| Zax said: With how similar both consoles are in so many ways and how both consoles seem to get 90% of the same games it's always striked me as odd how there is such a drastic difference in quality and amount of excluisves between the Playstation and the Xbox. It's not even the case that it's Japan's involvement that's what's doing it because even without them it'd still be the same. The PS3 saw several exclusive games win many notable GOTY awards. MGS4, Uncharted 2, Little Big Planet, The Last of Us, Journey for example. That can not really be said for Xbox. Sure there was a time when Mass Effect 2 and maybe Bioshock recieved such acclaim but they ended up on PS3 aswell. Three PS3 exclusives won GOTY on Gamespot but none for Xbox. The same can be said for IGN. This is the case amongst both the editors picks and the readers picks with the one exception that Gears of War did win. Compare the PS360 metacritic scores. There are 12 games for PS3 that scored over 90 not including HD collections. Xbox only has 7. If I were to include the games over 80 it'd be even bigger. Also the huge amount of variety compared to the Xbox is staggering. Heavy Rain, Ratchet and Clank, Gran Turismo, Yakuza, Infamous, Killzone, Ni No Kuni, Tales etc Xbox has had some but most never catch on like Crackdown. I just it pretty odd seeing as how Xbox is just as popular and it's been around so long now. |
Topic about it here:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=149333
Source: www.gotypicks.blogspot.com
2008:
1. Fallout 3
2&3. MGS4 & GTAIV (tied)
4. LittleBigPlanet
5. Gears of War 2
2009:
1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2. Batman Arkham Asylum
3. Modern Warfare 2
4. Dragon Age Origins
5. Assassin's Creed 2
2010:
1. Red Dead Redemption
2. Mass Effect 2
3. Super Mario Galaxy 2
4. Heavy Rain
5. God of War III
2011:
1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2. Portal 2
3. Batman Arkham City
4. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
5. The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2012:
1. The Walking Dead
2. Journey
3&4. Far Cry 3 & Dishonored (tied)
5. Mass Effect 3
2013:
1. The Last of Us
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Bioshock Infinite
4. Super Mario 3D World
5. Gone Home
Statistics:
Breakdown per console in just number:
Multiplats - 19
PS3 Exclusive - 8
Wii Exclusive - 2
360 Exclusive - 1
Breakdown of exclusives with points per place as following -
5 pts for 1st,
4 for 2nd,
3 for 3rd,
2 for 4th,
1 for 5th:
PS3 - 25
Wii - 3
360 - 1
(Wii U - 2)
Meta score of the exclusives:
97 - Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
96 - Uncharted 2 (PS3)
95 - The Last of Us (PS3)
95 - LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
94 - Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)
93 - Gears of War 2 (360)
93 - Skyward Sword (Wii)
92 - Uncharted 3 (PS3)
92 - God of War III (PS3)
92 - Journey (PS3)
87 - Heavy Rain (PS3)
Bonus Round!
[Best overall graphics from 7th generation consoles (2008 to 2013) based off critics as well] =>
2008:
Metal Gear Solid 4
2009:
Uncharted 2
2010:
God of War III
2011:
Uncharted 3
2012:
Journey
2013:
The Last of Us
