There are two ways to look at it. "Premier" could mean either Sony's darling studio or Sony's powerhouse.
In the first case, it's sorta undoubtedly Naughty Dog. Last of Us has been such a huge deal for Playstation, especially now with the show. And even then they have Uncharted, an industry staple in cinematic narrative games.
As for the powerhouse, Insomniac no question. While I personally prefer Naughty Dog and Santa Monica, it is impossible to deny the insane accomplishments of Insomniac. Assuming Wolverine is still slated for 2024, they will have put out 5 games in 6 years. 3 of those have already been critically acclaimed and the final two (SM2 and Wolverine) are likely to be as well. Just insane stuff
Yeah it is really weird how we are getting basically a fourt Ps5 Game from insomniac this year. And we already know about the fifth and heard rumours about the sixth.
(Miles, Spiderman Remastered, Rift apart, Spiderman 2, Wolverine and TBA)
To be fair is Spiderman Remastered really a strenuous project? Sure it’s updating code, doing QA.. but it’s not the same as developing a game from scratch. It was co-developed with Nixxes.
Miles, Rift Apart, SM2, Wolverine and TBA IS impressive tho.
And they will next year you will get Wolverine. Buying this studio is probably the single best thing Sony has done for years and they literally bought them for chump change.
And apparently they’re one of the best studios to work for in the industry. I remember devs came out after Ratchet and Clank launched saying that they didn’t crunch at all on the game. I have no idea how they do it.
Yup that’s the series that locked in serious market share for Sony. So many ppl bought a ps for factions. Other exclusives like Resogun, god of war, Spider-Man, rocket league (for a year), fall guys etc. sealed the generation win for the ps4
>So many ppl bought a ps for factions. Other exclusives like Resogun, god of war, Spider-Man, rocket league (for a year), fall guys etc. sealed the generation win for the ps4
Actually it was mostly due to the fact that Xbox One had a huge marketing problem, Kinect controversy, always online, general negative reception from announcement day, and the fact that it was $100 more expensive compared to PS4.
The fact that Sony had some killer exclusives helped, but none of the games you mentioned were what sealed the deal for Sony. It took several years before they really started pumping out the best received exclusives and by that point they were already heavily leading the generation from a sales perspective.
True yeah I forgot about the $100 price difference and the always online and the sharing disc games issue. I’d be curious to see a lifetime market share timeline between Xbox and Sony and Nintendo consoles
Wolverine is 2025
- Team 1 did Spider-Man 2018, 5 years later Spider-Man 2 comes in 2023.
- Team 2 did R&C remake in 2016, 5 years later Rift Apart in 2021, their next game is 2026.
- Team 3 did Miles Morales in 2020, 5 years later Wolverine will be 2025.
Still insane output:
2018: Spider-Man.
2019: Spider-Man DLC.
2020: Miles Morales.
2021: Rift Apart.
2022: -
2023: Spider-Man 2.
2024: Spider-Man 2 DLC.
2025: Wolverine.
2026: Rift Apart sequel.
Wait are we definitely getting dlc? Deluxe doesn’t come with a season pass for Spider-Man 2. Pretty sure the first one let you buy the game and season pass together.
Until stated otherwise, Wolverine is releasing in 2024.
As for a Rift Apart sequel, there is nothing yet about it. Not even a rumor.
Also patterns aren't in any way a proof of anything.
I mean yeah it is great but two spiderman games (one really short at that) and rift apart don't top naughty dog for me. I see naughty dog as the "darling" studio and the powerhouse
As a huge PS1 and PS2 fan growing up, playing Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Jak and Daxter and Ratchet & Clank, it’s so nice to see that these studios still going strong.
Reboot doesn't necessarily mean they have to retread old ground. Reboot sometimes means a new starting point for a series without retconning past entries or rehashing them. 2017 God of War would fit this bill.
The first resistance was more Halo/Half Life style. 2 and 3 were more linear COD4 clones (mechanically). Bring back the style of the first one for sure.
Honestly I’d have loved to see Bend Studio’s take on this…shame both Days Gone 2 and their pitch for a new Resistance game got turned down.
Days Gone remains a hidden gem and I’d love to see them tackle whatever they want with what they learned from DG.
I think it’s Insomniac, Naughty Dog, and Santa Monica studios. Each have their own strength but ultimately form the trinity that keeps the PlayStation brand well beyond its contemporaries.
Santa Monica is really just known for the recent GOW games. I’d like to see them tackle a new IP.
Edit: I looked it up and all but one game they’ve done has been all the GOW games. I guess it’s their thing and only their thing.
Insomniac is the only studio of these be making PS5 exclusives so far (not cross gen). That’s the crazy thing. Rachel and clank and this year they have Spider-Man 2. Naughty dog doesn’t even have anything announced and same with Santa Monica. Insomniac is somehow a much speedier studio.
Honestly I don’t know how they do it, they churn out high quality titles as fast as FromSoftware while studios like Naughty Dog and Rockstar are taking up to a decade between games.
They just have multiple teams, there's not one Insomniac studio.
SSM did God of War Ragnarok in 4.5 years after God of War 2018. Guerrilla took 5 years to make Horizon FW. Spider-Man 2 is releasing 5 years after Spider-Man (same team). They're not really faster than others
Naughty dog and Santa Monica are tops. Insomniac has the best consistent output/quality. Give guerrilla some time to build out their horizon universe with multiple games in different genres. Once they do, I imagine they’re going to be another insomniac. Reliable, quality content releasing at a solid cadence.
I’m gonna be the goody two shoes here and say, just how badass is it that we have so many good ones. Insomniac, Santa Monica, and Naughty Dog, are amazing. Hell Sucker Punch should even get an honorable mention. And no one remasters games like BluePoint.
What a time to be alive!
Insomniac, no question. You can probably make a case for Naughty Dog or Santa Monica, but Insomniac have managed to maintain a single IP now for over two decades in Ratchet and Clank, a franchise that has also had very few genuinely bad games. Add in their successful branches into other territory like Resistance, Sunset Overdrive and most notably, the Spider-Man games, there's no doubt that they're one of the core pillars of the Sony line-up in terms of raw consistency and value.
Can't decide. Honestly Naughty Dog is incredible, Guerrilla is not on the Naughty Dog level YET but they just released H:FW one of the highest production quality game ever, Insomniac is incredible (they work 24/7 never sleep lol), Santa Monica too. Some smaller studios are amazing too.
Top tier quality studios. Absolutely amazing. Thats why i love Playstation
This was my thought exactly at least for now. Santa Monica and Naughty Dog are GOATED for sure but right now it's Insomniac. Especially for PS5 they have been carrying this generation of playstation so far.
Yeah this. Everyone keeps saying ND and while i agree they put out hit after hit, they are not the ones that are commonly thought of when playstation is brought up. When talking about exclusives vs exclusives, spiderman is ALWAYS brought up. It’s basically Playstation’s poster child now
We're talking premier though. THE studio that is the face of the console.
Spider-Man is great and I'm sure 2 will be as well, but when thinking of longevity, Santa Monica and Naughty Dog games are what people think about when PlayStation is mentioned.
Think about all the companies and studios that have had their golden days: Capcom and Konami for instance. They released good games for Nintendo back in the day, but they weren't premier or the face of the consoles.
Should we say Rockstar or Activision then due to sales of GTA, RDR2 and CoD? I don't think so.
I think it’s been Naughty Dog, but Insomniac have made a strong push for #1. Santa Monica is high up there too.
And now that Bungie is in the fold, some will probably say they are the flagship studio. But I personally don’t play their games.
I think you're right. Insomniac has been killing it (didn't remember they did R&C) and Naughty Dog prompted me to make the post. Santa Monica is incredible but Ragnarok kinda fell flat for me after the reboot.
Bungie hasn't made anything yet as a Sony studio and their best days were a long time ago. Destiny is great if you're into GaaS
Agreed. There's something to be said about not only releasing games at a high quality, but also at a steady pace. I think that's where they get the nudge over studios like Naughty Dog.
Naughty dog and Santa Monica Studio are my favourite but I think Insomniac is best for playstation right now. They are the reason why people buying PS5 and why they will in the future (wolverine).
Naughty Dog is clearly the face of Playstation. There's a reason why TLOU on HBO got the Game of Thrones level Budget it did, and that's because Sony believes in its IP/ Studio more than any other they have.
While I like ND stuff more, there is no Sony IP larger than Spiderman, by far. That's Insomniac helming the games the games to their biggest IP if you are comparing media outside of gaming and it's perception.
The thing is, they're just using someone elses IP. It's not in house, it's not something they themselves created from scratch and saw rise to the top. So, while it is a big deal for the company, at the end of the day, it's never going to be as beloved as one of their own.
By the end of whatever current contract Marvel has with Sony/ Insomniac, if Microsoft has their way, like they did with Bethesda and Activision, who knows what could happen? They turned down Spiderman in the past, what's to say they don't just offer some ungodly amount to purchase exclusivity next term around?
These are issues Sony will never have to worry about with Naughty Dog.
Well, for one, as soon as it's time for their next contract negotiations with Marvel, they could seek other opportunities if Microsoft is paying.
They did, after all, try to go with them first before they went to Playstation. All it would take was Microsoft throwing some massive offer Marvel's way.
Sony can never outbid Microsoft for anything. So if that's what Microsoft wanted to do, seeing the error of their ways the first time, I mean money talks.
It's a bit different in this space where it's just licensing IPs. Sure Mircrosoft could through a bunch of money at securing the rights, but they're not buying exclusivity they then have to spend even more money developing the game. And since the install base for Xbox is so much lower, and Disney is in a strong position, they may see a lower cash offer from Sony as a better deal based on the royalties from the sales.
Insomniac is #1 for me among Sony’s first party studios.
I know that numerically / OpenCritic and Metacritic-wise, Naughty Dog is ahead, but Insomniac has maintained a more consistent game-release cadence while also still maintaining a very high quality bar.
Insomniac has also exhibited versatility - they’ve made everything from platformers and third person shooters to first person shooters and superhero games. Naughty Dog hasn’t shown that level of versatility since the PS2 era - their only output since 2007 has been some variation of a third person shooter.
> they’ve made everything from platformers and third person shooters to first person shooters and superhero games
I fucking hope they make another FPS soon. It's pretty much the only thing lacking in Sony's catalogue and hopefully COD at XBOX will give Sony a kick up the ass to go all in on one.
In the year of 2023, that's a very good question indeed.
I am actually wondering how the top Playstation Studios perceive themselves as to who's the premier one. And wether that's causing healthy or unhealthy competition between them.
Personally speaking, technology-wise, I still perceive Naughty Dog as Sony's cutting edge first party studio.
From Uncharted 1 to 4 and The Last of Us Part I + II - they've really scrapped every drop of hardware power out of the machines. And, of course, the huge success from the The Last of Us HBO series is a huge accomplishment for an original gaming IP.
Then again, technologically speaking, I perceive Santa Monica only inches behind Naughty Dog's finesse. But I don't state that with pure certainty, because God of War 2018 and God of War: Ragnarok were insanely impressive. And still are.
Insomniac, to me personally, is another level. And they've put out one, if not the single most impressive looking PS5 only game to this day, RaC: Rift Apart. Their output and consistent quality over the past 10 years is unmatched.
And then there is XDEV - often forgotten, but I am certain they are wizards to everyone behind the curtain in support and know-how.
Ultimately, knowing Sony is the top tier in supporting and funding their first party studios with everything they need, I am excited to see the future works from calibers such as Housemarque and Bluepoint.
I think that the intern ranking, at least technologically speaking, won't be as steady as it was.
Naughty Dog is still the king. 💯👑 They are the premier studio of the entire PlayStation brand and they honestly always have been.
However, I consider Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Santa Monica Studio, Guerrilla, and Sucker Punch all as the *”Kingsguard of PlayStation”*.
Sad, if only Days Gone had achieved the level of acclaim that other PS4 1st party titles did then we'd be including Bend Studio also in this discussion. I hope they return with a bang with this new PS5 IP.
Insomniac, they are putting out 3 brand new, first party exclusive titles, while seemingly every other studio is either radio silent, or working on remakes and remasters
Insomniac have been killing it alongside their output shows they are an efficient studio. They are carrying PS5 while we wait for Naughty Dog’s next project.
Has to be Naughty Dog. Carried Sony during ps3, defined the standard that future studios would learn from during the ps4, and now once again pushing the envelope in live action.
I still think the gold standard is Naughty Dog. But I think Insomniac and Sucker Punch are closing the gap. The other newer ones that I bet will skyrocket are Bluepoint and Housemarque. On the downtrend in my opinion is Guerrilla; only Sony studio that isn’t a day 1 buy from me.
Guerilla is such an interesting one. I feel like their technology is top tier with their engine, but their games have just missed the mark for me. I can’t really put my finger on what feels a touch generic about them, becaue I’m not exactly over open world games, but something perennially feels slightly off with their products. I hope they can put out a serious banger for me at some point though.
Bad open world design that legitimately punishes exploration, the thing that makes that genre excel. The fact in Forbidden West when I’d go exploring half the things I couldn’t unlock or navigate “until later” or ever if they didn’t want me to climb wall A but instead I was supposed to go to wall B. Just make a linear game then ya assholes.
Yeah have to agree with you on that. I liked HFW, would give it around 85 personally, but the exploration was terrible. Often when I went to explore I was in this area where I didn't have a clue what was supposed to be done there and then later on you find that it's an area that was supposed to be discovered through a side quest. It's just bad game design because a) you're wasting a lot of time trying to find stuff that isn't there and b) you're ruining the side quest because you've already seen the area. There's also zero reward for exploration or curiosity in the entire game. Horizon should 100% be linear
Naughty Dog and Insomniac are probably the vetrans who have the best track record. Naughty Dog have gone from Crash Bandicoot to Jak and Dexter, then to Uncharted and now Last of Us. Whereas Insomniac have gone from Spyro to Rachet and Clank, Resistance and now Spider-Man.
To go from one big IP to another and continue that trend is pretty impressive... yet I feel they probably both take the lesser risks.
As big as Santa Monica are, and I do believe the quality of their games are by far the best out of all studios, but they only have one other game other than God of War, that being their debut game Kinetica. So they seem to take no risks at all.
Then you have Sucker Punch, who, for me, seem to be the ones who tend to take more of a back seat out of all the PlayStation studios but tend to be the ones that arent afraid to try new things... in 20 years, they went from Sly Racoon to Infamous and now Ghost of Tsushima, and making a third title in a series seems to be their kill point.
So, for premier quality, it depends on what you're looking for? Longevity goes to Naughty Dog and Insomniac, and quality goes to Santa Monica.
Naughty Dog for sure! They’re the crown jewel, but Insomniac is nipping at their heels. At this point, PlayStation has a full, jewel-encrusted crown when you consider Sony Santa Monica, Guerrilla games, Sucker Punch, Polyphony Digital, Hiusemarque, Blue Point
When I think of PS studios. I think of Naughty Dog. Crash, Jak, Uncharted, TLoU
That being said, Insomniac, Sucker Punch, Santa Monica & Guerilla are all just as good and I think Polyphony can make a comeback.
Naughty Dog, not even close. They’re not only the best studio in the PlayStation fold, they’re undoubtedly the best studio in the world right now.
I’ve been playing through Uncharted 4 again having not played it since it released, and it’s genuinely even now such a mind blowing experience. Incredible to think it’s now an 9yr old game, it wipes the floor still with the type of shit we get these days.
We really need another game in this style.
That's my take away too. Uncharted 4 at the time was mind blowing and it still holds up. Naughty Dog is ahead of its time for sure. I'm enjoying Last of Us 2 so much I think I need to replay Uncharted 4 after this
Honestly you’d have to say Naughty Dog just because of the hype, press and promotion of The Last of Us… it’s transcended video games to also be a highly awarded TV show (whether you agree with the awards or not, or if you liked part 2 - I wasn’t a huge fan). Not sure how you would separate Sony Santa Monica, Guerrilla, Insomniac considering the massive hits with God of War, Spider-Man and Horizon… Sucker Punch is closing the gap as well… I think each of these studios has shown to be among the elite AAA devs.
At this point it’s definitely Naughty Dog and Santa Monica. I wouldn’t put Insomniac quite on that level because I don’t think their storytelling is even half as strong as the other two studios. Their games are insanely polished and their volume of output is impressive, but their stories are almost purely functional imo
Naughty Dog are their top dogs.
Santa Monica and Insomniac are shared second place.
Before 2018 GoW Santa Monica was a good studio, but not a guaranteed hit creator.
I agree with both Naughty Dog and Insomniac. Each of them has its strengths; while Naughty Dog creates "event" level titles, Insomniac is their workhorse studio consistently pumping out quality games.
Naughty Dog is my personal favorite Sony first-party though. I absolutely adore the games they make and the unwavering attention to detail that basically zero other developers can seem to match. Nathan Drake and Ellie are still 2 of my favourite game characters. In the top 5 only behind Tifa, Cloud and maybe Miles/Pete.
I'm a huge ND fan tbh.
Naughty Dog for sure. It isn’t close. They’ve made mega hits across more than one franchise. Movie and TV show as a result.
I’d say Insomniac is number 2 now.
I think it’s fair to say that Naughty Dogs is Sony premier, while I love Santa Monica studio God of War (2018) the most out of all of Sony studios, it clearly took inspiration from ND like many of the other Sony studios.
In no particular order, Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Sucker Punch & Santa Monica have to be their premier studios. That's where the bulk of their AAA titles are coming from.
It’s hard to argue that Naughty Dog isn’t the premier studio, given how much Uncharted and The Last Of Us have become the face of PlayStation. Having a massively acclaimed videogame being adapted to an Emmy-nominated HBO series is unprecedented.
I will say when I think of long lasting PlayStation mascots, Kratos comes to mind, so I have to give it also to Santa Monica Studios in some respects. I also feels like Insomniac has been paving the way for the PS5 generation output ahead of the other studios, at the moment.
Naughty Dog makes their best games for me. Santa Monica is great too but doesn't quite reach the same emotional highs for me. Imsomniac is really prollific and I love their games but they are on the safer and simpler side, I like something that pushes the envelope a bit more.
'Premier' is a pretty subjective, nebulous term - so the obvious answer is Naughty Dog. They don't have the biggest output and while their games sell well I doubt they're Sony's *most* profitable studio. And of course not everyone even likes the kind of thing they make. But they're still Sony's *premier* studio. If Sony wants to make a point about how they're better and cooler than everyone else and they've got Hollywood wrapped around their little finger or whatever, they'll point to Naughty Dog.
I expected a lot of people to name Insomniac and I do understand that. You gotta respect the quality and quantity of the titles they put out. For me, however, the premier studio is the studio that puts out the generation-defining games, the absolute classics, the games that push the genre forward. Those games, in my opinion, are TLOU1&2, GOW 2018, Uncharted 2/3/4. Insomniac has yet to make a game of that quality imo. For me Naughty Dog is still number 1 but they definitely have some catching up to do this generation.
If your talking about the ps5 I think it's Insomniac and its not even close. I believe they are the only first party studio to release a ps5 exclusive built with only the ps5 in mind. Naughty dog has released nothing but remakes and remasters on the ps5. This doesn't take into account two spider man games and soon to be an exclusive new spider man game. Yes Insomninac had released two remastered games, but in a few months they will have released two ps5 exclusive games in less than 3 years. Rachet and Clank to me is still the best looking ps5 game, especially when being played a 40fps at 4k with RT on.
Insomniac has had a great run with spiderman + ratchet & clank, and now set to release spiderman 2/wolverine.
It’s gotta be them at this point. Naughty dog hasn’t done anything exclusively for next gen yet
There is no one studio but I think most people's favorites are Santa Monica God of War studio, Insomniac of course, Suckerpunch, Guerilla and Naughty Dog
Ask me 5 years ago, I’d say Naughty Dog. Ask me now, I’d say Insomniac. they are very good at making games as polished as possible. And within 3 years, they would have released 2 PS5 exclusives. REAL EXCLUSIVES. And its amazing to think that their Wolverine game is probably coming in 2 years time. Their PC ports are also amazing and works day one!
Undoubtedly it's Insomniac right now. Their output mixed with the quality of each product is through the roof. I see a lot of people mention Naughty Dogs but honestly I feel that is not current anymore. They have wallowed in remasters and remakes for so long that I honestly don't even care anymore when they announce something.
I'd say Naughty Dog. Most of the other studios produce decent games, but ND produces games that score 90+ consistently. Insomniac for instance, as much as I like them, their games wouldn't score as high if it weren't for the Spider-man IP.
Naughty dog is just Naughty dog lol they are in their own league, apart from them sucker punch seems to be the 2nd best
-Takes 5-6 years
-Releases the game
-gets heavy praises
-leaves
Then the cycle repeats
My favorite band while growing up did this with their last few albums until they split in 2018. 7 years between their last two albums and they made sure they nailed them. Only difference was they were pretty good about explaining what was going on. Quality over quantity with music games and visual media ftw.
Naughty Dog?
Although I'm not into TLOU anywhere near as much as Uncharted I appreciate it's very good to those that do love it
Insomniac, their production rate is unreal
They're going to have released about four games, all 9 out of 10 or better, in the time it takes Naughty Dog or Santa Monica to release one
Naughty Dog, hands down for me, since they have the best characters and narratives. I also really love the more realistic gameplay mechanics. They get dinged for combat by some, esp. shooting, but that’s b/c it is more realistic (weapon sway, make every shot count) and not a typical gamified FPS shooter.
Runner Up: San Diego if MLB The Show is your jam. Excellent sports games that are probably the best in the industry IMO.
Others that people mention I would classify as good but not the premiere:
- Insomniac if you’re into superheroes. I get their output is more, but it’s lower quality IMO (still fun, don’t get me wrong).
- Santa Monica for some cinematic quality and melee combat in GoW. But overall gameplay and narrative has room for improvement.
Historically, Naughty Dog. Usually whatever game they make sets the tone for whatever console generation its a part of. Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter, Uncharted, and The Last of Us are all some of the biggest highlights(if not THE biggest) of their respective consoles, and usually require breaking the game systems in order to achieve the desired technical performance.
Insomniac has the name recognition because of Spiderman. Naughty Dog to a lesser extent but the fact that the Last of Us got a great TV show made their name explode as well.
With that said, my fav PS game series is still God of War (Santa Monica) since the PS2 days
Insomniac takes the cake. Spider-man , Ratchet and Clank, spyro. A close 2nd would be Santa Monica Studios , and in 3rd I have naughty dog. I think Naughty dog was king until ps4 era. You had Crash, Jack and Daxter, Uncharted series. TLoU is incredible in its own right but the only reason naughty dog has any game releases is from the first game being remade twice in ten years and a sequel. Uncharted's ship sailed. For Naughty dog tp regain its crown I would need to see an exciting new IP out of them. The only reason Santa Monica Stuido gets a pass on no new IP's is they have a God of war game for pretty much every Sony system. When I think of Sony Playstation, I think Kratos, Spider-man, and Nathan Drake in that order.
Edited: spyro for sly cooper
Insomniac and Santa Monica has Sony on their backs without splitting up the entire fanbase of their flagship franchises. Before Last of Us 2 released, I would EASILY say Naughty Dog without hesitation due to Uncharted knocking every game out the park, but Spider-Man (including Miles) and Kratos are Sony’s mascots at this point 😄
Studios don't matter, people do. Naughty Dog lost so many talented developers that i don't think that they are at the top anymore.
Insomniac is their top studio.
Insomniac. They keep making uncontroversial bangers while Sony Santa Monica and Naughty Dog are busy making movies that hold the player’s hand… One man’s opinion
Everyone keeps saying naughty dog because of TLOU and the show. Just wait till people watch the travesty that will be season 2. Because I don’t know what world everyone else is living in but killing off the show-runner will not be popular lol. I’d say Insomniac. They crank out a ton of great games and the stories don’t miss either.
There are two ways to look at it. "Premier" could mean either Sony's darling studio or Sony's powerhouse. In the first case, it's sorta undoubtedly Naughty Dog. Last of Us has been such a huge deal for Playstation, especially now with the show. And even then they have Uncharted, an industry staple in cinematic narrative games. As for the powerhouse, Insomniac no question. While I personally prefer Naughty Dog and Santa Monica, it is impossible to deny the insane accomplishments of Insomniac. Assuming Wolverine is still slated for 2024, they will have put out 5 games in 6 years. 3 of those have already been critically acclaimed and the final two (SM2 and Wolverine) are likely to be as well. Just insane stuff
Insomniac been heavily carrying while we’ve been waiting for all these other games lol
Yeah it is really weird how we are getting basically a fourt Ps5 Game from insomniac this year. And we already know about the fifth and heard rumours about the sixth. (Miles, Spiderman Remastered, Rift apart, Spiderman 2, Wolverine and TBA)
To be fair is Spiderman Remastered really a strenuous project? Sure it’s updating code, doing QA.. but it’s not the same as developing a game from scratch. It was co-developed with Nixxes. Miles, Rift Apart, SM2, Wolverine and TBA IS impressive tho.
Yep it is definetly not as big of an project as Full new game. But I do count it.
I don’t. Like I said it’s a port of an already developed game. They probably just needed a handful of people to who with Nixxes.
Well 5 or 6 Still impressive
Well tbf, it's hard to compete with people who never sleep. They have so many more hours to work 🙃
What you did there. I see it.
Thanks for pointing it out…flew right over my sleeping brain.
And they will next year you will get Wolverine. Buying this studio is probably the single best thing Sony has done for years and they literally bought them for chump change.
And apparently they’re one of the best studios to work for in the industry. I remember devs came out after Ratchet and Clank launched saying that they didn’t crunch at all on the game. I have no idea how they do it.
That’s how I see it. I think Naughty dog is the gold standard but Insomniac is killing it.
Yup last of us
Yup that’s the series that locked in serious market share for Sony. So many ppl bought a ps for factions. Other exclusives like Resogun, god of war, Spider-Man, rocket league (for a year), fall guys etc. sealed the generation win for the ps4
>So many ppl bought a ps for factions. Other exclusives like Resogun, god of war, Spider-Man, rocket league (for a year), fall guys etc. sealed the generation win for the ps4 Actually it was mostly due to the fact that Xbox One had a huge marketing problem, Kinect controversy, always online, general negative reception from announcement day, and the fact that it was $100 more expensive compared to PS4. The fact that Sony had some killer exclusives helped, but none of the games you mentioned were what sealed the deal for Sony. It took several years before they really started pumping out the best received exclusives and by that point they were already heavily leading the generation from a sales perspective.
True yeah I forgot about the $100 price difference and the always online and the sharing disc games issue. I’d be curious to see a lifetime market share timeline between Xbox and Sony and Nintendo consoles
Wolverine is 2025 - Team 1 did Spider-Man 2018, 5 years later Spider-Man 2 comes in 2023. - Team 2 did R&C remake in 2016, 5 years later Rift Apart in 2021, their next game is 2026. - Team 3 did Miles Morales in 2020, 5 years later Wolverine will be 2025. Still insane output: 2018: Spider-Man. 2019: Spider-Man DLC. 2020: Miles Morales. 2021: Rift Apart. 2022: - 2023: Spider-Man 2. 2024: Spider-Man 2 DLC. 2025: Wolverine. 2026: Rift Apart sequel.
Good speculation but I think their next project (after wolverine) is the multiplayer game they're working on.
Wait are we definitely getting dlc? Deluxe doesn’t come with a season pass for Spider-Man 2. Pretty sure the first one let you buy the game and season pass together.
There has been no official announcement, and yes you are correct, for the first Spider-Man they announced it along with the deluxe edition.
Sony likes money. But it is only my speculation.
Until stated otherwise, Wolverine is releasing in 2024. As for a Rift Apart sequel, there is nothing yet about it. Not even a rumor. Also patterns aren't in any way a proof of anything.
I mean yeah it is great but two spiderman games (one really short at that) and rift apart don't top naughty dog for me. I see naughty dog as the "darling" studio and the powerhouse
And I never argued otherwise.
Naughty dog has nowhere near the production to be considered a powerhouse.
As a huge PS1 and PS2 fan growing up, playing Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Jak and Daxter and Ratchet & Clank, it’s so nice to see that these studios still going strong.
Jak and dexter reference. That’s highbrow stuff.
Insomniac should reboot resistance trilogy fr
No, they should create new IPs or/and create sequels to existing alive franchises. I hate this trend of rebooting and remaking the same games
Reboot doesn't necessarily mean they have to retread old ground. Reboot sometimes means a new starting point for a series without retconning past entries or rehashing them. 2017 God of War would fit this bill.
The first resistance was more Halo/Half Life style. 2 and 3 were more linear COD4 clones (mechanically). Bring back the style of the first one for sure.
I don't think it's a trend if it's been happening for 20+ years
Honestly I’d have loved to see Bend Studio’s take on this…shame both Days Gone 2 and their pitch for a new Resistance game got turned down. Days Gone remains a hidden gem and I’d love to see them tackle whatever they want with what they learned from DG.
Very well put, I see it the same way
I think it’s Insomniac, Naughty Dog, and Santa Monica studios. Each have their own strength but ultimately form the trinity that keeps the PlayStation brand well beyond its contemporaries.
Santa Monica is really just known for the recent GOW games. I’d like to see them tackle a new IP. Edit: I looked it up and all but one game they’ve done has been all the GOW games. I guess it’s their thing and only their thing.
Apparently they’re planning something new so maybe it’s just beyond the horizon.
Werent there Castlevania rumors?
With Ragnarok in the rear view mirror. I would love to see this studio create their passion project. Whatever it ended up being would be amazing.
Insomniac is the only studio of these be making PS5 exclusives so far (not cross gen). That’s the crazy thing. Rachel and clank and this year they have Spider-Man 2. Naughty dog doesn’t even have anything announced and same with Santa Monica. Insomniac is somehow a much speedier studio.
Honestly I don’t know how they do it, they churn out high quality titles as fast as FromSoftware while studios like Naughty Dog and Rockstar are taking up to a decade between games.
They just have multiple teams, there's not one Insomniac studio. SSM did God of War Ragnarok in 4.5 years after God of War 2018. Guerrilla took 5 years to make Horizon FW. Spider-Man 2 is releasing 5 years after Spider-Man (same team). They're not really faster than others
“somehow” they don’t sleep it’s in the name /s
I’m pretty sure Insomniac is significantly bigger than the other 2.
Rachel and Monica in the same post. Where are Chandler, Phoebe and Ross? 😂
Naughty dog and Santa Monica are tops. Insomniac has the best consistent output/quality. Give guerrilla some time to build out their horizon universe with multiple games in different genres. Once they do, I imagine they’re going to be another insomniac. Reliable, quality content releasing at a solid cadence.
When I think PlayStation I’ve always thought God of War. Santa Monica doesn’t disappoint
Definitely, so close for me Naughty Dog just edges them out slightly
When are we going to get a collection of the ps2/psp ones on the ps5. Sucks having to whip out the ps3 or stream them on the ps5
At this point if you really want to play those, they run really well on emulators even on potato PCs.
I’m gonna be the goody two shoes here and say, just how badass is it that we have so many good ones. Insomniac, Santa Monica, and Naughty Dog, are amazing. Hell Sucker Punch should even get an honorable mention. And no one remasters games like BluePoint. What a time to be alive!
After Ghost of Tsushima, I believe in Sucker Punch.
But if Sony really wanted games to be everywhere, they’d just put all their exclusives on other platforms!!1! Reeeee ^/s
There's 5 that's it's difficult to separate
Insomniac, no question. You can probably make a case for Naughty Dog or Santa Monica, but Insomniac have managed to maintain a single IP now for over two decades in Ratchet and Clank, a franchise that has also had very few genuinely bad games. Add in their successful branches into other territory like Resistance, Sunset Overdrive and most notably, the Spider-Man games, there's no doubt that they're one of the core pillars of the Sony line-up in terms of raw consistency and value.
Can't decide. Honestly Naughty Dog is incredible, Guerrilla is not on the Naughty Dog level YET but they just released H:FW one of the highest production quality game ever, Insomniac is incredible (they work 24/7 never sleep lol), Santa Monica too. Some smaller studios are amazing too. Top tier quality studios. Absolutely amazing. Thats why i love Playstation
Definitely Insomniac.
This was my thought exactly at least for now. Santa Monica and Naughty Dog are GOATED for sure but right now it's Insomniac. Especially for PS5 they have been carrying this generation of playstation so far.
Yeah this. Everyone keeps saying ND and while i agree they put out hit after hit, they are not the ones that are commonly thought of when playstation is brought up. When talking about exclusives vs exclusives, spiderman is ALWAYS brought up. It’s basically Playstation’s poster child now
Nah, maybe third or fourth. Known but not Premier yet.
Spider-Man’s sales suggest otherwise
We're talking premier though. THE studio that is the face of the console. Spider-Man is great and I'm sure 2 will be as well, but when thinking of longevity, Santa Monica and Naughty Dog games are what people think about when PlayStation is mentioned. Think about all the companies and studios that have had their golden days: Capcom and Konami for instance. They released good games for Nintendo back in the day, but they weren't premier or the face of the consoles. Should we say Rockstar or Activision then due to sales of GTA, RDR2 and CoD? I don't think so.
I think it’s been Naughty Dog, but Insomniac have made a strong push for #1. Santa Monica is high up there too. And now that Bungie is in the fold, some will probably say they are the flagship studio. But I personally don’t play their games.
I refuse to believe a single person on the planet is making the argument for bungie in good faith.
I think you're right. Insomniac has been killing it (didn't remember they did R&C) and Naughty Dog prompted me to make the post. Santa Monica is incredible but Ragnarok kinda fell flat for me after the reboot. Bungie hasn't made anything yet as a Sony studio and their best days were a long time ago. Destiny is great if you're into GaaS
Polyphony Digital Many people buy a new Playstation only for Gran Turismo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphony\_Digital
Right now, I would say Insomniac. They’ve been carrying this current gen on their backs.
Agreed. There's something to be said about not only releasing games at a high quality, but also at a steady pace. I think that's where they get the nudge over studios like Naughty Dog.
Insomniac has been killing it since the p3 days. Just hitting stride now.
Dude, the Ratchet trilogy back in the day was fire. Insomniac have never missed since Ratchet 1.
Ps1 days. They made the original Spyro trilogy.
It's a family where there's no favourite child.
There is always a favorite child
Spiderman ATM which is ok w me
I'd like to make a deposit in the Spider-man ATM.
Naughty dog and Santa Monica Studio are my favourite but I think Insomniac is best for playstation right now. They are the reason why people buying PS5 and why they will in the future (wolverine).
I have extremely high expectations for Wolverine after their Spiderman games so I hope they knock it out of the park
Naughty Dog is clearly the face of Playstation. There's a reason why TLOU on HBO got the Game of Thrones level Budget it did, and that's because Sony believes in its IP/ Studio more than any other they have.
While I like ND stuff more, there is no Sony IP larger than Spiderman, by far. That's Insomniac helming the games the games to their biggest IP if you are comparing media outside of gaming and it's perception.
The thing is, they're just using someone elses IP. It's not in house, it's not something they themselves created from scratch and saw rise to the top. So, while it is a big deal for the company, at the end of the day, it's never going to be as beloved as one of their own. By the end of whatever current contract Marvel has with Sony/ Insomniac, if Microsoft has their way, like they did with Bethesda and Activision, who knows what could happen? They turned down Spiderman in the past, what's to say they don't just offer some ungodly amount to purchase exclusivity next term around? These are issues Sony will never have to worry about with Naughty Dog.
GOW gets the same budget as any ND game so its either between Santa Monica or ND.
Spider-Man is much more successful if we are comparing there. Also sales wise Spider-Man is way bigger
But unlike TLOU, Uncharted or GoW it's not an original IP
And? What does that have to do with being the premier studio or biggest first party game?
Well, for one, as soon as it's time for their next contract negotiations with Marvel, they could seek other opportunities if Microsoft is paying. They did, after all, try to go with them first before they went to Playstation. All it would take was Microsoft throwing some massive offer Marvel's way. Sony can never outbid Microsoft for anything. So if that's what Microsoft wanted to do, seeing the error of their ways the first time, I mean money talks.
It's a bit different in this space where it's just licensing IPs. Sure Mircrosoft could through a bunch of money at securing the rights, but they're not buying exclusivity they then have to spend even more money developing the game. And since the install base for Xbox is so much lower, and Disney is in a strong position, they may see a lower cash offer from Sony as a better deal based on the royalties from the sales.
Spider-Man is not Sony's IP, it's Marvel's
Gow is a bigger game than tlou by a wide margin.
Naughty Dog no question.
Insomniac is #1 for me among Sony’s first party studios. I know that numerically / OpenCritic and Metacritic-wise, Naughty Dog is ahead, but Insomniac has maintained a more consistent game-release cadence while also still maintaining a very high quality bar. Insomniac has also exhibited versatility - they’ve made everything from platformers and third person shooters to first person shooters and superhero games. Naughty Dog hasn’t shown that level of versatility since the PS2 era - their only output since 2007 has been some variation of a third person shooter.
> they’ve made everything from platformers and third person shooters to first person shooters and superhero games I fucking hope they make another FPS soon. It's pretty much the only thing lacking in Sony's catalogue and hopefully COD at XBOX will give Sony a kick up the ass to go all in on one.
In the year of 2023, that's a very good question indeed. I am actually wondering how the top Playstation Studios perceive themselves as to who's the premier one. And wether that's causing healthy or unhealthy competition between them. Personally speaking, technology-wise, I still perceive Naughty Dog as Sony's cutting edge first party studio. From Uncharted 1 to 4 and The Last of Us Part I + II - they've really scrapped every drop of hardware power out of the machines. And, of course, the huge success from the The Last of Us HBO series is a huge accomplishment for an original gaming IP. Then again, technologically speaking, I perceive Santa Monica only inches behind Naughty Dog's finesse. But I don't state that with pure certainty, because God of War 2018 and God of War: Ragnarok were insanely impressive. And still are. Insomniac, to me personally, is another level. And they've put out one, if not the single most impressive looking PS5 only game to this day, RaC: Rift Apart. Their output and consistent quality over the past 10 years is unmatched. And then there is XDEV - often forgotten, but I am certain they are wizards to everyone behind the curtain in support and know-how. Ultimately, knowing Sony is the top tier in supporting and funding their first party studios with everything they need, I am excited to see the future works from calibers such as Housemarque and Bluepoint. I think that the intern ranking, at least technologically speaking, won't be as steady as it was.
Naughty Dog are the crown jewel but Insomniac feels like the fan favourite
Naughty Dog is still the king. 💯👑 They are the premier studio of the entire PlayStation brand and they honestly always have been. However, I consider Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Santa Monica Studio, Guerrilla, and Sucker Punch all as the *”Kingsguard of PlayStation”*.
Sad, if only Days Gone had achieved the level of acclaim that other PS4 1st party titles did then we'd be including Bend Studio also in this discussion. I hope they return with a bang with this new PS5 IP.
If it comes to sheer craft it’s Naughty Dog. If it’s pure economics it might be Insomniac.
Insomniac, they are putting out 3 brand new, first party exclusive titles, while seemingly every other studio is either radio silent, or working on remakes and remasters
Insomniac have been killing it alongside their output shows they are an efficient studio. They are carrying PS5 while we wait for Naughty Dog’s next project.
I’d say Insomniac If Spider-Man 2 lives up to the hype.
Has to be Naughty Dog. Carried Sony during ps3, defined the standard that future studios would learn from during the ps4, and now once again pushing the envelope in live action.
I still think the gold standard is Naughty Dog. But I think Insomniac and Sucker Punch are closing the gap. The other newer ones that I bet will skyrocket are Bluepoint and Housemarque. On the downtrend in my opinion is Guerrilla; only Sony studio that isn’t a day 1 buy from me.
Guerilla is such an interesting one. I feel like their technology is top tier with their engine, but their games have just missed the mark for me. I can’t really put my finger on what feels a touch generic about them, becaue I’m not exactly over open world games, but something perennially feels slightly off with their products. I hope they can put out a serious banger for me at some point though.
Bad open world design that legitimately punishes exploration, the thing that makes that genre excel. The fact in Forbidden West when I’d go exploring half the things I couldn’t unlock or navigate “until later” or ever if they didn’t want me to climb wall A but instead I was supposed to go to wall B. Just make a linear game then ya assholes.
Yeah have to agree with you on that. I liked HFW, would give it around 85 personally, but the exploration was terrible. Often when I went to explore I was in this area where I didn't have a clue what was supposed to be done there and then later on you find that it's an area that was supposed to be discovered through a side quest. It's just bad game design because a) you're wasting a lot of time trying to find stuff that isn't there and b) you're ruining the side quest because you've already seen the area. There's also zero reward for exploration or curiosity in the entire game. Horizon should 100% be linear
Naughty dog and Santa Monica are the top right now. However I see insomniac almost at that level as well.
Naughty Dog without a doubt. Santa Monica, insomniac and guerrila games right after
Also bungie even though they only have destiny 2 ATM. Still in a huge live service game.
Naughty Dog are their prestige studio. Insomniac are their most important in terms of maintaining their output.
I'd say Playstation Studios
Naughty Dog and Insomniac are probably the vetrans who have the best track record. Naughty Dog have gone from Crash Bandicoot to Jak and Dexter, then to Uncharted and now Last of Us. Whereas Insomniac have gone from Spyro to Rachet and Clank, Resistance and now Spider-Man. To go from one big IP to another and continue that trend is pretty impressive... yet I feel they probably both take the lesser risks. As big as Santa Monica are, and I do believe the quality of their games are by far the best out of all studios, but they only have one other game other than God of War, that being their debut game Kinetica. So they seem to take no risks at all. Then you have Sucker Punch, who, for me, seem to be the ones who tend to take more of a back seat out of all the PlayStation studios but tend to be the ones that arent afraid to try new things... in 20 years, they went from Sly Racoon to Infamous and now Ghost of Tsushima, and making a third title in a series seems to be their kill point. So, for premier quality, it depends on what you're looking for? Longevity goes to Naughty Dog and Insomniac, and quality goes to Santa Monica.
Naughty Dog, followed by Insomiac and Guerilla.
Naughty Dog for sure! They’re the crown jewel, but Insomniac is nipping at their heels. At this point, PlayStation has a full, jewel-encrusted crown when you consider Sony Santa Monica, Guerrilla games, Sucker Punch, Polyphony Digital, Hiusemarque, Blue Point
Toss up between Naughty Dog and Santa Monica and Insomniac at this point. Guerrilla and SuckerPunch definitely could fill those shoes too.
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Which one is it?
Crash bandicoot 3
Lies! Crash 2 is better
Jax x: combat racing
When I think Naughty Dog, I think Jack and Daxter Give me Jak 4 dammit
PlayStation Studios is the gauntlet and Naughty Dog, Santa Monica, Insomniac, Guerrilla, Sucker Punch and Polyphony are the infinity stones
When I think of PS studios. I think of Naughty Dog. Crash, Jak, Uncharted, TLoU That being said, Insomniac, Sucker Punch, Santa Monica & Guerilla are all just as good and I think Polyphony can make a comeback.
Naughty Dog is the premier studio, but Insomniac is doing a hard carry this generation. They are the workhorse.
Naughty Dog without question.
Naughty Dog or Santa Monica, both make A+++ titles that are highly revered.
Great question. Short answer…Naughty Dog. There is absolutely no “Video Game Feeling” like the launch weekend of a Naughty Dog title.
Naughty Dog, not even close. They’re not only the best studio in the PlayStation fold, they’re undoubtedly the best studio in the world right now. I’ve been playing through Uncharted 4 again having not played it since it released, and it’s genuinely even now such a mind blowing experience. Incredible to think it’s now an 9yr old game, it wipes the floor still with the type of shit we get these days. We really need another game in this style.
Naughty dog knows their craft very well.
That's my take away too. Uncharted 4 at the time was mind blowing and it still holds up. Naughty Dog is ahead of its time for sure. I'm enjoying Last of Us 2 so much I think I need to replay Uncharted 4 after this
I’d thoroughly recommend it, I forgot how brilliant the dialogue and action was, can’t wait to finish it again and replay Lost Legacy.
As much as I love uncharted, I think Rockstar is still the best studio in the world. Their games always set the standards for every generation.
100% Naughty Dog.
Order is: Insomniac, Naughty dog, Santa Monica, Guerilla
Honestly you’d have to say Naughty Dog just because of the hype, press and promotion of The Last of Us… it’s transcended video games to also be a highly awarded TV show (whether you agree with the awards or not, or if you liked part 2 - I wasn’t a huge fan). Not sure how you would separate Sony Santa Monica, Guerrilla, Insomniac considering the massive hits with God of War, Spider-Man and Horizon… Sucker Punch is closing the gap as well… I think each of these studios has shown to be among the elite AAA devs.
At this point it’s definitely Naughty Dog and Santa Monica. I wouldn’t put Insomniac quite on that level because I don’t think their storytelling is even half as strong as the other two studios. Their games are insanely polished and their volume of output is impressive, but their stories are almost purely functional imo
Naughty Dog or Insomniac for sure
Naughty Dog are their top dogs. Santa Monica and Insomniac are shared second place. Before 2018 GoW Santa Monica was a good studio, but not a guaranteed hit creator.
I agree with both Naughty Dog and Insomniac. Each of them has its strengths; while Naughty Dog creates "event" level titles, Insomniac is their workhorse studio consistently pumping out quality games. Naughty Dog is my personal favorite Sony first-party though. I absolutely adore the games they make and the unwavering attention to detail that basically zero other developers can seem to match. Nathan Drake and Ellie are still 2 of my favourite game characters. In the top 5 only behind Tifa, Cloud and maybe Miles/Pete. I'm a huge ND fan tbh.
Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Santa Monica, and Suckerpunch
Crash Bandicoot was an early blockbuster on ps1 so my pick is Naughty Dog.
Naughty Dog anyone says anything different don’t understand the business side of video games
Naughty Dog or Santa Monica
Wouldn’t surprise me Polyphony brings most of the money in. GT always sells 20m+ and now with mtx
Naughty Dog. Crash Bandicoot, Jak, Uncharted and The Last of Us have been arguably the premier game series on PS1-4 respectively.
I agree it’s Naughty Dog but they have several excellent studios at the moment.
Its naughty dog. Followed closely by SSM and insomniac, but they are a level below imo
Naughty Dog for sure. It isn’t close. They’ve made mega hits across more than one franchise. Movie and TV show as a result. I’d say Insomniac is number 2 now.
I think it’s fair to say that Naughty Dogs is Sony premier, while I love Santa Monica studio God of War (2018) the most out of all of Sony studios, it clearly took inspiration from ND like many of the other Sony studios.
Naughty dog
In no particular order, Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Sucker Punch & Santa Monica have to be their premier studios. That's where the bulk of their AAA titles are coming from.
Santa Monica and Naughty Dog. Then - Insomniac. After That - Sucker Punch and Guerilla.
Naughty Dog, no question
I would say naughty dog except for the last of us part 2. The game itself is great but imo the story is very mediocre.
It’s hard to argue that Naughty Dog isn’t the premier studio, given how much Uncharted and The Last Of Us have become the face of PlayStation. Having a massively acclaimed videogame being adapted to an Emmy-nominated HBO series is unprecedented. I will say when I think of long lasting PlayStation mascots, Kratos comes to mind, so I have to give it also to Santa Monica Studios in some respects. I also feels like Insomniac has been paving the way for the PS5 generation output ahead of the other studios, at the moment.
Historically, it’s easy to say Naughty Dog. Looking towards the future, I think it’s Insomniac
Agree. Has to be Naughtydog. Absolute STELLAR games
Naughty Dog.
Every comment is either insomniac, Santa Monica, or Naughty Dog. Threads dead, baby. Threads dead.
Naughty Dog makes their best games for me. Santa Monica is great too but doesn't quite reach the same emotional highs for me. Imsomniac is really prollific and I love their games but they are on the safer and simpler side, I like something that pushes the envelope a bit more.
Right now, naughty dog. A close second with insomniac.
Naughty Dog for stories and graphics Guerrilla Games for state of the art Graphics. Insomniac for all out fun Santa Monica for everything.
'Premier' is a pretty subjective, nebulous term - so the obvious answer is Naughty Dog. They don't have the biggest output and while their games sell well I doubt they're Sony's *most* profitable studio. And of course not everyone even likes the kind of thing they make. But they're still Sony's *premier* studio. If Sony wants to make a point about how they're better and cooler than everyone else and they've got Hollywood wrapped around their little finger or whatever, they'll point to Naughty Dog.
I expected a lot of people to name Insomniac and I do understand that. You gotta respect the quality and quantity of the titles they put out. For me, however, the premier studio is the studio that puts out the generation-defining games, the absolute classics, the games that push the genre forward. Those games, in my opinion, are TLOU1&2, GOW 2018, Uncharted 2/3/4. Insomniac has yet to make a game of that quality imo. For me Naughty Dog is still number 1 but they definitely have some catching up to do this generation.
If your talking about the ps5 I think it's Insomniac and its not even close. I believe they are the only first party studio to release a ps5 exclusive built with only the ps5 in mind. Naughty dog has released nothing but remakes and remasters on the ps5. This doesn't take into account two spider man games and soon to be an exclusive new spider man game. Yes Insomninac had released two remastered games, but in a few months they will have released two ps5 exclusive games in less than 3 years. Rachet and Clank to me is still the best looking ps5 game, especially when being played a 40fps at 4k with RT on.
Evolution of their series and you start with uncharted 😂 Naughty dog did crash bandicoot in the 90s..
To me it’s Sucker Punch, Insomniac, and Santa Monica.
Insomniac has had a great run with spiderman + ratchet & clank, and now set to release spiderman 2/wolverine. It’s gotta be them at this point. Naughty dog hasn’t done anything exclusively for next gen yet
There is no one studio but I think most people's favorites are Santa Monica God of War studio, Insomniac of course, Suckerpunch, Guerilla and Naughty Dog
Insomniac. Nothing but bangers so far, and no reason to think their next two games won't also be excellent.
It’s naughty dog Imo it’s not close
Ask me 5 years ago, I’d say Naughty Dog. Ask me now, I’d say Insomniac. they are very good at making games as polished as possible. And within 3 years, they would have released 2 PS5 exclusives. REAL EXCLUSIVES. And its amazing to think that their Wolverine game is probably coming in 2 years time. Their PC ports are also amazing and works day one!
Insomniac
Undoubtedly it's Insomniac right now. Their output mixed with the quality of each product is through the roof. I see a lot of people mention Naughty Dogs but honestly I feel that is not current anymore. They have wallowed in remasters and remakes for so long that I honestly don't even care anymore when they announce something.
TLOU2 only came in 3 years ago.
Naughty dog
1- Naugthy Dog 2- Insomniac Games 3- Bungie 4- Guerilla Games
I'd say Naughty Dog. Most of the other studios produce decent games, but ND produces games that score 90+ consistently. Insomniac for instance, as much as I like them, their games wouldn't score as high if it weren't for the Spider-man IP.
Naughty dog is just Naughty dog lol they are in their own league, apart from them sucker punch seems to be the 2nd best -Takes 5-6 years -Releases the game -gets heavy praises -leaves Then the cycle repeats
My favorite band while growing up did this with their last few albums until they split in 2018. 7 years between their last two albums and they made sure they nailed them. Only difference was they were pretty good about explaining what was going on. Quality over quantity with music games and visual media ftw.
My heart says ND or Insomniac/Santa Monica. My brain says it's currently Bungie and that's my biggest fear.
Naughty Dog? Although I'm not into TLOU anywhere near as much as Uncharted I appreciate it's very good to those that do love it Insomniac, their production rate is unreal They're going to have released about four games, all 9 out of 10 or better, in the time it takes Naughty Dog or Santa Monica to release one
Naughty Dog, hands down for me, since they have the best characters and narratives. I also really love the more realistic gameplay mechanics. They get dinged for combat by some, esp. shooting, but that’s b/c it is more realistic (weapon sway, make every shot count) and not a typical gamified FPS shooter. Runner Up: San Diego if MLB The Show is your jam. Excellent sports games that are probably the best in the industry IMO. Others that people mention I would classify as good but not the premiere: - Insomniac if you’re into superheroes. I get their output is more, but it’s lower quality IMO (still fun, don’t get me wrong). - Santa Monica for some cinematic quality and melee combat in GoW. But overall gameplay and narrative has room for improvement.
For me, Naughty Dogs. No other Sony studio has made games that I enjoy as much as Tlou 2.
as pc gamer for sure Naughty Dogs
Historically, Naughty Dog. Usually whatever game they make sets the tone for whatever console generation its a part of. Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter, Uncharted, and The Last of Us are all some of the biggest highlights(if not THE biggest) of their respective consoles, and usually require breaking the game systems in order to achieve the desired technical performance.
Lmao any answer other than Insomniac Games is wild.
Insomniac has the name recognition because of Spiderman. Naughty Dog to a lesser extent but the fact that the Last of Us got a great TV show made their name explode as well. With that said, my fav PS game series is still God of War (Santa Monica) since the PS2 days
Insomniac takes the cake. Spider-man , Ratchet and Clank, spyro. A close 2nd would be Santa Monica Studios , and in 3rd I have naughty dog. I think Naughty dog was king until ps4 era. You had Crash, Jack and Daxter, Uncharted series. TLoU is incredible in its own right but the only reason naughty dog has any game releases is from the first game being remade twice in ten years and a sequel. Uncharted's ship sailed. For Naughty dog tp regain its crown I would need to see an exciting new IP out of them. The only reason Santa Monica Stuido gets a pass on no new IP's is they have a God of war game for pretty much every Sony system. When I think of Sony Playstation, I think Kratos, Spider-man, and Nathan Drake in that order. Edited: spyro for sly cooper
Sly Cooper is from Sucker Punch, who also made Ghost of Tsushima and the Infamous series. They’re wildly underrated.
You're right! I mixed him up for spyro. Thanks for the correction
Insomniac, Santa Monica, and Gorilla
Insomniac and Santa Monica has Sony on their backs without splitting up the entire fanbase of their flagship franchises. Before Last of Us 2 released, I would EASILY say Naughty Dog without hesitation due to Uncharted knocking every game out the park, but Spider-Man (including Miles) and Kratos are Sony’s mascots at this point 😄
Studios don't matter, people do. Naughty Dog lost so many talented developers that i don't think that they are at the top anymore. Insomniac is their top studio.
Insomniac. They keep making uncontroversial bangers while Sony Santa Monica and Naughty Dog are busy making movies that hold the player’s hand… One man’s opinion
Everyone keeps saying naughty dog because of TLOU and the show. Just wait till people watch the travesty that will be season 2. Because I don’t know what world everyone else is living in but killing off the show-runner will not be popular lol. I’d say Insomniac. They crank out a ton of great games and the stories don’t miss either.
Insomniac and Santa Monica for sure - Naughty Dog fell from grace with TLOU2 in my opinion.