With the recent promising lineup for the PS3, that includes more than half-a-dozen titles generally estimated as 9.0's+, and an apparently silent year for the 360, some facts have escaped the grasp of SW's forum posters. Still in awe with their parade of exclusives, PS3 owners and Sony advocates have, apparently, forgotten what has made the Xbox sell more than fifty million pieces of hardware. In an attempt to enlighten PS3 and Xbox 360 owners alike, I'll present you with a list that contains the games and scores for both consoles, using Gamespot's reviews as the grounds for comparison, including all games above 8.0 score. Games that are shared with the PC will be identified.
Xbox 360 - (61, 45 if you disconsider those shared with a platform other than the PS3)
- Gears of War (9.6) (+PC)
- Halo 3 (9.5)
- Forza Motorsport 3 (9.5)
- Halo: Reach (9.5)
- Super Meat Boy (9.5) (+PC)
- Forza Motorsport 2 (9.2)
- Perfect Dark Zero (9.0)
- Gears of War 2 (9.0)
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 (9.0)
- Halo 3: ODST (9.0)
- Left 4 Dead 2 (9.0) (+PC)
- Limbo (9.0)
- Project Gotham Racing 3 (8.8 )
- Dead or Alive 4 (8.8 )
- Kameo: Elements of Power (8.7)
- Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (8.7) (+PC)
- Alan Wake (8.5)
- Fable II (8.5)
- Project Gotham Racing (8.5)
- Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (8.5)
- Mass Effect (8.5) (+PC)
- Alien Hominid (8.5)
- Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (8.5)
- Left 4 Dead (8.5) (+PC)
- Rez HD (8.5)
- Ikaruga (8.5)
- Tales of Vesperia (8.5)
- Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (8.5)
- Shadow Complex (8.5)
- Toy Soldiers (8.5)
- Dance Central (8.5)
- Pinball FX 2 (8.5)
- Dead Rising (8.4)
- Saints Row (8.3)
- Viva Piñata (8.3)
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (8.2)
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat (8.2)
- Ridge Racer 6 (8.1)
- Defense Grid: The Awakening (8.0) (+PC)
- TC's Splinter Cell: Conviction (8.0) (+PC)
- Culdcept Saga (8.0)
- Streets of Rage (8.0) (+PC/Wii)
- Aces of the Galaxy (8.0) (+PC)
- Rocket Riot (8.0)
- Lode Runner (8.0) (+PC/Wii/DS)
- Duke Nukem 3D (8.0) (+PC)
- Darwinia+ (8.0) (+PC)
- Lost Cities (8.0)
- A Kingdom for Keflings (8.0) (+PC)
- Galaga Legions (8.0)
- DeathSmiles (8.0)
- Scene it? Box office smash (8.0)
- 'Splosion Man (8.0)
- Trials HD (8.0)
- Panzer General: Allied Assault (8.0)
- Comic Jumper (8.0)
- Snoopy Flying Ace (8.0)
- Chime (8.0) (+PC)
- Dead Rising 2: Case Zero (8.0)
- Hydro Thunder Hurricane(8.0)
- Monday Night Combat (8.0) (+PC)
10.0: 0
9.0 - 9.9: 12
8.0 - 8.9: 49
PS3 - (40, 36 if you disconsider those shared with a platform other than the 360)
- Metal Gears Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (10.0)
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (9.5)
- Killzone 2 (9.0)
- Little Big Planet (9.0)
- inFamous (9.0)
- God of War III (9.0)
- Resistance 2 (9.0)
- Demon's Souls (9.0)
- Little Big Planet 2 (9.0)
- MLB 09: The Show (9.0)
- Comet Crash (9.0)
- Resistance: Fall of Man (8.6)
- Warhawk (8.5)
- Flight Control HD (8.5)
- Heavy Rain (8.5)
- Valkyria Chronicles (8.5)
- MLB 08: The Show (8.5)
- Zen Pinball (8.5)
- Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time (8.5)
- Tales of Monkey Island (8.5)
- MLB 07: The Show (8.2)
- Heavenly Sword (8.0)
- echochrome (8.0)
- Ridge Racer 7 (8.0)
- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (8.0)
- Gravity Crash (8.0)
- Gran Turismo 5 (8.0)
- Everyday Shooter (8.0) (+PC)
- Flower (8.0)
- MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (8.0)
- Yakuza 3 (8.0)
- Crash Commando (8.0)
- MAG (8.0)
- Lumines Supernova (8.0)
- Trine (8.0) (+PC)
- PixelJunk Shooter (8.0)
- Shatter (8.0) (+PC)
- Joe Danger (8.0)
- Tumble (8.0)
- Swords & Soldiers (8.0) (+PC/Wii)
10.0: 1
9.0 - 9.9: 10
8.0-8.9: 29
The only criteria used for the list were score (8.0) and PS3 x 360 exclusivity. If we break it down, a larger fraction of the 360's PS3-related exclusives are shared with the PC -- the Xbox has 25% of the list's games shared with the PC, while the PS3 only has 10%. If you consider the games that are exclusive to all platforms, the brutal 21-game difference is reduced to a nine-game lead on Microsoft's part -- a lead, nonetheless.
Truth be told, it still boils down to which system has the exclusives you prefer -- but as far as raw firepower goes, the 360 is still leagues ahead of the PS3, with an even greater advantage if you don't have a decent PC to support your gaming console.
Note: If you find any error or lacking item on the list, PM me and I'll fix it. It's 2:35 AM, so I expect a preemptive pardon.
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