For years, PlayStation exclusives reigned at The Game Awards. For three straight years, a PlayStation exclusive went ahead and won arguably the most prestigious award in all of gaming, starting with God of War in 2018 until The Last of Us Part II in 2020. Sony even had a chance to make it a four-in-a-row with Deathloop and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart both in the running. However, against seemingly all odds, Hazelight Studios' It Takes Two won in the end.
Josef Fares accepts It Takes Two's award
The Game Awards gives out several noteworthy awards every year. Naturally, the most important of them all is the Game of the Year award. For 2021, Sony had two exclusive titles in the running, Deathloop and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Meanwhile, Capcom's Resident Evil: Village, as well as Double Fine's Psychonauts 2 were all nominated for Game of the Year this 2021 alongside MercurySteam's Metroid Dread.
By night's end, It Takes Two stood tall, which surprised many. However, being surprised doesn't necessarily mean it's not worthy of the award. If nothing else, It Takes Two is a good example of how important it is for developers to deviate from what's popular.
