As the new year of 2021 begins, it is always fun to go back and look at what 2020 was like and what topped the charts for the whole year. Most of the time these lists tend to be pretty predictable by and large with a few surprises. This year Sony did that with their PS4 and PS5 download charts, and that largely stays true.
As detailed on the PlayStation blog, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was the big winner, just in case you had any delusion the series was fading . It topped the PS4 and PS5 charts for the US/Canada, and even in Europe for PS5. The only place it wasn’t number 1 was Europe’s PS4 chart where it was actually 4th below FIFA 21 (that took the top spot), FIFA 20 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
The charts are largely what you’d expect, including the mainstays of Grand Theft Auto 5 and Minecraft and the annual sports titles such as NBA 2K21 and Madden NFL 21. Big AAA titles are here, too, such as The Last of Us Part 2, Ghost of Tsushima, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Maybe the biggest surprise that jumps out is that Ghost of Tsushima actually sold more than The Last of Us Part 2 on the US PS4 charts.
The PS5 charts ended up being a bit more diverse just due to the lack of native options, but still had a lot of what you’d expect. Games like Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Watch Dogs Legion and, obviously, Demon’s Souls made their presence there. You can check out the full list below
PS4 – US/Canada
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- Grand Theft Auto 5
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Minecraft
- Ghost of Tsushima
- The Last of Us Part 2
- NBA 2K21
- NBA 2K20
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- Madden NFL 21
PS4 – Europe
- FIFA 21
- FIFA 20
- Grand Theft Auto 5
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- Minecraft
- NBA 2K20
- The Last of Us Part 2
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Red Dead Redemption 2
PS5 – US/Canada
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- NBA 2K21
- Demon’s Souls
- Madden NFL 21
- FIFA 21
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure
- Immortals Fenyx Rising
- Watch Dogs: Legion
PS5 – Europe
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- FIFA 21
- Demon’s Souls
- Watch Dogs: Legion
- Immortals Fenyx Rising
- NBA 2K21
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure
- Rainbow Six Siege