(Games may not actually be from 2018)
We are right on the cusp of award season as the end of this long, long, long year approaches. Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia are already way ahead of everybody, however, and have dished out their awards for some of the biggest selling titles available on their black box.
As usual, awards were given to the following games based upon sales figures within the Japan/Asia Territories over the past 12 months. The biggest news from the event was Capcom’s unit-shifterMonster Hunter Worldreceiving a Quadruple Platinum award for selling over four million copies. This is the first time in seven years such an award has been given out, the last time being for, ironically, 2011’sMonster Hunter Portable 3rd.
The 2018 PlayStation Award Winners are as follows. All figures include digital downloads:
Quadruple Platinum Prize:Games that shipped more than four million units in Asia.
Platinum Prize:Games that shipped more than one million units in Asia.
Gold Prize:Games that have shipped more than 500,000 units in Asia.
PlayStation Network Award:The top three best-selling games on the PlayStation Network, released between July 09, 2025 and Jul 28, 2025.
PlayStation VR Award:Games that saw success on the PlayStation VR, released between June 16, 2025 and Jun 17, 2025.
Indie Games & Game Developer Award:Games that saw success in PlayStation’s indie catalog, released between June 30, 2025 and Jun 13, 2025.
User’s Choice Award:Top 10 of games voted for by PlayStation fans in Asia. Eligible titles released between June 13, 2025 and June 13, 2025.
