🎉 Happy Fifth Birthday to the PlayStation 5! Five years of phenomenal gaming action, and Sony's got the mind-blowing stats to prove it. Hold onto your gaming chairs, folks, because these numbers are going to rock your world! 🚀
There's no shocker here that Fortnite, the heavyweight champion of battle royales, snatched the crown as the most-played multiplayer game on the PS5. Not just a game, it's a global sensation! And for our solo adventurers, Assassin's Creed Valhalla still holds the throne, leading the charge in single-player escapades since day one of the PS5 launch. Talk about legendary status!
But it doesn’t stop there—Sony’s revealed that PS5 players have logged a record-smashing 100 billion hours of gameplay. That's a mind-boggling amount of thumb-action across a staggering library of 7,500 games. Seriously, folks, this console knows how to keep you entertained!
Now, let's look at the multiplayer arena! After the juggernaut Fortnite, the perennial favorite, Grand Theft Auto V, cruises in as the second most-played online title. And proving its muscle in third place is the explosive Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, dominating its siblings with epic battles and dazzling gameplay!
For all you solo storyline heroes, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla reigns supreme, but hot on its trail is the mythic journey of God of War Ragnarok, unleashing Norse legends exclusively on PlayStation since 2022. And who could forget the magical whirlwind of Hogwarts Legacy? This latest magical entry rounds out the top three single-player games, casting its spell since its smashing release in 2023.
Dive deeper with Sony's fifth-anniversary blog, and you'll uncover more surprises, like the fact that one in four gamers have harnessed the power of at least one of the console's 20 accessibility features. Sony's commitment to inclusive gaming shines brighter than ever, especially with the launch of the customizable Access Controller in 2023!
And let's talk numbers—Sony's selling like hotcakes with an updated sales figure of 84.2 million PS5 units clocked in. That's a leap from 80 million! Crowning it as the ninth-best-selling console of all time, the PS5 just soared past the legendary Xbox 360. While it's still chasing down its PlayStation predecessors, there's no denying that the PS5 is crushing records and topping charts! 🏆
All this packed into a five-year ride that's just getting started! Cheers to the unstoppable thrill and innovation that is PlayStation 5! 🕹️🎮