Metal Gear Solid V, GTA V win big at the PlayStation Awards 2015

V has come to…the top sales bracket

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The Game Awards may be coming up soon, but another awards show made minor waves just a few hours ago: Sony’s PlayStation Awards, the yearly event hosted by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan and Asia to give a pat on the back (and a cute trophy) to the highest-selling PlayStation titles released in the last 12 months. So yeah, it’s not a big deal (not any more than high sales are a big deal), but hey, recognition is recognition.

The biggest winners of the night were Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Minecraft PlayStation 4 Edition and Dragon Quest Heroes, which won the Platinum Prize awarded to games that shipped over a million units. The other “V” title to do well was Grand Theft Auto V, which netted the Gold Prize (for games that shipped over 500,000 units), but also placed in the fan-determined User’s Choice categories for both Asia and Japan, as well as the “Asia Special Award” given to games that contributed significantly to PlayStation’s business in Asia. Not sure exactly what the criteria for the last one are, but The Witcher 3 and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD also merited the prize.

Other winners included Bloodborne, Yakuza 0, God Eater 2: Rage Burst, Final Fantasy XIV, and Phantasy Star Online 2, the latter two standing alongside Minecraft as the best-selling downloadable titles of the year.

So, yes, some games sold alright in Japan and Asia. Yay! Check out the full awards listing below.

Platinum Prize

Metal Gear Solid V

Dragon Quest Heroes

Minecraft

Gold Prize

Grand Theft Auto V

God Eater 2: Rage Burst

Yakuza 0

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3

Bloodborne

PlayStation Network Award

Final Fantasy XIV

Phantasy Star Online 2

Minecraft

User’s Choice Prize Japan

Bloodborne

Grand Theft Auto V

The Witcher 3

Metal Gear Solid V

Dragon Quest Heroes

User’s Choice Prize Asia

Bloodborne

Grand Theft Auto V

The Witcher 3

Metal Gear Solid V

Yakuza 0

Asia Special Award

Grand Theft Auto V

Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster

The Witcher 3


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