Anything less than an 8 is hate.

For real?

I'm more worried that GameSpot has a favorable review.  Time to cancel pre-order now.

Anyone have references to what the Wii U, 3DS and PS4/XOne got?

This should help ground the score.

Wii U 8.0 http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/30/wii-u-review-2014
3DS 7.5 http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/03/19/nintendo-3ds-review
New 3DS 8.8 http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/21/new-nintendo-3ds-3ds-xl-review
PS4 8.4 http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/21/playstation-4-re-review (+1 one year review)
XBone 7.8 http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/27/xbox-one-review-2014 (+1 one year review)

I understand reviewing hardware in terms of performance, ergonomics, and build and stuff like that.

I don't get rendering a judgement on whether or not it's "worth it" though. That will ultimately be determined by the quality of games that come out.

I feel like everyone renders the same judgement at every console launch. "With the light lineup, we simply can't recommend it right now at the current price."

What system had an absolutely killer launch lineup? How many people are still talking about Ryse and Killzone 4 right now?

Shit, I guess I'll cancel one of my pre-orders. Good thing I pre-ordered two.

Thanks

Also the concept of review scores on game consoles is hilarious.

So a 240p handheld that was about as powerful as a PSP with a useless 3D effect gimmick that costed $250 gets a 7.5/10? Lol. And lol at the Wii U score.