Game of the Year for developers seems to be more like thanks for the memories and a feather in the hat where as Metacritic and its ilk seems to still play a major roll in a developers life after release.
 
Will the concurrent scoring mechanism still reign supreme in the future? Will developers look ominously at the score and allow them to be apart of the business of video games? Is GotY nothing more than entertainment and a quote for the next video game edition?
 
I've been entertained by the GotY behemoth, but are the developers? Hell, their quarter is not up, so they probably don't care. Scores, money and dare I say it... trends are their wishes with releases.
 
I'm not bashing Metacritic for I find it a nice resource for video game websites and reviews, just things to think about within the realm of video game critique.