This is a comparison of the average metacritic scores of the PS3 and the XBOX360's game library through the years.
Criteria: Has a metacritic score regardless if Retail, XBL, PSN, Kinect or Move or whatever. In other words, if it has a metacritic score, then its in.
| PS3 | XBOX360 | ||||
| Year | Number of Games | Average Metacritic Score | Number of Games | Average Metacritic Score | Advantage |
| 2013 | 21 | 71.00 | 25 | 70.44 | PS3 |
| 2012 | 207 | 70.61 | 255 | 69.56 | PS3 |
| 2011 | 270 | 69.00 | 269 | 68.50 | PS3 |
| 2010 | 236 | 69.65 | 262 | 67.56 | PS3 |
| 2009 | 191 | 70.14 | 254 | 67.96 | PS3 |
| 2008 | 153 | 69.78 | 223 | 66.04 | PS3 |
| 2007 | 100 | 71.80 | 187 | 67.26 | PS3 |
| 2006 | 21 | 70.81 | 103 | 69.12 | PS3 |
| 2005 | 34 | 74.47 | XBOX360 | ||
| Total | 1199 | 69.99 | 1612 | 68.14 | PS3 |
General Observation:
1. Xbox360 on average has more games with metacritic scores year on year with the exception of 2011 which is basically spliting hairs
2. PS3's yearly game library's metacritic average score is higher than the Xbox360's with the exception of 2005 where in the PS3 has not yet launched.
Conclusion, both are under 70 hence, both game library sucks balls.
Data: data taken from metacritic website and mearly summarized. No score was edited.
Note: Wii not included due to I got lazy.
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| PS3 | XBOX360 | |||
| Count | Contribution | Count | Contribution | |
| Games with green scores | 501 | 41.78 | 622 | 38.59 |
| Games with yellow scores | 599 | 49.96 | 800 | 49.63 |
| Games with red scores | 99 | 8.26 | 190 | 11.79 |
| Total | 1199 | 100.00 | 1612 | 100.00 |
This shows that the PS3 has 501 games with green ratings and accounts for 41.78% of all games rated in metacritic, which is much higher than the XBOX360's 38.59%. This just shows that the PS3 has more green rated games with respect to total rated games as compared to the XBOX360.
| PS3 | XBOX360 | |
| Green rated games | 501 | 622 |
| Games with Scores 85 up | 151 | 166 |
| Average Score | 88.33 | 88.46 |
| Percent contribution to green rated games | 30.14 | 26.69 |
| Percent contribution to all rated games | 41.78 | 38.59 |
This table shows the number of rated games that have a score of 85 or highter. As it can be seen, the XBOX360 has 15 more games that were rated with a score of 85 or highter. However, it should be pointed out that the PS3 only has 501 green rated games as compared to the XBOX360's 622 green rated games, which is 121 more than the PS3s. This tells us that the PS3 has a higher percentage of games that have a score of 85 and higher with respect to total games rated. The average score of the games with scores 85 and higher are 88 for both consoles with the XBOX360 having an advantage of .13%
