Making the switch from PS4, NBA 2K23 was the most downloaded game of the month across the US and Canada as FIFA 23 took the top spot in Europe FIFA 23 coins. As for PSVR gaming, Beat Saber was the number. 1 game in both North America and Europe, with Job Simulator and Superhot VR placing second and third in both regions.
For games with no cost to play that cover PS5 and PS4 combined, Fortnite was the most-downloaded game in the US and Canada as well as Canada. Rumbleverse was the most popular free-to play game in Europe.
You can see the most-downloaded PSN games for September below, as compiled by Sony and posted in the PlayStation Blog.In other PlayStation news, PlayStation's God of War Ragnarok has now officially gone gold, according to PlayStation confirmed that the game was created by nine different studios.
Sony has ambitious plans for the next generation of virtual reality hardware and plans in the near future to get 2 million copies of the PSVR 2 headset ready by March next year.
The production of the virtual reality headset has reportedly begun in September (via Bloomberg) and has not yet encountered limitations in its supply chain. With the PS5 continuing to be highly sought-after due to its low availability since it was launched in November 2020, Sony will also be able to put more consoles on the shelves from the beginning of 2023 as per Bloomberg's sources.
PSVR 2 isn't set to be announced beyond 2023. Sony has been working hard to ensure that it has sufficient stock of PS5 consoles for gamers to play games on the brand new headset buy FUT 23 coins. The hardware is only compatible on PS5 and will not be backwards compatible with PSVR games.