At the top of this ceremony aimed at highlighting the best commercial performances of Asian studios, based on an annual exercise from October 2021 to September 2022, is the Grand Award, an award given to the titles that generated the highest sales in Asia during the period in question on PlayStation consoles. For this year, the two winners are called Elden Ring (FromSoftware) and Genshin Impact (HoYoverse). The first met with the global success that we know and the second receives its reward for the second consecutive year, if it were still necessary to prove the durability and relevance of this Chinese free-to-play.
Apex Legends, the Japanese favorite gaijin
In addition to these two big winners, other games have been highlighted thanks to the Partner Award which rewards games that have achieved significant results according to the same criteria as before (games developed in Asia that performed well around the world, between October 2021 and September 2022). Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles (Aniplex), Final Fantasy 14 (Square Enix), Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2 (Bandai Namco), Resident Evil Village (Capcom), and Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel (Konami) won this award. Note that FF14 and Gundam were already named last year, without forgetting RE8 who for his part pocketed a Grand Award.
In addition and for the second consecutive year, a Special Award was awarded to Apex Legends (Electronic Arts) as the highest-grossing Western game title in Asia, while Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital) walks away with the award for the PlayStation Studios game that would have achieved the best sales in the world. world during these 12 months. Finally, the Users’ Choice Award has no connection with any commercial performance, but note the presence of Stray (Annapurna Interactive) for pure chauvinistic pleasure, which for once rhymes with feline.