At this time, December 3, marks PlayStation’s thirtieth anniversary. To have a good time, Sony Interactive Leisure (SIE) hosted the 2024 PlayStation Companion Awards in Japan Asia (hereafter PlayStation Companion Awards), honoring all of the unimaginable video games and proficient builders who launched their video games on PlayStation throughout the Japan/Asia area.
Along with celebrating the success of the 2024 PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 titles (October 2023 by way of September 2024), this yr’s awards additionally acknowledged distinctive video games created by Japanese and different Asian builders launched on legacy PlayStation platforms over the previous 30 years – the unique PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Transportable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation 4. Learn on for a rundown of all of the video games that acquired awards at this occasion.
Video games are listed in alphabetical order.
Excellence Award
Awarded to the title developed within the Japan/Asia area which have had a constant and important affect together with industrial success over the previous three years*.
Genshin Impression (HoYoverse)
Grand Award
Awarded to the highest three titles developed within the Japan and Asia areas with the best worldwide gross sales between October 2023 and September 2024*.
Black Fable: Wukong (Recreation Science Interactive Know-how)
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware, Inc / Bandai Namco Leisure Inc.)
Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth (Sq. Enix Co. Ltd)
Companion Award
Awarded to titles developed within the Japan/Asia area with top-ranked worldwide gross sales between October 2023 and September 2024*, with notably noteworthy accomplishments.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 (Capcom Co., Ltd.)
Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Sega)
Persona 3 Reload (Atlus Co., Ltd)
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Leisure Inc.)
The First Descendant（Nexon）
Zenless Zone Zero（HoYoverse）
Particular Award
Awarded to PS5 titles developed in collaboration with SIE exterior the Japan/Asia area that achieved excellent success inside Japan/Asia between October 2023 and September 2024*.
Rise of the Ronin (SIE, developed by Koei Tecmo)
Stellar Blade (SIE, developed by Shift Up)
Customers’ Selection Award
Awarded to the highest 5 titles launched within the Japan/Asia area between October 2023 and September 2024, chosen by consumer votes within the Japan/Asia area, out of the highest 30 titles with the longest complete gameplay time.
Black Fable: Wukong (Recreation Science Interactive Know-how)
Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth (Sq. Enix Co. Ltd)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Sega)
Rise of the Ronin (SIE, developed by Koei Tecmo)
Stellar Blade (SIE, developed by Shift Up)
PlayStation Generations Awards
Awarded to titles chosen by customers within the Japan and Asia areas from every PlayStation era – the unique PlayStation, PS2, PSP, PS3, PS Vita, and PS4. All video games are earlier “PlayStation Companion Award” winners.
PlayStation Generations (1994 and past)
Remaining Fantasy VII (Sq. Enix Co. Ltd.)
PlayStation 2 Generations (2000 and past)
Remaining Fantasy X (Sq. Enix Co. Ltd.)
PlayStation Transportable Generations (2004 and past)
Monster Hunter Transportable third (Capcom Co., Ltd.)
PlayStation 3 Generations (2006 and past)
Steel Gear Strong 4: Weapons of the Patriots (Konami Digital Leisure, Inc.)
PlayStation Vita Generations (2011 and past)
Persona 4 Golden (Atlus Co., Ltd)
PlayStation 4 Generations (2013 and past)
Elden Ring (FromSoftware, Inc / Bandai Namco Leisure Inc.)
* SIE’s indicators, corresponding to participant numbers, are additionally factored into the collection of nominees. Listed publishers are these of the Japanese PlayStation Retailer.
Listed here are messages from the recipients of the “Excellence Award” and “Grand Award” to all of the gamers.
Genshin Impression
(Hoyoverse)
* Photograph of the HoYoverse staff’s resident cat.
“I wish to specific our honest gratitude to our gamers and PlayStation! This new award marks a major milestone in our journey over the previous 4 years, reflecting the valuable reminiscences and moments of companionship shared with our gamers, in addition to the long-lasting, secure, and trusting partnership we’ve constructed with PlayStation.
The world of Genshin Impression is stuffed with infinite potentialities, and our journey is much from over. This yr, we’ve arrived at Teyvat’s sixth nation — Natlan. Right here, Vacationers can be part of forces with Natlan’s warriors and Saurian companions, hovering by way of the skies and delving into the earth, exploring the huge world to their hearts’ content material. And shifting ahead, we’ll proceed to create thrilling and recent content material to indicate our appreciation in your continued consideration and help.”
– Dai Wei
Recreation Designer
HoYoverse
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
(FromSoftware, Inc / Bandai Namco Leisure Inc.)
“Thanks to all of the players who’ve spent their time enjoying Elden Ring.
We are going to proceed to try to ship thrilling and significant video games to our followers.”
– FromSoftware, Inc
Elden Ring improvement staff
“Thanks a lot for this very prestigious award. Though there was an extended look ahead to the Shadow of the Erdtree in comparison with our earlier DLCs, we’re delighted that so many gamers picked up the enlargement to discover the all-new story within the Realm of Shadow. We’re solely in a position to proceed receiving such awards practically three years after the primary recreation’s launch, because of our loyal gamers persevering with their journey within the Lands Between and protecting the sport and neighborhood thriving. We wish to take this chance to thank everybody who has performed the primary recreation and DLC. Thanks very a lot.”
– Bandai Namco Leisure Inc.
Elden Ring improvement staff
Black Fable: Wukong
(Recreation Science Interactive Know-how）
“It’s an unimaginable honor to obtain the Grand Award. This achievement wouldn’t have been attainable with out the onerous work of everybody at Recreation Science Interactive Know-how and the help of our valued companions, in addition to the enthusiastic response from all Black Fable: Wukong gamers.
The inspiration for Black Fable: Wukong comes from Journey to the West, one in all China’s ‘4 Nice Classical Novels.’ Because of this masterpiece written over 400 years in the past, and the fusion of China’s wealthy cultural heritage with the most recent developments in recreation improvement know-how, we had been in a position to create an motion
RPG that brings the grandeur and fantastic thing about Chinese language mythology to life. Shifting ahead, we’ll proceed listening to participant suggestions, exploring cutting-edge know-how, and creating extra thrilling gameplay and thought-provoking tales.Because of our distribution platforms and to each Destined One who has joined us on this westward journey!”
– Feng Ji
Founder & CEO, Recreation Director
Recreation Science
Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth
(Sq. Enix Co. Ltd)
“I’m thrilled that Remaining Fantasy VII Rebirth was chosen for the Grand Award – which is simply awarded to the highest three Japanese/Asian titles with the best worldwide gross sales – particularly since Remaining Fantasy VII Remake acquired the identical honor. I’m really grateful to the numerous followers who’ve supported this recreation and made it attainable for us to obtain this esteemed award.
The Remaining Fantasy VII remake trilogy will lastly conclude with the following installment. The staff is working extremely onerous to make it a rewarding finale, so we hope that you’ll proceed to help us.”
– Naoki Hamaguchi
Director
Sq. Enix Co. Ltd
