2016 was a big year for the digital version Rocket League. Not only was it the most downloaded game through the PlayStation Store in North America, but it was also the biggest selling game through the PlayStation Store in Europe, Sony has revealed. Rocket League first launched in July 2015 as a PlayStation Plus title.
In North America, the top PlayStation 3 games of 2016 were Minecraft, The Last of Us, and Grand Theft Auto V; the PlayStation Vita’s biggest games were Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth, Minecraft, and God Eater: Resurrection; and PlayStation VR’s most downloaded titles were Job Simulator, Batman: Arkham VR, and Until Dawn: Rush of Blood.
In Europe, the top 20 best-selling PlayStation games of 2016 were all on PS4, so it remains to be seen how well games on PS3, PS Vita, and PSVR did.
Here’s the most downloaded PlayStation games of 2016 through the PlayStation Store in North America, as well as the best selling PlayStation games of 2016 through the PlayStation Store in Europe:
North America
PlayStation 4 Games
- Rocket League
- Battlefield 1
- Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- The Division
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Overwatch: Origins Edition
- Battlefield 4
- No Man’s Sky
- FIFA 17
- NBA 2K17
- Need for Speed
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Battlefield Hardline
- Madden NFL 17
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- The Last Of Us Remastered
- Final Fantasy XV
PlayStation VR Games
- Job Simulator
- Batman: Arkham VR
- Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
- PlayStation VR Worlds
- Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
- Here They Lie
- Sports Bar VR
- Carnival Games VR
- Harmonix Music VR
- EVE: Valkyrie
PlayStation 3 Games
- Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition
- The Last Of Us
- Grand Theft Auto V
- LittleBigPlanet 3
- Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare
- Battlefield 4
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- Need for Speed Most Wanted
- FIFA 17
- Watch Dogs
PlayStation Vita Games
- Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth
- Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
- God Eater: Resurrection
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus
- Borderlands 2
- Persona 4 Golden
- Jak and Daxter Collection
- Sword Art Online Hollow Fragment
- Ratchet & Clank Collection
- Severed
PlayStation Classics
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Bully
- Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy
- Dark Cloud 2
- Twisted Metal: Black
- The Warriors
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Star Wars Bounty Hunter
- Rogue Galaxy
- Manhunt
Europe
All PlayStation Games
- Rocket League (PS4)
- FIFA 17 (PS4)
- Battlefield 4 (PS4)
- Battlefield 1 (PS4)
- Destiny: Rise of Iron (PS4)
- Grand Theft Auto V (PS4)
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PS4)
- Need for Speed (PS4)
- Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (PS4)
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (PS4)
- Ark: Survival Evolved (PS4)
- FIFA 16 (PS4)
- Battlefield Hardline (PS4)
- The Division (PS4)
- Rainbow Six Siege (PS4)
- Hitman (PS4)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PS4)
- Star Wars Battlefront (PS4)
- Ratchet & Clank (PS4)
- Far Cry Primal (PS4)
Just looking at December, Ark Survivor’s Pack/Ark: Survival Evolved was #1 on PS4 in both North America and Europe. Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 debuted in 7th on PS4 in North America, and The Walking Dead: A New Frontier placed in 17th on PS4 in Europe.
Are you surprised to see Rocket League at the top of the PS4 chart?
[Source: PlayStation Blog (1), (2)]
