eli5 What is the point of “press any button” screens on video games?

Question

eli5 What is the point of “press any button” screens on video games?

In: 10

Answer 1

To make people wonder which one is the any button?

Really though, it’s to signal that the game is ready for whatever is next (next level, next cut scene, beginning of the game, etc) and check if the player is also ready before moving on. Some games require a specific input like enter or ‘A’, many just use any input/key.