With 2019 having officially come and gone, some of the most intriguing facts of the year are always the year-end sales and bestsellers lists. Sony is no exception, and as is tradition, the company has shared a full breakdown of the bestselling digital games that were sold on the PlayStation Store in 2019.
Over on thePlayStation Blog, Sony officially shared the charts for the bestselling digital games on PlayStation Store for both the US and Europe in 2019, which you can find in full below. The charts themselves are PS4-centric and exclude PS3 or PS Vita, and are broken down into four main categories: PS4 games, PS VR games, free-to-play games, and expansions/DLC.
Taking a quick glance at the charts,Call of Duty: Modern WarfareandGrand Theft Auto Vtopped the charts in the US and Europe, respectively.Call of Dutybeing the top downloaded game of 2019 for PS4 owners in the US isn’t too much of a surprising statistic, given thatCall of Dutytraditionally is among the top-selling games each year. However, in Europe somehowGrand Theft Auto Vstill managed to reign supreme, which is astounding for the now six-year-old game.
For the other categories, bothApex LegendsandFornitewound up towards the top of the free-to-play charts, withApexmanaging to come out on top of the massive popularity ofFortnite, surprisingly. For PS VR,Beat Saberwas the top-selling VR game across both North America and Europe, whileFortniteDLC completely dominated the DLC charts in both regions.
However, some of the most interesting stats to take away from the full bestsellers list for PlayStation Store are PS4 exclusive games, withDays Goneappearing as the bestselling digital PS4 exclusive of 2019. In the US, the game appeared at #10, which managed impressively to chart ahead of major releases in 2019 such asBorderlands 3andMortal Kombat 11. Other PS4 exclusives that made the chart included 2018’s two marquee PS4 titles,God of WarandMarvel’s Spider-Man, at #15 and #20, respectively.
For a closer look at the bestselling digital games on the PlayStation Store in 2019, you can check out the charts below:
PlayStation Store US
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
Grand Theft Auto V
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Madden NFL 20
Star Wars Battlefront II
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Borderlands 3
MLB The Show 19
World War Z
God of War
Mortal Kombat 11
Rocket League
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition
The Forest
Marvel’s Spider-Man
PS VR Games
Beat Saber
Superhot VR
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted
Job Simulator
Creed: Rise to Glory
Borderlands 2 VR
Firewall Zero Hour
Blood & Truth
PlayStation VR Worlds
Free-to-Play Games
Apex Legends
Realm Royale
Brawlhalla
Warface Live
Don’t Even Think
H1Z1: Battle Royale
3 on 3 Freestyle
DLC and Expansions
