Sony Asia Japan Announces the Winners of the PlayStation Awards 2018

Overlooked in the daily excitement of western gaming culture, it was easy to miss that Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia has already announced the winners of the PlayStation Awards 2018.

Unlike the voting system used in other awards, the PlayStation Awards chooses winners based on their sales numbers. Many could argue against such a method. I'm sure we all can agree that just because something is popular, it doesn't mean it's of a higher quality. But best-sellers are named so for a reason, all the same. Fortunately, they do have a Users Choice category to see what the gamers voted for. Here are the winners of the PlayStation Awards 2018.

Quadruple Platinum Prize - Sold Over 4 Million Copies

Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)

Platinum Prize - Sold Over 1 Million Copies

The Last of Us Remastered (SIE)
Persona 5 (Atlus)

Gold Prize - Sold Over 500,000 Copies

Call of Duty: WWII (SIE)
God of War (SIE)
Gran Turismo Sport (SIE)
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2018 (Konami)
Marvels Spider-Man (SIE)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 (Konami)
Super Robot Wars V (Bandai Namco Entertainment)

PlayStation Network Award - Top Network Sales

FIFA 18 (Electronic Arts)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)

Users Choice Prize - Top 10 Voted by Users

Assassins Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft)
Dark Souls Remastered (From Software)
Detroit: Become Human (SIE)
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
God of War (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV ~The End of Saga~ (Nihon Falcom)
Marvels Spider-Man (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
Yakuza: Kiwami 2 (Sega)

PlayStation VR Special Award - Biggest Impact on PSVR

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR (Bethesda Softworks)
Gran Turismo Sport (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
No Heroes Allowed! VR (Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Indie & Developer Award - Noteworthy Indie titles

Abzu (Giant Squid)
Dead Cells (Motion Twin)
Ultimate Chicken Horse (Clever Endeavour Games)

Monster Hunter: World certainly looks like the overall top dog this year, understandably so. With the year coming to a close, we're seeing all of the various game award organizations bring out their list of winners. Later this week, we'll see the Game Awards, and whatever Obsidian is teasing for the event.