The hype machine was well oiled this time, but with most things Rockstar, it looks like it was justified.<p>[edit] This is the chart, I couldn't change the first one http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/ps3?view=condensed&sort=desc
If anybody is wondering which GTA5 to get - PS3 or Xbox, Digital Foundary has got you covered:<p><a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-grand-theft-auto-5-face-off" rel="nofollow">http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-grand-theft...</a><p>According to them the versions are nearly identical, with a very tiny advantage to the PS3 version.<p>In this light, it's interesting that the PS3 version got 97% while the Xbox360 version got 98%:<p><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/grand-theft-auto-v" rel="nofollow">http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/grand-theft-aut...</a><p><a href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/grand-theft-auto-v" rel="nofollow">http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/grand-theft-auto-v</a>
It just came out, so there is considerable room for this to go down. Not saying it will, but if there's anything I learned from following game reviews in the past, it's that they frequently change drastically after the first week.