Sony Interactive Entertainment has published a list of the best games for PS5 and PS4 in 2023, based on the number of hours spent in them.
Shareware projects and battle royales reign here. Only a few countries deviate from the trend.
Fortnite is the most popular game in almost all countries except Japan, South Korea, Brazil and Colombia. In Japan, Apex Legends and Genshin Impact overtook Fortnite to take the top two spots, respectively. In Brazil and Colombia, the most popular game was FIFA 23, followed by Fortnite. South Korea is the only country with a different list of the most popular games: Diablo 4 and Elden Ring are in the top three.
In addition to Fortnite and FIFA 23, the top three most popular games worldwide Call of Duty and GTA Online/GTA V are repeated around the world. Another exception was Argentina, where Rocket League became the third most significant game of 2023 after Fortnite and FIFA 23.