30th Anniversary PlayStation Partner Awards 2024 Japan Asia Winner Announced – PlayStation.Blog

Today, December 3, marks PlayStation’s 30th anniversary. To celebrate, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) hosted the 2024 PlayStation Partner Awards in Japan Asia (hereinafter referred to as the PlayStation Partner Awards), honoring all the incredible games and publishers developer has released their game on PlayStation in the Japan/Asia region.

In addition to celebrating the success of 2024 PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 titles (from October 2023 to September 2024), this year’s awards also honor exceptional games by Japanese developers. and other Asia created, published on traditional PlayStation platforms over the past 30 years – original PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4. Read on to find out. list of all games that received awards at the event.

The games are listed in alphabetical order.

Excellence Award

Awarded for being developed in the Japan/Asia region with consistent and significant impact and commercial success over the past three years*.

Genshin Impact (HoYover)

Big prize

Awarded to the top three titles developed in the Japan and Asia regions with the highest revenues worldwide from October 2023 to September 2024*.

Black Legend: Wukong (Game science interactive technology)
Elder Ring: Erdtree’s Shadow (FromSoftware, Inc / Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix LLC)

Partner Award

Awarded to titles developed in the Japan/Asia region with the highest sales worldwide between October 2023 and September 2024*, with exceptional achievements remarkable.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 (Capcom Company Limited)
Honkai: Star Railway (HoYover)
Like a dragon: Endless wealth (Sega)
Reload Persona 3 (Atlus Company Limited)
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Entertainment Company)
First descendant(Nexon)
Non-Zen zone（HoYovers）

Special prize

Awarded to PS5 titles developed in collaboration with SIE outside the Japan/Asia region and achieving outstanding success in Japan/Asia between October 2023 and September 2024*.

The Rise of Ronin (SIE, developed by Koei Tecmo)
Star blade (SIE, developed by Shift Up)

Award voted by users

Awarded to the top five titles released in the Japan/Asia region between October 2023 and September 2024, as selected by users in the Japan/Asia region Asia, among the top 30 titles with the longest total play time.

Black Legend: Wukong (Game science interactive technology)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix LLC)
Like a dragon: Endless wealth (Sega)
The Rise of Ronin (SIE, developed by Koei Tecmo)
Star blade (SIE, developed by Shift Up)

PlayStation Generation Award

Awarded to titles chosen by users in the Japan and Asia regions from each generation of PlayStation – original PlayStation, PS2, PSP, PS3, PS Vita and PS4. All games are previous “PlayStation Partner Award” winners.

PlayStation generation (1994 onwards)
Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix LLC)

PlayStation 2 generation (2000 onwards)
Final Fantasy X (Square Enix LLC)

PlayStation Portable Generations (2004 onwards)
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (Capcom Company Limited)

PlayStation 3 generation (2006 onwards)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.)

PlayStation Vita generation (2011 onwards)
Persona 4 gold (Atlus Company Limited)

PlayStation 4 generation (2013 onwards)
Old ring (FromSoftware, Inc / Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.)

* SIE metrics, such as number of players, are also factored into the selection of nominees. The publishers listed are those of the Japanese PlayStation Store.

Below are messages from the “Excellence Award” and “Grand Award” recipients to all players.

Genshin Impact

(Hoyoverse)

* Photo of the HoYovers team’s resident cat.

“I want to express my sincere gratitude to our players and PlayStation! This new award marks an important milestone in our journey over the past four years, reflecting the precious memories and moments of companionship shared with our players as well as our long-standing partnership, The stability and reliability we’ve built with PlayStation.

The world of Genshin Impact is filled with endless possibilities and our adventure is far from over. This year, we went to the sixth country of Teyvat – Natlan. Here, Travelers can join forces with Natlan’s warriors and Saurian companions, soaring through the skies and deep underground, exploring the vast world to their heart’s content. And going forward, we will continue to create exciting and fresh content to show our appreciation for your continued interest and support.”

– Dai Vi
Game designer
HoYovers

Elder Ring: Erdtree’s Shadow

(FromSoftware, Inc / Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.)

“Thank you to all gamers who took the time to play Elden Ring.

We will continue to strive to bring exciting and meaningful games to our fans.”

– FromSoftware, Inc
Elden Ring development team

“Thank you very much for this very prestigious award. While the wait for Shadow of the Erdtree is longer than for our previous DLCs, we’re delighted that so many players have picked up the expansion to explore an all-new story in the Shadow Realms. dark. We are only able to continue to receive such awards almost three years after the main game was released, thanks to our loyal players continuing their journey in Lands Between and keeping the game alive. as well as a thriving community. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has played the main game and DLC. Thanks a lot.”

– Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Elden Ring development team

Black Legend: Wukong

(Game science interactive technology)

“It is an honor to receive the Grand Prize. This achievement would not have been possible without the hard work of everyone at Game Science Interactive Technologies and the support of our valued partners, as well as the enthusiastic response from all Black Myth: Wukong players.

The inspiration for Black Legend: Wukong came from Journey to the West, one of China’s ‘Four Classic Novels’. Thanks to this masterpiece written more than 400 years ago and the combination of China’s rich cultural heritage with the latest advances in game development technology, we were able to create an action game. dynamic.
RPG brings out the majesty and beauty of Chinese mythology. Going forward, we will continue to listen to player feedback, explore innovative technology, and create more exciting gameplay and thought-provoking stories.

Thank you to our distribution platforms and every Destinyer who joined us on this journey west!”

– Phung Te
Founder & CEO, Game Director
Game science

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

(Square Enix LLC)

“I’m delighted that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has been selected for the Grand Prize – which is only given to the top three highest-grossing Japanese/Asian titles worldwide – especially since Final Fantasy VII Remake also received the same honor. I am truly grateful to the many fans who supported this game and made it possible for us to receive this precious award.

The Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy will finally end with a sequel. The team is working extremely hard to make it a rewarding finale, so we hope that you will continue to support us.”

– Naoki Hamaguchi
Manager
Square Enix LLC