Steam Link has relegated my PS4 to an overpowered Blu-ray/Plex player. If Sony wants me to upgrade, they're going to have to start making a much better case for it. The list of exclusives so far isn't especially compelling.
@frytup: "Final code" as in what people will play at release.
But how much does that really matter if there's a release day patch? Or a patch the day after release? And why pretend a review based on technical issues at one point in time is still valid two weeks later?
If it were me, I'd both get rid of scores and break down the notion that reviews are unchangeable. The first puts far too much emphasis on score aggregation sites, and the second is a relic of print.
There's also no reason to believe that they didn't review the final code of the game, that was literally the reason why Austin waited with the review until the game was out.
With games being constantly patched/updated, I'm not sure "final code" has any real meaning anymore.
Simple solution: don't treat reviews as set in stone. Update them as patches roll in. Yeah, I know the staff doesn't have time to monitor the progress of every game they've reviewed, but it's probably worth the trouble for big releases.
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