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PS3 games best-rated - Analyst

EEDAR research results show 1-in-8 games for Sony console get average review scores of at least 85%; rate drops to 1-in-50 for DS and Wii.

Anecdotally, Nintendo's DS and Wii systems have a glut of subpar offerings rushed out to capitalize on both systems' wide-ranging popularity. Electronic Entertainment Design and Research analyst Jesse Divnich today offered a bit more concrete evidence to support that notion in a report breaking down games' average review scores by the quarters in which they were released.

EEDAR's Jesse Divnich.

EEDAR's Jesse Divnich.

Surveying more than 3,000 retail releases from 2006 to 2008, Divnich found that only 2 percent of games released for the Wii and the DS received a quality score (an EEDAR review aggregate number similar to those from Metacritic or GameRankings) of 85 or higher on a scale of 0-100. The PSP fared marginally better, with 4 percent of its games released in the time frame considered high-quality games (those scoring 85 or higher).

On the high end of the spectrum was the PlayStation 3. About 13 percent of the games released for Sony's console scored 85 or better, compared to 10 percent of games for the Xbox 360. Industry-wide, about 5 percent of games surpassed the high-quality threshold.

The EEDAR report also examined how the fourth quarter holiday logjam of game releases is tied to average review scores. While Divnich found that about 5 percent of releases are high quality no matter which quarter of the year one looks at, he did note an uptick of games in the lowest quality bracket during the holiday period.

During the fourth quarter of the each year, an average of 41 percent of games either scored less than 55 by EEDAR's review aggregation system or had fewer than three reviews. Only 30 percent of first quarter releases fell into that category or 33 percent of games launched in the second or third quarters. Regardless of the review score numbers, Divnich found good reason for publishers to launch so many of their games in the holiday rush despite objections from core gamers with neither enough time nor money to play them all.

"Regardless of how you slice the data, games that score 85 or above in quality sell 15 to 20 percent more in their lifetime if released in the holiday than in the off-season," Divnich said.

385 Comments

  • boredy-Mcbored

    Posted Jul 26, 2009 11:32 pm GMT

    Why stop at 85? I mean most quality titles begin at 70-75.

  • lbptoady

    Posted Jun 4, 2009 10:25 pm GMT

    PS3 FTW!!!

  • 60spaure

    Posted Jun 3, 2009 2:41 pm GMT

    The PS3 wins for me too! I've played with a Wii as well as an Xbox 360, but they are nothing compared to the PlayStation 3.

  • yakkosmurf

    Posted Jun 2, 2009 8:41 am GMT

    I'm disappointed the article didn't talk about other obvious possible reasons. While I agree with the findings that many subpar games for Nintendo's units are simply developers taking advantage of the large audience, they also missed something. The reverse effect is likely why the PS3 scored so high With there being fewer customers to sell to, you have to make sure you have a quality product to sell to a higher percentage to recover costs and turn a profit. Also, with the PS3 being reported as the most complicated of the three to code for, it would stand to reason it's not a good business model to spend more development money on a sub par product selling to a limited audience.

    PS3 owners also seem to have more discriminating tastes, which might lead to them not taking the plunge to buy games not receiving good reviews.

  • Malco_Vincenzo

    Posted Jun 2, 2009 6:06 am GMT

    parhar67
    if you can find a quantifiable reason for a game getting .5 less on one console than the other than maybe people won't be handing you thumbs downs like free samples. and yeah the 360 has more games but that means that there are more crappy games on it. it's called an average jerk.
    and you adding XBL arcade games to the 360 amount is kinda sad. PS3 has 457 games(101 are exclusive) 360 has 676 games not over 1500(112 are exclusive). with over 200 more games on the 360 there are going to be more crappy games bringing the average down. P.S. where did you get the extra 700 games that are apparently on the XBL Arcade. You know that most of those are probably game add-ons, videos, and themes right? Nice try bud.

  • AlphaCommando

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 10:56 pm GMT

    PS3 = Quality
    360 & Wii = Quantity
    Q.E.D.

  • Darth_Bourkas

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 10:35 pm GMT

    WAAAIIIT guys I'm confused. Someone explain to me why the average score of released games matters in the least bit when most casual gamers and even hardcore gamers, assuming they aren't rich as heck, will only purchase a small percentage of games. I mean considering a gamer will only really prefer certain genres and then factoring in the insane amount of crappy releases this means nothing, perhaps the ps3 has less garbage but that certainly doesn't mean it has more gold!
    Reminds me of the Pepsi taste challenge where a bunch of arrogant sops think they can tell you whats better and what you prefer. Not even a 360 fanboy, just find articles like thissilly lol

  • parhar67

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 3:25 pm GMT

    LMFAO best rated are you serious? thats why fallout 3 has a lower rating on the ps3 and need for speed undercover not to mention baja edge of control....it also helps that there are a ton more games on the 360 then the ps3 to help their ratio for game ratings to go up i mean seriously if the 360 has 1500 including arcade titles and the ps3 has about 400 games its obvious the 360 is at a disadvantage. LOL this is like the time when PSN touted 17 million users....when it was actually 10 million users with like 7 accounts per person.

  • BalramRules

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 11:45 am GMT

    Yep
    This proves to show that the Sony PlayStation 3 merks the Microsoft Xbox 360 & Nintendo Wii ANYDAY!!!
    In fact Sony merks everyone at EVERYTHING!!
    Who's noticed???

  • bennae66

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 6:45 am GMT

    metal gear arguments is it? mgs4 was a brilliant game and deserved all the attention it got its right up there in my favorite games that scored highly, although i still preferred morrowind over it. actually i prefer oblivion over it too, and dungeon keeper 2 and starcraft, and i could name many. i simply preferred them. one is entitled to an opinion, that is why we waste time on forums. alrite NEXT

  • Malco_Vincenzo

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 4:38 am GMT

    @ 10679
    this is third time you've brought up a game that you think is better than MGS4 and have no back up to show why. You've mentioned Gears repeatedly and only gone for the cover system(which isn't that revolutionary, killswitch on the previous gen had almost the same thing) and how you think the graphics are better. You've also brought up Killzone 2 with no back up at all. If you can't back you self up then why both arguing. Until you can make gears of war look better than the things I said before about MGS4:

    "Graphics MGS4 beats Gears 2 9 ways to Sunday and that's not even a contest. On to gameplay, gears is a shooter and only a shooter. You run, use cover, and shoot. That's all. In MGS4 it takes some skill to beat the bosses, it's more challenging to play due to the reliance of stealth, gun customization, hand to hand combat, enemy react to different situations, longer game, can make friendly AI. There are so many different things you can do in MGS4 that gameplay is not even a contest compared to gears2. Gears 2 also did nothing revolutionary. They tried to sell gears 2 on "new" features like body shields. They've been doing the whole using enemies as shields since MGS1. MGS4 is the only stealth game to use a customizable camo system. Gears 2 is just another in the long list of shooters that are clogging up this gen. MGS4 is one few the few stealth series making it unique."

    then maybe Gears'll be considered to be on the same level as MGS4. that'll be the day.

  • hoseph1337

    Posted May 31, 2009 11:18 pm GMT

    Wow. I think the guys at Gamespot post things like this just to get the fanboys riled up. They probably sit in a secret lab playing the Xbox 1440 and the PS11 while laughing at us mortal fools, still stuck playing our silly little systems.

  • 10679

    Posted May 31, 2009 8:04 pm GMT

    @Malco_Vincenzo
    "If you think that MGS4 is boring that's your loss. Maybe if you had played the other games and gotten more of the story you'd like it more"

    Thats where you are wrong . i a have played mgs 1 until 3 and played 4 but bored the hell out of me. i have also played the gameboy version of mgs too.

    "because shooter are the dominant genre on the 360 and the PS3 has a more diverse library of great games. PS3's best games are Killzone 2, a shooter, PS3's best games are Killzone 2, a shooter" you don't see fps games on the ps3 like resistance and killzone sell that well. if i remember right the amount killzone 2 has sold doesn't even come close to the sales of gears of war 1 or 2 let alone halo 3. in fact resistance hasn't sold that many copies compared to gears of war 2 or halo3.

    "I'm not an analyst but Gears did not get any critical acclaim for graphics graphic or gameplay"

    gears of war 1 did that. thats why alot of the games in this gen are deciding to use the cover system that gears of war 1 and two uses. The graphics was critically acclaimed when gears of war 1 came out. the graphics was so good that they only need to do a small touch for part 2 and the game still looks good. give mgs4 few years and you see , it won't look that good anymore.

  • blue_baby_veget

    Posted May 31, 2009 3:28 pm GMT

    i still havent found a game on the PS3 that remotely compels me to buy a PS3..

  • Malco_Vincenzo

    Posted May 31, 2009 1:37 pm GMT

    @ 10679
    ""Gears 2 is just another in the long list of shooters that are clogging up this gen."
    if thats true how can come it sold more than 5 million copies. i don't see resistance selling that much and that game i smmore like any FPS game that is clogging up this gen."

    because shooter are the dominant genre on the 360 and the PS3 has a more diverse library of great games. think about it. the 360's best games are Halo 3 and Gears 2. That's the best there is on the 360, shooters. PS3's best games are Killzone 2, a shooter, inFamous, a free roam adventure, Uncharted, an action adventure game with puzzle elements, MGS4, a tactical stealth game and I think you get the point. If you think that MGS4 is boring that's your loss. Maybe if you had played the other games and gotten more of the story you'd like it more. The Gears story has been done so many time. Monsters want to take over earth, people shoot the monsters. Done to death. I'm not an analyst but Gears did not get any critical acclaim for graphics graphic or gameplay. MGS4 did. And for good reason. And if the only thing that gears did well was their cover system than compared to all of the new features in MGS4 Gears 2 is pretty run of the mill. Besides the MGS cover system works just as well and it has been there since the first MGS. You saying that MGS4 is more action based than stealth is really really flawed. you probably played the game with an action based attitude. I've collected and beaten the entire MG series it's so much more fun playing sleathily. Play MGS4 again but try and get the Big Boss badge. that's one hell of a challenge. but thanks for another point for MGS4. you can choose to play the game as a stealth game or a shooter. unlike gears 2. Just Another Shooter.

  • 10679

    Posted May 31, 2009 1:02 pm GMT

    @Malco_Vincenzo
    "you said that Gears 2 is better than MGS4? are you serious? a game with crappy online support (glitches and lag issues still happening) and has only sold half as much as MGS4"

    you are wrong about that . gears of war 2 sold more than 5million copies whereas mgs4 sold around 4 million copies. secondly gears of war 2 sold 5 million copies much faster than mgs4 sold 4 million copies. when i chose gears of war2 being better than mgs4 , i chose it because i felt that gears of war2 had better graphics which i still think it does. secondly the story for gears of 2 is alot more engaging than mgs4. At least the story for gears of war 2 makes you want to play more rather than the opposite in which mgs4 does (e.g. the ending movie for mgs4 was very boring). i have never experienced any lag playing gears of war 2 online . i even played coop online and there was no lag. gears of war 2 didn't have to be revolutionary because gears of war did that with the cover system in which alot of games like uncharted uses that cover system. The reason why i don't like mgs4 that much because the game hore action than stealth just like mgs3 was.
    "Gears 2 is just another in the long list of shooters that are clogging up this gen."
    if thats true how can come it sold more than 5 million copies. i don't see resistance selling that much and that game i smmore like any FPS game that is clogging up this gen.
    Same reason as for gears of war 2 for why uncharted is better than mgs4.

  • Rikufan

    Posted May 31, 2009 1:00 pm GMT

    The only reason the wii and ds didnt have that many good games is because all the crappy half made games are published for the wii and ds

  • Malco_Vincenzo

    Posted May 31, 2009 12:23 pm GMT

    @ 10679
    you said that Gears 2 is better than MGS4? are you serious? a game with crappy online support (glitches and lag issues still happening) and has only sold half as much as MGS4.Granted MGO isn't that great but at least there's not lag. Gears 2's story is that of a crappy Michael Bay flick. Simple story with lots explosions that make it seem cool. Overall MGS4's story is much more complex, diverse, and expansive. Graphics MGS4 beats Gears 2 9 ways to Sunday and that's not even a contest. On to gameplay, gears is a shooter and only a shooter. You run, use cover, and shoot. That's all. In MGS4 it takes some skill to beat the bosses, it's more challenging to play due to the reliance of stealth, gun customization, hand to hand combat, enemy react to different situations, longer game, can make friendly AI. There are so many different things you can do in MGS4 that gameplay is not even a contest compared to gears2. Gears 2 also did nothing revolutionary. They tried to sell gears 2 on "new" features like body shields. They've been doing the whole using enemies as shields since MGS1. MGS4 is the only stealth game to use a customizable camo system. Gears 2 is just another in the long list of shooters that are clogging up this gen. MGS4 is one few the few stealth series making it unique. Seeing as how I own both Uncharted and MGS4 I can tell you that even though I like Uncharted a lot, MGS4 is the better game. graphics, gameplay, and story were in MGS4's favour. you stated that you think that Gears 2 and Uncharted are better but didn't even say how. you gotta back up your opinion with examples. And when I ask for a better game I want some backup. Hell I like Uncharted better than MGS4 but MGS4 is clearly better. That's why it won GOTY in 2008 on this site and not Gears 2. check the forums.

  • wars45

    Posted May 31, 2009 11:39 am GMT

    ps3 is god

  • wars45

    Posted May 31, 2009 11:38 am GMT

    yer have got a ps3 got a wii but i put the wii away has thers never eney good games come out for it even my wife thinks the wii is crap

  • fps_d0minat0r

    Posted May 31, 2009 9:17 am GMT

    @ 10679

    blame it on "opinion" thats the most u can do.

    dont forget gears and uncharted who u seem to call better havent got ratings as good as MGS4.

    so why should anyone listen to u over the hundreds of websites which rate MGS4 better???

    @ aaronobst
    thats because gears and halo are the only decent exclusives.
    and xbox fanboys are the ones who keep saying PS3 is the one lacking games ROFL......(no offence but i think they've gone crazy)

    Its obvious that PS3 exclusives will have higher ratings because their better.....id be surprised if anyone though xbox games would have better ratings lol.

    Xbox may have MORE OVERALL but PS3 has MORE BETTER ones

  • 10679

    Posted May 31, 2009 6:27 am GMT

    @Malco_Vincenzo
    "MGS4 is not far prom perfect. in fact it's the closest to perfect this gen. name a game that does better in graphics, story or gameplay."

    haha thats funny. anyways thats your opionion and you are entitled to your own opinion. Since you asked to name a game that does better in graphics , story or gameplay. in fact i will name two games that i think has better graphivs, story and gameplay than mgs4. one of them is a 360 game while the other is a ps3 game. The 360 game that i find to be better than mgs4 in all aspects mentioned above is gears of war 2. The ps3 game that i find to be better than mgs4 in all aspects mentioned above is uncharted drake fortune(the first game). anyways you will obviously will disagree with my opinion but i had to mentioned it since you asked.

    @BLuFAlc0n
    "Not really, because comparing MGS4 to Halo 3, MGS4 isn't hyped like Halo 3 is, MGS4 is one of the BEST games in this gen, if it has 40/40 of Famitsu, it MEANS it's perfect, because theses critics are the best, and they DO know what they're talking about (most of the time).

    MGS4 isn't hyped, but it's a PERFECT game, Halo 3 is HYPED and NOT a PERFECT game. That's the difference."

    well if you want to mention famitsu giving mgs4 perfect score but not giving halo 3 a perfect score ,then i am going to use eurogamer for halo 3 as they gave halo3 perfect score but gave mgs4 an 8 out 10 and they are most of the time right about games. at least your site the difference is only 8 percent whereas my site the difference is 20% XD. How can mgs 4 be perfect if one of the important review site gave it an 8 out of 10 and if remember right there were quite a few important review sites that gave an 8 out of 10. A perfect game by definition is when all the review sites give the game perfect scores. A perfect game is a game that doesn't have any flawes and most of all doesn't put people to sleep. cough msg4 ending movie. How is halo3 more hyped than mgs4? Mgs4 should be more hyped than halo3 since kojima have been making mgs games since the 80s which is much longer than bugie have been making their halo games.

  • Silentninja117

    Posted May 31, 2009 1:50 am GMT

    As Dr. Cox said in Scrubs, 'Statistics mean nothing to the individual'. The PS3 has some great exclusives, like UIncharted, MGS4, Resistance and Killzone, but so does the 360, then there all those multi platform games. Its called a 'matter of opinion'. Sure Halo 3 had a lot of hype, a whole years worth, but the original didn't, and still sold 7 million copies. Yet both got 10 out of 10, MGS4 wasn't hyped and got 10 out of 10 and do you know why? Becasue many people think that they are excellent games, and if you don't believe that, stop moaning already.

  • frazzle00

    Posted May 31, 2009 1:02 am GMT

    That analysis is pretty meaningless given the fact that different consoles are reviewed by a different set of reviewers. Sure you have sites like Gamespot, IGN, 1up and Eurogamer that review all consoles, but there are plenty of reviewers that only review games on a single console which could quite naturally explain that 3% difference between the PS3 and 360.

  • aaronobst

    Posted May 30, 2009 8:51 pm GMT

    Yeah and of course the Xbox Fanboys ALWAYS resort to saying Gears and Halo.... ALWAYS

  • supermanrocs

    Posted May 30, 2009 8:42 pm GMT

    Nice! Sony needs to pick up their maketing though. I remember when PS2 was out all i saw were Sony commercials now its like all i see are microsoft and nintendo commercials. If sony expects to reclaim second place (cuz wii has 1st place on lock) they need to do more aggressive maketing and actually start fullfilling their promises in a timely manner.

  • ClassicPlayer

    Posted May 30, 2009 4:20 pm GMT

    85% is a pretty good score, but people have different opinions to games and all things so it doesn't matter what critics give.

  • Blood_Diamond

    Posted May 30, 2009 4:16 pm GMT

    @Idonyo lol xbox fan boy or what?.

    PS3 is just better admit it people so we can all put an end to this war

  • ldonyo posted May 30, 2009 3:24 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    ldonyo

    Posted May 30, 2009 3:24 pm GMT (hide)

    That's because Sony pays for good scores, not because the games are good.

  • wiidsduelpack

    Posted May 30, 2009 2:53 pm GMT

    PS3 is on top. Too bad it doesn't make a profit from its consoles and Sony isn't a good publisher, most of its games like the 360 comes from publishers like Capcom, Blizzard, and others. The 360 and PS3 are almost the same and good games for the Wii and DS mostly come from Nintendo?

  • THE_BRUTALIZER

    Posted May 30, 2009 1:48 pm GMT

    hahaha I love how 360 and wii fanboys are trying to make excuses.....ITS JUST BECAUSE YOU BOUGHT A CHEAPER, CRAPPIER CONSOLE. Ps3 is the best, especially with infamous now. 360 cant match something like that.

  • lukas1051

    Posted May 30, 2009 10:26 am GMT

    I can tell you exactly why. Hannah Montana the game, Wii, Xbox360, DS, but not PS3. It's he same with just about every crappy spin-off or movie franchise game, the PS3 doesn't want them for all the right reasons.

  • necronaux

    Posted May 30, 2009 9:24 am GMT

    2 percent of games released for the Wii and the DS are decent? Two Percent? Seems a little high. Nintendo, take notice! Stop releasing crapware!

  • akiwak

    Posted May 30, 2009 9:19 am GMT

    Hmm..... percentages.... I do own a crap load of PS3 games and I'm currently very happy with all the games I do have.

  • gamenothing

    Posted May 30, 2009 7:45 am GMT

    That Guy is Starting Creep me out......HE EVERYWHERE!!!!!!

  • BRAWLL

    Posted May 30, 2009 6:40 am GMT

    xbox fanboys suck on this ... yea u to D-KLeen

  • Dynamo11

    Posted May 30, 2009 6:16 am GMT

    Right on Faller88

  • Faller88

    Posted May 30, 2009 3:09 am GMT

    This guy's supposed to get paid for something like this? No offence to kids, but this is a calculation a 6 year old can do.Probably the easiest job on the planet, take an afternoon to make some calculations, then glote for two weeks on how smart and proffesional you are.

  • BLuFAlc0n

    Posted May 30, 2009 3:05 am GMT

    @Shlomiki

    There isn't as much EXCELLENT games on Wii, because game developers doesn't develop Wii games seriously, instead they just make some lazy games for it. The ones who made EXCELLENT titles on Wii, are developers who actually TRIES!

    For the "Gimmick", you can't really call the Wii a gimmick, if it's designed for Motion-Controls. Also, there's always options to play games using the GC Controller. I didn't bought the Wii because of it's motion sensing, I bought it for Nintendo games.
    If you want a Nintendo game, you have to buy a Nintendo console!

    They always have very good 1st party titles, it cannot be denied!

    Exactly on the PS3, it's designed to be a Blu-Ray Player, although that's not the reason I bought it either. I bought it for it's games like MGS4, Street Fighter 4, Soul Calibur 4, Little big Planet, and more.... I also prefered it over the 360.

    The 360, which has lots of Online gimmick! Just because it's online doesn't mean it's interesting all the time! Online is the gimmick for the 360!

    Whatever the main selling point in the consoles cannot be known as gimmicks:

    The Wii is sold due to it's Motion controls
    The PS3 is sold due to cheaper Blu-Ray
    The 360 is sold due to it's online

    The Wii and PS3 cannot be replaced, but the 360 could be with a Cheaper but high performing PC.

    Admitting what? The Wii does have good titles, I have a lot more Wii games (24) compared to my PS3 (7). All my Wii games are good, the majority are Hardcore games.

    The Wii is still aiming @ hardore gamers, proving it near Sept- Oct. Conference of Nintendo, even apologizing for the lack of hardcore games displayed in E308, so they've shown Punch-Out!, Sin and Punishment 2, Monster Hunter 3, Tatsunoko vs Capcom, and more.... but this year's going to change (in E3).

    @10679
    Not really, because comparing MGS4 to Halo 3, MGS4 isn't hyped like Halo 3 is, MGS4 is one of the BEST games in this gen, if it has 40/40 of Famitsu, it MEANS it's perfect, because theses critics are the best, and they DO know what they're talking about (most of the time).

    MGS4 isn't hyped, but it's a PERFECT game, Halo 3 is HYPED and NOT a PERFECT game. That's the difference..

    GTA is just heavily over-rated.....come on to GTA Obsessed players, if you like to play GTA, why don't do the thing for real?

    @ Malco_Vincenzo
    That's what build up hype (well one reason) is the game title!
    It was the same case to Halo Wars, although a bad game, people bought it because it's Halo (that's just terrible).
    Fable 2 wans't as hyped as Halo 3.

    Hype is how Halo 3 sold.
    But there are games like Brawl and Galaxy, which aren't hyped, they sold quite a lot due to the amount of Wii owners are there.
    Even MGS4 only sold about 3+ million plus, PERFECT games do not sell the most for some reasons... it's what's hyped enough or the way it was hyped.

  • D-KLeen1965

    Posted May 30, 2009 1:16 am GMT

    sony fanboys rejoice

  • kamicolo

    Posted May 30, 2009 12:29 am GMT

    Oh how i love stats, thx Divinich . Try to do what i did and show ya more "hardcore" games to ya aunt (who only know the Wii for its Wii Sports). I never seen such an intense look of disinterest. Her face regained some life when i showed her the Wii Play.

    Maybe Shlomiki was right when he said Wii is a gimmick. My aunt isn't the only one who views the Wii as such....surely

  • LordelX

    Posted May 30, 2009 12:04 am GMT

    Funny how the PS3 holds the position Nintendo had for the past two generations...lowest installed base but highest quality game library. Of course, it isn't that much higher quality than the 360's library.,,after E3 it may just be even.

  • zintarr

    Posted May 29, 2009 9:53 pm GMT

    Wait, I'm supposed to care what the dork in the picture thinks. Pass me another beer!

  • ehsan8888

    Posted May 29, 2009 9:52 pm GMT

    Yes, but the Wii gets the most shovelware, from the companies out to make a quick buck.

  • lil_z_95

    Posted May 29, 2009 9:15 pm GMT

    yea ps3 going up the ranks tats wat im talkin about

  • gazza_gamerNZ

    Posted May 29, 2009 8:35 pm GMT

    Its been a rough start but its good to see the PS3 earning some respectability.

  • Malco_Vincenzo

    Posted May 29, 2009 8:33 pm GMT

    @ 10679
    "if thats true than mgs4 fits into the category as well because the game is far from perfect but the game is decent"

    MGS4 is not far prom perfect. in fact it's the closest to perfect this gen. name a game that does better in graphics, story or gameplay.

    @ BLuFAlc0n
    "Rating are just opinions"
    clearly not according to the article above. seriously ratings show what the general public thinks of the game. Yeah halo got a 10/10 but do you think that people who bought the game first day read a review? not a chance. They bought it because it was Halo. And the hype argument is also flawed. It takes the media AND the consumers to make hype. They hyped Table Tennis for the 360 when it came out. did people care? Hell No. They also hyped Fable 2 almost as much as Halo 3. Did it get 10/10. No. If the people don't care hype does nothing. It's also called having a reputation, like the MGS and Halo Series does. You can rarely hype up a new IP and expect it to sell very well. LBP is still being hyped yet has only sold around 2 million. Hype doesn't= Great Ratings and Sales. You should know that.

  • 10679

    Posted May 29, 2009 4:17 pm GMT

    @BLuFAlc0n
    "Also, you can't rely on Gamespot alone... you have to do more research, sometimes games get perfect scores (like GTA4) because of the name (GTA, got an impression that it must have a perfect score because it's GTA) and the amount of hype it has!

    Same went to Halo 3, it's not even a perfect game, but it recieved 10/10 on some sites because of a HUGE amount of Hype with the game."

    if thats true than mgs4 fits into the category as well because the game is far from perfect but the game is decent. like you said about how halo 3 got 10/10 from some sites because the hype then msg4 got 10/10 from some of the sites for the same reason to. this also applies to GTAiv as gta games are the most overrated game in the world .

  • EmperorSupreme

    Posted May 29, 2009 4:02 pm GMT

    Especially new games. If you take out 360s overrated older games that were out before PS3 even existed the total jumps even more in PS3s favor.

  • Mr_Bodywave posted May 29, 2009 3:53 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Mr_Bodywave

    Posted May 29, 2009 3:53 pm GMT (hide)

    Another way of saying this: The xbox 360 has a larger game library with more titles at every level of reviewer scores and has a much better library than the PS3.

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