Shooters and sports games dominate the most-played list from the console's first year on sale
There have seemingly been a whole lot of PS5 players throwing hoops this past year. So much so, 2K22's precedeccor places higher on this list.
It's great to see so many player hours have been thrown into what could well be PS5's most demanding game. Demon's Souls is an utter masterpiece.
Perhaps the fact the excellent Miles Morales didn't clock up more player hours is down to its short runtime. Still, this is a special Spidey game.
Sony's much beloved baseball series turned up on Xbox systems for the first time ever this year thanks to Game Pass. Regardless, millions of hours of PS5 pitching has still been enjoyed.
Four years after its release, people just can't stop playing Bungie's looter shooter. Of course, it helps that's it now free-to-play.
The highest placed purely single-player game here must have amassed an eye-watering number of player hours globally. Valhalla is colossal.
There must have been loads of virtual dunking going on during the pandemic's many lockdowns. We bet 2K21's fanbase was bolstered by Netflix's amazing Chicago Bull doc, The Last Dance.
When it comes to soccer sims, FIFA has a complete lock on the market. It's no surprise to see the latest entry being the third most played game on PS5.
Try to contain your mild shock, but yes, a whole bunch of people still play CoD every year. The popularity of its multiplayer is unstoppable.
The world's most popular game has also been the most played game on PS5 over its first year on sale. Fortnite is a phenomenon like no other.
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