Here’s a reminder that most people are perfectly content buying and playing older games on their spangly new systems: only two new PS5 titles released in 2024 managed to make the year’s top ten so far. That’s right, despite Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth , Tekken 8 , Stellar Blade , Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth , and many other fan favourites launching over the last six months or so, only Helldivers 2 and The Last of Us 2 Remastered could breach the list. The rest of the roster is dominated by old favourites: Grand Theft Auto 5 , Red Dead Redemption 2 , Rainbow Six: Siege , and Hogwarts Legacy – you get the idea.
Of course there’s nothing wrong with this, all of these are great games that genuinely deserve their continued success, but it is perhaps a little concerning to not see some of the aforementioned new releases putting in a better shift. Here’s the full top ten for your perusal: We should stress that this list is missing Palworld due to the way data is compiled, and that certainly would have breached the top ten if it was included. Still, it’s a reminder that the industry is largely being dominated by a select number of evergreen titles these days, and breaking into that roster is proving incredibly difficult.
Our pals at palworld can’t get their moment in the limelight..
