Sony Console the Worst Launch Ever

No, not that one. 1up set out to see if the PlayStation 3 had the worst launch of any modern gaming console, and found that another Sony console held that title. The original PlayStation's launch was pretty dreadful, with Warhawk's average of 89.4 being fairly low for most launch title leaders. The worst launch lineup of the 'next-gen' systems is actually the Wii, which has averaged only a 71.3 over its 20 launch titles. The PS3 is next up, with 73.4, and the 360 has the overall best of the three consoles, having scored an average of 77.3 over its 18 titles last year. From the article: "Averages are just that, though, and don't tell you much about the best games that accompanied the launches. And the best of the batch wasn't a surprise, but it wasn't a Nintendo game either. Soul Caliber for the Dreamcast, with an average of 96.4 just barely squeaks out the win over the Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess for Wii. At the other end of the spectrum, both Wii and PS3 share the worst stinkers with Happy Feet for Wii coming in at a 45 and Gundam: Crossfire at the very bottom with its 34.8."

Re:Interesting but.

[AKAImBatman]

How many titles does the PS3 have for launch?

16. The Wii had 21.

Just wondering if the greater number of titles for the Wii is dragging down the average?

Indeedy, do. Although, the problem is more that the Wii has a lot of so-so multi-system titles like Happy Feet, Open Season, SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab, Cars, Barnyard, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Not only do these games smack of little more than attempts to cash in on major franchises, but their cross-platform nature means that they aren't very well tuned for the Wii's new motion sensing abilities.

Of course the real question is how many PS3 where bought by people that are going to play them?

Very few. But in its defense, the systems *are* getting in the hands of players in the end. So the PS3 game sales are just a bit delayed.

Re:Average Scores

[AArmadillo]

This is known as the attach rate. PS3's attach rate has been 1.5, the Wii's attach rate has been 3.0, and the Xbox 360's attach rate at launch was about 4.0 (now it is around 5.0).

Re:Average over lifetime

[oc255]

Fine. I'll do the legwork. :)

Using IGN I got the PS2 launch list. Using metacritic, I got the aggregate scores of today. So two things to consider:
- TFA uses a single source where metacritic would churn that into a greater aggregation.
- Present-day scores over a longer period of time for the PS2 VS present-day scores over a short period of time on the PS3.
- There's no accounting for taste, ok three things. :P


OMG PS2 Launch List
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Armored Core 2 - 78
DOA2: Hardcore - 91
Dynasty Warriors 2 - 75
ESPN International Track and Field - 72
ESPN X-Games Snowboarding - 73
Eternal Ring - 62
Evergrace - 59
FantaVision - 72
Gun Griffon Blaze - 73
Kessen - 75
Madden NFL 2001 - 91
Midnight Club - 78
Moto GP - 77
NHL 2001 - 85
Orphen - 54
Q-Ball Billiards Master - 65
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 - 75
Ridge Racer V - 78
Silent Scope - 63
Smuggler's Run - 79
SSX - 93
Street Fighter EX3 - 64
Summoner - 74
Swing Away - 78
Tekken Tag Tournament - 85
TimeSplitters - 81
Unreal Tournament - 77
Wild Wild Racing - 64
X-Squad - 64


PS2 Launch List Average Score: 74.31 (and change)