Here's hoping next year brings some decent PC games to turn that trend around big time. Would love to see more 90/85%+ scores.
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| Azzanation said: Do these graphs include PSNow and Win10 Store for PC? |
Do PSNow and Win10Store have separate sections at MetaCritic?
There are no "PSNow"-versions of games. The PS2-versions available via PS Now are in the PS2 numbers (of course counted to the year they were released on PS2 hardware and got their reviews). The PS3-versions available via PS Now are in the PS3 numbers (of course counted to the year they were released on PS3 hardware and got their reviews). The PS4-versions available via PS Now are in the PS4 numbers (of course counted to the year they were released on PS4 hardware and got their reviews).
The Win10Store games are PC games, plain and simple. They are in the PC numbers (of course counted to the year they were released on PC hardware and got their reviews).
Last edited by Conina - on 24 December 2018
Amazing work OP! This is trully eye-opening data 
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I updated my MetaScore charts (graphics best viewed in fullscreen)
My thoughts: Switch had another great year of quality games, over thirty 85+ games and almost hundred 80+ games... but this year we want more 90+ games! It's time for the next wave of big Nintendo games like Breath of the Wild 2, Metroid Prime 4 and Bayonetta 3. PC had the most 90+ and 80+ games, software output seems very stable... lots of good new games. And with the PC GamePass you can play many of them Day One for a very small fee, no need to wait for the next Steam Sale. PS4 and XBO are on par... both had minor declines, but that was expected, since a lot of development time of first and third parties will go into launch games for PS5/XSX. New quality iOS/Android games are getting very rare (from almost 200 games with 80+ in 2011/2012 to 45 games in 2018 to 11 games in 2019). Most Indie developers of high quality games seem to have found the Switch as a much more profitable platform "on the go"... or most reviewers don't care about reviewing quality mobile games anymore. Oh, and Happy New Year to all of you! |
307 XB1 games with a metascore of 80+, and 438 PS4 games with a metascore of 80+
This really shows just how superior Playstation is over Xbox.
Also keep in mind that there are a lot of games out there with only 4 to 8 reviews, on PC and Xbox that I wouldn't personally count. So in reality Xbox suffers even more than this graph shows, and PC/PS4 are pretty much neck and neck.
| Cerebralbore101 said: Also keep in mind that there are a lot of games out there with only 4 to 8 reviews, on PC and Xbox that I wouldn't personally count. So in reality Xbox suffers even more than this graph shows, and PC/PS4 are pretty much neck and neck. |
Game versions with less than 7 reviews don't get a MetaScore. That hurts the Xbox numbers, since the more popular consoles (currently PS4 + Switch) get more reviews.
Some good rated PS4 and Switch games (with more than 6 reviews each) also are available for Xbox (with 6 or less reviews).
Therefore the situation for Xbox gamers is a bit better than shown by the numbers.
And with tie ratios of less than 20 games per console, "only" 300 XBO games with 80+ ratings shouldn't be a big problem. There are more than enough good games on all platforms for most system owners.
Last edited by Conina - on 10 January 2021
Conina said:
Game versions with less than 7 reviews don't get a MetaScore. That hurts the Xbox numbers, since the more popular consoles (currently PS4 + Switch) get more reviews. Some good rated PS4 and Switch games (with more than 6 reviews each) also are available for Xbox (with 6 or less reviews). Therefore the situation for Xbox gamers is a bit better than shown by the numbers. And with tie ratios of less than 20 games per console, "only" 300 XBO games with 80+ ratings shouldn't be a big problem. There are more than enough good games on all platforms for most system owners. |
Ah I see. I assumed you had the common sense to add to Xbox any game that got good reviews on the PC, PS4, or Switch side. In that case Xbox isn't as bad off as this graph shows. What do you mean by tie ratio?
Also a few questions about your graph...
1. Do game expansions count as an individual game? For example if WoW gets a new expansion does that count as +1 game for PC? Or if Sword/Shield gets new DLC does that count as +1 game for Switch?
2. What's the ratio of 2D Indie games to fully fledged 3D games?
3. Do game compilations count as their own games? For example: Do all the games in Super Mario 3D All Stars count as one game for Switch or as three games? If a game gets released in both a compilation, and in a standalone release, do both the compilation and standalone release count as a game? Would Control and Control Ultimate Edition each count as +1 release for their respective platforms?
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