Comments on: Consoles Have Low Amounts Of Good Games http://kezins.info/2009/04/consoles-have-low-amounts-of-good-games/170 Will Snizek's Blog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:29:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Aaron Mazza http://kezins.info/2009/04/consoles-have-low-amounts-of-good-games/170/comment-page-1#comment-11 Aaron Mazza Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:54:22 +0000 http://kezins.info/?p=170#comment-11 Wow Anonymous, perhaps you should work for Edge Magazine or EEDAR =P Wow Anonymous, perhaps you should work for Edge Magazine or EEDAR =P

]]> By: Will Snizek http://kezins.info/2009/04/consoles-have-low-amounts-of-good-games/170/comment-page-1#comment-7 Will Snizek Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:52:12 +0000 http://kezins.info/?p=170#comment-7 sorry about the editing. I need to add that to the site :) sorry about the editing. I need to add that to the site :)

]]> By: Will Snizek http://kezins.info/2009/04/consoles-have-low-amounts-of-good-games/170/comment-page-1#comment-6 Will Snizek Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:51:48 +0000 http://kezins.info/?p=170#comment-6 I agree that the 360 has the best overall library, but that seems to be changing. I think 2009 will definitely be a huge improvement for the PS3 offerings. I agree that the 360 has the best overall library, but that seems to be changing. I think 2009 will definitely be a huge improvement for the PS3 offerings.

]]> By: Anonymous http://kezins.info/2009/04/consoles-have-low-amounts-of-good-games/170/comment-page-1#comment-5 Anonymous Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:43:24 +0000 http://kezins.info/?p=170#comment-5 gahh, no editing and the formatting is messed up. The numbers I gave were meant to come after my intro paragraph, and not be repeated... gahh, no editing and the formatting is messed up. The numbers I gave were meant to come after my intro paragraph, and not be repeated…

]]> By: Anonymous http://kezins.info/2009/04/consoles-have-low-amounts-of-good-games/170/comment-page-1#comment-4 Anonymous Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:42:17 +0000 http://kezins.info/?p=170#comment-4 PS3: 318 games, 44 (14%) @ 85+, 175 (55%) @ 84-66, 100 (31%) @ 65- X360: 603 games, 60 (10%) @ 85+, 302 (50%) @ 84-66, 241 (40%) @ 65- Wii: 388 games, 18 (5%) @ 85+, 167 (43%) @ 84-66, 203 (52%) @ 65- PC: 874 games released 2005 and after, 81 (9%) @ 85+, 487 (56%) @ 84-66, 306 (35%) @ 66- All percentages rounded to nearest integer. I was curious and bored, and it always bugs me when people give percentages without also giving the absolute numbers, so I ran the numbers straight from metacritic. Here's what I got: PS3 318 games, 44 (14%) @ 85+, 175 (55%) @ 84-66, 100 (31%) @ 65- X360: 603 games, 60 (10%) @ 85+, 302 (50%) @ 84-66, 241 (40%) @ 65- Wii: 388 games, 18 (5%) @ 85+, 167 (43%) @ 84-66, 203 (52%) @ 65- PC: 874 games released 2005 and after, 81 (9%) @ 85+, 487 (56%) @ 84-66, 306 (35%) @ 66- (All percentages rounded to nearest integer.) I didn't filter out similar games like the Edge site did, but wouldn't have expected that to affect the numbers as much as it seems to have. In terms of absolute numbers, the PC has most crap titles, but also by far the most good titles (and the 2005 release dates exclude some games like Half-Life 2 and WoW that are still being played due to expansions not available with consoles), so although the percentage of good PC titles is less than that of the 360 and PS3, if you're looking for the most choice in games, that's the clear winner. Otherwise, again although the percentages are lower on the 360 than the PS3, if you want choices in games, the 360 would seem to be the way to go. That's why percentages without absolute numbers bugs me. PS3: 318 games, 44 (14%) @ 85+, 175 (55%) @ 84-66, 100 (31%) @ 65-
X360: 603 games, 60 (10%) @ 85+, 302 (50%) @ 84-66, 241 (40%) @ 65-
Wii: 388 games, 18 (5%) @ 85+, 167 (43%) @ 84-66, 203 (52%) @ 65-
PC: 874 games released 2005 and after, 81 (9%) @ 85+, 487 (56%) @ 84-66, 306 (35%) @ 66-

All percentages rounded to nearest integer.

I was curious and bored, and it always bugs me when people give percentages without also giving the absolute numbers, so I ran the numbers straight from metacritic. Here’s what I got:

PS3
318 games, 44 (14%) @ 85+, 175 (55%) @ 84-66, 100 (31%) @ 65-

X360:
603 games, 60 (10%) @ 85+, 302 (50%) @ 84-66, 241 (40%) @ 65-

Wii:
388 games, 18 (5%) @ 85+, 167 (43%) @ 84-66, 203 (52%) @ 65-

PC: 874 games released 2005 and after, 81 (9%) @ 85+, 487 (56%) @ 84-66, 306 (35%) @ 66-

(All percentages rounded to nearest integer.) I didn’t filter out similar games like the Edge site did, but wouldn’t have expected that to affect the numbers as much as it seems to have.

In terms of absolute numbers, the PC has most crap titles, but also by far the most good titles (and the 2005 release dates exclude some games like Half-Life 2 and WoW that are still being played due to expansions not available with consoles), so although the percentage of good PC titles is less than that of the 360 and PS3, if you’re looking for the most choice in games, that’s the clear winner.

Otherwise, again although the percentages are lower on the 360 than the PS3, if you want choices in games, the 360 would seem to be the way to go. That’s why percentages without absolute numbers bugs me.

]]> By: Admin http://kezins.info/2009/04/consoles-have-low-amounts-of-good-games/170/comment-page-1#comment-3 Admin Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:57:42 +0000 http://kezins.info/?p=170#comment-3 I definitely feel like consoles have a low % of good games these days. Part of this is probably due to the fact that everyone is rushed to get titles out the door. I hate to bash the Wii, but it's the system with the most terrible games. The funny thing is that game ratings are often inflated (because sites are trying to impress publishers), so we may be looking at worse games than we think. Were consoles from the past any different? I definitely think so. The NES, Genesis, N64, Dreamcast and a few other consoles had a fairly high percentage of good games in my opinion. Fortunately, we live in an information age where you can find out quite a bit about a title before paying for it. I definitely feel like consoles have a low % of good games these days. Part of this is probably due to the fact that everyone is rushed to get titles out the door. I hate to bash the Wii, but it’s the system with the most terrible games. The funny thing is that game ratings are often inflated (because sites are trying to impress publishers), so we may be looking at worse games than we think. Were consoles from the past any different? I definitely think so. The NES, Genesis, N64, Dreamcast and a few other consoles had a fairly high percentage of good games in my opinion. Fortunately, we live in an information age where you can find out quite a bit about a title before paying for it.

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