Is Sony Placing Too Much Emphasis on Metacritic Scores?

Sony is apparently placing too much importance on Metacritic scores, according to the director of Days Gone.

Comparison of Metacritic scores of Play At Home March 2021 games and PS Plus 2022 games so far. Play At Home had an amazing lineup of games. : r/PlayStationPlus

Metacritic Takes Action Against Disgruntled Gamers Who Review-Bombed Astral Chain

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Games Inbox: Are video game review scores broken?

Movie Metacritic - Exploring Critics' Movie Reviews

Say what you want about Metacritic but I decided to throw this guide/tierlist together for the games available on the PlayStation Plus collection by their Metacritic score so people could have a

Metacritic Owner Fandom Vows Stricter Moderation After 'Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores' Receives Negative Reviews - Bounding Into Comics

Gaming Data: Metacritic Scores over Time – GameIntrospection

Look at this chart of average Metacritic scores. What happened in 2007? - Polygon

Review scores are important and every website needs them

Metacritic users rate Gran Turismo 7 the worst Sony game ever, Page 2

Warren's Mailbag: Publishers using Metacritic as a weapon

The IGN Plagiarism Incident Once Again Highlights the Strange Place Occupied by Game Reviews