In conjunction with the 25th Anniversary of PlayStation, today PlayStation fans all over the world gathered in Japan, as well as in front of their screens, to watch the PlayStation Awards 2019. It was an event that celebrated the amazing games we’ve been playing not just this year but ever since the launch of the first PlayStation.
The PlayStation Awards 2019 was held at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo on 3 December 2019. Many representatives from game development studios, publishers, and Sony were present at the awards show including Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan.
Here is the list of each award categories and their respective winners:
Indies & Developer Award
Unravel Two – EA
Hollow Knight – Team Cherry
Overcooked 2 – Team17, Ghost Town Games
Human: Fall Flat – No Brakes Games
Hardcore Mecha – RocketPunch Games
PlayStation VR Award
Astro Bot Rescue Mission – SIE Japan Studio
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown – Bandai Namco Entertainment
Beat Saber – Beat Games
PlayStation Network Award
Fortnite – Epic Games
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne – Capcom
FIFA 19 – EA
Gold Prize
(Awarded to games that shipped more than 500,000 units.)
PES 2019 – PES Productions
FIFA 19 – EA
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Treyarch
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown – Bandai Namco Entertainment
Resident Evil 2 Remake – Capcom
Devil May Cry V – Capcom
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – From Software
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne – Capcom
FIFA 20 – EA
Platinum Prize
(Awarded to games that shipped more than one million units.)
Nier Automata – Platinum Games
God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games
Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
Kingdom Hearts III – Square Enix
Yes, Yoko Taro was there in his usual get-up.
PlayStation 25th Anniversary User’s Choice Award
The Last of Us Remastered – Naughty Dog
Persona 5 – ATLUS
Nier Automata – Platinum Games
Dragon Quest XI – Square Enix
Monster Hunter World – Capcom
God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games
PlayStation 25th Anniversary Special Award
Ridge Racer – Bandai Namco Entertainment
Battle Arena Toshinden – Tamsoft
Resident Evil – Capcom
Final Fantasy VII – Square Enix
Metal Gear Solid – Konami
Dynasty Warriors 2 – Omega Force
Yakuza– Sega
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite – Capcom
Update:
From 6 December to 9 December 2019, the PlayStation Store will be having a PlayStation Awards 2019 Celebration Campaign sale with up to 80% discounts on the games that won awards at the ceremony.
For now, the sale hasn’t begun yet and there’s no way to check on how much each game will be discounted. Be sure to stay tuned on Kakuchopurei as we will be updating information on this sale when it’s revealed.
As someone who’s played on the original PlayStation, the PlayStation 2, the PlayStation 3, and is currently a proud owner of a PlayStation 4, it brings me great joy to see so many great games and their respective developers get the appreciation and recognition they deserve.
Around this time next year, we’ll all be having a PlayStation 5 of our own (hopefully) and experiencing more amazing games. Here’s to many more years of magic and excitement with PlayStation!
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