Every year, review aggregator Metacritic sums up the results, naming not only the best games, but also the best publishers. They presented the TOP publishers of 2023, where the Xbox teams appeared twice.
The rating of publishers according to Metacritic is compiled based on scores obtained according to 5 factors:
The average score of all games released during the year. The percentage of projects with good reviews (75 and above). The percentage of projects with bad reviews (49 and below). The number of excellent games (with a score of 90 points). A publisher included in the rating must be at least 5 releases per year.
Based on these factors, an overall score for the publishing house is calculated, after which it is compared with the results of other publishing houses. This is how the TOP-40 is compiled.
As a result, Capcom was recognized as the best publisher for 2023. The company released a remake of Resident Evil 4, Street Fighter 6, an updated version of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective and Exoprimal last year.
As for the Xbox teams, they took 2 places at once. Xbox Game Studios is in 15th place – the publisher's best game was the version of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition for Xbox. And Bethesda is in 8th place with excellent releases Hi-Fi Rush and Starfield, but it was greatly dragged down by the unsuccessful release of Redfall.
Below you can see the TOP 20 publishers according to Metacritic in 2023:
CapcomRaw FuryChorus WorldwideDANGEN EntertainmentAnnapurna InteractiveNintendoAksys GamesBethesdaSEGAThunderfulDevolver DigitalPlayismSonyGearboxXbox Game StudiosElectronic ArtsTeam17Focus EntertainmentSquare EnixRed Art Games
More details on the calculation of the rating, as well as the entire TOP 40 publishers of 2023, can be found on the Metacritic website.