Sony reveals most-downloaded PlayStation video games in 2021

As most individuals already know, 2020 and 2021 weren’t nice years for conventional retail. With the pandemic closing shops and conserving individuals at residence, mail-order and digital gross sales have elevated drastically within the areas the place they’re relevant. Downloads and streaming stored the film enterprise going and was a large boon to console gaming.

Letting us in on the enterprise aspect of issues, Sony has printed it’s prime promoting video games on its energetic platforms for 2021. Let’s check out the charts per console.

PlayStation 5

It nearly looks as if somebody had a monkey’s paw and wished the PS5 would come out on the finish of 2020, it doesn’t matter what. Suffering from availability points, the PS5 is likely one of the most sought-after items of electronics over a 12 months after its launch. Couple that with the shortage of retail reliability and you’ve got an fascinating problem for Sony’s PlayStation Community. One which, because the launch of the PS5, they appear to have had no challenge fixing. As talked about within the PlayStation weblog publish, Amongst Us did significantly effectively contemplating its December launch.

One last factor to notice earlier than we get to the numbers — this record doesn’t embrace PS4 to PS5 sport upgrades. Right here’s the highest 20 downloaded video games in North America:

1. NBA 2K22
2. Name of Obligation: Vanguard
3. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
4. Madden NFL 22
5. Battlefield 2042
6. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Aside
7. Name of Obligation: Black Ops Chilly Battle
8. MLB The Present 21
9. Resident Evil Village
10. Far Cry 6
11. Murderer’s Creed Valhalla
12. FIFA 22
13. Amongst Us
14. Mortal Kombat 11
15. NBA 2K21 Subsequent Era
16. It Takes Two
17. FIFA 21
18. Deathloop
19. Returnal
20. Kena: Bridge of Spirits

The European Union chart and North American chart are full of comparable titles, usually divided by nationwide sports activities preferences, equivalent to Madden and F1 2020. For comparability, right here’s the EU chart:

1. FIFA 22
2. Name of Obligation: Vanguard
3. FIFA 21
4. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
5. Battlefield 2042
6. Amongst Us
7. Kena: Bridge of Spirits
8. Far Cry 6
9. It Takes Two
10. Murderer’s Creed Valhalla
11. F1 2021
12. Resident Evil Village
13. NBA 2K22
14. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Aside
15. Name of Obligation: Black Ops Chilly Battle
16. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six | Siege
17. Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Version
18. Diablo II: Resurrected
19. Deathloop
20. Mortal Kombat 11

PlayStation 4

Although perhaps not precisely what Sony had hoped for, the PS4 continues to be the principle platform for Ps households. Value drops mixed with lack of availability of the PS5 has led to a different good 12 months for the PS4. Main the pack, and winner of the “will this sport ever cease being downloaded” award is Grand Theft Auto V. The North American charts between the 2 generations exhibits us just a few issues. Sports activities video games, different than simply being highly regarded, are often good sellers on new techniques as a result of they spend a whole lot of time on graphic constancy. It additionally exhibits that GTA5 has but to launch on the subsequent gen consoles.

North America:

1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. Name of Obligation: Black Ops Chilly Battle
3. Minecraft
4. NBA 2K22
5. Name of Obligation: Vanguard
6. Madden NFL 22
7. NBA 2K21
8. Pink Useless Redemption 2
9. MLB The Present 21
10. Mortal Kombat 11
11. Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare
12. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
13. FIFA 22
14. THE FOREST
15. Want for Velocity Warmth
16. UFC 4
17. ARK: Survival Advanced
18. Gang Beasts
19. Rust Console Version
20. Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker

Within the European Union, the charts are comparable however change something non-mainstream with a soccer sport and also you’ll get the thought.

European Union:

1. FIFA 22
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Minecraft
4. FIFA 21
5. Name of Obligation: Black Ops Chilly Battle
6. The Crew 2
7. Pink Useless Redemption 2
8. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Sport of the 12 months Version
9. Name of Obligation: Vanguard
10. The Forest
11. Fall Guys: Final Knockout
12. Gran Turismo Sport
13. ARK: Survival Advanced
14. Want for Velocity Warmth
15. NBA 2K21
16. Gang Beasts
17. TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX | SIEGE
18. eFootball PES 2021 SEASON UPDATE
19. Amongst Us
20. Murderer’s Creed Valhalla

PlayStation Digital Actuality

For anybody that follows the VR house, the highest 3 picks in NA and EU will come as little shocked. Beat Saber, Job Simulator, and Superhot are intensely common throughout the sphere. The titles that observe additionally come as no shock as the provision of high quality PSVR video games is decrease than many different VR markets.

North America:

1. Beat Saber
2. Job Simulator
3. Superhot VR
4. Gorn
5. Swordsman VR
6. Creed Rise to Glory
7. Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Collection
8. The Strolling Useless: Saints & Sinners
9. Rick and Morty: Digital Rick-ality
10. The Strolling Useless Onslaught

The one distinction between the 2 charts, at the least title-wise, is NA has Strolling Useless Onslaught and EU has Astro Bot Rescue Mission of their final spot. The rankings in any other case transfer up or down an area or two, however the charts are very comparable.

European Union:

1. Beat Saber
2. Job Simulator
3. Superhot VR
4. Creed: Rise to Glory
5. Swordsman VR
6. The Strolling Useless: Saints & Sinners
7. GORN
8. Rick and Morty: Digital Rick-ality
9. Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Collection
10. Astro Bot Rescue Mission

PlayStation Community Free-to-play

An fascinating inclusion within the charts is the downloads for all free-to-play content material. With many gamers being caught at residence for at the least a portion of the 12 months, video games that don’t value something to play acquired a whole lot of consideration. Coming in on the prime on each charts is Fortnite, shocking nobody. Following behind Fortnite, in various order dependent upon area, you might have the same old suspects: Name of Obligation, Rocket League, Future 2, and Apex Legends.

North America:

1. Fortnite
2. Name of Obligation: Warzone
3. Rocket League
4. Splitgate
5. Apex Legends
6. Genshin Impression
7. Future 2
8. Rec Room
9. Brawlhalla
10. Rogue Firm

One other class the place you may inform the nationality by their selection of video games. I’m trying straight at you, eFootball franchise.

European Union:

1. Fortnite
2. Rocket League
3. Name of Obligation: Warzone
4. eFootball 2022
5. Genshin Impression
6. Apex Legends
7. eFootball PES 2021 LITE
8. Brawlhalla
9. Future 2
10. Splitgate

2022 and past

2021 was not the nice return to regular that we had all hoped. With this new 12 months, will Sony have the ability to get PS5s into the fingers of followers who need them? Will the PS4 have as sturdy of a exhibiting in 2022 because of lack of availability? Will the PSVR 2 catch on and drive new VR gross sales?

We’ll see you again right here subsequent 12 months for some solutions!