Sony Interactive Entertainment will announce and award the PlayStation format titles that have been hits in Japan and Asia over the past year on Friday, December 2nd.“PlayStation Partner Awards 2022”was held.
The titles selected for the “Grand Award” are the two titles developed in Japan and Asia with the highest sales worldwide.The award goes to FromSoftware“Elden Ring”and HoYoverse“Haragami”became.
All award winners are listed below.
■GRAND AWARD
Among the titles developed by software makers in Japan and the Asian region, the top two titles in global sales (*1) from October 2021 to September 2022.・Genshin Impact (PS5, PS4) HoYoverse
・ “ELDEN RING” (PS5, PS4) From Software Co., Ltd.■ PARTNER AWARD
Among the titles developed by software makers in Japan and the Asian region, titles that rank among the top in global sales (*1) from October 2021 to September 2022, and that have produced particularly noteworthy activity results. (*2)・ “Kimetsu no Yaiba Hinokami Kepputan” (PS5, PS4) Aniplex Inc.
・ “Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel” (PS5, PS4) Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
・”Final Fantasy XIV” (PS5, PS4) Square Enix Co., Ltd.
・”Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2″ (PS5, PS4) Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
・ “Resident Evil Village” (PS5, PS4) Capcom Co., Ltd.■ SPECIAL AWARD
Among the titles developed by software makers in the Japan/Asia region, the highest sales (*1) in the Japan/Asia region from October 2021 to September 2022.・Apex Legends (PS5, PS4) Electronic Arts Inc.
Among the titles jointly developed with SIE Worldwide Studios, the top-selling works worldwide (*1) from October 2021 to September 2022.
・”Gran Turismo 7″ (PS5, PS4) Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
■USERS’ CHOICE AWARD
Top 5 titles selected by user votes in Japan and Asia from the top 30 titles by total game play time.・ “ELDEN RING” (PS5, PS4) From Software Co., Ltd.
・ “Earth Defense Force 6” (PS5, PS4) D3 Publisher Co., Ltd.
・Stray (PS5, PS4) Annapurana Interactive
・”STRANGE OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN” (PS5, PS4) Square Enix Co., Ltd.
・Ghostwire: Tokyo (PS5) Bethesda Softworks(*1) Calculated based on physical sales and PlayStation Store digital sales (including add-on content and in-game currency).
(*2) SIE’s unique indicators such as the number of players are also used in the selection process.
(*3) Describes the publisher in Japan.
The PlayStation Partner Awards are a festival that honors the creative activities of creators and presents awards to hit titles released for PlayStation. It started in 1995, the year after the birth of the first PlayStation, and will be held for the 28th time this year.
It will also be held at a real venue for the first time in three years, and this time Mr. Hidetaka Miyazaki, who was the director of “Elden Ring”, will appear. He left a comment in response to a reporter’s question.
The first question was, “Looking back now, what do you think about the reason why it has gained so much popularity?”Mr. Miyazaki“Honestly, I haven’t been able to analyze it much. I’m at a loss even if I’m asked to reproduce it.”said.
He continued, “I have no intention of changing the way I’ve been making things until now.”
Regarding the next question, “I think it’s no exaggeration to say that you have sold over 10 million copies and have become a world-famous developer. What is FromSoftware’s next goal?”“I don’t really feel that we have become a world-class developer.”replied.
“As always, we have made what we want to make, so we would like to continue to make works that are unique to us.”continues.
The last question was, “After the release, I’m sure you’ve received a lot of feedback from players all over the world, but if there’s anything in particular that left an impression on you, please tell us.”
Mr. Miyazaki said, “Actually, I try not to see the voices of users directly. , Because I can’t see it objectively and it will affect my future policy.Therefore, there is nothing that left a strong impression.”
However, on the other hand, “There are many people who have played Fromm games for the first time since Elden Ring, and when I look at the reactions of those people, when I hear the screaming voices, I feel nostalgic for the first time in “Demon’s Souls” for the first time in a long time. I was able to taste it.”
I look forward to seeing more games created by Mr. Miyazaki and FromSoftware.
“PlayStation Partner Awards 2022” official website is here
