On the topic of Metacritic and other entertainment review aggregators, Take-Two’s CEO Strauss Zelnick says that, “Good is the new bad. Games need to be great”. <\/p>\n
“Unlike many other entertainment business — there are just a few — ratings by Metacritic and others’ reviews really can influence the success of a newly-released title,” he explains. “In fact, if your ratings go below a certain level, it can really hurt your ability to sell the title, and above a certain level can make a real difference in your success. Our ability to have high scores over and over and over again is a huge competitive advantage, and that advantage drives sales, it reduces risk and creates profits.”<\/p>\n
Of course, one could argue that game review scores have gradually inflated over the last few years, where a game that might have previously scored a 6 or 7 out of 10 is now rated around 8.5 or more. Or maybe games are just getting better. Let’s see a proper argument in the comments, guys. <\/p>\n
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