Games · Update · Sep 17, 2026 · Confirmed
New PS5 system feature surfaces trending games by community activity
Sony added a way to see the most popular games on the platform based on real player activity.
Sony added a new PS5 system feature that surfaces trending games based on real player activity across the platform, giving users a way to see what's actually popular right now.
Discovery features like this can meaningfully shift what gets played, since visibility is often the biggest barrier a smaller or older title faces — a built-in, activity-based trending list gives games a path to renewed attention that pure marketing budgets can't always buy.
Why it matters. A discovery feature like this can meaningfully shift what gets played.
Source: Kotaku
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