Why is there the "Press Start" screen for games

In most if not all games now, weget the Press start screen before we have to access the main menu on games. not sure if there is a very obvious reason i dont know about or if it has been asked and just never noticed it before. what do you all think?

sometimes i think its meant to make your controller is connected because sometimes for me my controllers shuts off at times, i dont know why, but or it maybe that there is a cheat before pressing start.. a lot like the old games do

nolstalgia

It is pretty common, but pressing start in inFAMOUS was VERY cool to watch.

It is pretty common, but pressing start in inFAMOUS was VERY cool to watch.

UnrealLegend

true I remember that. I was quite impressed. Best use of "press start" ever

I thinks its just tradition.

Its so the game can recognize which controller the player is using. Lets say you start up a single player game and have four controllers plugged in, pressing start lets you choose which controller to use instead of having to find the correct one.

Why do DVD's have DVD menus? Why do books have a table of contents?

The problem is when they show your scoresheet at the end of a golf game for five seconds and then switch to an idiotic animation of your character dancing with "press start" flashing...

I think it's misleading... after all I usually push X and it still works :PSoNin360

To be honest, I think it is redundant nowadays. Simply convention....

I thinks its just tradition.

A_Mobile_Doll

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I thinks its just tradition.

HitomiChan

Truly a fantastic opening scene.

[QUOTE="UnrealLegend"]

It is pretty common, but pressing start in inFAMOUS was VERY cool to watch.

FFVIIROCKS

true I remember that. I was quite impressed. Best use of "press start" ever

Why do DVD's have DVD menus? Why do books have a table of contents?

Maximus923

DVDs have menus so that audio setup, special content and the video itself can be organized into separate places. Books have tables of content to help the reader find exactly what they're looking for and/or where they left off.

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It is pretty common, but pressing start in inFAMOUS was VERY cool to watch.

FFVIIROCKS

true I remember that. I was quite impressed. Best use of "press start" ever

I agree, I was extremely impressed. I wasn't expecting it at all

I think it's misleading... after all I usually push X and it still works :PSoNin360

[QUOTE="UnrealLegend"]

It is pretty common, but pressing start in inFAMOUS was VERY cool to watch.

FFVIIROCKS

true I remember that. I was quite impressed. Best use of "press start" ever

Can you refresh my mind? I got the platinum trophy in Infamous and I can't remember, lol.

Resident Evil has a very cool screen. After pressing start it says "RESIDENT EVIL 4, 5" or whatever the number was :) tommyas

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Why do DVD's have DVD menus? Why do books have a table of contents?

Scianix-Black

DVDs have menus so that audio setup, special content and the video itself can be organized into separate places. Books have tables of content to help the reader find exactly what they're looking for and/or where they left off.

WHOOOSH

I agree that it is done more for style and tradition than function.

I thinks its just tradition.

A_Mobile_Doll

To make things organized. Imagine popping a disc in and suddenly monsters start attacking or a cutscene executes. I guess it's for letting the player get ready, and also probably technical stuff, like processing and such.

It's the title screen... so you know what game your playing. :Pslimdave21

Exactly. The same reason why the title of a movie appears at the beginning. The producers don't want their customers go like "What did I just have fun with? Well, who cares..."