PlayStation Gameplay Chart: Scarlet Nexus breaks the monotony

By Kes Eylers-Stephenson,
Scarlet Nexus — Bandai Namco's new JRPG — has made its debut on the chart to break up the deadlocked Gameplay Chart. Here is the top 40 PlayStation Gameplay Chart for the week ending July 4th, 2021.

PositionGamePublisherLast week
1 iconCall of Duty: Modern WarfareActivision1
2 iconFortniteEpic Games3
3 iconCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarActivision2
4 iconFIFA 21Electronic Arts4
5 iconGrand Theft Auto VRockstar5
6 iconApex LegendsElectronic Arts7
7 iconRocket LeaguePsyonix6
8 iconMinecraftMojang Studios8
9 iconDestiny 2Activision10
10 iconGenshin ImpactmiHoYo11
11 iconRatchet & Clank: Rift ApartSony Interactive Entertainment9
12 iconDead by Daylight 1/2505 Games16
13 iconOverwatch: Origins EditionBlizzard Entertainment14
14 iconTom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeUbisoft15
15 iconBattlefield VElectronic Arts13
16 iconFinal Fantasy VII RemakeSquare Enix12
17 iconNBA 2K212K Sports19
18 iconFall Guys: Ultimate KnockoutDevolver Digital17
19 iconRed Dead Redemption 2Rockstar20
20 iconAssassin's Creed ValhallaUbisoft18
21 iconGhost of TsushimaSony Interactive Entertainment22
22 iconMass Effect: Legendary EditionElectronic Arts21
23 iconDays GoneSony Interactive Entertainment24
24 iconScarlet NexusBandai Namco Entertainment-
25 iconHorizon Zero DawnSony Interactive Entertainment26
26 iconResident Evil VillageCapcom Entertainment23
27 iconThe Last of Us Part IISony Interactive Entertainment28
28 iconFinal Fantasy XIVSquare Enix27
29 iconMarvel's Spider-Man: Miles MoralesSony Interactive Entertainment31
30 iconMortal Kombat 11Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment29
31 iconBorderlands 32K Games30
32 iconBattlefield 4Electronic Arts25
33 iconAstro's PlayroomSony Interactive Entertainment33
34 iconCall of Duty: Black Ops IIIActivisionRE
35 iconMarvel's Spider-ManSony Interactive Entertainment38
36 iconDoom EternalBethesda Softworks-
37 iconGran Turismo SportSony Computer Entertainment35
38 iconCyberpunk 2077CD Projekt32
39 iconBrawlhallaBlue Mammoth Games39
40 iconGod of WarSony Interactive EntertainmentRE
Chart compiled using gameplay data from over 927,000 active PlayStation accounts. Chart information is copyright TrueGaming Network.
The top of the chart is filled to the brim with those games. The ones that everyone plays. Maybe the gamer in question is messing around with something else, but you know that they have one of these on the go, too. Here they are: Warzone (1), Fortnite (2), Cold War (3), FIFA 21 (4), GTA 5 (5), Apex Legends (6),Rocket League (7), Minecraft (8), Destiny 2 (9), and Genshin Impact (10). Games have chopped and changed by a place or two, but other than Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart dropping out (as expected), nothing is happening. These are games fuelled by live service components so content dictates the state of play, but it really has been pretty much silent. FIFA 21 keeps ticking over thanks to the Euros with more cards. We won't keep you for long on this, but the cards are obscene. There are just so many 90+ rated cards at this point, nothing is special anymore. That said, players are now free to come up with weird and wacky combinations of teams without the fear of being slapped sideways by Pogba, Kante, and Werner every game. Don't miss out on great SBCs either. That is it. Congratulations on maintaining your friendly dictatorship over gamers, top ten.

The big story out of the week, though, is the debut of Scarlet Nexus. The JRPG saw solid reviews and appears to be a hit with fans. It enters into the chart at 24th but has three times more players on PS5 than PS4. That is seriously impressive and suggests that it is there is a strong bond between the early adopters of next-gen and hardy JRPG fans. A reentrant to the list is Doom Eternal at 36. The game has a free next gen-patch that shows Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut up a little bit. Strangely, though, the player base is about 50/50 between PS4 and PS5. We imagine that the extra players now playing on PS5 topped up the PS4 count, thus pushing it into the top 40. This does reiterate, however, that games have extra staying power with next-gen in a way previously unseen.

The once prevalent Battlefield V is now slide cancelling its way down the list as 2042 looms over it. Other games with hardy player bases operate in the teens, only interrupted by the fading light of Final Fantasy VII: Remake Intergrade as its time in the limelight comes to an end. Likewise, Rift Apart is dropping a few places a week as the initial player base finishes the 12-hour game. If we had our betting hats on — do gamblers have betting hats? — we would say R&C will stop in the 30s and remain there as players keep picking it up with their new system.

As for PlayStation exclusives, everything remains as was. While the megaton exclusives stick in the 20s, Miles Morales (29) and Astro's Playroom (33) have maintained a great position. We are used to seeing them slide up and down depending on PS5 stock, but now the pair have a really good steady standing for the first time in a long time. This intimates there is stock availability somewhere, so keep your eyes peeled. Scalped prices seem to be plummeting too and sellers are starting to commonly offer bundles to entice reluctant shoppers. This would all suggest that demand for the console through any means necessary is diminishing as official console stock heads back to shelves. Those elusive PS5s are around somewhere, gang!

Let us know if there is anything sticking out to you on this list, and we will endeavour to include you in the article. So, if you have any salient thoughts, let us know in the comments!
Kes Eylers-Stephenson
Written by Kes Eylers-Stephenson
Editor Kes is our resident expert in PlayStation and other gaming news. He writes about PS5 exclusives like The Last of Us and Horizon, PS Plus news, and his favorite games — The Witcher, Assassin’s Creed, and God of War — before an evening swim.
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