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Download rankings for December 2023 on PlayStation®Store! A total of five rankings are available for PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR2, PlayStation®VR and free-to-play basic titles. Monthly rankings for the US/Canada are also available, so check them out as well.

Baldur's Gate 3 is No. 1 in the PS5 ranking. In second place is "Granblue Fantasy Versus - Rising". And "Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III" came in third place.

On PS4, "Monster Hunter: World" came in first place. In second place was "Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen". In third place was "Granblue Fantasy Versus - Rising".

In the PS VR2 ranking, "Beat Saber" came in first place. In second place was "RUINSMAGUS - Ruins Magus Complete". And "Kayak VR: Mirage" came in third place.

Gun Club VR" and "THE FINALS" were the number one PS VR and free-to-play titles respectively.

PlayStation 5​

	Japan	USA/Canada
1	Baldur's Gate 3	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
2	Granblue Fantasy Versus -Rising-	Madden NFL 24
3	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III	Grand Theft Auto V
4	Yakuza 7 Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name	NBA 2K24
5	Monster hunter rise	EA SPORTS FC 24
6	Hogwarts legacy	Marvel's Spider-Man 2
7	EA SPORTS FC 24	Baldur's Gate 3
8	Street Fighter 6	Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
9	Resident Evil RE:4	ARK: Survival Ascended
10	Grand Theft Auto V	Hogwarts Legacy
11	Avatar: Frontier of Pandora	God of War Ragnarök
12	ELDEN RING	Mortal Kombat 1
13	CUSTOM MECH WARS -Custom Mech Wars-	UFC 5
14	The Elder Scrolls Online	Cyberpunk 2077
15	cyberpunk 2077	STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor
16	persona 5 the royal	Alan Wake 2
17	Marvel's Spider-Man 2	The Crew Motorfest
18	FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE	Resident Evil 4
19	FINAL FANTASY XVI	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
20	Resident Evil RE:3	NHL 24

PlayStation 4​

	Japan	USA/Canada
1	Monster Hunter: World	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
2	Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen	Red Dead Redemption 2
3	Granblue Fantasy Versus -Rising-	Minecraft
4	Mine Craft	Grand Theft Auto V
5	Grand Theft Auto V	Madden NFL 24
6	Romancing Saga 2	NBA 2K24
7	EA SPORTS FC 24	EA SPORTS FC 24
8	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III	Batman: Arkham Knight
9	hogwarts legacy	theHunter: Call of the Wild
10	dragon quest x online	Hogwarts Legacy
11	Yakuza 7 Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name	Gang Beasts
12	monster hunter rise	Need for Speed Heat
13	Battlefield V	Call of Duty: Black Ops III
14	street fighter 6	God of War
15	persona 4 the golden	The Forest
16	resident evil 6	STAR WARS Battlefront II
17	Dragon Quest XI In Search of Bygone Time S	God of War Ragnarök
18	Yakuza Kiwami	Rust Console Edition
19	13 Sentinels Defense Zone	Red Dead Redemption
20	resident evil 5	NHL 24

Free to Play (PS5 + PS4)​

	Japan	USA/Canada
1	THE FINALS	Fortnite
2	BLUE PROTOCOL	THE FINALS
3	Fortnite	Roblox
4	Apex Legends	LEGO Fortnite
5	Genshin	Call of Duty: Warzone
6	LEGO Fortnite	Rocket League
7	Collapse: Star Rail	Fall Guys
8	Roblox	Fortnite Battle Royale
9	Fall Guys	Apex Legends
10	Overwatch 2	Rocket Racing

PlayStation VR2​

	Japan	USA/Canada
1	Beat Saber	Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
2	RUINSMAGUS ~Ruins Magus Complete~	Among Us VR
3	Kayak VR: Mirage	Beat Saber
4	CROSSFIRE: Sierra Squad	Arizona Sunshine 2
5	Puzzling Places	Job Simulator
6	The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR	Pavlov
7	TRIPP: A new meditation method	Swordsman VR
8	Horizon Call of the Mountain	Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge
9	Swordsman VR	NFL PRO ERA II
10	Dyschronia:Chronos Alternate Episode I	Synapse

PlayStation VR​

	Japan	USA/Canada
1	Gun Club VR	SUPERHOT VR
2	18 floors	Job Simulator
3	Summer Lesson: Alison Snow	Beat Saber
4	Summer Lesson: Chisato Shinjo	The Walking Dead Onslaught
5	Summer lesson: Hikari Miyamoto	Arizona Sunshine
6	Beat Saber	Batman: Arkham VR
7	MONSTER OF THE DEEP: FINAL FANTASY XV	ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
8	A story of star fragments. trick version	Marvel's Iron Man VR
9	Shadow Point	Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul
10	ARK Park	Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality

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The EU download rankings for December can be found here.

 

[Guilty_AI]

 

[[Sigma]]

THE FINALS

 

[dottme]

I knew the Japanese were interested in bear porn.

 

[Guilty_AI]

I knew the Japanese were interested in bear porn.

Shirokuma Tensei: Mori no Shugoshin ni Natta zo Densetsu

After devoted mountain climber Kumakichi Kumada falls into a ravine, he wakes up in the middle of a forest in another world...as a polar bear! Now this tough Ursus maritimus is looking after six werewolf sisters on the run from the humans tyrannizing their clan. Keeping his wits about him and...

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[SlimeGooGoo]

.

 

[lh032]

baldurs gate 3> all jrpg

 

[MLSabre]

Shirokuma Tensei: Mori no Shugoshin ni Natta zo Densetsu

After devoted mountain climber Kumakichi Kumada falls into a ravine, he wakes up in the middle of a forest in another world...as a polar bear! Now this tough Ursus maritimus is looking after six werewolf sisters on the run from the humans tyrannizing their clan. Keeping his wits about him and...

myanimelist.net

They really do have isekais for everything, don't they?

 

[Doom85]

You love to see it, Larian just winning everywhere.

 

[Lupin25]

Wait until these release

Tekken 8
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Persona 3 Reload
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Rise of the Ronin
Stellar Blade
Metaphor: ReFantazio

If that’s not enough to give the PS5 more momentum in Japan this year I don’t know what will (fighting, JRPGs, Action RPGs).

 

[Zathalus]

Not exactly a surprise. Fantasy RPGs are popular in Japan. Skyrim has enjoyed some popularity there for example. Wizardry was played quite a bit back in the day as well.

 

[Ozriel]

No physical release means BG3 purchase is all digital and is likely to be somewhat higher on download charts than it would have been otherwise.

Still impressive performance! Larian knocked it out of the park

 

[Doom85]

No physical release means BG3 purchase is all digital and is likely to be somewhat higher on download charts than it would have been otherwise.

Still impressive performance! Larian knocked it out of the park

Actually, BG 3 did get a physical release in Japan, it’s why before Larian announced a limited physical release for US/EU, some were considering importing a Japanese copy.

Hopefully everyone waited as the Japanese version has some censoring of nudity and such apparently.

But yeah, BG 3 is not digital only in Japan.

 

[Ronin_7]

Wait until these release

Tekken 8
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Persona 3 Reload
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Rise of the Ronin
Stellar Blade
Metaphor: ReFantazio

If that’s not enough to give the PS5 more momentum in Japan this year I don’t know what will (fighting, JRPGs, Action RPGs).

Monster Hunter or Dragon Quest.

 

[Fake]

PS4 will do great this year. Granblue, Unicorn, that persona game, Elden ring DLC, Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaishi.

Japan year.

 

[struggler_guts]

There's still hope for Japan

 

[StereoVsn]

Actually, BG 3 did get a physical release in Japan, it’s why before Larian announced a limited physical release for US/EU, some were considering importing a Japanese copy.

Hopefully everyone waited as the Japanese version has some censoring of nudity and such apparently.

But yeah, BG 3 is not digital only in Japan.

Japanese version could also be had around $55 plus shipping. The special edition versions are $100 + tax.

I grabbed BG3 import plus couple other things from Play Asia and shipping was pretty cheap. I can live without nudity in a console game anyways.

 

[Doom85]

I can live without nudity in a console game anyways.

Me: Oh, eh, heh, yeah, me too, who cares, right? I definitely didn’t find the nudity to be a huge plus when I played BG 3 on PS5…
(StereoVsn looks over my shoulder at my PC)
StereoVsn: Hey, why do you have five folders labeled “Shadowheart”, “Lae’zel”, “Karlach”, “Jaheira”, and “All the female NPCS”?
Me: ……for keeping all the useful class build tips I’ve received for them, obviously!
StereoVsn: ….but there’s a NPC folder.
Me: Hey, Larian might eventually make every single female NPC recruitable! You don’t know! Now cease this interrogation!

 

[Woopah]

I've added some of the last known physical sales from Japan in December (these are the missesing the first three days, as the trakcing period doesn't align exactly with the month):

Baldur's Gate 3 - 25,916
Granblue Fantasy Versus -Rising-
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Yakuza 7 Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Monster hunter rise
Hogwarts Legacy
EA SPORTS FC 24
Street Fighter 6
Resident Evil RE:4
Grand Theft Auto V
Avatar: Frontier of Pandora - 8,363
ELDEN RING
CUSTOM MECH WARS
The Elder Scrolls Online
cyberpunk 2077
persona 5 the royal
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - 53,238
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE - 22,749
FINAL FANTASY XVI
Resident Evil RE:3

As we can see, digital raitos change a lot based on bundling/pricing.

 

[adamsapple]

Well, where else are they gonna get their turn-based RPG fix. Final Fantasy has moved on.

 

[Hudo]

Is this only for third-party? Because Sony's first-party is pretty much non-existent in these lists.

 

[Physiognomonics]

Japanese were not buying PS5 games because... they don't buy bad games.

 

[Woopah]

Is this only for third-party? Because Sony's first-party is pretty much non-existent in these lists.

What first party games were you expecting to see on these lists?

 

[Hudo]

What first party games were you expecting to see on these lists?

After giving it a bit more thought: None, really.

 

[BouncyFrag]

BG3 juggernaut AF.

 

[Madflavor]

If BG3 is a popular breakout in Japan, that could be huge. There are some RPG publishers, like Square Enix, who seem to think Strategy, Tactics and Turn Based aren’t popular anymore.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Just wanted to say that this cover slaps. That's it.

 

[Ozriel]

Actually, BG 3 did get a physical release in Japan, it’s why before Larian announced a limited physical release for US/EU, some were considering importing a Japanese copy.

Hopefully everyone waited as the Japanese version has some censoring of nudity and such apparently.

But yeah, BG 3 is not digital only in Japan.

Didn’t know that. Since launch?
Makes the performance there even more impressive then.

Edit: Just seeing that the physical edition in Japan was released December 21st. That late in the month means digital still is somewhat skewed. Famitsu reports 26k sales for December for the Disk edition for the month of December.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Wish I was good at keeping receipts, some guy in here was adamant this game flopped on consoles.

 

[Doom85]

Didn’t know that. Since launch?
Makes the performance there even more impressive then.

Edit: Just seeing that the physical edition in Japan was released December 21st. That late in the month means digital still is somewhat skewed. Famitsu reports 26k sales for December for the Disk edition for the month of December.

All the info I found says the physical and digital versions for Japan launched the same day.

Regardless, the fact it released that late in the month and still topped the chart makes BG 3’s success in Japan all the more praise worthy.