360 + PS3 Tied for # of AAA games

[perpride]

starcraft said:

perpride said:

starcraft said:

perpride said:

starcraft said:
Actually the current numbers are somewhat different than your OP implies, and can be found for all three consoles in my signature.

I updated it a week or so back, so unless something drastic has changed...

The Xbox 360 also has substantially more in the AA bracket.

You didn't read the OP did you?

I did.

Noticing the glaring issues others did, I simply went to the more well known and reputable aggregate review source.

wow dude....metacritic? reputable source? same sentence? I laugh my ass off everytime someone tries to use either one of these sites seriousley. The system they use is so broken its not even funny.

How so?  The console makers and several developers feel Metacritic is reputable enough to use.

1 - they choose which reviews they pick. they don't have a set list of sources. they might choose to use a review from a site for one game and completely ignore that site for another.

2 - they weigh each website based on how much they themselves think that web site is worth. In other words, Gamespot could give a game 5/10 and be alloted 10% of a games final score, while another site which gave that game a 10/10 will only count towards 1% of the metascore.

3 - The number of reviews they use for games can vary LARGLEY: Mass Effect 2 sits at 96 after 95 reviews. That's a true mothafuckin AAA game for you. Gemotery Wars, on the other hand, sits at 90 afer 52 reviews. Forza Motorsport 2? 90 after 66 reviews. If you know how metascores work, which I know you do, you know that if Geometry Wars and Forza had 95 reviews they would both be "AA" games.

I've had this argument on these forums several times before. There's more problems with metascores, but those are the reasons that pop right into my head at the moment.

Edit - Portal: Still Alive is "AAA" with only 21 reviews. Demons Souls: 89 with 53 reviews. See where I'm going with this?