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Some people seem to underestimate the importance of metascores for a given company and it's employees.
It's become a standard in the industry to have the highest metascore as possible.

They're used in financial statements to sway investors and reassure shareholders.

Bonus are given to developers if games reach certain metascore thresholds.

It's also the legacy the game leaves behind summed up in a single number (for people who never played it).