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Samus Aran on 18 March 2015
TheObserver said:
Samus Aran said:

Let's take a look at these 6 games shall we.


Grand Theft Auto V (a remaster of a PS3 game that's also on xbone)

The Last of Us Remastered (a lazy remaster of a PS3 game where they charged you full price)

flower (a game that has been on the PS3 for years and also Vita. Oh, and it only has 11 reviews. And it doesn't deserve its score.)

Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition (a remaster of a PS3 game that is also on xbone)

Rayman Legends (overrated and on any console imaginable)

Fez (another small indie game that has been out for years and everyone with a 10 year old pc can play)

Yeah, next time don't use metacritic as an argument. All these games are also on PS3.

Same is true of the XB1 games with a 90+ meta, except there's only 2 instead of 6.

I think you're missing the part where the topic isn't about how great the PS4 library is but rather how much better than the XB1 library it is.

It isn't better. Reviewers prefer to review the PS4 game whenever there's a multiplatform title. That explains your difference.

Lot's of pro-bias Sony media as well (contrary to what some people on this site think). Unless you believe people bought a PS4 to play Fez and Flower.



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TheObserver on 18 March 2015
McDonaldsGuy said:
a) The PS4 barely has more games than the Xbox One, maybe not even that. There is a negligible difference.


That's just one of those things people who don't look at the facts say, cause according to metacritic PS4 has an over 40% larger library. 

I wouldn't call that a negligible difference.



Samus Aran on 18 March 2015
TheObserver said:
McDonaldsGuy said:
a) The PS4 barely has more games than the Xbox One, maybe not even that. There is a negligible difference.


That's just one of those things people who don't look at the facts say, cause according to metacritic PS4 has an over 40% larger library. 

I wouldn't call that a negligible difference.

Metacritic isn't fact.

With multiplatform games the PS4 version  is usually the prefered choice thus leading to discrepancies on metacritic.

Not a single one of those 90%+ games on the PS4 is just if you ask me.



Platina on 18 March 2015

I wouldn't say that the games rated higher on metacritic are the sole reason why the PS4 is winning, but it does contribute to a large degree



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TheObserver on 18 March 2015
Samus Aran said:
TheObserver said:

Same is true of the XB1 games with a 90+ meta, except there's only 2 instead of 6.

I think you're missing the part where the topic isn't about how great the PS4 library is but rather how much better than the XB1 library it is.

It isn't better. Reviewers prefer to review the PS4 game whenever there's a multiplatform title. That explains your difference.

Lot's of pro-bias Sony media as well (contrary to what some people on this site think). Unless you believe people bought a PS4 to play Fez and Flower.


Most multiplat titles have more or less the same metacritic score, give or take 1-2 points, which is fair considering PS4 versions are almost always better so they shouldn't have the same score. 

And people have varied tastes in gaming, the more titles you have the greater the possiblity of a diverse library which appeals to greater range of consumers. You may hate a game, but it might be someone else's favorite. 

Diversity is the most important aspect in selling your console, this is probably the biggest shortcoming Nintendo has which explains why Wii U is failing even worse than XB1. While XB1 is far behind PS4, it's 3rd party support affords it enough diversity to do better than Wii U.



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Samus Aran on 19 March 2015
TheObserver said:
Samus Aran said:

It isn't better. Reviewers prefer to review the PS4 game whenever there's a multiplatform title. That explains your difference.

Lot's of pro-bias Sony media as well (contrary to what some people on this site think). Unless you believe people bought a PS4 to play Fez and Flower.


Most multiplat titles have more or less the same metacritic score, give or take 1-2 points, which is fair considering PS4 versions are almost always better so they shouldn't have the same score. 

And people have varied tastes in gaming, the more titles you have the greater the possiblity of a diverse library which appeals to greater range of consumers. You may hate a game, but it might be someone else's favorite. 

Diversity is the most important aspect in selling your console, this is probably the biggest shortcoming Nintendo has which explains why Wii U is failing even worse than XB1. While XB1 is far behind PS4, it's 3rd party support affords it enough diversity to do better than Wii U.

Except your arguments are deeply flawed.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/diablo-iii-ultimate-evil-edition

It only has 18 reviews.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/diablo-iii-ultimate-evil-edition

This scores 4 points higher even though it's the exact same game and it has 63 reviews.

You're basically saying that PS4 is winning because it has PS3 ports.

PS4 is winning because:

- Better hardware

- Cheaper price initially

- MS fucked up big time at E3 2013 with their DRM policies. It still haunts them today as it ruined their reputation.

- Stronger brand: the PS brand is much more popular outside of the USA than the xbox brand.

What good exclusives does the PS4 even have currently?



FloatingWaffles on 19 March 2015
EricFabian said:
FloatingWaffles said:

Most if this is debateable/and or your opinion though. 

1 - Better Hardwere - CHECK

2 - Better Games - according to Metacritic yes, but also is a matter of personal taste

3 - More Games - CHECK

4 - A far stronger brand - CHECK

Both #2 and #4 are just opinion. Plus, like Samas Aran said, for #3 how many of those games are just remasters/ports.



McDonaldsGuy on 19 March 2015
TheObserver said:
McDonaldsGuy said:
a) The PS4 barely has more games than the Xbox One, maybe not even that. There is a negligible difference.


That's just one of those things people who don't look at the facts say, cause according to metacritic PS4 has an over 40% larger library. 

I wouldn't call that a negligible difference.

Meh, PS4 and Xbox One's exclusives so far have been meh. Titanfall and The Order were both mega let downs. PS4 has had more let downs though (Knack, Driveclub, Killzone).

As someone else mentioned, the 90+ scores for the PS4 aren't impressive. If The Last of Us was exclusive to the PS4 (which it should've been) then it might have been.



Frogger on 19 March 2015

No, it's much more complicated than that.



Vasto on 19 March 2015

I spit my beer when I read the OP.