PS5 Now Tells You Exactly How Many People Play GTA 5
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- Sony is beta testing a new PS5 home screen widget that reveals the most-played games in a user's region along with weekly player counts, providing unprecedented transparency into console game popularity.
- The current top eight most-played games in the U.S. include Fortnite (14.6 million players), Grand Theft Auto 5 (5.13 million), Minecraft (4.97 million), and Call of Duty (4.95 million).
- This feature marks the first time PlayStation users can see exact weekly player numbers, offering insights similar to Steam’s data but still less granular.
- The widget also includes a trending list that highlights games with significant week-to-week increases in player activity, helping to spotlight titles with recent updates or DLC.
- This new transparency could influence how players discover popular or rising games on PlayStation, a platform traditionally lacking detailed player engagement data.