Let's start by acknowledging user scores on Metacritic are almost never a good representation of actual reception of a game. The game has thousands of positive and negative reviews, and there's no way any of them are valid.
Tl;Dr: fuck Metacritic user reviews...
@rainslacker
"But they gave revenue reports, which could then be used to extrapolate other numbers."
Yes. Numbers which are now outdated and offer next to no reliable picture of the current market. Any analysis you try to take from this study is not applicable, so extrapolating anything from it, as you're attempting to do, is a waste of time.
Just because you say it "wasn't far off the mark" when it released ...
@rainslacker
"At least the Superdata reports line up with Sony's own statements about the number of subscribers they have."
The Superdata report didn't give us any numbers on Sony or MS' subscriber count. Did you even read the report?
The source for the 9.5million subscribers number for XGP comes from a leak on VGC. If you dont like unsubstantiated numbers then you definitely dont want to use the Superdata report a...
"PS Now has more market share"
The only possible source you have for that is no longer accurate. Try again.
The Superdata study referenced spending; not actual subscriber numbers. PS Now was cited as making up 52% of the market, but it seems these numbers weren't reflective of the market at the time of release and certainly arent now.
XGP has expanded to PC, they've done numerous marketing campaigns to get people to subscribe, and MS claims to have "millions and millions" of subscribers. PS Now has dropped in price and revealed to have only just reached a millio...
@2pacalypsenow
"The country is run by the president but each state is run by it's own governors, Trump cant just go to California and do what he wants, hes tried and failed lol"
I mean he technically can to a degree. Federal law supersedes state law, but just because you're a politician doesn't mean you can do ANYTHING YOU WANT, or that you're responsible for absolutely everything like you claimed. I genuinely don't think you...
@2pacalypsenow
We can talk about those issues, but you're going to have to concede on the PG&E point first.
"Or should we blame orange man for everything?"
HAH! Are you actually going to try and use that meme after saying, "That state is run by democrats, and it has been for years, anything that happens is their own doing."
This is your logic right here ^^^. The country is run by Trump, an...
@PhoenixUp
The part where you said "LONG TERM". HBM offers better value for it's price no matter how hard you attempt to spin this. Thinking that basic math is all you need to determine value is a very smooth brain take.
Once that year of PS Now is up you have nothing left. With HBM you keep everything. By definition, that is better LONG TERM PRICING. Want to replay that game you played on PS Now 4 years ago? Better open up that wallet and s...
@2pacalypsenow
"That state is run by democrats, and it has been for years, anything that happens is their own doing."
Right, and they've held PG&E accountable for years. PG&E has just decided to prioritize profits over fixing the problems with the power-grid and taking any safety guidelines seriously, so your take is dumb. There are times to blame politicians, but this is not one of them. The blame in this case is almost entirely pla...
@Teflon02
"It's a sub for game giveaways, not a lending service."
... Doesn't that make my point even stronger? Lending/keeping wasn't what the OP said; Game subscription service was the classification and Humble Bundle Monthly definitely comes under that.
Because this is a gaming forum... Where we talk about games... And sometimes argue... It's literally what the site is designed for...
Also, I hope you're taking that line to the people screaming at reviewers for their opinion.
You're aware of whats actually happening in California, right? PG&E filed for bankruptcy earlier this year due to being liable for a number for fires in CA during the past couple years. PG&E has on numerous times been shown to place profit over following safety guidelines resulting deaths, but despite all that your take is "HeRpDy DeRp, DeMoCrAtS BaYd".
Your fake news is cute, dude.
@CP_Company
No it doesn't. You're citing a number found in a Superdata study, but the data was proven to be outdated in less than 6 months. Attempting to cite it now following the PS Now price drop makes that doubly true. There is no way PS Now has retained more than 50% of market spending following the numbers we've received from MS and Sony on these services.
I see a problem; the part where its false. Best long term pricing belongs to Humble Bundle Monthly.
"I'm watching it"
Basically the same as playing it.
Ba dum tss
@Rainslacker
"There's a huge difference between calling out Nintendo fan boys who were claiming the game is the best ever, especially when trying to compare it to Horizon:ZD which they also said was lame, and the reactions going around for DS reviews right now."
I'm sorry, I was under the assumption that you'd actually been paying attention to the fan reaction when anyone utters even minor criticisms of Death Stranding. The sort of d...
Think it's more likely 80% of the US Gamers that visit N4G. People here cant even be consistent in their opinions, so theres no chance they known how to be consistent in their boycotts.
People here buy MT's; they just virtue signal.
@spicyram
Mediocre games can still be fun...
"i know the success of that game hurts people"
Evidently not as much as the scores hurt the fans.
Dude,the term has existed for over a decade in gaming. I think you need to tone down the victim mentality.
@UltimasEnd
Show me what evidence we have for any of these games user reviews having completed the game. That's why the reviews aren't a good metric. The only thing required is an account; the user is in no way required to provide proof of even playing the game.
So yes. Even the games you listed don't have valid user review scores, just like Death Stranding.