Metacritic: mass effect 2 (xbox 360) vs mass effect 2 (pc)

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starcraft said:
It is also entirely possible that a majority of reviewers, like the majority of gamers, prefer to play their hardcore games on televisions with consoles.

Or maybe the exact opposite?

I'm fairly certain, that both PC and consoles have their respective reviewers, who doesn't use the other platform for gaming / reviewing. Or that's atleast how it's been done in most of the biggest critical subjects in the industry.

Also on the topic, yes PC gamers and reviewers have much higher standarts than console gamers / reviewers. When PC game comes out, it's compared to the whole back catalogue in every possible aspect. On the console, you are comparing that game usually only to the back catalogue of that given console, therefore Wii game can get 10/10 in graphics department, while it visualy doesn't hold a candle to crappy multiplatform on HD. The same way Gears of War was a great success on the Xbox, with critically acclaimed graphics, but it floped on PC. PC gamers and reviewers had their standart set much higher.