Summary
Even thoughXboxhas one of the most easily accessible libraries thanks toGame Pass, it still can’t play several of the best-reviewed games of all time.
Towards the start of the year,it was seriously starting to look like 2025 might finally be Xbox’s chance to shine. The back-to-back releases of games likeAvowed,Oblivion Remastered, andSouth of Midnightall positioned Xbox to make a big comeback and finally be taken seriously alongsidePlayStationandNintendo.
While Xbox is sharing nearly all of its games with the competition, PlayStation and Nintendo are still very focused on exclusives.
While it’s true that Xbox has continued to release great games (with even more exciting ones on the horizon), it still hasn’t quite made a dent when compared to the competition. In fact,taking a look at OpenCritic’s highest-reviewed games of all timereveals that anyone who exclusively owns an Xbox is missing out on some major heavy hitters.
Xbox owners currently have no way of playing nearly half of the highest-reviewed games of all time
PlayStation and Switch have it a lot better when it comes to critically acclaimed titles
Now that we’re halfway through the year, I thought it was time to check in on OpenCritic’s highest-reviewed games of all time to see if there have been any changesthanks to games like Donkey Kong Bananza and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Strangely, the tides haven’t shifted all that much, although the current standing still reveals an interesting fact.
Based on OpenCritic’s list of best-reviewed games of all time, it seems that Xbox owners might be at a disadvantage. Only four of the games on the list can be played on an Xbox system. Those games includeBaldur’s Gate 3,Red Dead Redemption 2,Elden Ring, andGrand Theft Auto 4. Notably, none of those games are exclusives, either.
On the other hand, PlayStation owners have access to six of the highest-reviewed games of all time. Interestingly, Nintendo has the fewest playable games on the list with just three, but all of them are exclusives. Up until the Switch 2, Nintendo hasn’t really done many ports, so it’s a little less surprising than Xbox.
If you’re wondering what Metacritic’s spread of top games looks like, it’s a little more retro and counts games like Soul Calibur and Ocarine of Time, making it a little less helpful when looking at this console generation.
Overall, it seems that any gamers who are looking to play as many of the best reviewed games are best off playing on PlayStation. There’s a chance these figures change if Sony ever starts sharing some of its biggest games, but don’t expect that to happen any time soon.
