Regardless of our own opinions and feelings towards the recently rated games - the opinions that really matter, or atleast have any impact are from those connected to the industry such as these sites; 1UP, IGN, Gamespot etc and magazines.
Monitoring message boards and I've witnessed two things.
1. Those who already own a PS3 are either confused or angry due to the undeserved low rating reviews for some of the touted Sony titles. Naturally they either dismiss it or challenge the credibility of the review(er).
2. Non-PS3 owners either laugh or mock the reviews (360 owners), but more importantly, some of those who expressed interest in the PlayStation 3 were disappointed with the reviews, signalling that perhaps their anticipation or even hard cash depended on glowing reviews for the much waited games that would have seemingly justified the purchase.
The low scores are not helping. The waiting is coming to an end and it seems that the Media - either sincerely or more deviantly - are not impressed to the level we were all expecting to be. In essence, these scores are hurting the platform especially when Microsoft's console is getting good ratings in regards to some of its titles such as the most recent Bioshock; perfect scores. And yet games that have been solely developed for the PlayStation 3, years in the works, can't even seem to satisfy the thirst of the professionals who rubber stamp it with a "Meh" sticker.
Multi-platform games are seemingly inferior on our console by default, and now our own 1st party games are not that impressive? How is this going to affect potential new owners of Sony's console? We all expected the games would justify the price, but if in the eyes of the industry they are not, then what on Earth will?
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