Whether you like to play on a Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft console, it goes without saying that you will have no trouble finding top-quality video games to enjoy for hours on end.
We are living in the golden age of gaming, with the support of numerous technological innovations which allow studios to offer ever more immersive gameplay, on increasingly powerful devices.
Gaming enthusiasts have been truly spoiled over the past decade. They were able to play incredible video games in the 2024s, titles that entered general culture and which left their mark. The best thing is that they are certainly not at the end of their surprises.
Indeed, with the launch of next-gen consoles, we expect to play increasingly sophisticated and well-designed games over the coming decades. It is then completely normal to focus on these fantastic studios which have already amazed us in the past and which will certainly not fail to repeat their exploits.
Afterward, it is true that the concept of “best studios” is somewhat subjective, given that tastes in the field differ and that some prefer indie games to Triple-A, while others only play MMORPGs in line. In any case, the companies that we are going to discuss here are those that have undoubtedly left their mark on the industry.
Remedy Entertainment
In the opinion of many players, the Finnish studio Remedy does not enjoy all the recognition it deserves to have. However, it is to this studio that we owe the incredible Max Payne license, this action game with a noir atmosphere which was a great success. It is still Remedy who popularizes the concept of bullet-time (action where time slows down when the player targets his enemies with a weapon) which is widely used by other developers in the industry currently.
However, we can take comfort in noting that the company’s latest game, Control, seems to reach the levels it deserves.
The title has sold more than 2 million copies in addition to having been nominated for “Game of the Year” and integrating the Xbox Game Pass, which will allow it to reach a larger number of people. The company’s success is not surprising when you know how much it strives to break boundaries, innovate, and impose new standards in the industry.
Tero Virtala, CEO of Remedy, assured that his company will continue to create immersive worlds, deep characters, and varied stories, which allows us to have very high expectations for the studio’s next games.
Ubisoft
Formerly called Ubi Soft, this company is one of the video game studios that carry the flag of France high on the international scene. Since 1992 and the creation of the first Ubisoft Paris, the company has brought to market numerous titles that have become iconic.
Today, its flagship series is undoubtedly that of Assassin’s Creed. This action-adventure and infiltration game license no longer needs to be presented, especially since the developer has proven to be prolific and has already put a dozen on the market. The latest installment, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, takes you to explore the Viking way of life, much like the Asgard Warriors slot launched by game developer 1x2Gaming.
Even though the publisher said in a recent report that it wants to move away from focusing solely on triple-A, we can still expect to see it bring incredible games to the PS5 and Xbox Series X.
CD Projekt Red
Polish developer CD Projekt Red gained prominence in the industry by adapting The Witcher, the bestselling trilogy of novels, into games. The Witcher series, especially the third installment, has offered gamers around the world hours and hours of incredibly high-quality entertainment, with concepts and mechanics that we won’t soon forget.
The strangest thing is that this company is having more difficulties with the launch of its new AAA project, CyberPunk 2077, which was very, perhaps too much, anticipated by gamers.
We hope that after the latest tweaks, patches, and updates to next-gen technologies, this new title will manage to express its full potential, but that does not prevent the company from occupying a special place in the hearts of many enthusiasts.
This is a real feat when we know that CD Projekt was a simple company publishing and reselling game CDs. As studio boss Adam Badowski says, the company aims to be fearless, bold, and confident in the industry, and we can’t wait to see what it comes up with next.
Sucker Punch Productions
This American studio created a surprise in 2024 and took more than one by surprise. As a terrible pandemic descended on our world and forced several video game studios to adopt teleworking, Sucker Punch launched Ghost of Tsushima and caused a sensation.
The infiltration and adventure game set in an open world impresses with its stellar graphics and sophisticated gameplay that provides unparalleled immersion.
He also won the trophy for best artistic direction and several other awards. However, this did not come as a surprise to those who were familiar with the studio’s previous work, notably the inFamous series for which many players continue to demand a sequel. If the company continues to offer such hits, it will quickly position itself at the top of the list of the biggest developers in the industry.
Insomniac Games
To have the honor of producing the game that accompanies the launch of a new next-gen console, you don’t have to be a small studio. Already in 2024, developer Insomniac Games released one of the best games on PS4 with Marvel’s Spider-Man.
Two years later, the sequel, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, commemorates the release of the PS5 and allows the company to demonstrate all its know-how. It proves that it is one of the companies thanks to which revolutionary technologies are integrated into video games, in particular through its mastery of ray tracing.
However, the studio did not even need the famous Weaver to be popular, because licenses like Ratchet and Clank or Spyro the Dragon had already put it in the hearts of enthusiasts. Everyone is impatiently waiting to see what he has in store for us with the new opus Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart announced as being the first game to exploit the full power of Sony’s new console.
Naughty Dog
At the heart of numerous controversies linked to harmful work culture or the toxic behavior of certain players in the community, Naughty Dog nonetheless remains a giant in the field. Few companies can boast of having incredibly popular licenses like Crash Bandicoot, Uncharted, and The Last of US, no less.
The know-how and talent deployed by the American studio teams are no longer in doubt, as they constantly push back the barriers to offer gameplay unlike any other, accessibility options that no one else had. thought out, and above all finely written stories, which lead the player to get 100% involved and bring the characters to life in their imagination. The whole industry is curious to know what other licenses the developer can offer us in the future.
Quantic Dreams
There is no doubt that Quantic Dreams is one of the best video game companies in France. The studio created in 1997 even has a special touch that sets it apart from the others. It has specialized in motion capture technologies, which allows it to offer games with sublime visual rendering that imitates life.
The graphics and animations reach an insane level of quality, and this was seen in the game Detroit: Become Human released in 2024. The company also designed Beyond: Two Souls and Heavy Rain, and it will surely be able to perfect its technology to offer more on next-gen consoles.
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games is what we can call a superstar in the world of video games. There is simply no other name for a company that offers not one, but two huge, ultra-popular licenses. It is the American company that is at the origin of the Grand Theft Auto series and that of Red Dead Redemption.
Almost everyone knows GTA, even those who have never played it, and this proves how incredible its scope is. The studio has continued to push the limits with each opus released on the market, to the point that GTA V, for which we have been waiting for a sequel since 2024 anyway, and RDR2 launched in 2024 remain games of current, with millions of active players.
With the release of next-gen consoles, we will surely see this talented developer dazzle us with incredible new stories and justify its place among the best video game studios there.