There are few certainties in life, and Sony surpassing a console sales milestone is one and like ALL the PlayStations before, the PlayStation 5 has eclipsed 40 million units sold.
Today Sony has announced the PlayStation 5 has officially surpassed 40 million units sold. President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Jim Ryan, announced the news on the PlayStation Blog today and thanked all Sony fans for their loyalty and support over the years since the November 2020 launch of the PS5.
Jim Ryan explains some of the successes of the PlayStation 5, stemming from the extensive catalogue of quality titles the PS5 can access “From innovative indie games to AAA blockbusters, there are more than 2,500 PS5 games now available, and it has never been a better time to experience PS5 In the last two months alone, we have seen incredible new games from our partners, including Final Fantasy XVI, Diablo IV, and Street Fighter 6.“
As provided by Sony, the following are the top titles played by PlayStation 5 owners, in alphabetical order and could be the reason for Sony’s continued success. Hint: Astro’s Playroom is on the list, of course, seeing as how it shipped with the PS5.
PlayStation 5 Games Owners Played The Most
- Bugsnax
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Cult of the Lamb
- Dead Space
- Death’s Door
- Deep Rock Galactic
- Demon’s Souls
- Disco Elysium – The Final Cut
- Doki Doki Literature Club
- Elden Ring
- Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout
- FIFA 23
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach
- Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Gran Turismo 7
- Hades
- Hitman 3
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Humanity
- Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil 4
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
- Sifu
- Skater XL
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Stray
- Tales of Arise
- TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
- The Last of Us Part I
- Worms Rumble
What’s most interesting about this list is a whopping 16 titles were PlayStation 5 console exclusives for at least a small while, making 41% of the most played games either Sony Exclusive or a timed release exclusive on the PlayStation.
What games are you surprised didn’t make the cut as ‘most played’ on PlayStation? Drop them in the comments below! Also, fans can swing over to the PlayStation Blog to read all of Jim Ryan’s statement in full.
