The results are presented at the PlayStation Partner Awards 2022 Japan Asia. This year, the Grand Prix received 2 titles: Impact Genshin and Ring of Elden. In addition to the Grand Awards, Sony also presented Partner, Special and Users’ Choice awards.
The PlayStation Partner Awards were presented in 1995, one year after the platform’s release. Originally called the PlayStation Awards, the annual event celebrates the successful PlayStation games sold during the year and the creativity of the people who created them.
A total of 14 awards were presented this year for games released between October 2021 and September 2022. The grand award was given to the two best-selling games in the world, created by Japanese and Asian developers. The 5 Partner Award winners met the same criteria but also had particularly outstanding user performance. The first special prize was awarded to the best-selling game in Japan and Asia developed outside of those regions, and the second to the best-selling game in the world developed in collaboration with Sony Interactive. . Finally, the User’s Choice award was given to 5 of the 30 most played games (by total hours) as voted by players in Japan and Asia.
Check out the full results below:
- Grand Prize:
- Genshin Impact
- Ring of Elden
- Partner price:
- Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba - Hinokami Chronicles
- Yoo Gi Oh! Master Duel
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2
- Resident Evil Village
- Special price:
- Apex Legends
- Gran Turismo 7
- Users Choice Award:
- Ring of Elden
- Ground Defense Force 6
- To roam
- Stranger from Heaven: Final Fantasy Origin
- Ghostwire: Tokyo
Of particular note, Ring of Elden won several awards this year, winning both the Grand Prix and the User’s Choice award. In addition, Genshin Impact, Final Fantasy XIV and Apex Legends are returning winners for 2021. Genshin also took home the Grand Prix last year as both FFXIV and Summit receive their awards for the third year in a row.