Black Myth: Wukong, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Stellar Blade All Celebrated at PS Partner Awards | Push Square

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The annual PS Partner Awards in Tokyo carried added significance this year, as PlayStation celebrated its 30th anniversary. For those unfamiliar with this event, its designed to reward developers for their performance on Sony systems across the Japan and Asia region, so leans towards commercial success as opposed to critical reception.

Nevertheless, it was a big night for Chinese developer HoYoverse, as Genshin Impact scooped the coveted Excellence Award, while both Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero secured Partner Awards.

Elsewhere, Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth took home Grand Awards.

Of note, first-party games Rise of the Ronin and Stellar Blade took home two gongs apiece: the Special Award and Users’ Choice Award.

Given the 30th Anniversary celebrations, there were special awards for each respective generation of PlayStation, with Final Fantasy 7 (PS1), Final Fantasy X (PS2), Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP), Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3), Persona 4 Golden (PS Vita), and Elden Ring (PS4) all acknowledged.

We’ve included the full list of winners, with additional translation and context courtesy of the PS Blog, below.

Awarded to the title developed in the Japan/Asia region that have had a consistent and significant impact along with commercial success over the past three years*.

Awarded to the top three titles developed in the Japan and Asia regions with the highest worldwide sales between October 2023 and September 2024*.

Awarded to titles developed in the Japan/Asia region with top-ranked worldwide sales between October 2023 and September 2024*, with particularly noteworthy accomplishments.

Awarded to PS5 titles developed in collaboration with SIE outside the Japan/Asia region that achieved outstanding success within Japan/Asia between October 2023 and September 2024*.

Awarded to the top five titles released in the Japan/Asia region between October 2023 and September 2024, selected by