Sony Wins the Most Game of the Year Awards for Third Consecutive Year

Nintendo will be a stronger competitor in 2021.

Nintendo is and was my first gaming love but Sony have consistently produced some stellar stuff in its 25 year reign.
Nice one Sony.

Well in 2018 RDR2 was robbed and Death Stranding wasnt developed by a Sony owned studio hence its release on PC in '20 BUT Sony produce very good games overall and arguably last year was it's greatest year for a long long time.

I expect more great things from the Japanese giant (😉) this year and beyond.

Not everything is roses though, I'm pretty much satisfied with their output but many aren't so no need to rest on their laurels. Variety is key and maybe they need to look at both PS Plus and Now and come up with some sort of amalgamation of the two in order to compete with Game Pass.

I'm not bothered if things stay as they are (in terms of the types of games they develop as well as the lack of a true GP equivalent) but that's not a universal feeling and Sony should strive to be even better.

@Max_the_German Nintendo is going to have an amazing 2021, but it doesn't generally turn out or attract the sort of action-adventure games that almost always seem to win the majority of critic support: the sort of software Sony specializes in, frankly. In terms of these awards, Nintendo is only ever an option when they release a Legend of Zelda game, and, in general, most entries in the series aren't as hype as Breath of the Wild was.

2021 is a Switch year for me, as someone who loves series like Monster Hunter, Disgaea, and Shin Megami Tensei, but unless BotW2 releases and enjoys the sort of universal acclaim as its predecessor, the crown is going to go to a Playstation exclusive this year as well.

Being devil's advocate, unless MS pulls one out of the hat and breaks Sony's streak with a stellar release of Halo Infinite...
Has a FPS ever won multiple GOTY awards 🤔

If Nintendo release Metroid Prime 4 this year then it'll be a great gaming year for me.
They won't, but dreaming is free.

Well mainly because there's no real competition, xbox has hardly any worthwhile exclusives and nintendo at the moment is primarily wii u ports and last gen ports

I love PlayStation & Nintendo, but I lean more toward PlayStation for their Single-Player Story-Driven Experiences, not saying Nintendo doesn't have those because they do, I just think PlayStation has more of them that appeal to me.
PlayStation is my system for Single-Player Story Driven Experiences, while Nintendo is Couch Co-Op System.

It’s even more impressive when we see that Uncharted 4 won in 2016. So, out of seven years of the PS4 gen, Sony had four GotY.

Incredible.

@Turismo4GT - Overwatch did back in 2015 or 2016 I think

@ygorapBFR - I don't think Uncharted 4 won GOTY, did they? It was nominated, but I think they lost to Overwatch, but I could be wrong.

What I've always loved about Nintendo is their innovation - I even bought a Virtual Boy!!!
And obviously, Miyamoto is a genius. However, from my perspective, Sony have been closing the creative gap year after year.
Wake yourselves up, Nintendo !

@Max_the_German - Not trying to sound like a fanboy here, this is a genuine question; what games are releasing for Nintendo in 2021? I haven't really been keeping up to date with Nintendo Exclusives lately, not since Super Mario Maker 2 & Super Mario 3D All-Stars Collection.

@JustPlainLoco Super Mario 65.

I love that they keep surprising us. New IPs (Ghost of Tsushima) and full reboots that surprised fans (like God of War).

Even the awesome Demon's Souls remake came out of nowhere as a launch title.

Can't wait to see what's releasing this year!

When the game of the year fight is between 2 sony exclusive you know that sony devs is on different levels 😃

I hope Nintendo put up more of a fight this year, I kinda want to actually play my Switch. PS4 had a great year but at the same time, the competition wasn’t really there except from PC which has a great year every year, even if it doesn’t really compete with PS4.

@JustPlainLoco Yeah, that a question I am asking myself too. My Christmas was mostly Switch games this year, but only 1 was an actual new game: Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity.
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition and Super Mario 3-D All Stars are both ports of older games.

I guess Monster Hunter and Bravely Default 2? That's about all that come to mind for Switch. 2020 wasn't that much better in terms of new output from Nintendo either. Animal Crossing and Age of Calamity were all that come to mind for Nintendo in 2020.

If Nintendo were to crush 2021, it would need Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime 4, and Breath of the Wild 2 to all release this year.

I am platform agnostic, but Sony had a great couple of years in terms of first-party output.

Microsoft had a great 2020 in terms of Game Pass value, but not with actual new game releases. 2021 will get even more crazy on Game Pass once the ZeniMax acquisition comes through, but in terms of actual new game output, there isn't much there, either.

At this point though, I would much prefer that Sony and Microsoft figure out how to meet demand for the new systems - demand that is only worsened by the fact that people want to pay non-scalper prices for systems, but can't get them.

For every system that ends up in the hands of a scalper via a bot, that should be considered a non-sale to a real consumer - from a demand standpoint.

In other words, for those 10K+ systems on eBay, that's still 10K systems still considered "in demand" for a regular consumer. Stop this online-only nonsense and quietly ship the [expletive] systems to a store, instead.

Make it 4 if God of War comes out this year

Sony’s focus on games first, support of creative freedom within it’s studios and prolific output has been a great recipe for success. Congrats!

@JustPlainLoco For the 1st party front, the only 2021 game we know about is a Wii U port (Super Mario 3D World) on February 12th of which we know pretty much nothing about the extra content (Bowser's Fury).

3rd party Switch console exclusives there's Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection, Bravely Default II, Monster Hunter Rise, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Shin Megami Tensei V, Disgaea 6 (Switch exclusive in the US), No More Heroes III, Rune Factory 5 and a load of indie games.

So pretty much very unknown but Nintendo's usually like that, before 2020 there'd be a Nintendo Direct early on the year that would shed light on the year's lineup meanwhile in 2020 they were very quiet taking full advantage of Animal Crossing's gigantic success.

@wiiware - LOL if God of War Ragnarok is delayed til 2022, and Spider-Man 2 releases in 2022, we might be looking at a repeat of 2018.

Would be good to see Hades on PS5 soon. Happy New Year folks, and if you are keen to hook up for multiplayer from time to time then please do add me ... HotstuffFred 👍🏻

@JustPlainLoco Overwatch won the Game Awards, but I’m taking about the report’s site. Uncharted won there.

By the way, Uncharted 4 is the most overlooked game in the “best of the decade” lists. Just a random rant. 😂😂

But but no one likes the game that won -eyeroll- yet it one the most GOTY and Players choice votes over that other sony game.

@Max_the_German. No they wont.playstation is the best.the g.o.a.t.word up son

@ygorapBFR - Ah I see, I thought they were referring to the Game Awards, my mistake.
Well to be fair; I think Uncharted 4 gets overlooked because PlayStation has been putting out a larger quantity of games that kind of overshadow it, I mean God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Spider-Man, Bloodborne, Ghost of Tsushima, Days Gone etc. and then you got all the Multiplats, so I can sort of understand why Uncharted 4 falls short on the list, but that doesn't mean it's not a great game.

@Max_the_German Hahahahahahaha! With what? Wait we’re talking about XB being the competitor....... never mind, ur right. Nintendo will be. Still won’t be close but ur right!

@Col_McCafferty If DS couldn't be done without sony, wouldn't not be a sony game?
gow gameplay destroys rdr2 in a 2 minute clip

@LiterallyDoNotCare Maybe that's true but Sony reportedly weren't too impressed with the final product or at least it wasn't what they were promised. I absolutely adored Death Stranding but it certainly was a real 'marmite' game and didn't sell anywhere near as well as many of their other exclusives.

As for God of War v RDR2, I guess it's the old argument as to what your priorities are and preferences. Some whom prefer linear games and value gameplay over everything else would give GoW the edge but I prefer open world games and the freedom they offer and Red Dead is one of the greatest open world games of all time, offering far more to see and to do.

God of War is brilliant but RDR2 is a level above. It lost because the Kratos adventure came out far earlier in the year and also because of all the crunch controversy at Rockstar. I'd also argue when you play it right and use dead eye Red Dead can make you feel like a proper bad ass. The idea it has crap gameplay is frankly ridiculous.

@Turismo4GT overwatch, bioshock (cod 4 was second), fallout 3 etc...

@wiiware hades says hello

@Col_McCafferty I did not say DS was good. I didn't care or will ever care to buy it. Just saying it's a sony game.

Gameplay should always be a priority. It's why a game is a game. That's not the reason it won. It won because of gameplay. Those combos, more variety in enemies, how the combat is better pace, those aiming controls for the axe is miles above rdr2. I think on story both are equally good. I think both are the best stories I played this gen.

It's not crap, but it's the same as gta 5 with animals into the mix and slightly better melee combat.

If you love videogames - You need to own a PlayStation - It is that simple.

Nintendo's year was awful. It had Animal Crossing, basically that was it. Could not compete with my PC or PS4 for my free time.

@JustPlainLoco no way spiderman is on 2022. They just made miles and are making ratchet. Late 2023 at best. I think Kojima has a better chance at 2022 since he is better motivated to making that horror game. Can't predict what sony will have for 2022

@Agramonte Sony has slow years too. In 2014 it was just infamous ss, 2015 bloodborne and until dawn which is small and 2019 both ds and dg didn't deliver. Talking triple A here

@JustPlainLoco how can a 71 game be better than a 93? Even on awards, I think Days Gone had 1?? Looking for an honest answer.

@LiterallyDoNotCare Nah, the gameplay in GoW is very good but it's not the reason why I love the game. It's the characters and the story and the lore as well as the visuals. Thing is though RDR2 tops it in all of those areas plus you can do a lot more besides.

God of War won for 'political' reasons, it's simply not in the same league as Red Dead.

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Nice. Xbox games have been disappointing for the last 5 or 6 years at that from a last gen right royal xbone fanboy!

@Col_McCafferty Apparently @LiterallyDoNotCare expects variety of humans and combos in RDRII, a game focusing on REALISM. I always say GoW got the edge because it's fantasy. And yeah Rockstar's games have won a lot of these GameAwards in the past, organisers and people alike wanted something different to win for a change. I love both games but I still place RDRII ahead.

@Col_McCafferty This guy still crying about how RDR2 was "robbed" by God of War in 2018? Lol the better game won, get over it.

@LiterallyDoNotCare I did not say it never did.

But that is the good thing about Playstation - that regardless of what SONY does you still get access to all the other award winning games.

2014, GOTY Dragon Age Inquisition and 2015 Witcher3... same as GOTY Sekiro in 2019 were all available on the system.

If Nintendo has an off year, your system has a harder time.

@PSfan4Life22 Not crying, just giving my opinion.

God of War isn't even the best PS exclusive on PS4. Only competition for RDR2 is The Witcher 3 but I guess you'll disagree with this as well.

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@TheArt Yeah, maybe Arthur should've been allowed to do a backflip or such like whilst taking out the O'Driscoll's.

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@Col_McCafferty no game has won for political reasons. I'm expecting you think tlou 2 won for the same reason.

It seems you only care about graphics, story and the game being longer over gameplay, which imo it's a bad view to have when it comes to GAMES.

@Col_McCafferty @TheArt Last of us, Uncharted, Metal Gear 5 all have human as enemies and all of them are better in there and there are variety in those. Every enemy in red dead seems the same guy with a different skin and acts the same way. Melee in tlou 2 and mgs5 is better and more complex and effective.

Again, they didn't pick gow because rockstar wins too much. Why did they pick ND this year then? The logic you both have that games win because of politics is far fetch. These are video games after all.

@Col_McCafferty @PSfan4Life22 I think monster hunter world is better than rdr2. Spider-man has better gameplay too.

@Col_McCafferty Now The Witcher 3 is better than rdr2 in gameplay too. Idc if it's the theme of it, but witcher 3 has a huge chunk of enemies, including humans that are different too, although Geralt's combat options should have been expanded.

@Agramonte that is true. Nintendo depends solely on their first party. If they fail, the console's year is dry. Luckily I think nintendo output was higher than sony's first 4 years.

@Col_McCafferty Yes only if the Cattleman Revolver could be thrown and returned to you. Or we had fire O'Driscolls, Ice Lemoyne Raiders it'd be more varied 🤔
@LiterallyDoNotCare And what happened to U4? It was also robbed, forgotten Overwatch won instead. TLOU has clickers and zombies, nothing you've seen IRL. Now you're bringing all these fantasy TW3, Spiderman into the mix. Your comparison is laughable.

@TheArt I meant specifically tlou 2 humans are more varied and complex than rdr2 when they fight you.

Yes, u4 got robbed, especially on how much ow has changed and u4 remains the same.

Like I said, I specifically pointed out humans being more varied and complex in other games. Even Arthur Morgan movement and combat options are very lacking compared to Ellie, Snake etc...

The point is, rdr 2 isn't even a top 10 game of the gen. Its open world and story is a game of the generation worthy, but it lacks in other areas. If humans are going to be the only enemies, make them feel fresh and unique. The gameplay is not up there and it's a shame people today take story over gameplay. I like to replay games too. Example: dmc 5 not being nominated or doom eternal having the 7th position in terms of awards.

I even say the music as weak imo. I have a youtube playlist of music I liked, I have some of the songs liked, but I usually never replay them.

@TheArt I guess RDR2 is too real for some gamers. That's their loss.

@Col_McCafferty see reply above. You're not getting that even realistic humans in other games are better.

@LiterallyDoNotCare 🤦🤦🤦

@Col_McCafferty lol. they are. Wether you want to admit or not. I put rdr 2 above tlou 2, but no way in hell rdr2 does a better job at Arthur morgan as a combatant over Ellie and Abby and humans enemies over tlou 2 ones.

@Col_McCafferty I already mentioned many examples why it isn't the best gameplay game ever, but you can't say nothing about the many games I mentioned. I know you have an avatar and everything, but stop being a fanboy.

@LiterallyDoNotCare I agree. RDR2 might be the best open-world game on last gen but the gameplay doesn't offer you any challenges. You just shoot and loot your way out and enemy confrontation doesn't last very long. I think I spent more time riding my horse while enjoying its gorgeous scenery graphic than anything else.

@BrainHacker Exactly. Arthur just auto aim shoot, take cover and shoot. Rarely you use melee combat. The enemies are EXACTLY the same and all behave the same, doesn't matter what weapons they have etc...
Hunting animals are more fun than the humans.
Gta 5 also has the same problem and imo tlou 1 has better combat, and tlou 1 imo isn't the best in gameplay neither.

RS games have to step it up in the combat department. Been using the same gameplay mechanics since gta 4.

@wiiware
Yet this says otherwise.
https://gotypicks.blogspot.com/

@LiterallyDoNotCare IMO TLOU1 has better combat mechanic than RDR2 and ND actually improved the gameplay on TLOU2. You can dispose your enemy with the type of gameplay you want. Stealth kill and set traps or take the enemy head on. Permadeath is a nice inclusion aside from Grounded mode.

@Gaming365247 this is their new site https://www.gameawards.net/

@LiterallyDoNotCare I dunno what supernatural moves you expect from a drunk O'Driscoll from 1899 except shooting a gun. The melee is vastly improved and as satisfying as TLOUII. It's open world, Arthur can get all the ammunition he wants anywhere, it ain't scarce in some post-apocalyptic world, why would he take some old beat up pipe to a gun fight. It's Western, guns, guns, and more guns. Guns get fired in wide open spaces not tight linear corridors that'd give you the chance to set traps or stealth kills. Fantasy games have all the room to add whatever and get creative.

@Col_McCafferty @LiterallyDoNotCare RDRII is GOTY for 2018, 2019 & 2020 😆
https://www.pcgamesn.com/red-dead-redemption-2/steam-goty-2020

@TheArt um, ok?

@TheArt Idk what supernatural moves you think snake, ellie, nathan drake or the human enemies have...

yeah. It did get better. doesn't mean it's better.

@LiterallyDoNotCare Snake is a trained soldier with advanced weapons, Ellie can't even punch like Arthur or maybe Abby can, and Drake... Arthur's melee overall is better. What are we even talking about here...

@Grumblevolcano Between ACNH on Nintendo and TLoU2 on PS, and Fortnite everywhere else (except iOS ), I'm convinced the more awards and popularity a game achieves, the worse the game is.

@TheArt what you are talking here are their physical traits. No combat/gameplay whatsoever.

Can you use rope mechanics, is there verticality in maps in rdr2, can you go under things, hide in grass, have multiple weapons at once, use the environment to get a sneak on a HUMAN. Do humans look under the things for you, do they check corners? all human gameplay, which rdr2 doesn't manage to do.

Does rdr2 have multiple enemies that have different ai scripts like uncharted 4? do they all serve a purpose? nathan can roll, take cover more effeciently (arthur is a slowpoke).

Lets not even talk about the stealth mechanics snake has which makes all secenarios vastly different.

rdr2's gameplay is lacking, and it's overrated. Almost no game deserves 97 these days.

@NEStalgia 🤦🤦🤦

@LiterallyDoNotCare As soon as I see someone claiming a game won GOTY for "political" reasons their opinion becomes meaningless to me. That guy can't deal with the fact that tons of people weren't tolerant with the clunky controls and outdated mission design that was in RDR2. It doesn't matter how good your story and characters are when no one wants to suffer through the gameplay to see them. And don't get me started on the mission design that auto fails you as soon as you try to do something outside of what exactly they wanted you to do to finish the mission. Go off the path a little to take another route? Auto fail. Get that early 2000's design out of my games already. Rockstar is stuck in the past.

God of War had really no flaws to speak of. You could nitpick some things but graphics, story, gameplay, characters, voice acting, music, audio design, world design, etc were all 10/10 quality.

@PSfan4Life22 a 10/10 is not perfect either, but it means the very best for me, and gow, is truly a 10/10.

@LiterallyDoNotCare Sure you definitely know more than all the critics who gave it 10s to rack up that 97 MC score.

It'd be ridiculous to see Arthur rolling, it just doesn't fit. Idk which RDRII you played but there's a lot of stealth, multiple weapons, you hide among plants in a lot of missions. Obviously majority of people and critics aren't expecting more from a gameplay set in 1899 and think it's fine except you and a few so... and oh MGSV Snake was horrendous, awful melee animations.

@TheArt do they have PhDs or something that makes them better than me? I have played as many or more games than a lot of them, so I believe my word over theirs in a lot of cases. I am also disagreeing a bit. I gave rdr2 a 9, lol. Took 1 point solely because of the gameplay. Hell, should've been an 8.5 but that story was so good it had to stay there. Stop throwing a number and defend the game itself.

No, it wouldn't be ridiculous. It doesn't have to be rolling. Just because it's a 1899 doesn't excuse it from being creative in gameplay. Just like some folks say it shouldn't have action or good combat because it's an rpg.

what does rdr2 does so much better in gameplay over other games?

Animations were good and has nothing to do we're talking about.

Such an amazing year for PS exclusives. Thank you Sony!

After confusing Stephen by posting this in the Dreams review, just because I wanted to copy and paste his user name.

@get2sammyb @Quintumply Is there going to be fighting in the office today? Placing bets!

Joking aside Dreams is a great game and I'll find out once I play The Last of Us. But it's great that we can all have different tastes and opinions.

Now hopefully I'm not embarrassing myself.

@LiterallyDoNotCare I don’t even get their comment about rockstar wins too much like when was the last time they won the most goty awards lol. Their last two juggernauts in rdr 2 and gta 5 both got beat out by Sony exclusives because tlou and Gow were just better in more categories than those rockstar games

@dark_knightmare2 to be fair. As we've seen cdpr fall from grace, only rockstar and zelda can compete vs sony. It's why people push sooo hard for rdr2 and c2077 to win goty. Don't want to see sony win again.

4 out of 7 wins, although I disagree with 2019 one big time. Although it won by 1 award, and mostly voted by users.

I hope others devs level up. I think capcom is turning into capgod and hopefully square replicate ff7 remake quality. Those new and old bioshock devs studio and the callisto protocol studio look promising. Fromsoftware and Platinum also have capability in beating sony easily.

I don't think ea, ubisoft, wb or activision care if they make award winning games.

but competition is good.

Death Stranding isn’t a Sony game, it’s a multiplat game that the fans threw a hissy fit over when it was announced as a multiplat. Misleading article.

@dark_knightmare2 It’s because Sony is full of babies. I remember them calling TGA 2018 rigged because Red Dead Redemption 2 was sweeping awards, then they had a different tune once God of War won game of the year.

@PSfan4Life22 all of them 10/10? Lol no. The story was a 6/10, serviceable at best. As for everything else God of War was no different from the average action-adventure game.

@Col_McCafferty Just stop arguing with that guy.

@LiterallyDoNotCare Jesus. Step out of your Sony shell. They aren’t gods. If you played one Sony game, you played them all because they all offer the same experiences with a different coat. In the past few years Sony games haven’t even been the #1 highest rated games of said year.

@Akurusu I don’t remember that at all

I mean all those official awards are so meaningful and important for us gamers. How could we enjoy a game if it doesnt have an official award from all those respected sites?
I remember when they selected overwatch as the best game ever. I felt ashamed for lacking the intellect and skill to appreciate it. Big brother game industry is always right. Developers cry of joy when they get those coveted 10s and rewards. One day I will win the victory over myself and I will love big brother.
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@JustPlainLoco I hope gow ragnarok isn't delayed since I really want to play the game this year lol.

@LiterallyDoNotCare Haven't played hades yet since I'm waiting for the ps4/5 port. Sony screw up big time for not getting this game even though they have good relations with the game devs before (supergiant games).

All I said was I though RDR2 was robbed in 2018, just my opinion. I didn't say it had the greatest gameplay ever but nor does God of Way. I didn't slag off God of War either, indeed I'm a big fan, but some people still took offence and acted as if I had personally insulted them.

Maybe we all need to chill a bit eh? Play and enjoy what you like, your taste is in no shape superior or inferior to anybody else's.

@Akurusu you just made like 5 replies about hating Sony on a Sony website. Go cry somewhere else. I didn't say they were gods, but they won 4 out of 7 in terms of most awards, and that has nothing to do with what I think. DS is a Sony game, they funded Kojima's devs and the game AND they gave him the decima engine. It's clearly a Sony game and it would have that ps studio logo for sure.

Clearly metacritic does not reflect who gets more awards so who cares? IDK what better games you played to say they are average or all the same, which all of them have different types of gameplay. God of war is nothing like Horizon. Just because they are third person story based does not mean they are the same. Bring better arguments than fanboys use everytime.

@dark_knightmare2 He's making that up. Sony guys loved rdr2 as we see 2 guys in here with the damn avatar.

@Col_McCafferty I took no offence. They are video games, but saying games win for politics is quite absurd. I told you why it won, you said it's opinion and I specifically explained why it won because of gameplay and you can't, still explain what rdr2 does so much better in terms of gameplay. The other readers say you brought this up multiple times.

Can people give @Col_McCafferty a damn break already? The dude is entitled to his own opinion, I tried RDR2 and it wasn't for me (Mainly due to the over-realistic nature of the game / gameplay), but if @Col_McCafferty loves RDR2, then by all means LET him love RDR2, if he thinks it's GOTY-worthy, then by all means let him, people have different preferences when it comes to games, just as people have different opinions on games or anything else, if you don't agree, just say 'I disagree but I respect your opinion' and move on, or just ignore him and move on.

@JustPlainLoco Thank you. As I've said on multiple occasions I don't judge a game purely on gameplay alone in particular open world games. If others do then that's cool but that's not me.

I like the setting and the realism, very refreshing compared to so many games where it's all about leveling up and flashy combos and obtaining better gear.

Some people on this site seem to take more not from dumping on other people's tastes and preferences then talking about the games they like to play.

And the political angle is my opinion, if that upsets some people or they merely disagree then so be it.

@LiterallyDoNotCare I’m not making it up. Either you’re in denial or you didn’t see the 2018 game awards chat. I’m free to say whatever I want. I just call out things in Sony that other people won’t. Or are afraid to because of backlash.

@Akurusu Oh. The game awards chat. Oh. That is so legit. There are 6 games nominated, 5 out of 6 chances someone won't like the game that won, winning.
Use logic.

You haven't called anything. You just pick whatever little group said and make it seem like it's a fact.