The PS5 must be doing well too (pic: Sony)

Sony’s latest PS5 exclusive is currently the best-selling video game in the UK and it’s likely to stay that way for a while.

With no major new releases until later in the month it’s unsurprising to find that there’s not much movement in the first physical sales chart of the year, although rather than FIFA 23 it is PlayStation 5 exclusive God Of War Ragnarök that has been number one for the last two weeks.

The first physical release of the year will be anime tie-in One Piece Odyssey this Friday, followed by Fire Emblem Engage and the non-Switch versions of Monster Hunter Rise the week after.

The early part of the year isn’t as busy as 2022, when so many titles were delayed from their intended Christmas release, but it’s still busier than usual, with the likes of Forspoken and Dead Space in late January, and Hogwarts Legacy and PlayStation VR2 in February.

UK all formats retail chart – 7 January

1 (1) God Of War Ragnarök (PS5/PS4)
2 (2) FIFA 23 (PS5/PS4/XO/NS)
3 (4) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS5/XO/PS4)
4 (3) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
5 (5) Pokémon Violet (NS)
6 (6) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS)
7 (7) Pokémon Scarlet (NS)
8 (8) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
9 (10) Minecraft (NS)
10 (16) New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (NS)

Japanese console retail chart – 25 December

1 (1) Pokémon Scarlet/Violet (NS)
2 (2) Splatoon 3 (NS)
3 (6) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS)
4 (9) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
5 (8) Minecraft (NS)
6 (10) Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope (NS)
7 (7) Dragon Quest Treasures (NS)
8 (11) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)
9 (14) Mario Party Superstars (NS)
10 (19) Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban! (NS)

U.S. all formats chart – November

1 (1) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2 (-) God Of War Ragnarök (PS4/PS5)
3 (-) Pokémon Scarlet/Violet (NS)*
4 (-) Sonic Frontiers (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
5 (4) Madden NFL 23 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
6 (3) FIFA 23 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
7 (8) NBA 2K23 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)*
8 (2) Gotham Knights (XSX/PS5/PC)
9 (39) Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4/PS5/PC)
10 (47) Mario Party Superstars (NS)*

*does not include digital sales

Note: U.S. charts are organised by revenue, not unit sales

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GameCentral Top 20 – 2022

1. Elden Ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2. Bayonetta 3 (NS)
3. Immortality (XSX/PC/iOS/Android)
4. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (NS)
5. Total War: Warhammer 3 (PC)
6. Rogue Legacy 2 (XO/NS/XSX/PC)
7. Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope (NS)
8. Gran Turismo 7 (PS4/PS5)
9. Hyper Demon (PC)
10. Citizen Sleeper (NS/XSX/PC)
11. Return To Monkey Island (NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
12. Roadwarden (PC)
13. God Of War Ragnarök (PS4/PS5)
14. Neon White (PS4/NS/PS5/PC)
15. Pentiment (XO/XSX/PC)
16. The Case Of The Golden Idol (PC)
17. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
18. Vampire Survivors (XO/XSX/PC/iOS/Android)
19. Marvel’s Midnight Suns (XSX/PS5/PC)
20. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (NS)

The chart above lists our favourite games of 2023 but, as usual, does not include remakes, remasters, expansions, re-releases, compilations, games not yet released in the UK, or versions of games previously released on other formats.