The Best PlayStation-Exclusive Games Of 2023

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In looking at the year's best PlayStation 5 games, it shows once again that PlayStation has built a reputation for strong platform exclusives, with a combination of prestige first-party games and third-party offerings from developers like Square Enix. 2023 was no different, offering a wide range of games you can play first, or play best, on a PS5. This is also the year that PS5 came into its own, with many of its biggest games no longer sharing cross-generation releases with the PS4. That means we got to see the power of the new hardware really shine this year like never before.

As first-party offerings go, it doesn't get much bigger than the blockbuster action of Spider-Man 2, which as an exclusive takes full advantage of the PlayStation 5 hardware. Similarly, Horizon Forbidden West's PS5-exclusive Burning Shores expansion. Though Forbidden West also received a PS4 version, the PS5 exclusivity of the expansion let developer Guerrilla really spread its shiny metal wings. Third parties rounded out the PlayStation library this year with a number of great games that you can't currently play on any other console .

This list does contain a few games available to play on PC as well, and that's a good thing for getting these great games in front of the widest audience possible. But all of these games are console exclusive to PlayStation, making them well worth a look if you have access to the system. (Note: Our picks were made prior to Baldur's Gate 3's surprise release on Xbox Series X|S on December 7.)

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