PlayStation Adds SteamDB-Like Features to the PS5 Welcome Hub by Revealing Weekly Player Numbers and Trending Games
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Key Points:
- PlayStation is testing a new feature in the PS5 beta program that displays weekly player counts for popular and trending games in users' countries via a widget on the PS5 Welcome Hub.
- The widget has two modes: "Top 10," showing weekly player numbers for consistently popular games, and "Trending Now," highlighting games experiencing recent surges in popularity.
- Data is region-based, offering insights into game popularity within individual countries rather than globally, potentially encouraging local multiplayer engagement.
- Initial data from the US shows Fortnite leading with 14.6 million weekly players, followed by GTA V, Minecraft, Call of Duty, and Apex Legends.
- This feature aims to provide more transparent insights into game popularity on PlayStation, but is currently limited to beta testers and may take time before a full global rollout.