I'll start off with my editorial interpretation of the Metacritic statistics:
1. PS3 filled store shelves with the best titles in 2008.
2. Xbox 360 provided the best selection of downloadable games in 2008.
3. Both systems provided a formidable selection of quality both online and on retail shelves in 2008.
4. Xbox 360 sees nearly as much shovelware as the Wii.
5. Xbox 360 has a whole lot of ports from older & other systems (PC, Arcades, Dreamcast, and even PS2) . . . I've included all of these titles here because they are not on the PS3, but many of these Xbox 360 games could hardly be considered new or exclusive. This list does not include any games that are available for both PS3 and Xbox 360.
I'll let the stats speak the rest:
PS3:
LittleBigPlanet - 95
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 94
Wipeout HD - 87
Resistance 2 - 87
Valkyria Chronicles - 86
MLB 08: The Show - 85
PixelJunk Monsters - 83
SingStar - 82
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds - 81
Echocrhome - 81
Buzz! Quiz TV - 81
PixelJunk Eden - 80
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - 80
Siren: Blood Curse - 78
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm - 78
Disgaea 3: Absense of Justice - 78
The Last Guy - 77
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest For Booty - 76
SingStar Vol. 2 - 75
Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli - 71
Elefunk - 70
Dark Mist - 68
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars - 66
NBA 09: The Inside - 63
SOCOM: Confrontation - 61
Haze - 55
Novastrike - 49
Xbox 360:
Gears of War 2 - 93
Braid - 93
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 - 90
Left 4 Dead - 89
Rez HD - 89
Portal: Still Alive - 89
Fable 2 - 89
Ikaruga - 88
N+ - 83
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise - 82
Castle Crashers - 82
Tales of Vesperia - 82
Ninja Gaiden II - 81
Poker Smash - 81
Bully: Scholarship Edition - 80
Duke Nukem 3D - 80
Soul Calibur - 79
Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode 2 - 79
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - 78
Roogoo - 78
Lost Odyssey - 78
Metal Slug 3 - 78
Scene It? Box Office Smash - 76
Street Fighter 2: Hyper Fighting - 76
Chessmaster Live - 76
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - 76
Frontlines: Fuel of War - 75
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath - 75
Culdcept Saga - 75
Assault Heroes 2 - 75
Galaga Legions - 74
Samurai Shodown II - 73
Omega Five - 72
Aces of the Galaxy - 71
Lips - 71
Ticket to Ride - 70
Golf: Tee It Up! - 69
Go! Go! Break Steady - 68
Infinite Undiscovery - 68
Schizoid - 68
Universe at War: Earth Assault - 66
Lost Cities - 66
Shred Nebula - 66
Too Human - 65
Elements of Destruction - 65
Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown - 65
Shotest Shogi - 65
Triggerheart Exelica - 63
Gin Rummy - 63
Wits & Wagers - 63
Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant - 62
Buku Sudoku - 60
Spectral Force 3 - 59
Vigilante 8: Arcade - 59
TiQal - 58
Sea Life Safari - 57
Guilty Gear 2: Overture - 57
Don King Presents: Prizefighter - 57
Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm - 56
Supreme Commander - 56
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom - 55
Space Chimps - 55
Brain Challenge - 54
Warhammer: Battle March - 54
Boogie Bunnies - 54
Rocket Bowl - 53
Fable II Pub Games - 53
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements - 52
Warlords - 51
Happy Tree Friends False Alarm - 51
MLB Stickball - 50
Shadow Assault Tenchu - 50
Domino Master - 49
Summer Athletics: The Ultimate Challenge - 48
Zoids Assault - 46
Operation Darkness - 46
War World - 45
Mr. Driller Online - 45
Discs of Tron - 44
Crash Time - 44
PDC World Championship Darts 2008 - 43
Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball - 43
Warriors Orochi 2 - 43
Tron - 43
Rocky and Bullwinkle - 37
Frogger 2 - 37
Double D Dodgeball - 36
Jumper: Griffin's Story - 29
PS3:
2 in 90s (2 retail)
11 in 80s (7 retail, 4 downloadable)
8 in 70s (4 retail, 4 downloadable)
4 in 60s (2 retail, 2 downloadable)
1 in 50's (1 retail)
1 in 40's (1 downloadable)
Retail = 16
Downloadable = 11
Total = 27
Avg. = 76.6%
2 Retail > 90%
9 Retail > 80%
12 Retail > 75%
0 Downloadable > 90%
4 Downloadable > 80%
7 Downloadable > 75%
360:
3 in 90's (1 retail, 2 downloadable)
13 in 80's (6 retail, 7 downloadable)
20 in 70's (8 retail, 12 downloadable)
16 in 60's (4 retail, 12 downloadable)
20 in 50's (9 retail, 11 downloadable)
12 in 40's (5 retail, 7 downloadable)
3 in 30's (3 downloadable)
1 in 20's (1 retail)
Retail = 34
Downloadable = 54
Total = 88
Avg. = 64.6%
1 Retail > 90%
7 Retail > 80%
14 Retail > 75%
2 Downloadable > 90%
9 Downloadable > 80%
16 Downloadable > 75%
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
This isn't surprising. The 360 is much easier to develop for and more people own the console in the U.S. than the PS3. It's a no brainier for developers. Most PS3 owners wouldn't buy that crap even if it came to the system.
You're missing Motorstorm 2?
WOW that is a HUGE difference. Good Job on researching the numbers.
Sports games don't count as games apparently:)
But what about far cry 2, fallout 3 and motorstorm 2?