Sony beats out Nintendo in Metacritic’s latest annual game publisher rankings
2022 was a really strange year for gaming. We had quite a few big releases, but some of them were only released in 2022 because they were delayed (in several cases, repeatedly). Some projects were even delayed out of 2022. That’s what makes this newest annual ranking list from Metacritic so interesting.
Going solely off of critical rankings (with a formula detailed below), Metacritic managed to muster up a full “top 45” list based on 2022 releases: and Sony took the top spot. They’re followed by Paradox Interactive (who released a string of critically-well-received-and-sometimes-niche-games), and surprisingly, Activision Blizzard: who is currently riding high off of the mostly positive reception for the Diablo IV beta.
Mixed into the top 10 are Focus Entertainment, Take-Two (2K), Capcom, Sega (who also owns Atlus), Annapurna, Humble Games, and Devolver Digital. If you’re wondering where the other “big two publishers” are, Nintendo clocks in at the 12th spot, and Microsoft proper isn’t on the list at all (because they didn’t meet the minimum requirements of releasing five games last year).
If you’re looking for a bit of math-based fun, you can check out more info here. See if you can spot your favorite publisher!
You can find the full list of rankings here.
“Which game publishers released the best games in 2022? For the 13th consecutive year, we sifted through 12 months of data to determine the best and worst game publishers of the year, based solely on the quality of their 2022 releases. Sales and user reviews do not factor into these rankings; only critic reviews (as captured by each game’s Metascore) are used to evaluate performance. Publishers are ranked from worst to best in the gallery above based on a points
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