PlayStation 5was released exactly one year ago on Jun 30, 2025. Throughout these 12 months, fans have enjoyed playing through a wide variety of games onPS5from both Sony’s own studios as well as third-party publishers.
Noteworthy PS5 launch games includedMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles MoralesandDemon’s Souls, while the early summer timeframe saw the release of two marquee exclusives inReturnalandRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart. During this time,PlayStation Studios also grew in size after the recent acquisitionsof Bluepoint Games, Firesprite, Housemarque, and Nixxes. As a way to celebrate PS5’s first anniversary, Sony has released a list of the top-played games on the platform.
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The post first reveals some noteworthy statistics, as of September 30, about thePS5 software line-up. It confirms that over 360 games have been released for the console and more than 25 titles are currently in development at PlayStation Studios. It later states that PS5 users have collectively played over 4.6 billion hours of gameplay, in addition to broadcasting over 26 million hours of content. Finally, the blog post lists the top ten PS5 games based on gameplay hours.
The list is as follows:
Some of the biggest franchises in the world likeCall of Duty,Destiny, andAssassin’s Creed, in addition to sports games likeNBA,FIFA, andMLB The Show, are all well represented in this list.NBA 2K22showing up at the final spotis perhaps the biggest surprise, given that it released just two months ago. The blog post also confirms that PS5 is the biggest console launch in history, before acknowledging the ongoing stock issues.
It is not surprising to seeFortniteat the top of this list, but there are a few other noteworthy entries. Fans probably expectedMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Moralesto be there despite its relatively short length, but evenDemon’s Soulsmade it, which is a remarkable achievement considering its sales potential when compared to the other games on this list.PS5 overall had a great first year, and 2022 is looking even better withHorizon Forbidden West,God of War Ragnarok, andGran Turismo 7all scheduled to launch next year.
While the PS5 software line-up is filled with exciting games, the console is still not easy to find. A recent report suggests thatSony has just lowered the total supply of PS5 consolesfor the rest of the fiscal year from 16 million units to around 14.8 million. This decrease is primarily due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage that is affecting various industries all around the world.
