PlayStation Blog Game of the Year 2022 Winners Announced; Sony PS Plus Extra to Lose 10 PS4 Games and More
PlayStation Blog held a poll for Game of the Year 2022 and the votes have now been counted. Players got to vote across 16 categories with every category having 4 awards, Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze, same as the PlayStation trophy system. God of War: Ragnarok absolutely dominated and took home the most awards. Check out all the winners across the 16 categories below:
Best New Character
- Platinum: Thor – God of War: Ragnarok
- Gold: Cat – Stray
- Silver: Odin – God of War: Ragnarok
- Bronze: Malenia – Elden Ring
Best Story
- Platinum: God of War: Ragnarok
- Gold: The Last of Us Part 1
- Silver: Elden Ring
- Bronze: Horizon Forbidden West
Best Graphical Showcase
- Platinum: God of War: Ragnarok
- Gold: Horizon Forbidden West
- Silver: Elden Ring
- Bronze: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Best Art Direction
- Platinum: God of War: Ragnarok
- Gold: Elden RIng
- Silver: Horizon Forbidden West
- Bronze: Stray
Best Audio Design
- Platinum: God of War: Ragnarok
- Gold: Elden Ring
- Silver: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Bronze: Horizon Forbidden West
Soundtrack of the Year
- Platinum: God of War: Ragnarok
- Gold: Elden Ring
- Silver: The Last of Us Part 1
- Bronze: Horizon Forbidden West
Best Accessibility Features
- Platinum: God of War: Ragnarok
- Gold: The Last of Us Part 1
- Silver: Horizon Forbidden West
- Bronze: FIFA 23
Best Use of DualSense
- Platinum: God of War: Ragnarok
- Gold: Horzion Forbidden West
- Silver: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Bronze: Stray
Best Multiplayer Experience
- Platinum: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Gold: Overwatch 2
- Silver: FIFA 23
- Bronze: Gran Turismo 7
Best Ongoing Game
- Platinum: Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
- Gold: Fortnite
- Silver: Final Fantasy XIV
- Bronze: Fall Guys
Best Sports Game
- Platinum: Gran Turismo 7
- Gold: FIFA 23
- Silver: NBA 2K23
- Bronze: F1 22
Best Independent Game of the Year
- Platinum: Stray
- Gold: Sifu
- Silver: Cult of the Lamb
- Bronze: Inscryption
Best Re-Release
- Platinum: Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
- Gold: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
- Silver: Life is Strange: Remastered Collection
- Bronze: Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
PlayStation 4 Game of the Year
- Platinum: God of War: Ragnarok
- Gold: Elden Ring
- Silver: Horizon Forbidden West
- Bronze: Stray
PlayStation 5 Game of the Year
- Platinum: God of War: Ragnarok
- Gold: Elden Ring
- Silver: Horizon Forbidden West
- Bronze: Stray
Most Anticipated Game of 2023 and Beyond
- Platinum: Hogwarts Legacy
- Gold: Resident Evil 4
- Silver: Marvel’s Wolverine
- Bronze: Assassin’s Creed: Mirage
Your votes have been tallied and we can now reveal the PS Blog Game of the Year 2022 winners are… https://t.co/GE78YLxko4 pic.twitter.com/LBWKVikL7K
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) December 20, 2022
On the topic of PlayStation, a report by Famitsu (via InsiderGaming) hints towards an exciting 2023 for the console. In an interview with Sony Interactive Entertainment Platform Experience SVP, Hideaki Nishino, Famitsu asked that PS4 Pro was launched 3 years after the release of the console, so would PS5 follow the same trend.
Nishino replied by stating that by the end of fiscal year 2022, cumulative sales for the console will exceed 37 million units, which will be an important time for the platform as well. He hopes that fans look forward to what they have planned for them in 2023. Though this does not confirm the arrival of PS5 Pro, players should not lose hope as they do have something planned for 2023. At the moment, players can look forward to the PlayStation 5 with the detachable disc drive.
In other news, a report by True Trophies states that 10 PlayStation 4 games will be leaving PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium on January 17, 2023. Check out all the 10 games that you can only play till January 2023 for free below:
- Electronic Super Joy
- Leo’s Fortune
- Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
- Seasons After Fall
- Bound by Flame
- The Last Tinker: City of Colors
- Space Hulk: Tactics
- Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom
- Masters of Anima
- The Council
Lastly, the Box Art Design for PSVR 2 games has been revealed. Spotted by PushSquare, an Amazon listing has shown how PSVR 2 physical copies will look. They will follow a similar aesthetic as PlayStation 5 games, with blue boxes, white border stating ‘PS5’ and the artwork for the game. Check out the PSVR 2 Box Art Design for The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution – Payback Edition below:
