2009 has been a barn-storming year for the PlayStation, with the console coming up trumps in Metacritic's annual 'platform of the year' list.
Even though more games on the Xbox 360 were given higher scores, the website has named the console the best platform overall due to more PS3 games reaching the top 10 list than any other console – 5 out of the 10.
Wii not-so-fit
Metacritic takes data from a variety of respected reviews sites and comes up with an overall percentage for games, and this year it has put the PS3-only Uncharted 2: Among Thieves top, with a score of 96 out of a 100.
As the website notes: "Sales figures are not included in the platform or game rankings; if they were, the Wii, which is expected to sell almost twice as many titles as PS3 this year, would have a distinct advantage.
"Instead, the popular Wii platform had a poor year in terms of game quality, with critics liking just 28% of games released for the platform."
So, just because you are popular, doesn't mean you are better.
Via CVG
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lovlid
December 12th 2009
2. "Metacritic’s first annual Game Platform Power Rankings."
Can you imagine the meeting they had to decide this ****...
"lets release some data, give the PC a higher median score than the PS3 but still make it second, and don't tell anyone the full methodology we used,,,just keep them guessing and fighting in the comments section."
Guaranteed headline grabber for a struggling site of no relevance.
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sygardner
December 11th 2009
1. And just because you are better, doesn't mean you are popular.
So many games, companies, people, you name it, there's far too many that don't belong where they are, some extremely talented people and developers are great, and yet popularity wise they suck.
It's all related to the false little world of, it's who you know.
Interesting write up, and damn I can't wait for the XBOX 720
Thanks
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