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That's not to say these games are all perfect, or that the PC versions don't indeed have issues - which we'll discuss shortly. In short there doesn't appear to be any weight behind the argument that perceived quality differences could be driving a 5:1 sales ratio in favor of the console versions of these games. A Metacritic search on the recent PC-only gaming titles Crysis 91%/77%, Crysis Warhead 84%/82%, and STALKER: Clear Sky 75%/79% shows similar, sometimes even lower scores, as those of games released on other platforms. Furthermore none of these games, whatever the version, has been ranked under the 70% mark, indicating that they're all considered reasonably good games. What we can see in each case is that there isn't a significant difference between the console and PC scores. If PC games are of a significantly lower quality for example, this would explain why sales are much lower.
Console (Pt.2)Īnother factor to consider is whether there are substantial quality differences between various versions of the same games.