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Sony have published on their PlayStation website the most played games on PS4/PS5 in 2023 by country. It's mostly what you've expected, however, there's some interesting finds as well. Anyway, here's the full list:

Africa

South Africa

1. Fortnite
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
3. Call of Duty®

East Asia

Japan

1. Apex Legends
2. Genshin Impact
3. Fortnite

South Korea

1. Diablo IV
2. EA Sports FIFA 23
3. Elden Ring

Europe

Finland

1. Fortnite
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
3. Call of Duty®

France

1. Fortnite
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
3. Call of Duty®

Germany

1. Fortnite
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
3. Call of Duty®

Republic of Ireland

1. Fortnite
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
3. Call of Duty®

Italy

1. Fortnite
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
3. Grand Theft Auto V

Netherlands

1. Fortnite
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
3. Call of Duty®

Poland

1. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
2. Fortnite
3. Grand Theft Auto V

Spain

1. Fortnite
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
3. Call of Duty®

Sweden

1. Fortnite
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
3. Call of Duty®

United Kingdom

1. Fortnite
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
3. Call of Duty®

Middle East

Saudi Arabia

1. Fortnite
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
3. Grand Theft Auto V

UAE

1. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
2. Fortnite
3. Grand Theft Auto V

North America

Canada

1. Fortnite
2. Call of Duty®
3. Grand Theft Auto V

Mexico

1. Fortnite
2. Call of Duty®
3. EA SPORTS FIFA 23

USA

1. Fortnite
2. Call of Duty®
3. Grand Theft Auto V

Oceania

Australia

1. Fortnite
2. Call of Duty®
3. EA SPORTS FIFA 23

New Zealand

1. Fortnite
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Call of Duty®

South America

Argentina

1. Fortnite
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
3. Rocket League

Brazil

1. EA Sports FIFA 23
2. Fortnite
3. Grand Theft Auto V

Colombia

1. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
2. Fortnite
3. Call of Duty®

Rankings are based on total hours played across PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5 consoles between 1st January 2023 and 30th November 2023.

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[Badlucktroll]

Lord willing, in 2024, Silent Hill 2 shall be the most popular game in all countries.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Lord willing, in 2024, Silent Hill 2 shall be the most popular game in all countries.

I'm sorry to break it to you, but I come from the year 2025 and unfortunately Silent Hill didn't break into the top 3 most played games in any country in 2024.

However the following games all did:

-Fortnite
-Grand Theft Auto 5
-EA Sports FC 24
-Call of Duty

 

[BlackTron]

Where TF is Goodbye Volcano High??!!

 

[SJRB]

Netherlands

1. Fortnite
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
3. Call of Duty®

As bland and uninspiring as our culinary kitchen.

 

[winjer]

That list is so sad and monotone.
It's like almost everyone is just playing Fortnite and EA SPORTS FIFA 23.

 

[lh032]

somehow, im not surprise.

 

[Ogbert]

That list is so sad and monotone.
It's like almost everyone is just playing Fortnite and EA SPORTS FIFA 23.

They are.

And Fortnite is incredible. As a dad of three young boys, it’s amazing how much fun they get out of the game. Inventive, exciting and open to all.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

What a depressing list

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

That list is so sad and monotone.
It's like almost everyone is just playing Fortnite and EA SPORTS FIFA 23.

That's because basically most of the kids are exclusively playing those games. There are lots of 10-16 year olds in my family and that's all they play. The ones over 16 taste isn't too different either. I ask them if they're interested in any other games and they aren't. Either not aware of what other games have to offer or whatever streamers they watch are promoting these same games.

The question is will they eventually want to play more single player games as they get older? I think some will, but most won't until they're into their 20s and have got sick of online games.

 

[Aion002]

Japan top 3 is extremely surprising.


Apex Legends ahead of a gacha... That explains the FFVII collab.

 

[Majormaxxx]

Kids and normies were a mistake

 

[The Cockatrice]

I guess they forgot about my country in Europe huh? It's prolly similar to others with Fornite, COD and Fifa as usual.

 

[Zuzu]

So the whole world is pretty much filled with clones. Happy to see Elden Ring at least make it to the top 3 in South Korea.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Yep, it's the usual

 

[tommib]

They’re the same picture.

 

[yurinka]

FIFA, Fortnite, CoD, GTAV almost everywhere, little surprises.

Meanwhile in Japan and Korea: fuck it, Apex Legends, Genshin Impact, Diablo and Elden Ring.

 

[Bartski]

shit taste prevails

 

[Kurotri]

I hate normies.

 

[Hudo]

Germany

1. Fortnite
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 23
3. Call of Duty®

No wonder people are miserable.

 

[Bernoulli]

Fortnite Domination

 

[Banjo64]

Wow. Fortnite owns Europe.

 

[Heisenberg007]

GaaS games are clearly dead.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Something doesn’t add up.
People tell me the TGA is a show for the kind of audience that makes these most-played lists what they are.
Yet these games never show up at the TGA, and nothing similar does.

 

[Fredrik]

It’s based on hours played, it’s why it’s just multiplayer games. Most single player games are finished within a week or two and are then put back on the shelf.

 

[The artful mincer]

So Call of Duty includes Warzone 1 and 2 and the yearly releases? That's unfair if true.

Maybe it is in Slight decline. It's gone from a Big Juggernaut to a little Juggernaut!

 

[draliko]

and as always it show the difference from real world to forum world, welcome to neogaf.gif

 

[RoadHazard]

Lol. Sad.

 

[Badlucktroll]

I think Sony wants to come out with a GAAS hit so its popular and people play it on PC and Playstaion. I hope they don’t waste lots of time and resources on a bunch just to see if one sticks

 

[Camreezie]

Pleb games all except the chads South Korea

 

[YukiOnna]

Does Valorant not have a PS5/PS4 ver? Was shocked to see Fortnite over that in Japan

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Fans of traditional games:

For the glorious future is upon us:

 

[Ar¢tos]

Gaming is slowly turning into pure trash.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

I think as of right now there's probably a big enough market on both sides of the divide to justify pushing both single player games and GAAS games and achieve success. But the future looks uncertain and seems like GAAS/Online will takeover unless Gen Alpha and beyond decide they want to play more than just 3-5 different service games.

 

[GrayChild]

In this thread: Everyone realises that the reason why gaming is trash nowadays, is because the players themselves are encouraging that.

 

[PendekarRajawali]

Not even a single PS exclusive? I’m disappointed with the list but that’s the problem with the younger generation.

 

[existensmaximum]

Wow. Well it's not guys like me they're making money off, that's for sure..

 

[Ribi]

0 exclusives and 1 Microsoft owned IP.

Xbox stay winning


Really though it's just MP games which isn't surprising. Maybe the first party studios should focus on a hit mp game like hal.. oh

 

[Beer Baelly]

Lord willing, in 2024, Silent Hill 2 shall be the most popular game in all countries.

 

[Flutta]

What a cash cow Fortnite is. For so many years and it’s still dominating. Timm doesn’t need anything else

 

[Woopah]

Supports my theory that PS5 is primarily a F2P console in Japan.

 

[SleepySlippy]

Gaas lighting

 

[T4keD0wN]

I am very surprised FIFA is under fortnite. At least south korea has their shit together.

 

[Esppiral]

Why there are always the same threads on resetera and here? It look like a clone.

On the other hand a laugh at people saying that playstation sells because of it's exclusive games lol.

 

[aclar00]

They are.

And Fortnite is incredible. As a dad of three young boys, it’s amazing how much fun they get out of the game. Inventive, exciting and open to all.

You sir, are part of the problem

 

[Fbh]

Korea is is the the only one that stands out for not playing the same 4 games

 

[Topher]

Why there are always the same threads on resetera and here? It look like a clone.

On the other hand a laugh at people saying that playstation sells because of it's exclusive games lol.

GoW:R and HFW were in the top 10 in sales last year in the US. If it was only ever about the top three games then Xbox would be neck and neck with PlayStation since all those games are on Xbox as well. So while I don't think it is correct to say exclusives are the reason PS5 sells, seems obvious that exclusives do have an impact.

 

[FF:Enhanced_Reality]

0 exclusives and 1 Microsoft owned IP.

Xbox stay winning


Really though it's just MP games which isn't surprising. Maybe the first party studios should focus on a hit mp game like hal.. oh

Microsoft looking at this list.

".... Buy EA...."

Honestly it shows how important call of duty is to PlayStation and more reason why the deal is bullshit in that regard. They take call of duty away and PlayStation loses a huge gap in their portfolio. Let's see how the go about plugging it.

 

[Monokrom]

That's a very depressing list of top three to see...

 

[FeralEcho]

Gaming crash can't come soon enough!