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TRios_Zen on 22 October 2008
bouzane said:
TRios_Zen said:
bouzane said:
It's sad to see the Wii lagging behind and the PS3 has some catching up to do as well. The big problem with the 360's library is the fact that it doesn't compliment PC gaming very well. Overall this is a pretty weak console generation so far, hopefully the holiday season releases put everything back on track.

Woah, speak for yourself! I am completely happy with this gen and I totally disagree that the 360 doesn't compliment the PC.

I'd be surprised if the PS3 catches up, NOT because I think it's any less of a system, but just because I think the total number of exclusives to each of the two HD consoles is going down, therefore limiting the number that could close the gap.

I am very surprised at the Wii though. I haven't made the Wii purchase yet, but I would have assumed from the amount of sales that it would have a reasonably strong library by now.

 

Sorry but I just don't see how the 360's game library would be more appealing to a PC gamer than those of the other current generation consoles. I haven't exactly scrutinized the 360's exclusive content in a while so I may be missing a few things.

Oh no worries.  I don't think that preference for one library over another is a bad thing, or even an avoidable thing, I mean I think anyone just tends to have their favorites.  Generalizing that to all people would be the only thing I question.

 



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outlawauron on 22 October 2008
HappySqurriel said:

(Using Gamerankings.com)

80% or higher games by platform and genre

XBox 360
Action: 42
Action-Adventure: 15
Adventure: 1
Driving: 10
Misc: 10
Role-Playing: 6
Simulations: 0
Sports: 27
Strategy: 3

PS3
Action: 25
Action-Adventure: 7
Adventure: 0
Driving: 6
Misc: 6
Role-Playing: 1
Simulations: 0
Sports: 19
Strategy: 3

Wii
Action: 10
Action-Adventure: 4
Adventure: 1
Driving: 1
Misc: 5
Role-Playing: 0
Simulations: 0
Sports: 7
Strategy: 0


There were several thoughts/observations I had when I was compiling this list:

  1. The XBox 360 was out for a year longer than the other consoles and had 30 80+ games released in 2006 (compared with 5 for the PS3 and 3 for the Wii) and 10 in 2005.
  2. 80% is an arbitrary number and there were several games for all platforms (in most genres) that were just under 80%, as you loosened up the barrier it would (probably) translate into all systems' libraries seeming to improve dramatically.
  3. There are several PSN, XBox Live Arcade and Wiiware games on the list; due to their lower price these games are generally reviewed to a different standard than disc-based games.
  4. The Wii is plagued by "Non-Reviews" ...There are over 119 games with 20 or more reviews for the Wii, (a lot) more than 200 for the XBox 360, and 148 for the PS3. It is understandable that shovelware might not get reviewed, but when only 12 people have reviewed Tiger Woods 09 for the Wii compared to 37 for the XBox 360 and 29 for the PS3 it demonstrates that sites are not focusing much effort on Wii reviews.

I agree. The Wii doesn't have the smaller hardcore sites to also provide reviews.

 



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