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Zippy6 on 09 January 2024
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Ryuu96 said:
ClassicGamingWizzz said:

Ps community dont give shits about GAAS games, they tried so many all them flopped , only a couple like the biggest didnt. Sony and nintendo fanbases are much more single player focused.

I am sure you see all over net psfans shitting on the supposed rumoured gaas ps strategy that didnt even started and its hated.

I think you're making the mistake of conflating the internets opinion with the wider market which is way larger and diverse than Twitter/Forum/Reddit. Everyone on the internet talks shit about GAAS on the internet, not just Sony users, it doesn't stop them from being huge hits though. Genuine question but how many GAAS has Sony actually tried? What ones flopped and when?

I also remember seeing a lot of people excited for The Last of Us Factions or saying Sony should bring back SOCOM.

The PlayStation fanbase is so huge (we're talking an install-base of around 100m) that the community is more than big enough and thus diverse enough in interests to support both. The PlayStation 4 and 5 took a lot of Xbox's userbase as well, a lot of multiplayer focused gamers. The most played list for Xbox and PlayStation isn't that different overall.

What were the most popular games of 2023 on PlayStation? Well, they were all multiplayer/multiplayer focused titles such as Fortnite, Rocket League, Fifa 23, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto V, Apex Legends, Genshin Impact, I'm sure as well if we had a top 20 list we'd also find Roblox, Rainbow Six Siege, Overwatch 2, Destiny 2, etc, on that list.

GAAS is a modern phrase viewed as a naughty word. Lots of old series would be GAAS today. Warhawk, Modnation Racers, LittleBigPlanet, Twisted Metal, SOCOM. That's 5 Sony franchises off the bat that these days would almost certainly be GAAS titles. GAAS titles are popular everywhere including on PS so I don't know why he thinks the PS community especially doesn't care for them. Maybe he didn't see the most played games on PlayStation for 2023.

From the top 3 played games on PlayStation of 23 countries here's how many times each game appeared:

Fortnite - 22 appearances
Fifa - 19 appearances
Call of Duty - 15 Appearances
GTA V - 8 Appearances
Diablo IV - 1 Appearance
Apex Legends - 1 Appearance
Genshin Impact - 1 Appearance
Rocket League - 1 Appearance
Elden Ring - 1 Appearance

Elden Ring is the only game I would consider not a GAAS title, South Korea is the only country that has a non GAAS title in it's top 3. GAAS titles dominate the playtime on PlayStation platforms.