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We are all in agreement that Sony is hands down publisher of the year, right? This is their best year ever.
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I haven't gotten much out of Sony's offerings this year since few of their prominent IPs appeal to me, though I've yet to play Miles Morales which I'll likely pick up some time this December since I really liked Spider-Man. In the grand scheme of things though I agree it's been a good year for them. It's a far cry from what's felt like a bit of a lull over the last few individual years, between this year and next it seems like the wait is finally paying off.
If Demon's Souls wins GOTY at this year's Game Awards after everything else that's been released, I will lick all of my Nintendo Switch cartridges at once.
The unrelated Game Pass answers are becoming meme level around here. Not every game on Game Pass is Microsoft published. The question is how you think the games published by Microsoft, Nintendo, Ubisoft, EA, Take-Two, Capcom, Square Enix etc compare.
Even without game pass MS is the clear winner for me. Games like Flight Simulator Gears tactics and Ori have been incredible. Being on game pass is just awesome too.
I've yet to play any Sony published game this year, except for Nioh 2 though I don't think the version I played was published by them. Looking forward to DS and Astro when my PS5 arrive, but just looking at their list of 2020 games and how they were received, I don't think any other publisher even come close.
I think the OP needs to conduct their survey again if they think we're all in agreement. Then again, thinking Gaming side on Era will ever agree on something 100% is a fool's errand.
The only two instances of that ever happening that I can think of is 1. agreeing that Isabelle is cute 2. That Haruka Amami should be in Smash.
As for me, Nintendo is my publisher of the year for Animal Crossing alone.
The only two instances of that ever happening that I can think of is 1. agreeing that Isabelle is cute 2. That Haruka Amami should be in Smash.
As for me, Nintendo is my publisher of the year for Animal Crossing alone.
Nintendo dropped Animal Crossing this year....so no. Sony is not publisher of the year. Also 2018 was their best year imo. God of War AND Spider-Man? Nothing else comes close.
This. Folks treating GP like a default win button is becoming weird.
God, if this is a very weak year then I can't even fathom what a strong one would look like!
I wish I enjoyed Animal Crossing to even a tenth of that extent. The severe lack of QoL features destroyed any interest I had in playing it after about a week.
Their pipeline is very strong, and it helps thats the PS5 dev environment is basically the PS4 with bells and whistles.
I think more goes into publisher of the year than "they put out this one game I like".
Looks like a pretty good year. I haven't played any of them but they certainly get a lot of discussion around here.
Typo, I meant NINTENDO not Sony. NINTENDO and Microsoft had a weak year in terms of games... unless the new Zelda is gonna blow our socks off.
Sony had a Top5 all time Sony-years this year for sure.
Sure but that "one game" was basically a social and cultural phenomenon. None of Sony's games ever had the sort of reach or influence ACNH has.
Nintendo also had other good games this year obviously but it's been almost all remasters/expansions/ports (Xenoblade DE, Pikmin 3DX, 3D All-Stars, TMS Encore, PMD DX, Part-Time UFO, Fire Emblem 1, NSO stuff like DKC1-2, Panel de Pon, Mario Picross and 2D All-Stars) or secondary spinoffs (Mario 35, Paper Mario TOK, Hyrule Warriors AOC, Kirby Fighters2, Pokémon Café). Then again Sony's 'amazing' PS5 lineup isn't really all that different from that either with the big two bright spots also being a remake (Demon's Souls) and an expansion+remaster (Spider-Miles + Spidey Remastered).
Publisher of the year certainly. Definitely not the best year for Sony home console exclusives though.
Pokémon GO was a social and cultural phenomenon but a ridiculously average and flawed game. I'm not saying that ACNH is that or its impact isn't important, but its reception was equal to or lower than a few of Sony's games this year. I'm not saying Nintendo had only one game, just that trying to act like one game alone is able to disregard the rest of the lineup is a bit silly.
The PS4 had an amazing final year and the PS5 launched with a great lineup.
As a publisher, I dunno how they could have done better.
As a publisher, I dunno how they could have done better.
I agree completely, you only have to count TLOU PII, Ghost of Tsushima and Demon's Souls to rank them higher than any other publisher out there and those are far from the only amazing games they published this year. 2020 is definitely top 3 years for PlayStation in terms of published games.
Ghost of Tsushima and Demons Souls are the only ones I'd be interested in playing, but it's still a overly impressive year from a quality standpoint.
Even if I don't particularly like the games Sony usually releases, I still marvel at their polish and graphics. It's impossible to not respect WWS' craftsmanship.
Even if I don't particularly like the games Sony usually releases, I still marvel at their polish and graphics. It's impossible to not respect WWS' craftsmanship.
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XGP is a great service.
But how many games in Game Pass will be in most Top 5 GOTY contenders?
0.
XGP is a great service.
But how many games in Game Pass will be in most Top 5 GOTY contenders?
0.
It still is just one game though. Sony put out a ton of games, all very good or great, and all really good sales.
OK.
Again, none of those games have had anywhere near the impact that Animal Crossing did and continues to have.
Yep. Sony released a bunch of well-received games this year, but none of them came close to approaching cultural zeitgeist status like Animal Crossing did. And when it comes to rating how a publisher performed, it's the sales I look at. Not the quantity and quality of the games themselves.
We should wait a little bit before claiming anything???Just wait til 2022 when they have their drought. /s
The quality of their release lineup this year is remarkable. As a publisher they just release bangers all year. 2021 could be just as good.
The quality of their release lineup this year is remarkable. As a publisher they just release bangers all year. 2021 could be just as good.
Nintendo released a game that was the antidote to pandemic angst and which captured the attention of a lot of people (even outside of gaming hobbyist areas). Like you had talk shows run in it. Sony released a new console and some really neat games, but none of them are going to be looked back on as the games that defined 2020.
Never been a fan of the, "Can we all agree..." rhetoric some launch questions with. Just rubs me the wrong way, giving off a cultish vibe.
Sony's 2020 resume is quite strong though. Doesn't speak to me as AAA is pretty much last on my list of priorities within the medium, but that doesn't take away from the good stuff they've put out this year.
Sony's 2020 resume is quite strong though. Doesn't speak to me as AAA is pretty much last on my list of priorities within the medium, but that doesn't take away from the good stuff they've put out this year.
Add on top of this Persona 5 Royal and Final Fantasy 7 Remake exclusivities. Wild year for PS4/5