The Sony PS3 has the best games, according to a study of the average review scores given to games. The study of Metacritic.com’s averages of game site and magazine review scores found that 60 per cent of Sony PS3 games were rated as good or better (above 70 out of 100 average score), compared to 50 per cent of Microsoft Xbox 360 games and a mere 35 per cent of Nintendo Wii games.
The study, by Silicon Era, also showed that 46 per cent of Sony PSP games were rated good or better, 39 per cent of Nintendo DS games. From the last generation of consoles, 55 per cent of Microsoft Xbox games were good or better, 52 per cent of Nintendo GameCube games and 49 per cent of Sony PS2 games.
Of course, these comparisons are hardly fair. The Sony PS2 had many times more games released for it than its competitors – and as many were quick cash-ins on its popularity, it suffered in average review scores as a result.
Current generation review scores taken from videogame websites that cater to hardcore players could also easily see some bias introduced. Many games came out on Sony PS3 later, as the machine was launched later, allowing games companies time to add extra features, polish visuals and otherwise improve the game over the Microsoft Xbox 360 version. And the Sony PS3 was widely considered the worst-performing of the three current generation consoles until recently. It’s conceivable specialist writers for PS3 sites were marking up games to bolster Sony PS3 fans’ sense of having chosen the right console etc.
So, while it’s interesting that the Nintendo Wii seems to be clearly home for some of the worst games of the current generation, the other results need a pinch of salt taking with them.
