Xbox 360 First-Party 'Has Been Superior' to PS3, Wii, says Microsoft

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smroadkill15 said:

naruball said:

smroadkill15 said:

I knew development cost and such goes into account whether a game is AAA or not, but I always considered scores and reviews as a big part of it. You can spend huge amounts on development, but if quality doesn't reflect those cost, reviews and scores will have more impact on the game sales than the development cost.  

Isn't Alan Wake considered an AAA game? It has an 83 average score on metecritic, but it had some very positive reviews and a 5-6 year development cycle. Same with GT5.

I'll just say this, review wise it's considered AA, but development cost wise I think it's AAA.  The same can be said for GT5.  

You're correct. Theres no AA about Alan Wake and GT5. Both are AAA's. Development cost and marketing is the only thing that constitutes a AAA.