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By the time I get to the bottom of this thread, ready to post, my list is massive thanks to all the ones I've been reminded of. Level 5, Square (Enix), Bioware and Bethesda are excellent. But there are others, like Valve, Atlus, Nippon Ichi, Camelot and the usual Capcom, Konami etc etc that I just haven't played enough games from to rate them correctly.
Going by current/recent games? Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios.
That covers far too much for other developers to really compete with as far as I'm concerned. But the standout ones are, going from a list I found on Wikipedia: Ape Escape, Ico, Gran Turismo, Crash Bandicoot, Uncharted, God of War, MediEvil, Wipeout, MotorStorm, Killzone, LittleBigPlanet, Twisted Metal and more.
However, if you count each of those subsidiaries seperately then I think I'd struggle to come up with anything. Most developers these days don't really release a large variety of games, so with any one developer you're likely to end up with one standout style of gaming that they cover and not much else. I find it hard to compare them because of that. If you're including past stuff, though, SEGA would be the one. Oh, going by today's games, it's possible that Nintendo might cover a large number of gaming styles but I've not played many of their games recently so I couldn't really comment on how good they are now.
Im gonna go with Capcom :D
They have so many great games out and they really try to listen to what their fans want.
I'd love to say Valve (have they made a duff game yet?), but I can't due to the unreliable releasing of games. You can depend on their games to be awesome, but you can't depend on them to release them in a good way. xD
Bungie have made good games (okay, I've only played Halos. But apparently Marathon was cool?). Their customer support is pants, although they do throw a tonne of stuff at their consumers to make sure nobody complains about the :bou::bou::bou::bou:ty support. So it balances out.
Sony gave me SotC. I don't care about anything else they've made, good or bad. SotC, baby. SotC.
Squaresoft gave me FF9; the only game I have ever played literal dozens of times and 100%ed about half of those. Even Square are alright. Though I'd definitely say the magic is gone, the game are still good enough.
If Bethesda would get off their asses and gimme ESV, then I'd create my own site called "PeniiOnES.com" and have it with only one forum; the suck Bethesda cock forum. But even without that inevitably magnificent game, no one can deny that their more modern games like Morrowind, Oblivion, and Fallout 3 are amazing. Then again, Brink. So...yeah, swings and roundabouts.
I couldn't really pick a developer. They've all got naff games and good games, and it's not just the games that count anyway. I prefer to judge a game by the game itself, and just leave the developers alone. xD