XBox 360 Games vs PlayStation 3 Games: Console Video Games: Ratings, Exclusives and Online

After considering which PlayStation 3 and XBox 360 console is best, then comes the crux of the whole gaming war. Which console has the better games? The answer to this question can outstrip the rest of each consoles’ pros and cons for the average gamer, but of course, who has the better games is by nature largely subjective.

XBox 360 Games vs PS3 Games: Exclusives

Many games are available on both XBox 360 and PlayStation 3 and are comparable in game play and price. This factoid makes the decision of which system has better games require a little more research.

Several popular game series are only available on 1 console. The highest rated of these exclusive series include:

Within the gaming community, it is a well-voiced complaint that there are not enough PlayStation 3 exclusive games to make the $400+ price tag worth it yet. XBox 360, at half the price and with probably double the game catalog seems the likely winner of the gaming catalog war.

Game Reviews: MetaCritic

XBox 360 may have more games, but who wins the quality battle? A bunch of games doesn’t mean anything if none of them are good, right? While gaming reviews are largely objective, there are some universal factors that most professional reviewers take into account when reviewing a game. These factors include graphics, difficulty, story, downloadable content and replayability, among other things.

Research from gaming review sites such as MetaCritic.com and IGN.com indicates that XBox 360 not only has more higher rated games that PlayStation 3, but, also, a higher percentage of its games are more highly rated, meaning that between a random 360 game and a random PS3 game chances are good the XBox 360 game is more highly rated than the PS3 game.

However, Sony’s stance is that the PlayStation 3 will come out on top in the long run and therefore it requires more patience from its community of fans, who will be rewarded later. XBox 360 already proved that it rushes things out without properly QA testing (see XBox Hardware Failure) so perhaps PlayStation 3 will pass the test of time better than 360 by coming out with an extensive collection of quality games.

XBox Live Marketplace VS PlayStation Store

Another component of the console war to consider is the online community. Both consoles come with an online community available through a subscription subscription service. XBox Live charges for a membership while PlayStation provides a free online service.

Bottom line: The XBox Live Marketplace is more evolved than the PlayStation Home/Store.

Both consoles have recently updated versions of their online community. Microsoft launched the New XBox Experience in November 2008 complete with avatars, streaming Netflix movies, party chats and more goodies added to its already extensive online marketplace. PlayStation added Home to its online community but has received numerous criticisms.

While XBox Live isn’t perfect, it far outdoes PlayStation Home's freeze-prone shoddy programming, lack of properly working features, and constantly late releases on promised and much hyped items for the online community.

In conclusion, XBox 360 has a higher percentage of highly rated games and a more intuitive and inclusive online marketplace than PlayStation 3.

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Jan 13, 2009 11:44 AM

Guest :

I both and playstation home is by far better.

Mar 15, 2009 8:38 PM

Guest :

no offense but having both means nothing. you could still be a ps3 fanboy

Mar 17, 2009 11:08 PM

Guest :

I think you mean you own both etc....
No you don't. Don't lie.

Mar 26, 2009 11:20 PM

Guest :

xbox360 is far good than ps3 it has more games and a perfect online gaming and its body shape is far more better than ps3

Apr 27, 2009 9:50 AM

Guest :

360 FTW!! The PS3 sucks so much C**K! PSN sucks XBL is much better!

May 11, 2009 10:45 PM

Guest :

xbl provides 'demos' to nearly every game it sells, whereas seeing a new game i've never heard of before pop up in psn requires me to either take a chance on a $5-$30 purchase or go online and watch a video clip (still no gameplay test-run). theres nothing worse than shelling out 10 bucks and being dissapointed 10 minutes later after downloading AND installing. the xbox 360 online content is WAY faster, i have both systems hardwired to the same internet connection. the xbox retail games are also much faster, pop it in and play. the ps3 takes forever on some of the better games out there, even thoiugh it is a one time thing, it is still annoying. the playstation 3's blu-ray player, however, makes up for much of this, being better than most equally expensive stand alone blu-ray players. i wouldnt regret buying either system, unlike that stupid WII, which i sold after owning for 3 months!

May 14, 2009 4:51 AM

Guest :

93% per cent of xbox 360 players end up living alone :D

May 30, 2009 4:30 PM

Guest :

Hah, this article has outdated facts.

New research indicates that PS3 has the highest percentage of high-rated games with about 13%, XBOX has 10%. Wii is left way behind with only 2%.

Jun 24, 2009 4:01 PM

Guest :

dont forget that a xbox has wayyy more games than PS3 so a higher percentage means shit if PS3 has 12 great games out of a hundred while xbox has 100 great games out of 1000...sorry i dont know the real numbers but its the concept and 2% difference isnt as mucha as the difference in # of games

Jun 24, 2009 4:04 PM

Guest :

percentage doesnt mean much, especially a 3% difference, think of the # of game difference... i dont know the actual amount but 13 great PS3 out of 100 isnt as great as 100 great xbox360 games out of 1000... i know this is exagerated but its the concept and xbox does have way more games than PS3