Here are the most downloaded games in 2022, it's surprising...or not

The PS5 and PS4 have shared the best-selling digital and most downloaded games of 2022, and there’s a big surprise in store. Grandpa fights back!

2022 wasn’t such a crazy year in terms of video games on PS5 and PS4. So yes we still had the rights to big releases like Elden Ring, Gran Turismo or even Horizon Forbidden West and God of War Ragnarok but that was pretty much it. A good chunk of very large cartridges, whether exclusive or not, is more likely to be expected this year, and it starts in January with Forspoken in particular.
2023 should also be particularly busy for Sony, which is not only gearing up to release major exclusives, most notably its PSVR 2, which should hit your wallet particularly hard.

PS5 and PS4 rankings not that surprising, except for one detail…

But first place in the rating. Not surprisingly, in Europe, the big winner across all categories on PS5 and PS4 is undoubtedly FIFA 23. Football that took place at the end of 2022. Then comes on PS5 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, a real hit literally buried COD Vanguard released a year earlier, then comes God of War Ragnarok etc Elder Ringtwo of the biggest games of the year honored at The Game Awards 2022.
Finally, in fifth position on PS5, ahead of Horizon Forbidden West or Gran Turismo 7, a game that is almost ten years old proudly sits. An absolute record holder that continues to sell despite being among the best-selling games in the entire history of video games for years, we’re obviously talking about GTA 5.

It’s as surprising as it is predictable, Rockstar’s game obviously doesn’t age and still seduces players after all these years and apparently not everyone has bought it yet, the biggest surprise is surely here. ‘elsewhere. The game is even over on the PS4 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

and inserts the second position directly after it FIFA 23. There’s also Minecraft, also one of the best-selling games in video gaming history, which also doesn’t seem to have been affected by the wear and tear of the years.

On PSVR, Beat Saber dominates his companions, closely followed by job simulator etc Super hot VR. On the free-to-play side, it is fall guys Who wins the round followed by Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 and Fortnite. A trio that has absolutely nothing surprising here as the games are a hit on all platforms. Despite a chaotic start, Overwatch 2 also does quite well, coming in fifth place shortly thereafter multiversethe supercharged Smash Bros so caused quite a stir upon its release.