROIC) on the Xbox than on the PlayStation." Kotick also claimed that Activision Blizzard may stop supporting the system if the situation is not addressed. "[Sony has] to cut the [PS3's retail] price, because if they don't, the attach rates are likely to slow. If we are being realistic, we might have to stop supporting Sony." Kotick received heavy criticism for the statement, notably from developer Bioware who questioned the wisdom of the threatened move, and referred to the statement as "silly."

Question: What group does Bobby Kotick think is being discouraged from working on the PS3?
Answer: developers

Question: What does "ROIC" stand for?
Answer: return on invested capital

Question: What company is Kotick the CEO of?
Answer: Activision Blizzard

Question: What newspaper reported Kotick's concerns and his threat to stop supporting the PlayStation platform?
Answer: The Times

Question: What game development company completely disagreed with Kotick's statements in The Times interview?
Answer: Bioware

Question: What group does Bobby Kotick think is being encouraged from working on the PS3?

Question: What does "RIOC" stand for?

Question: What company is Kotick the CFO of?

Question: What newspaper reported Kotick's concerns and his threat to keep supporting the PlayStation platform?

Question: What game development company completely agreed with Kotick's statements in The Times interview?
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Despite the initial negative press, several websites have given the system very good reviews mostly regarding its hardware. CNET United Kingdom praised the system saying, "the PS3 is a versatile and impressive piece of home-entertainment equipment that lives up to the hype [...] the PS3 is well worth its hefty price tag." CNET awarded it a score of 8.8 out of 10 and voted it as its number one "must-have" gadget, praising its robust graphical capabilities and stylish exterior design while criticizing its limited selection of available games. In addition, both Home Theater Magazine and Ultimate AV have given the system's Blu-ray playback very favorable reviews, stating that the quality of playback exceeds that of many current standalone Blu-ray Disc players.

Question: What score did CNET give the PS3 out of ten?
Answer: 8.8

Question: What PlayStation 3 feature did Home Theater Magazine most like about PS3?
Answer: Blu-ray playback

Question: Have reviews praised the PS3's hardware of software more frequently?
Answer: hardware

Question: What other reviewer agreed with Home Theater Magazine's assessment of the PS3's Blu-ray player?
Answer: Ultimate AV

Question: What website said the PlayStation 3 "lives up to the hype"? 
Answer: CNET United Kingdom

Question: What score did CNET give the PS2 out of ten?

Question: What PlayStation 3 feature did Home Theater Magazine most like about PS4?

Question: Have reviews praised the PS2's hardware of software more frequently?

Question: What other reviewer disagreed with Home Theater Magazine's assessment of the PS3's Blu-ray player?

Question: What website said the PlayStation 4 "lives up to the hype"?
PlayStation_3

The PlayStation 3 Slim received extremely positive reviews as well as a boost in sales; less than 24 hours after its announcement, PS3 Slim took the number-one bestseller spot on Amazon.com in the video games section for fifteen consecutive days. It regained the number-one position again one day later. PS3 Slim also received praise from PC World giving it a 90 out of 100 praising its new repackaging and the new value it brings at a lower price as well as praising its quietness and the reduction in its power consumption. This is in stark contrast to the original PS3's launch in which it was given position number-eight on their "The Top 21 Tech Screwups of 2006" list.

Question: With a day of its release, on what website did the PS3 Slim become the number-one bestseller?
Answer: Amazon.com

Question: For how many consecutive days did the PS3 Slim hold the number-one spot on Amazon.com?
Answer: fifteen

Question: What score did the PS3 Slim earn from PC World?
Answer: 90 out of 100

Question: PC World's rave review of the PS3 Slim was a complete turnaround from their thoughts on what older model console?
Answer: PS3

Question: Along with the PS Slim's value, quietness, and lower power usage, what superficial quality did PC World praise?
Answer: repackaging

Question: With a week of its release, on what website did the PS3 Slim become the number-one bestseller?

Question: For how many consecutive days did the PS4 Slim hold the number-one spot on Amazon.com?

Question: What score did the PS4 Slim earn from PC World?

Question: PC World's rave review of the PS3 Slim was a complete turnaround from their thoughts on what newer model console?

Question: Along with the PS Slim's value, quietness, and high power usage, what superficial quality did PC World praise?
PlayStation_3

CNET awarded PS3 Slim four out of five stars praising its Blu-ray capabilities, 120 GB hard drive, free online gaming service and more affordable pricing point, but complained about the lack of backward compatibility for PlayStation 2 games. TechRadar gave PS3 Slim four and a half stars out of five praising its new smaller size and summed up its review stating "Over all, the PS3 Slim is a phenomenal piece of kit. It's amazing that something so small can do so much". However, they criticized the exterior design and the build quality in relation to the original model.

Question: What aspect of the PS3 Slim was CNET unhappy was missing for PS2 games?
Answer: backward compatibility

Question: How many of five possible stars did CNET give the PS3 Slim?
Answer: four

Question: How many of its own five stars did TechRadar award the PS3 Slim?
Answer: four and a half

Question: What area of the console did TechRadar feel was designed poorly compared to the original PS3?
Answer: exterior

Question: What aspect of the PS4 Slim was CNET unhappy was missing for PS2 games?

Question: How many of six possible stars did CNET give the PS3 Slim?

Question: How many of its own four stars did TechRadar award the PS3 Slim?

Question: How many of its own five stars did TechRadar award the PS2 Slim?

Question: What area of the console did TechRadar feel was designed well compared to the original PS3?
PlayStation_3

The Super Slim model of PS3 has received positive reviews. Gaming website Spong praised the new Super Slim's quietness, stating "The most noticeable noise comes when the drive seeks a new area of the disc, such as when starting to load a game, and this occurs infrequently." They added that the fans are quieter than that of Slim, and went on to praise the new smaller, lighter size. Criticism was placed on the new disc loader, stating: "The cover can be moved by hand if you wish, there's also an eject button to do the work for you, but there is no software eject from the triangle button menus in the Xross Media Bar (XMB) interface. In addition, you have to close the cover by hand, which can be a bit fiddly if it's upright, and the PS3 won't start reading a disc unless you do [close the cover]." They also said there is no real drop in retail price.

Question: What quality of the PS3 Super Slim was the website Spong excited about?
Answer: quietness

Question: In addition to quieter fans and drive, what change from the other models did Spong praise?
Answer: smaller, lighter size

Question: What piece of the PS3 Super Slim's hardware did Spong say was too "fiddly"?
Answer: disc loader

Question: What did Spong said you have to do to the disc loader before the console will start reading the disc?
Answer: close the cover

Question: What quality of the PS2 Super Slim was the website Spong excited about?

Question: In addition to louder fans and drive, what change from the other models did Spong praise?

Question: What piece of the PS2 Super Slim's hardware did Spong say was too "fiddly"?

Question: What did Spong said you have to not do to the disc loader before the console will start reading the disc?

Question: What did Spong said you have to do to the disc loader before the console will stop reading the disc?
PlayStation_3

Tech media website CNET gave new Super Slim 4 out of 5 stars ("Excellent"), saying "The Super Slim PlayStation 3 shrinks a powerful gaming machine into an even tinier package while maintaining the same features as its predecessors: a great gaming library and a strong array of streaming services [...]", whilst also criticising the "cheap" design and disc-loader, stating: "Sometimes [the cover] doesn't catch and you feel like you're using one of those old credit card imprinter machines. In short, it feels cheap. You don't realize how convenient autoloading disc trays are until they're gone. Whether it was to cut costs or save space, this move is ultimately a step back." The criticism also was due to price, stating the cheapest Super Slim model was still more expensive than the cheapest Slim model, and that the smaller size and bigger hard drive shouldn't be considered an upgrade when the hard drive on a Slim model is easily removed and replaced. They did praise that the hard drive of the Super Slim model is "the easiest yet. Simply sliding off the side panel reveals the drive bay, which can quickly be unscrewed." They also stated that whilst the Super Slim model is not in any way an upgrade, it could be an indicator as to what's to come. "It may not be revolutionary, but the Super Slim PS3 is the same impressive machine in a much smaller package. There doesn't seem to be any reason for existing PS3 owners to upgrade, but for the prospective PS3 buyer, the Super Slim is probably the way to go if you can deal with not having a slot-loading disc drive."

Question: What website rated the Super Slim four out of five stars?
Answer: CNET

Question: What adjective did CNET use to describe the PS3 Super Slim's design?
Answer: "cheap"

Question: What component of the Super Slim did CNET call "the easiest yet"?
Answer: hard drive

Question: What hardware component did CNET have the biggest problem with, even comparing it to an old credit card reader?
Answer: disc-loader

Question: Was the lowest-priced Super Slim more or less expensive than any of the PS3 Slim models?
Answer: more expensive

Question: What website rated the Super Slim three out of five stars?

Question: What adjective did CNET use to describe the PS2 Super Slim's design?

Question: What component of the Super Slim did CNET call "the hardest yet"?

Question: What hardware component did NCET have the biggest problem with, even comparing it to an old credit card reader?

Question: Was the highest-priced Super Slim more or less expensive than any of the PS3 Slim models?
PlayStation_3

Technology magazine T3 gave the Super Slim model a positive review, stating the console is almost "nostalgic" in the design similarities to the original "fat" model, "While we don’t know whether it will play PS3 games or Blu-ray discs any differently yet, the look and feel of the new PS3 Slim is an obvious homage to the original PS3, minus the considerable excess weight. Immediately we would be concerned about the durability of the top loading tray that feels like it could be yanked straight out off the console, but ultimately it all feels like Sony's nostalgic way of signing off the current generation console in anticipation for the PS4."

Question: What magazine described the Super Slim as "nostalgic"?
Answer: T3

Question: What PlayStation 3 model did T3 feel the Super Slim's design was paying homage to?
Answer: the original PS3

Question: According to T3, what was the main differentiator between the "fat" PS3 and the Super Slim?
Answer: weight

Question: What hardware element did T3 feel might have issues with durability? 
Answer: the top loading tray

Question: T3 felt Sony was saying goodbye to past models in preparation for what next-generation console?
Answer: the PS4

Question: What magazine described the Super Thick as "nostalgic"?

Question: What PlayStation 2 model did T3 feel the Super Slim's design was paying homage to?

Question: According to T3, what was the main differentiator between the "fat" PS2 and the Super Slim?

Question: What hardware element did T2 feel might have issues with durability?

Question: T4 felt Sony was saying goodbye to past models in preparation for what next-generation console?
Royal_assent

Royal assent is sometimes associated with elaborate ceremonies. In the United Kingdom, for instance, the sovereign may appear personally in the House of Lords or may appoint Lords Commissioners, who announce that royal assent has been granted at a ceremony held at the Palace of Westminster. However, royal assent is usually granted less ceremonially by letters patent. In other nations, such as Australia, the governor-general merely signs the bill. In Canada, the governor general may give assent either in person at a ceremony held in the Senate or by a written declaration notifying parliament of his or her agreement to the bill.

Question: When royal assent takes place in the UK, where does the sovereign make an appearance?
Answer: House of Lords

Question: Alternatively, when UK Lord Commissioners take the sovereign's place in the ceremony, where does the ceremony take place?
Answer: Palace of Westminster

Question: Canadian governor generals can give their assent in person or by which other method?
Answer: written declaration

Question: With what is royal assent sometimes associated with?
Answer: elaborate ceremonies

Question: Where is a royal assent ceremony held within the United Kingdom?
Answer: Palace of Westminster

Question: With what method is royal assent generally granted?
Answer: letters patent

Question: How is royal assent granted within Australia?
Answer: the governor-general merely signs the bill

Question: What is not associated with elaborate ceremonies?

Question: In the US, a sovereign may appear what?

Question: Royal assent is usually granted less ceremonially where?

Question: In America, the governor-general merely does what to a bill?

Question: The sovereign appears personally in the House of Commons in what country?