By the Numbers: Which Console has the "Best" Games?

Quote:
"All across the internet, fanboys argue daily about which console has the best games. While the question is ultimately subjective by nature, that doesn't stop the xbots, PS3 droids, and Nintendo fans from ranting and raving in defense of their favorite console. The Exploding Barrel has decided to break out the old calculator and do a little number crunching to find out which console indeed does have the highest rated games. Here's how it works: First, we pulled the top 20 game scores from metacritic (if you don't believe us, feel free to click on the links) for each console and calculated the mean for each set. Next, we examined cross-console titles to test variations in score for each console. If you don't agree with these numbers, don't get mad at us."

[Forbidden_Darkness]

Quality over Quanity, Sony hands down has the best exclusives.

This which console has the best games is retarted because the xbox has been out a year longer, allowing the studios to take more time on their games. so, NO, the xbox does not have the best games.

[kenjix]

Good points and agreed.

[chaosatom]

But the reviewers had gone down the dump.
--there is obvious bias towards Ps3 like the install and stuff.
--they are definetely paid by someone for some games.
--reviwers never take the time to actually play the whole game in its entriety.

And yeah i agreed. xbox come out a year earlier, so if we compare this year's metacritic for ps3 to last year metacritic for xbox, then numbers will be different.

[Lord Vader]

"Quality over Quantity"... Best exclusives ? Compared to what, the Wii ????

Are you serious ?!? Check Metacritic again pal !

Xbox 360 = 4 games meta 90% or higher

4 Gears of War 94
7 Halo 3 94
10 Mass Effect 91
12 Forza Motorsport 2 90

Playstation 3 = ONE game ranked above 90%....

3 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 94
6 Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction 89
8 Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune 88
13 Resistance: Fall of Man 86

PS3 still has alot of catching up to do in critically acclaimed games compared to the 360. BTW, I have a PS3, loving MGS4, but PS3 needs better exclusives IMHO & MORE GOOD GAMES. These numbers should be reversed, it is INSANE that M$ has the best attach rate going against Sony & Nintendo in gaming & the best games...

TRUTH

Also, I do believe Uncharted should have broken 90% - that & MGS4 are my favorite PS3 games.

Edit: forgot about Bioshock & removed it, but yeah I played that LAST YEAR, but personally, I still dont think Sony currently has a better lineup = in fact, I want better games for my PS3 NOW not in 2009!!! I've waited long enough !!!

[SixTwoTwo]

I was waiting for someone to bust out metacritic LawL

@Lord Vader... To be fair Bioshock is coming to the PS3 this November. Does it really belong in your list?

[chaosatom]

Bioshock isn't a exclusive just so you know.

do the graphics of

6 Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction 89
8 Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune 88
compare to
7 Halo 3 94
10 Mass Effect 91
12 Forza Motorsport 2 90

any of these?

[bozobucketeer]

@Forbidden
Maybe I misread your comment, I must have because it makes absolutely no sense. You state that because the 360 came out a year prior to the ps3 that it doesn't have better games. I haven't been hit in the head with a shovel lately, but that is one of the stupidest things I've read in quite awhile. As to what exclusives are better, to each his own. Drake's Fortune was a good game, even though I rented it, beat it and returned it the same day. So if you think ps3 has better exclusives, good for you, but to say that 360 doesn't based solely on the fact that it came out sooner is just plain retarded.

[thesummerofgeorge]

Determining which games are the best based on critic scores is retarded. We all know how unbiased they are. Hype has too much influence among other factors that affect their scores.

[iamtehpwn]

do you guys (360 fans, ps3 fans, this isn't bias toward anyone), REALLY care about a few numbers? Does that really insult you? What? What does it matter? Is it like...Melting your mind that the console YOU like may be a few points below another system??

Break the fanboy talk. Okay, 360 is a few points average ahead of PS3, it's not going to make me love my PS3 less, or like my 360 more. I'm going to play games. Not do these childish arguments about slight graphical blemishes one may have over the other, or review scores, for Christ sake.

Grow up.

[Jack Meahoffer]

Claiming some underground conspiracy bias toward your console is the height of ignorance. How simple and childish do you have to be to actually believe some independent reviewer was bribed to be negative against a game on your console. I'm sure every gaming media outlet is just itching to take a bribe for short term benefit while risking total ruin of their creditability. Yeah defiantly worth the risk! You must be a business genius!

Everytime you say crap like you did in 1.2 you just prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that you're totally blinded by your immense love for a corporation. Nothing you say means anything after you say something so childish and ignorant. Next time anyone wants your opinion we'll just cut out the middle man and go ask Sony's PR team.

Lord Vader is right. Only a defensive brand worshiper would number 1 give a crap about a few points and number 2 try to spin out of the facts. Metacritic doesn't count now? They must be biased too right? Bioshock doesn't count because its coming to the PS3 a year after and still doesn't have a release date? Also releasing a year early has nothing to do with the average rating of all games? In fact having less games of higher quality like you zealots claim would in fact raise your average higher but math isn't brand worshipers strong suit. Spin facts thats your strong suit.

[Tommy Vercetti]

What are you talking about? PS3 has the best exclusives? It has One great exclusive in MGS4. Name me another. 360 has better quality and quantity. This is understandable because it has been on the market longer. Read the other posts even Ps3 owners admit 360 has better games at this point. I am one of them.

[deeznuts]

Servant Vader. Too bad those with a PC can still play two of those 360 games. Both of which are better versions. Muahahaha. That's the beauty of 1st party titles, it truly is exclusive.

[Shaka2K6]

GTA4
Bioshock
Oblivion
MGS4
Uncharted
ect.

So yeah PS3 has the best games by far.

[JBaby343]

I like the PS3 exclusives out now more than the 360. Resistance rocked, HS & uncharted were both beautiful, R&C was a nice change from "serious" games and looked/played great, Warhawk still rocks online then MGS4 is amazing.

On the 360 side I don't have much to say as I got bored in gears, Bioshock looked great (never played it) but now it's not exclusive, Halo 3 well... Come on, ME was riddled with bugs/hiccups. Didn't play any others because I only play on my brother's 360 when I visit him so my time is limited and no others looked appealing.

In my opinion PS3 has the best games. To each his own. Whichever console has the games YOU want to play than that's the best FOR YOU.

[Monchichi025]

"xbox has been out a year longer, allowing the studios to take more time on their games. so, NO, the xbox does not have the best games." LMAO!!!!

Soooo!! That's like a sports team crying that the other team won because it has bigger and stronger players. Sony put themselves in that position and they have to deal with it.

This will remain a fact for the remainder of this generation so using it as an arguement is ludicrous! LOL

[Utalkin2me]

Whine and cry, whine and cry. Doesn't matter you can not change stat's so just deal with it people.

[thesummerofgeorge]

This is a place for comments, there's no problem with disagreeing with an article. You're so quick to jump all over it and get all bitter and say the obligatory "here comes the sony defence force" etc...I wasn't angry or fired up when I stated my opinion on the article, I just had my own opinion, who are you to criticize people for commenting on the article? Either share your own opinion on the subject, or don't... but quit being that guy that's all:"oh my god, who cares about this and that blah blah blah, does this really matter blah blah blah..." do you have any thoughts of your own or do you just get upset when others have opinions? YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THE COMMENTS if they get your panties in a knot sweetheart!

EDIT: @1.15 It's not whining douche, it's a discussion, if any sort of disagreeance annoys you, or you don't think it's worth discussing either side of the matter, than don't come here anymore, cause that's what it's all about... news and discussion. God the people who whine about other peoples comments are the worst, they don't have anything to share on the matter, just gripe about other peoples discussions as if someone asked.

[iamtehpwn]

You must not read the comment sections that often. This site is run fullllllllll of fanboys, and despite my Sony defense force comment (Because trust me, every time there's a negative Article about PS3, There are like 500 comments saying "OMFG MGS4 GT5P UNCHARTED BEST GRAPHICS EXCLUSIVES 360 SUX RROD).

As for the comment about getting my panties in a knot, I don't wear clothes, I run around naked, So stfu.

[thesummerofgeorge]

I read it plenty. If this place annoys you so much that all you can say is to complain, find something else to do. If all you can do is complain about peoples opinions in general, not being constructive or talking to any one person, just submitting a general complaint directed at anyone and everyone who has a certain opinion, you have nothing worth saying...

[iamtehpwn]

Cut the fanboyism.

[thesummerofgeorge]

Yeah buddy, by saying everyone should be able to state their opinion I'm a fanboy... You're just one of those people who love throwing around the word when you have no intelligent response... it's a crutch. Prove me wrong, explain how anything I said makes me a fanboy.

[Harry190]

the 60 Gb PS3 wins hands down due to backwards compatibility(PS1+PS2+PS3 = Quality+Quantity). Doesn't it boys and girls. I say this without shame and this is pure logic. Don't mind me,I am just messing around.

[iamtehpwn]

As much as suspicion. Now granted, we're both preaching the same message: The Review scores don't matter. However, you to call me out after saying anyone complained about this article (specifically, and typically being what I call the Calvary of the Sony Defense Force) is a fanboy, then I could indeed assume, that you were in fact a fanboy.

EDIT:
@ 1.21, if thats the Case, Wii wins. (NES + SNES + N64 + gamecube..albeit Metacritic doesn't have NES and SNES scores) =]

[thesummerofgeorge]

I actually never called anyone a fanboy, that was you. I feel like all the time now people call fanboy this fanboy that... nobody can just have an opinion anymore without being a sony fanboy or vice versa. Granted they are around, but sometimes it's ok to have a discussion and to take a stance.

Edit: That's all I have to say, disagree away.

[hay]

It's a little bit misleading. Bioshock, Gears of War and Mass Effect aren't real exclusives, but they marked it as Console Exclusives. So if you exclude them from comparison(since MGS4, Uncharted, R&C or Resistance are PS3 only) the numbers will be completely different. 89,25 if I hadn't screwed up anything. Oh those nasty numbers.

[JEDI WOLVERINE]

*Sticks on flamesuit and awaits the arrival of juunken,giantenemycrab,power of green,Silogen*

Its gonna get hot in here..........

[dfcm2003]

Seeing that Xbox won is not bad, seeing it has 12 months of games ahead of the PS3. So Is it a "That a way boy for the xbox" or Way to Go for the PS3"

Id like to see the numbers for the xbox minus 12 months worth of games. That would be interesting....

[Pornlord]

Out of all the games he compared at the end, he threw up the Orange Box... that took this whole article and just shoved it into flamebait overdrive as far as I'm concerned.

[ChrisGTR1]

lol. yea im shure ps3 games arent allowed to be developed for the whole first year the 360 was out.

[Shaka2K6]

2 worlds a 2/10 game lmao the lowest rated exclusive game on this gen. by far only on xflop 180 hahahaha.

and then you count the other trash blue dragon,lolost odysey, forza 1.5, ninja generic 2,trash effect, gears of short, failo 2.5 ect.

[butterfinger]

brought to you by ChrisGTR1. The point is that with a one year advantage in dev time (and it IS there since both companies were working with developers before their console came out), you would think that the 360 would be blowing us away right now with amazing new exclusives. The sad truth is, the 360 has probably peaked, and it will no longer expand on graphics or gameplay, but will most likely come up sequels to AAA titles that have slight tweaks and little innovation (see: Gears of War 2). The PS3 is just beginning to hit its stride, and there is no telling where that will lead once more developers make the PS3 their lead console (like LucasArts and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed). I, for one, will be interested to see if the graphical differences between early PS3 games and later PS3 games will be as vast as the difference was with early and late PS2 games.

[Pornlord]

Wow, what flamebait. Eurogamer's score is on that list, and that automatically makes me not trust those numbers.

I like how they put the Orange Box up there for comparison, when the makers obviously didn't take the time to do a proper port of the game, it's legend what they did to that game.

But like they said, it's numbers so that must mean 360 has better games. /endsarcasm

[JEDI WOLVERINE]

Quoted for truth and a free bubble cause its ya birthday!

[PimpHandHappy]

has a higher average for there games

thats all you need to know

and btw

i AM NOT joining into this flamebait thread

peace

[Meus Renaissance]

I'm not bias enough to say the PS3. I think the Xbox 360 has more higher quality games.

[Talvish]

At this moment I agree. The article's exercise is largely academic ... though I find it interesting when people bring timeline into consideration (please read all the way through before flaming me out).

It doesn't favour the PS3. We are at the 1 year and 8 month mark (in US/Japan) for the PS3 and the 2 year and 8 month mark for the Xbox 360.

If you extrapolate the numbers, the 360 has 12 games 90 and above, the the PS3 has 5. If it was keeping at the same quality release level it should be closer to 7 (well 7.4).

If you move to an 80 and above, it is 99 games on the 360 versus 56 on the PS3 (where to keep parity it would need to be 61).

A gap exists but the gap is small from a quality releases over relative time.

Sony has already acknownledged that they had issues and they have been working hard to rectify the situation. Given they have more game studios than any other console manufacturer and given that exclusives should be playing a role in what ultimately 'wins' (hate that word) it will be interesting to see what happens over the next one or two years.

As much as I tossed out a bunch of numbers, again that is PURELY academic. I have plenty of games I enjoyed that fall into the below 80 mark range on Metacritic.

Pick the system that has the games you like and if you in a position to do so, get both.

[eyeh]

Someone should do the same study except using n4g's metareview scores.

the outcome would no doubt come out differently.

however, i wish the two sides would just magically equal each other so we don't get these dumb articles in the first place.

both sides have good games, deal with it.

[wolfehound22]

All this article tells me is all systems are getting stronger libraries. And the argument that this system has no games or that system is clearly the best is becoming less and less relevant. I would love to see the average for all games released then I believe you would probably see i bigger difference. Where as the PS3 and 360 may have less games I willing to bet that they have hands down a better average than the Wii. Since there are probably 10 titles released for every good one on that system.

[Wakka_]

Poor xbots. The mean between both scores are close. The 360 had a year advantage and is ony beating the PS3 by 3 points. Sad, ya?

[CrazyOrange]

that what retard sAYS when they watch thing

[GiantEnemyCrab]

No, what is sad is the market leader for the last 2 generations is getting beat by the underdog.

The king is dead!

[Pain]

And when u not busy Skew the GiantJealusCrab and make us some bait, I'm Hungry

'No, what is sad is the market leader for the last 2 generations is getting beat by the underdog."
-When the Under Dog if u really believe that... released 1 Year ahead and made a Faultily Rushed console thats More or less a Hi-Rez Xbox 1 thats NO differnt to Program for and Buys the exclusive right s to games with unfair i get u dont tactics...yea sure...

"the King is dead"
-Only in nappy world Kid.

[n to the b]

personally I get sick of hearing how MS is evil for buying exculsivity. I mean, sure, they are evil. this IS MS we're talking about here. but this the comment is usually being made by some simple-minded sony fanboy who fails to realize that sony does their thing, too. 1st of all, how do u really know sony never did that? and even if they didn't outright use $ to obtain exclusives, in my heart of hearts I can't believe they've never at least used their size/reputation to try and initimidate for exclusivity.

I of course have no direct evidence to offer on that hyposthesis. but I DO know that 1 thing sony has done is quietly remove backwards compatibility from their newer PS3s. but some consumers already believe PS3 does have BC, because of the older models. and do you think sony clearly marked in big letters on the new PS3s, 'DOES NOT PLAY PS2 GAMES'? yeah, right. but that would be the truly fair thing to do, due to consumer expectations which have been built up.

like I said, MS does some things I'm not happy about. but I think they've accomplished some good as well (thanks for raising our collective internet-gaming standards!) and that sony likely isn't as honest as some on this website would have us believe.

[bozobucketeer]

Everybody wins!

[u got owned]

That's easy, Xbox 360 has more quality games, but PS3 is catching up really fast. Now with the big guns coming out from both camps we'll see who come up on top this year. My guess will still be Xbox 360 but by less games.

[Surfman]

360 is older, i guess its normal that the box have more exclusives.

[incogneato]

It's NINTENDROIDS not PS3 Droids. What an idiot.

Anyway, good article. There is a clear bias against PS3, unfortunately, but I still expect the averages to be much closer by the end of the year because no one will be able to deny the great exclusives coming this year on PS3.

[Steve_Ballmer]

Its obvious the Wii has the best exclusives.

[cliffbo]

LOL... another pile of crap. Burnout on the 360 gets a higher score than on the PS3! lol... come on now, who's got all the money?

[PoSTedUP]

i know thats crazy, especially when the ps3 gets the better end of it : /

[LevDog]

Ok im confused.. the Meta for MGS4 is 9.6.. How on this chart is it 94?

[u got owned]

Go to metacritics.com and look for it is 94 not 96.

[babananaman]

for some suspicious reason, they seemed to conveniently omit ''battlefield: bad company'' on the 360 which would have brought the 360s lowest score to 85, same as the ps3.

suspect.

[Le-mo]

Why is Bioshock listed as an x-box 360 exclusive? It's coming to the PS3 and Metacritic has MGS 4 on a 96 rating.

[Talvish]

MGS4 eventually dropped to 94 on meta-critic.

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

That would put it, according to Metacritic, at the same level as Gears 1 and Halo 3.

[Saigon]

i think my title explains this fully...adding games that are not exclusive, didn't use all the games for each system...and that the main fact, if they actually used all the games for each system it will change the scores for each system dramaticlly...especialy the wii...

[Rampant]

So Microsoft had a year head start, and because of that it has more great games......

I fail to see the logic why I shouldn't buy the console with the most great games and where every multiplatform title is equal or better, for 200$ less, just because the console had a year head start. =)

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Agreed +bub!

[nycredude]

Cause I would seriously buy it just to take a sledgehammer to it before it rrod on me!

[Aclay]

Seriously, what is the point of this article. I'm a big Playstation gamer and baised 100% towards the PS3 and Sony, but I'm not afraid to admit that yes, the 360 has more and better games right "now" because the 360 has been out longer.

Bioshock, Mass Effect, and Gears of War aren't even Xbox 360 Exclusives because they are on the PC, but either way, the PS3 has some solid game titles too and a game doesn't have to get a 90%+ Metacritic score just to be considered a good game. I think that a lot of people are taking video game reviews too seriously these days.

[himdeel]

...full of bunk. 360 would win either way "by the numbers" given the year advantage. It's a fuggin good system!

This comparison is like asking which car I have driven farther the Nissan Altima I bought a year ago or the Toyota Camry I bought last week. Both cars rock socks but it's common sense! Meh...even my sleeping 6 month old niece can see holes in this story.

[CadDad]

Is another way to say the statistics are biased.

Of the 360's 5 "console exclusive" games, only Forza and Halo 3 are actually 360 exclusive. Gears of War, Bioshock, and Mass Effect are all available in (arguably) better versions for the PC.

With that said, If going by pure metacritic scores, and leaving off the PC ports of "exclusive" games, yes the article is ringing as valid info.

It really shouldn't change anyone's mind though, since the types of games listed are so far from the same style and genre, it's just a matter of what kinds of games you want to play anyways.

-CadDad

[u got owned]

Read the title.

"By the Numbers: Which Console has the "Best" Games?"

It doesn't mention PC anywhere. So i guess the info is accurate.

[CadDad]

I said the info was accurate based on that skewed premise, but you hit disagree anyways. ;)

I was looking at it from a prospective console buyer's position. Which console should I buy, well if i'm looking at this article, chances are I have a PC already.

The word "Exclusive" has a cut and dried definition.

[u got owned]

I understand your point, but take me as an example I do own a computer, but is a Mac. So i need my consoles to play my games and not everyone has a computer rig that can run this game at a good performance level.

So from my costumer stand point they are exclusives.

-edit

Well i don't know if i'm the exception, i could be, but that means that all my friends that like gaming are the exception too and believe me they are too many.

But i guess i agree with you to some extent. Its all advertising.

[CadDad]

So you would say you are the rule or the exception? I would say you are the exception, which is why I left the "chances are" qualifier in my statement.

Let me ask you this. Should we be able to toss any word in front of 'exclusive' to make it fit our target audience?

My point is very simple. Exclusive should be used to describe something that's limited to one group of owners in this context. If you can get a game on any other platform, the game should not be considered exclusive, unless it has substantial differences on the 2nd platform.

Anything else is clever, yet false, advertising.

-CadDad

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

Well, the console experience is very different than on the PC even for the same game. To top it off, the PC does not compete in the same space as consoles in terms of cost and experience. Therefore I don't think drawing the "360 exclusives aren't real exclusives since it is available on PC" is valid.

Would I consider buying Mass Effect or Halo on PC? No, even if I did not own a 360 simply because I don't like the PC experience. Worse is, most likely the games won't look good on my computer that I bought last year unless I forked over enough money to buy a PS3 or 360. I might as well have played the same games (if it was available) on the WiiCube.

The reason why 360 games also exist on PC is because of MS heritage and their excellent tools to port. Probably way easier to do than on PS3.

This comment though was way off topic, of what you guys are discussing.

[kewlkat007]

but I have enjoyed the 360 games that I have played more so than my PS3's. I still have 2 more to play. Part of the reason I've had my 360 the longest.

Looking at the PS3's library, besides MGS4 and Uncharted nothing really stood out by themselves as exclusives. The critics can back me up on that, looking at GOTY honors and such.

As it stands PS3's BEST Exclusive has been MGS4. A lot more games come to mind when I think about the Xbox 360, some of AAA games the PS3 now is getting.

If you own all 3 consoles, I think you can come up with a more informed opinion.

[babananaman]

'' A lot more games come to mind when I think about the Xbox 360, some of AAA games the PS3 now is getting''

considering the fact that the 360 came out a full year plus ahead of the ps3, this should go without saying. but if it was neck and neck, then the 360 would just be a disgrace.

[kewlkat007]

"considering the fact that the 360 came out a full year plus ahead of the ps3, this should go without saying. but if it was neck and neck, then the 360 would just be a disgrace."

It's very easy to come up with what ifs..What if, I win the lottery tomorrow...

Oh I have plenty what ifs...Pm me.

[dachiefsman]

Do you know how it feels...

to live..

in a...

VAN...

DOWN BY THE RIVER??!?!?!?!?!!?!?

[PoSTedUP]

well... games is an opinion. but the xbox 360 does have more of em. does it mean they are better? nah it dosnt. peace.

[u got owned]

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is an AAA Xbox exclusive that no one seems to mention when talking about exclusive and it was a great game that 360 owners got to enjoy with great graphics and awesome gameplay back in the early days of this generation. Is good to see it in this list.

[Product]

great chris farley moment.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Damage control on overdrive by the fishheads.

Anyway, this is telling us what we already know. The best games are on the Xbox 360. I'm surprised by how generous this article was on the PS3.

[PoSTedUP]

good for you : )

[n00bzRtehgey]

and everyone else :)

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

I expect this flamebait to have a large number of comments.

People will start pulling out all sorts of manipulative arguments for why the PS3 is better or unfairly treated or why this is a justified for the 360.

We will probably hear a lot of:

"Xbox 360 has been on the market longer, so developers have had more time to develop games for it. Better games are expected."

That is a poor excuse primarily because you can turn it around and say, Sony had the opportunity to improve on MS faults. Developers had the opportunity to work with the PS3 longer, because the games was released later. Sony has a longer history and better relationships with developers. PS3 has much more advanced technology (7-core Cell processor, six-axis motion sensing controller, blu-ray & etc). The list could go on for why Sony should have done better, but among other things Sony forgot the gamer in the whole process and is just now coming back in. Sony got arrogant and let it slide.

Fact of the matter, consumers don't care. They just want good games and no matter what the excuse is. Consumers are not going to buy a console based on some excuses and promises of great games, although I bought all three myself....

Now all you fanboys disagree!!! I want to see that count go as high as possible!

[THAMMER1]

WHy do you get so wired over those scores? Can some one tell me why the comments in here are so D@mn nutty?

[dachiefsman]

i posted what I did cause it was a joke. like this article.

it doesn't matter which one is better. especially when you have all 3 consoles.

[InMyOpinion]

How come they compared 5 360 exclusives to only 4 PS3 exclusives?

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

I'm not sure, but I think those are the only exclusives Sony has. Kind of impressive if you think of how long the PS3 has been in the market compared to the 360.

Sooner or later console exclusives will only come from first party developers and all third party games will be multiplatform.

[ParadoxicalAssassin]

Are you dumb?...heavenly sword, motorstorm? to name a few...

I think Jenzo is right.

[pumpkinpunker]

how come they didn't include all the exclusives for each console? too many numbers to add up? Or is it because the PS3 even looks worse when you start figuring in duds like Heavenly Sword and Haze against strong X360 showings like Lost Odyssey, Dead Rising, and Ninja Gaiden 2?

this "study" is unscientific garbage.

[ParadoxicalAssassin]

This goes back and fourth, all variations of opinion are irrelevant. I think it's pretty equal.

But although the software side of these consoles are more or less equal, Ps3 owners should rejoice over it's hardware superiority. Don't take offense 360 owners! The 360 does use DVD9 and does have a pretty bad failure rate to say otherwise -_-'

[DeZimatoR]

Well its always a matter of opinion in this kind of things but I think its fair to say its pretty balanced as of right now.

Ratchet
Uncharted
Resistance
Metal Gear Solid 4

vs

Gears
Mass Effect
Halo 3
Forza 2 (I guess...)

Whats worth being noticed is that most of the biggest Playstation frachises (God of War, Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo [the full game anyways], SOCOM, Twisted Metal, etc.) haven't even made the jump to the PS3 yet whereas thats already happened with the (few) Xbox franchises.

My two cents.

[pumpkinpunker]

so we're supposed to give sony credit for the fact that their console has been around for more than 2 years and they still haven't released many of their major titles?

sony fanboy logic baffles me sometimes, really. i mean, out in the real world if someone doesn't get something done in an ample amount of time they get reprimanded and/or eliminated from the equation. however, sony fanboys think critics and analysts should congratulate and capitulate with sony for their shortcomings. Truly astounding.

[TunakTunakTun]

Afrika
Aqua
Buzz! Quiz TV
Calling All Cars!
Crysis
Dark Cloud 3
Dark Mist
Disgaea 3
Echocrome
Elefunk
Epic Unannounced Game
Everyday Shooter
EyeDentify
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Final Fantasy XIII
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SONY ALWAYS WINS

[Seraphemz]

Did anybody other than me completely love Heavenly Sword? I thought that game was incredibly fun and the cutscenes were amazing.
I would think that it got great reviews ( sorry but I didnt care to check since it was soooo good )

[agentace]

.they forgot to take the M$ bribes in to account with the reviewers scores "cough"(halo 3)

.xbox been out longer

.most of the xbox exclusives arn`t exclusive there on PC (and bioshock is on ps3 aswell now)

WHAT DUMBASS MADE THAT

[Product]

who cares?

[OSIRUSSS]

Best games and still getting Pwned in sales. Ermm....Go Team RRoDBox!!!

[Death]

A couple things to think about:

Reviewers do not take bribes. If they did, all games would get perfect 10's. If you want to hold onto the theory that Sony is above bribes, keep dreaming. They would all do it if it were possible.

The PS3 has less good games because it hasn't been out as long? Pure BS. By a showing of hands, who here believes MGS only took 18 months to develop and publish? Sony delayed the PS3 by almost a year, partly due to defective BR manufacturing. This had no impact on development since the storage media has very little to do with the actual dev process. The biggest issue Sony had was they weren't getting the proper dev kits out to the developers. This is a self inflicted wound and much greater than the delay in shipping the PS3 to retail which should have helped more than anything.

With the PS1 and PS2, Sony had very solid relations with just about every third party developer on the planet. They also held a 75% share of the console market. You can blame Microsoft all you want for throwing money at developers, but you can't excuse Sony for letting it happen. There are a number of reasons devs don't support a console, money is just one of them. Development support, marketing support and of course publishing support are all important. Ease of development also plays a big role. If a developer can't produce a game to atleast break even, why would they do it?

All three systems have some great games. If you are a gamer and truly want the best experiences, you will want to invest in more than one console.

-Death

[PantherAus]

Look we PS3 fans can't deny what that just showed. The xbox360 does have games with higher rated scores than the PS3. FACT

BUT

It has had a year longer and it seems many of its big guns have already hit the floor and are therefore on that list. If there was an even time difference then we could add LBP, Resistance 2, Killzone 2, Gran Tourismo and so forth (i feel theres one im missing, anyone?).

This isnt anything to get huffy over. It's a fact critics have rated xbox360 games higher than PS3 ones. Now are they being Bias, well possible but remember kick ass games are on the way. Our peak is yet to be reached.

[Rusted]

Yup, X360 wins at this point. But the PS3 have great titles even with 1 1/2 year behind

[Ace Killa 08]

... if the titles they mention that would come out at launch actually came out. and i mean the exclusive ones. A lot of the games that were mention to knock out 360 dint really do that. Warhawk, MGS4(which finally came out), Lair, GT prologue(dunno if this counts), Haze, Motorstorm, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Resistance, and that's all i can find right now. Ok get these games and with all the hype most of these had the only good one would be about MGS4 Resistance, Ratchet and Clank ToD and maybe Warhawk dunno bout that game. So a total of 4 counting Warhawk, when u got 360s GOW BioShock, (exclusive at the time), Halo 3, Mass Effect Forza 2 and PGR 3 & 4, i know theres more but these to me made sell the 360. Now i cant find any disappointment in these exclusive or there are some disappointments, in other exclusives but not to the point where the reviews are around an average 5/10 this be lair or a more recent disappointment being Haze getting an average of 50% of game reviews. so PS3 is expected to do more, and its not doin that

[Product]

watch the xbox 360 come out with their wii wannabe controller get some casual audience and blow sony out of the water lol sales wise...then sony fans will b!tch about how Ms has gone soft...then sony will come out with their wii wannabe controller get some casual sales then every sony and Ms fanboy will have nothing more to bicker about......neither will beat Nintendo im afraid.

[PantherAus]

I agree with what you said but remember don't be too critical as those games you listed for xbox360 have come out over double the time as those for PS3 (im not 100% sure on the timeframe). Over the next 6 to 8 months PS3 will gain more AAA (hopefully) which will even the list.

To say xbox360 has made a massive achievement by looking at that list is silly as under the same timeframe PS3 will do the same (if not slightly better or worse). It's a comparison yes, but comparing the taste of a ripe apple to one that needs a few more days isn't too fair. Will give a result but you have to question the logic.

[Product]

Oh look E3 right around the corner lets see if Ms can jump on the Nintendo bandwagon and crush hardcore fanboys wet dreams with a virtual weight training game with online compatibility......and remember the more you work out the more your wannabe mii avatar gets buff,just to show other nerds online just how much youve been working out.Halo tattoos and steroids will be DLC as rumored.Buff avatars get the girls remember ...

and how bout sony with its secret weapon the MGS special edition Virtual Potty Trainer with 100% sixaxis controllability to really hit the casual game market.I know what your saying and your right,online compatibility with trophy room and 5.7 firmware update to handle such a intense yet casual game.Features will include MGS stenciled pull up diapers(Pamper sponsored),High Piano black gloss Trainer Toilet peripheral to match that of the PS3,and gerber baby food for a year for those midnight snacks youll be needed playing inless hours of this game and more.

These among many at this years E3 stay tuned.

[pumpkinpunker]

the analyst counted 5 of the x360's exclusives against 4 of the PS3's to skew the numbers. if you figure in one of PS3's duds like Haze to make it 5 against 5 then the PS3 score goes down even lower. also, if you figure in ALL the console exclusives for each console then the x360 is even farther ahead. yet again, if you figure in ALL the games and their averages instead of twenty games then the X360 outshines the Wii and PS3 even more.

if you want to provide statistical data and be responsible then you have to do things like this.

whoever did this unscientific, incomprehensive study clearly could not find a way to not declare the X360 a winner but wanted to skew the data so it looks like the PS3 and Wii are closer to the X360 in quality then they really are.

[zeisscollector]

These are based on metacritic reviews, which are based on what the publications think, not what the public at large thinks. Since when did the publications represent what we think?!

Since we know that some “publications” appear to be on the take, the premise of this article is logically flawed, and therefore completely irrelevant!

[lynta]

yhey have like the best exclusives...

super mario galaxy-9,7

super smash bros brawl-9,4

zelda: twilight princess-9,5

metroid prime corruption-9,0

cheers!!!

[lynta]

check out metacritic the wii has the highest rated exclusives:

smg-9,7

Z:tp-9,5

ssbb-9,4

Mp:c-9,0

thats an average over booth the ps3 and the xbox exclusives

cheers

[CouchKing0]

lol xbox 360 has a lot of games

[karlostomy]

In essence what we are seeing here is proof that the PS3 (at a $200 price premium) has:

- 99% worse multiplats
- on average, worse Exlusives.

In order to play superior games, get a 360. It is that simple. This article is proof.

Well done MS. Really, really well done
*applauds*

[n00bzRtehgey]

lmfao. ps3 is a JOKE! lol.

[Solid_Dawg]

that burnout did better on PS3 cuz we had a install on our hdd or something that made it not lag or anything while the 360 had many lag or something issues on it...

[n00bzRtehgey]

LMAO. is that a REAL question? certainly not the FLOPstation 3.

[karlostomy]

I hate to be so negative about what could have been such an awesome console, but i feel the evidence is mounting and i feel compelled to add to your list:
ie:

- vaselineeffectstation3
- blurstation3
- freezestation3
- f....rame....rateproblemstatio n3
- 640pGTAIVstation3
- Hype-not-deliver-station3
- krazykenkutaragistation3 (my favourite)

oh gawd... there's sooo many! Got any others?

[dro]

for f sake...the 360 obviouslly has more games cuz it has been out longer but the ps3 has the best graphics in exlusive games.this is so dumb because the 360 has been out over a year so y compare to a console that came out later...i dont count the wii cuz i dont see it as a console i see the wii as a dumb machine that has the crapiest graphics and aimed to girls and grand parents -_-

[JEDI WOLVERINE]

"i dont count the wii cuz i dont see it as a console i see the wii as a dumb machine that has the crapiest graphics and aimed to girls and grand parents -_- "

You do realise the Wii is owning both MS and Sony right now dont ya?

It aing true hd gen but people love it - sales are the proof and they still aint got no AAA games - go figure!

[n to the b]

I agree JEDI - except isn't Mario Galaxy at least a "AAA" Wii game?

[59fifty8]

you guys are f bots, the ps3 has better exclusives i mean really compare i played all these games

heavenly sword vs. ninja gaiden 2= heavenly
resistence fall of man vs. gear of war= gears
uncharted drakes fortune vs. kameo= uncharted
metal geare solid 4 vs. halo 3= mgs4
warhawk vs. frontlines fuel of war= warhawk

so you see the ps3 got better exclusive and if you disagree make sure you play all of these games.

[SL1M DADDY]

Did the website take into account the number of "swag bags" that were awarded to reviewers when rating games released on the consoles? I have a feeling that if this routine was not used in the past, there would have been some changes in final scoring.

[razorbladelight]

i was thinkingthe same thing... oh wait that's because most sites are anti-nintendo and anything taht will make the overpriced ps3 or the 360 look remotely bad compared to these two over hyped disappointments (hey face it the ps3 was overhyped, and most of you idiots defend it to life's end cuz you wanna justify paying 600000000000000 dollars for a blu ray).

[SmokingMonkey]

GTA4 is the highest ranking game of this generation?
don't get me wrong i've beaten EVERY gta game 100% but GTA4 should not be #1 at 98%
No tank?! (every gta should have a tank DLC maybe?
Lesser arsenal (no minigun, m60, katana, flamethrower etc.)
repetitive missions (vice city missions were harder)
No planes (?)
No apache (we got the blackhawk, with no missiles?)..i could go on
it was a great game due to the online but best EXCLUSIVE this gen IMO goes to MGS4

it does say "CONSOLE" games but i don't need a 360 to play gears, you NEED a PS3 to play MGS4. Snaek King and Big Bumpin are TRUE 360 exclusives.

i hate review scores, they mean nothing! HAZE got a worse score than FORZA, but I would rather play HAZE anyday over FORZA or Gran Turismo because i don't like racing games. Should i play games i like or only play games that get "good" scores?

Wii games are for children and AMATUER gamers (it's ok i started on a nintendo too.)