LGC07: Buzz! Quiz TV for PS3 coming to Europe in March

20 Comments by Ross Miller Aug 22nd 2007 1:50PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Casual

Sony is bringing its popular (in Europe, at least) quiz series Buzz! to the PlayStation 3 with Buzz! Quiz TV, set for release in March 2008. The game sports 5,000 questions over five channels: Music, Movies and TV, Sports, Knowledge and The Lifestyle Channel. And, of course, high-definition graphics.

Downloadable Quiz packs will also be released via the PlayStation Store. According to the press release, "Many will be specific to individual countries or even towns – just imagine playing a quiz on your local football team, for example." You can also create your own quizzes and upload them online via MyBuzz community site for others to play and rate.

Online multiplayer is done "Sofa vs. Sofa," according to Sony. Up to four couches can take each other on to see who knows the most trivia -- any higher than four and it screws up the online Feng Shui.

Buzz! Quiz TV is due out in March for Europe. No word yet on a release in other territories.

Tags: buzz, buzzquiztv, europe, lgc07, scee, sony

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FrankTheCrank: Aug 22nd 2007; 1:55PM

I can hardly contain my excitement....

This is hardcore gaming?

JL: Aug 22nd 2007; 2:41PM

No, this is casual gaming. Where did they say that it was hardcore? I always thought Sony was trying to reach everyone....

kinshadow: Aug 22nd 2007; 1:56PM

Sony should stop copying Microsoft.... errrr, wait...

Serriously, Scene It has much better name recognition in the US. Did Buzz ever come out in the US? Do they sell Scene It in Europe?

ChrisR: Aug 22nd 2007; 2:02PM

Noooooooooooo, this is one of my favourite drunken games to play with my friends. I will not shell out £425 just to play the next version. I'm not happy about singstar moving to the ps3 either.

Fernando Rocker: Aug 22nd 2007; 2:03PM

"And, of course, high-definition graphics"

Ah, so, its nex gen, this kind of games cannot be done on any other platform... thats why is better than any Wii or 360 games...

/sarcasm included

Curmeo: Aug 22nd 2007; 2:24PM

get a haircut troll. you look like a shemale.

GRANTED: Aug 22nd 2007; 2:25PM

/sarcasm isn't as funny when you have to point out that its sarcasm

Fernando Rocker: Aug 22nd 2007; 2:26PM

I have longer hair now than that pic... and I like it. Its not my fault that you cant have long hair.

megaStryke: Aug 22nd 2007; 2:27PM

Curmeo just called someone else a troll! I think the universe might just implode now!

BPM: Aug 22nd 2007; 2:34PM

@megaStryke:
Only if he divides by zero, as well.

Radicoon: Aug 22nd 2007; 2:08PM

Part of me just giggles when I see the petty competition back and forth.

Koopaknight29: Aug 22nd 2007; 2:13PM

Does the guy in the picture remind anybody else of the muppets, only 3 times creepier?

BPM: Aug 22nd 2007; 2:34PM

My thoughts exact.

dyer: Aug 22nd 2007; 2:22PM

A Jerry Springer muppet is what that looks like...

razer: Aug 22nd 2007; 2:51PM

Monkey see, Monkey do...

MS does Scene-It so of course Sony has to pull out their wee wee for a pee pee contest.

Right down to the new controller as well..

No thanks.

borland502: Aug 22nd 2007; 3:09PM

"Right down to the new controller as well."

Got the copying backwards this time at least. Buzz was out in Europe with that style controller long before the 360 panicked and tried to reach out to casual gamers.

loungemonkey: Aug 22nd 2007; 3:21PM

Do some research before you spout out gibberish.

NintendoFanbot: Aug 22nd 2007; 3:43PM

ITS NINTENDOS FAULT

Best of luck to Sony's new endeavor if they really mean it though.

Guybrush Threepwood: Aug 22nd 2007; 11:39PM

The first Buzz game was released long before the Wii was released.

Skor: Aug 22nd 2007; 11:58PM

For some odd reason, I feel like I've SCENE this before...
Hmmm...
A remote control shaped game controller with four different colored buttons to participate in a quiz-style game. Maybe I dreamed it.

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