- Sony fell 17 places in Metacritic’s best publisher ranking for 2025, ending up at No.21.
- The publisher had a Metascore of 74, and its best-rated game was the PC port of The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered.
- Furthermore, Microsoft was way ahead of its main competitor, ending up in the top 5 thanks to the well-received PS5 port of Forza Horizon 5.
Sony didn’t have a bad 2025 with respect to console exclusives. Both Ghost of Yotei and Death Stranding 2 were nominated for several Game of the Year awards and won many honors.
However, the publisher’s horrible treatment of its first-party studios is seemingly catching up to it. Despite releasing two really good titles, Sony took a massive hit to its dominance on the Metacritic publisher ranking, not even making the top 20 this time around.
Why it matters: This ranking is a reflection of how Sony hasn’t been releasing enough high-quality titles, as it keeps wasting the time of developers and cancelling projects.
Metacritic posted its ranking for the best publishers of 2025, and Sony ended up at No. 21 with an average metascore of 74, falling 17 places from the fourth position it held in 2024. Out of the seventeen products it released last year, only 53% merited a good score on the rating platform, while only one of the games was “Great.”
Sony’s best-rated title from 2025 was the PC port of The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, with Death Stranding 2 lagging just a little bit behind. What really bogged down the Japanese giant were the poor reviews for multiple Destiny expansions and the highly-anticipated Lost Souls Aside.
Hence, its AAA slate wasn’t a mess, but other games, including the Midnight Murder Club, failed miserably. On the other hand, Ubisoft, Koei Tecmo, EA, and even Atari were ahead of Sony in the year-end list.
Furthermore, the company’s biggest competitor, Microsoft, made the top 5 list with an average Metascore of 80, and its highest-rated title ironically turned out to be the PS5 port of Forza Horizon 5. Fellow Japanese publisher Square Enix managed to top the chart thanks to the PC port of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which was previously a PS5 exclusive.
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Shameer Sarfaraz has previously worked for eXputer as a Senior News Writer for several years. Now with Tech4Gamers, he loves to devoutly keep up with the latest gaming and entertainment industries. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and years of experience reporting on games. Besides his passion for breaking news stories, Shahmeer loves spending his leisure time farming away in Stardew Valley. VGC, IGN, GameSpot, Game Rant, TheGamer, GamingBolt, The Verge, NME, Metro, Dot Esports, GameByte, Kotaku Australia, PC Gamer, and more have cited his articles.
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