A Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Selected Video Game Console Platforms: A Critic-Topsis Comparison

Abstract

The research covers nine selected console platforms of several generations according to eight criteria related to market, content, hardware and ecosystem. In the revision phase, three coded indicators were reconstructed using explicit directives and 27 platform-criterion evidence documents. An unrecorded appraisal of exclusive gaming abilities was exchanged for documented analysis of a specific first-party franchise panel. The analysis of community compatibility and state services was grounded in five unique characteristics. The basic CRITIC-TOPSIS framework ranks PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 4 in first, second and third place respectively. Entropy and uniform weighting leave unchanged these three rankings, min-max normalization places the PS4 in second. Excluding the graphics processing unit performance advances the PS4's competitiveness. The partial life-cycle indicator is removed. Results depend on the conditions, citations, standardization, and the designated date of May 13, 2026. An audit of the sources was conducted on October 12, 2026. No claim is made of an original concurrent codebook or independent inter-coder verification.

Keywords

• Video Game Consoles
• Platform Performance
• CRITIC
• TOPSIS
• Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

Seçilmiş Video Oyunu Konsol Platformlarının Çok Kriterli Değerlendirilmesi: Critic-Topsis ile Karşılaştırma

Abstract

Bu çalışma, farklı nesillerden seçilmiş dokuz video oyunu konsol platformunun pazar, içerik, donanım ve ekosistem profilini sekiz kriterle karşılaştırmaktadır. Revizyon sırasında üç kodlanmış ölçüt, açık kurallar ve 27 platform–ölçüt kanıt kaydı kullanılarak yeniden oluşturulmuştur. Belirsiz “özel oyun gücü” yargısı, seçilmiş birinci taraf oyun serilerinin yerel yeni oyunlarla kapsanması göstergesiyle değiştirilmiştir. Geriye uyumluluk ve resmî servis yetenekleri, beşer gözlenebilir özellikten hesaplanmıştır. CRITIC-TOPSIS temel modelinde PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S ve PlayStation 4 ilk üç sıradadır. Entropy ve eşit ağırlıklandırma ilk üçü korumakta; alternatif normalizasyon PS4’ü ikinci sıraya taşımaktadır. GPU kriteri çıkarıldığında PS4 birinci olmaktadır. Etkin platformlarda tamamlanmamış yaşam döngüsü temel modelden çıkarılmıştır. Sonuçlar belirtilen puanlama kurallarına, kaynaklara, normalizasyona ve 13 Mayıs 2026 hedef tarihine koşulludur. Kaynak denetimi 12 Ekim 2026’da yapılmış; özgün puanlama kaydı veya bağımsız değerlendirici uyumu iddiasında bulunulmamıştır.

Keywords

• Video Oyun Konsolları
• Platform Performansı
• CRITIC
• TOPSIS
• Çok Kriterli Karar Verme

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