IGN: PlayStation Year in Review 2010

This year began on the highest of high notes. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves had been released during the holiday rush of 2009, and that meant it was getting all sorts of honors in the first few weeks of 2010, which included IGN's own Game of the Year award, marking the PlayStation 3's first exclusive to ever take home the honor. From there, Sony went full-throttle into a massive first half.

[Bonerjam]

This year wasnt great for sony but next year will be huge

[Dannehkins]

Please tell me you're joking, this year was lined with a variety of different exclusives as well as being combined with some great multiplatform games.

I suppose it does come down to personal preference, but I don't think by any means this year was bad for Sony. I think they did pretty well actually.

[Bonerjam]

I dont think it was a bad year it was just ok for me but that may be because next year is gonna be packed with great titles

[TOO PAWNED]

I am not even going to click on that link. Reading douchy comments that are supposed to be funny, no thx

[etownone]

This wasn't a great year for Sony ... why do sonyfans hate to admit it?
for PS3:
2009 was awesome
2011 looks very awesome

but this year ... it was delays, some really bad ports, few exclusives, and the final blow was GT5's average metacritic review.
Not to mention ... the gap between PS3 and the 360 is getting bigger.

Only on N4G will people say Sony had a better year then the 360, while the rest of the world will say Xbox most definitely had the better year.

[mandf]

Yeah well God of War3 was higher rated than any 360 exclusive this year.

[sdtarm]

"he gap between PS3 and the 360 is getting bigger."
where tha fk do you get this from?

"GT5's average metacritic review."
So 87 is average go eat a fkin rat btch, GT is the best driving sim, content makes it all and all is all the flaws the game has, the formula is fun and its soooooooooooo much i wont have to repeat a single race without lookin for a new accomplishment in at least 2 years to come
"some really bad ports",
sure... Triple Bufferin in vanquish says HIII, Black ops is sht and i dont care bout it theyre doin it intentionally
"few exclusives"
GoW, HV, MR, GT5, 3DDtGmeH, etc etc all genre all tastes shut your mouth dude you dont kno what ur talkin about... and 2011 is gonna step teh bar in quality

[Lionhead]

Terrible troll like usual.

He seems to print 360 rules PS3 drools across every post of his, then comes in here trying to talk down people who actually enjoyed the PS3 this year.

What is with the 360 trolls lately? Came out of their cave because of strong Kinect sales and some bad GT5 reviews, and now they are back in hiding (just the usuals like this guy now).

[NegativeCreepWA]

All around it was a pretty boring year for gaming, the only thing that saved it for me was getting my first gaming rig and playing all the PC games I never got a chance to. Next year looks to be one of the best years in gaming ever.
I don't how people are saying this was a good year, when it was crap compared the last couple years.

Packed with exclusives? There's 2-4 worth noting from either company.

[NegativeCreepWA]

Damn, look at the fanboy disagrees. Really what was so great about this year in gaming? God of War? Great game but hardly enough to keep a person busy. Face it, compare it to last year and it sucked. KZ2 and Uncharted 2 alone put this whole year to shame. And if you look at the games coming out next year this year looks even worse.

[Clarence]

Really the final blow was GT5 getting average metric score, yet it has sold 2.4m in 4 days. The gap between PS3 and the 360 is getting bigger. Only on N4G do people say that M$ had a better year than Sony. Meanwhile the the PS3 has outsold the 360 this year so far by 2m.

Here is what Your friend Aron said at the beginning of the 2010
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/3...

Greenberge goes on to say that the 360 outsold the PS3 in 2009 more lies. The PS3 outsold the 360's in 2009 by at least 2m.
http://gamer.blorge.com/201...

Now its 2010 and the PS3 is still out selling the 360
http://thesilentchief.com/2...

Stop lying to yourself friend. Sony has been having a far better year than M$. Kinect sales will dwarf ipad numbers. http://www.geek.com/article...
that was funny.
How this little article.
http://nintendoeverything.c...
Those guys at M$ love to lie.

[RedDevils]

@etownone because dumbass like you doesn't know shit is good or not, oh wait a minute did I said Shit is good? ok etownone think shit is good no wonder he couldn't see anything better

[MRMagoo123]

I actually lol'd in real life when i read the thing about 360 increasing the gap on the ps3 wow that has got to be THE comment of the year for sheer stupidity and fantardedness keep up the good work there etownone you soon will have that douchebag of the universe title you so desperately need.

[BlackBusterCritic]

Sony dominated this year, brah.

And that obviously makes me a fanboy. =)

[Clarence]

WOW! I think your lying to yourself and everyone on here knows it.

[GlowingPotato]

long live to PS family!

[Red_Phoenix]

They were bashing GT5 for like half that review. Last I checked this was supposed to be a "Year in Review" and GT5 literally just came out. They didn't even fully review it yet, because of the level up process, and they have the nerve to keep on bashing it.

[Buffniceguy]

IGN is a joke any score they give shouldn't be taken seriously :)

[Red_Phoenix]

I honestly never cared for their review of GT5, but the way they keep ruining its rep is disgracing. Everyone found their review to be bs, they even mention it in their own review "IGN gave the game an 8.5 with reviewer Martin Robinson infamously writing "Gran Turismo 5 is a 10/10 simulator wrapped up in a 5/10 game," and many readers rioted." I can still never understand that statement. The game is a simulator!

[morganfell]

Agreed. If IGN were the last people on the planet I still couldn't care what they have to say about anything.

As far as GT5 being a stumble, millions of gamers are ignoring IGN and getting on with the business of great gaming. In action there is truth. And the truth is gamers love GT5. So IGN can say what they will but they will be to blame for their own irrelevance. Ignore the people and you'll pay the price.

[Rageanitus]

I doubt they really put effort into the game after beginner mode... alot of my xbox fanboy friends said the game is too easy.. .I was like did you try the lvl 4 tracks without upgrading your car..... silence... meaning they didnt even it graze the surface of the game.

[karl]

"Although 8.5 is an awesome score and the game is great, in some ways, Gran Turismo 5 was a stumble for Sony, and that's where we are now. That's how Sony ends 2010.

That sucks."

JOJO .. this guys are trolls with journalist licence xD
how the hell are they allowed to write anything xDDD

oh wait wait.. i got another one

" leaves 2010 flat for Sony. Again, there's no doubting that it was a year packed with awesomeness, but there's really no "bang" at the end of this fireworks show."

honestly i only read the end of both pages xDD.. im sure they say a few good things around the middle.. but this closure its all i need to feel sorry for their ignorance...

[PimpHandHappy]

good year 2010

[Cajun Chicken]

It hasn't quite been like 2009 with the likes of Infamous, Killzone 2, Uncharted 2 and R&C:ACiT. But the beginning of this year had some great exclusives. It's been far and between since then. Overall, in total, I think the PS3 has had a great year, because to be honest, 360 didn't have much to offer to contend with aside from Mass Effect 2, which is coming enhanced on PS3 next year anyway.

My judgments still out Kinect, for now it's failed potential just as I thought it would be marketed for, casual gamers and nothing with any real narrative, emotional content or artistic depth utilizing the controls, or anything that would actually change games forever.

EDIT: Silly me, I forgot Halo Reach came out this year, that was good.

[silkrevolver]

...they had a fantastic first half, and a lackluster finish. They had some great games overall, but next year should be 2008 X 2. Looking at their full list of games for next year, it’s clear there will be a steady stream of AAA games: almost one a month.

[Shok]

.........Why do you have 5 disagrees and no disagrees? C'mon guys, we all know that the PS3's 2nd half was lackluster compared to the first. GOW III, Heavy Rain, Mod Nation, MAG, all came out in the first half. GT5 was pretty much the only retail gem to come out since summer time. (Correct me if I'm wrong, I might be missing a game)

Goddamn, all because this guy isn't completely on the PS3's BALLS he gets chewed out lmao. Im a PS3 supporter, and what he said was absolutely true.

[silkrevolver]

...I’m a PS3 fan as well, but this rampant fanboyism is just getting old. Yes the second half of this year wasn’t that exciting as far as PS3 exclusives go, but pretty much all of next year should be.

[user8397144]

This year was the best gaming year of my life! all because of the future game of the year God of War 3!

[Bits-N-Kibbles]

"There was no Halo, no Uncharted, no "this is the reason you own a PS3" game to punctuate the end of the year, and in a lot of ways, it leaves 2010 flat for Sony. Again, there's no doubting that it was a year packed with awesomeness, but there's really no "bang" at the end of this fireworks show."

There is a bang coming and it is called Killzone 3.

[Cajun Chicken]

Yeah, but that only means that 2011 is going to be INSANE because there's a heck of a lot of gaming exclusive goodness that should come out next year. Some could say, it'll be the year of the PS3, but that's happened 3 times already.

[rrw]

It will be the BEST among YEAR of PS3!

[awesomeperson]

Oops I accidently disagreed XD

Can't wait for Killzone 3, the SP is gonna be epic (along with the MP)

[256bit]

ps3 always has the best year, why cant anybody just face it.

[kvg88]

It's like IGN is pretending that nobody bought GT5 or something lol

[Bathyj]

Still addicted to GT like its crack. I cant put it down.

I tried to play a little AC:Brotherhood last night, but I quickly turned it off and when back to Trail Mountain.

As well as being AAA standard, its easlily the DEEPEST game I've played in years, as I'm usually a shooter, platformer, action/adventure type guy.

LBP2 and Killzone are so close, I'm bound to still be engrossed in GT by the time they roll around.

[dalibor]

Same here, GT5 is huge. You literally have to beat a spec and b spec to level 40 and that takes time if you want to platinum the game. Glad there are a lot of cars in GT5, it's kind of like an rpg game in a sense. All the doubters out there are missing out in what I think is one of the best games out there for the PS3. And the menus are not that hard to figure out lmao the only thing that reviewers had to nag on GT5 and the standard cars which look nice imo never the less.

[Rageanitus]

the menus in gt4 were MUCH worse. at least now the menus are boxed in one screen and area... serioulsy how hard is it to navitage the menau when the main options are pictured with big fonts.

[Rageanitus]

i put 200+ hours in the old gt4.... im glad it feels almost the same with some extra tweeks

[SpartanPrince]

First half of the first page: PS3 had great games but the last half was lacluster.
From there to middle of second page: GT5 was underwhelming
From there to end:2011 will be better and psp had a great yr tho this looks like the last yr for it

Not to try and feed the flames but when comparing this to the 360 article, it seems slightly biased in their favor. I'm even more surprised by this since the article was written by Greg Miller who is a HUGE playstation fan :/ Guess he just didnt like this yr in playstation.
IMO this yr was lacking compared to 2009. I got my ps3 at the end of last yr and mostly bought 2009 games and a few '08 games but this yr i only bought Gow3, BBS and Gow:Gos. Next year is going to be great though. Why? Because the sequals to those 09 games will be coming out. Its gonna be a great year

[Shok]

This year for the PS3 was MEH...........compared to 2011!!! OH YEA! Lmao.

[Dante112]

@ silkrevolver

How many AAA exclusive titles did Microsoft have this year (metacritically speaking)? Halo Reach.....*shrug*

Edit: Also Mass Effect 2 isn't a Xbox360 exclusive lol (cause I already know that someone's gonna yell that it is).

Lol, nice edit there, silk.

[JonnyBigBoss]

Ugh, why do they even bother?

[Heavy_Rain]

Check out IGN's final comments on x360's 2011 - "Look, things are great for Xbox 360. Some of 360's best games came out this year and without question this was the best year ever for downloadable content. We saw a few interesting gaming experiments on XBLA, including the moody Limbo. And Kinect proved itself to have better games than PlayStation's Move. Next November marks the 10-year anniversary of Microsoft's entry into the console market and to celebrate, they seem to have an amazing line-up set to go. The big game announcements haven't even begun, but from what I know 2011 should be a killer year.

What line up from the get go? 2011 should be a killer year? wtf is this a joke. Either x360 ign is very easily satisfied or they are on drugs and are spouting nonsense. Jesus even the most deluded x360 fan wont say 2011 for x360 looks like a killer year unless multiplats are what determines good years. If thats the case why review ps3 and x360 seperately. IGN = Morons

[Figboy]

these are the games i bought this year:

Xbox 360:

Mass Effect 2
Alan Wake
Fable 3
i eventually got Fallout: New Vegas for the 360 when my PS3 died, and my wife REALLY wanted to play New Vegas.

PlayStation 3:

White Knight Chronicles*
Heavy Rain*
God of War 3*
Final Fantasy XIII
3D Dot Game Heroes*
Red Dead Redemption
Fallout: New Vegas
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Lego Harry Potter
GTA: Liberty City Stories
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

i still need to pick up Yakuza 3* and Gran Turismo 5*. The * denote PlayStation 3 exclusives.

for me, personally, i've gotten more game play out of my PS3 than 360 this year on the exclusives front. i DID borrow and complete Halo: Reach from a friend, and it was fun, but i'm not a big Halo fan. also not a fan of Splinter Cell, so Conviction didn't do anything for me.

the reason why articles like this are pointless, is because it's all subjective. the multi-plats i got on my PS3 i got because i either preferred the PS3 controller, or because of free online play.

i think the PS3 had a better year all around than the 360. it doesn't MATTER whether the games were released at the beginning or end of the year, what mattered is that the games were released.

it seems to me like there's ALWAYS some excuse as to why the PS3 somehow managed to "disappoint" IGN for yet ANOTHER year. even when they've scored the majority of software releases for the PS3 in the 8/9.5/10 range. so, even though they gave Gran Turismo 5 an admittedly excellent score of 8.5, in the same breath, they declare that that wasn't good enough to give the PS3 props for ending the year with a bang?

they praise games like Red Dead Redemption and Fallout: New Vegas in their 360 article, but don't count them in the PS3 section as reasons to be excited for the year end? or COD: Black Ops? despite it's issues on the PS3? what about Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. those games came out on the PS3 this fall also.

as a multi-console owner, i've had PLENTY to enjoy this year. i've spent way more money than i should have on BOTH consoles this year, with more of my leanings on the PS3 than 360. i understand that IGN clearly prefers the 360, but i don't see how that should affect their PS3 coverage for this year.

between multi-plats and exclusives, the PS3 had a banner year. the 360 lacked the number of exclusives as the PS3 this year, but the ones released were still quality, and the multi-plats made up for it.

i shouldn't be surprised, but it appears that IGN will NEVER give the PS3 credit where it's due as a gaming platform. two years ago, the complaint was that the PS3 lacked games. NOW, the PS3 doesn't games, but somehow the TIME FRAME in which those games are released is a factor. just keep moving that goal post, IGN, and i'll keep ignoring your site.

[KaiokenKid]

I thought this year was pretty solid for PS3. No longer are peple really doubting that its a big palyer in this console race. that said, as far as Exclusvies go, I dont think it really was that impressive to me personaly. The only one I really cared about this year was God of War. I think they did get a pretty big win with getting the ME franchise on their console as well (atleast 2 and probaly 3). But for me personaly I still think I palyed my 360 more this year due to its stellar exclusive lineup this year and multiplatform.

[Figboy]

double post.

[SpitFireAce85]

IGN as IGNorant as Kotaku need i say more...

[clrlite]

I stopped reading when I got to IG.....

[Achemki]

WAAAY too much GT5 talk. It's YEAR in review Miller, not December in review.

Name drops Fable 3 of all things when GT5 still has a higher meta' average lol. So what of Fable 3? That's just blind favortism. Miller also neglected to mention other exclusives like Yakuza 3 and MAG. He loved Yakuza 3 in his review but doesn't remember it all of a sudden? Again, he mentions Fable 3 when Yakuza 3 had the SAME meta' score and deserved its props in a PS3 article more than Fable did. Wtf am I reading about 360 games with review averages of 80 for in a PS3 year in review?

He says there was no Halo. Aargh! GOW3 scored a higher avg than Halo Reach did, what more do you people want?! The double standards in game journalism this year have been unbelievable. People bitching about cross polygonal trees in GT5 when 'photo real' meta' darling COD has been doing that for years...and NO ONE complained. The IGN 360 year in review is nowhere as negative or focused on one month. They took the time to say Kinect had better games than Move. Miller instead chose to counter that by talking about his living room media hub.

You can summarize it by IGN remembering the bad Bayonetta port from January but not January's million selling exclusive MAG. How quaint.

[Ascalon94]

this reminds me, I wish i hadnt lost my copy of Heavy Rain unless it was stolen, I wanna replay it so bad

[potedude]

I have to agree with what they said about the PS3 becoming the entertainment hub of the home.

I have PlayTV and watch that all night, switch over for some sweet gaming action with GT5 or the like, watch some blu-rays, listen to music with VidZone or the stuff stored on hard drive. Watch movies downloaded or stuff taped from the TV. Get drunk with mates and play Move games or band hero.

It is switched on as soon as I get home and not off until I go to bed. And I don't even know how that happened, it just wormed its way in. I could not live without my PS3 now...