2020 had no shortage of games on offer, and with two next-gen console launches arriving at the end of last year, gamers were spoiled for choice when it came to choosing which games to play on those new systems. In a year that also saw more people stay at home rather than risk contracting the coronavirus, digital sales increased in 2020 as people opted to obtain games along safer online avenues. Now, Sony has released a list of the top-selling games on the PlayStation Store in the US and Canada.
Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was the most downloaded PS5 game of the year according to Sony, with Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla earning the second and third spots respectively. The rest of the top ten on Sony’s next-gen console were all a mixture of dependable annual franchise entries and brand new games, which you can see in the list below:
Most downloaded PS5 games of 2020
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- NBA 2K21
- Demon’s Souls
- Madden NFL 21
- FIFA 21
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure
- Immortals Fenyx Rising
- Watch Dogs: Legion
With PS5 stock being in high demand and short supply, there was still plenty of life left in the last-gen console for those consumers who didn’t take a next-gen plunge. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War also claimed the number one position on the PS4 top ten downloads of 2020 list, while Grand Theft Auto V took second place. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare took the third spot, Minecraft came in at fourth, and Ghost of Tsushima—Sony’s fastest-selling new IP–was the fifth most downloaded PS4 game of the year. You can see the rest of the list below:
Most downloaded PS4 games of 2020
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Minecraft
- Ghost of Tsushima
- The Last of Us Part II
- NBA 2K21
- NBA 2K20
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Madden NFL 21
If you’re craving more statistics about gaming in 2020, then have a look at the record-breaking numbers that Twitter recorded on the topic. With people stuck at home and video games proving to be a perfect way to keep boredom at bay, more than two billion tweets about upcoming games, esports teams, and new console technologies were logged across that social media platform.
The rest of the blog post also includes lists for Europe’s top ten games on both PlayStation consoles, as well as a look at the most downloaded PSVR games. Beat Saber took the number one spot, with the rest of the list populated by games such as Job Simulator, Superhot VR, and Gorn.