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PS5 Beta Adds Steam-Like Weekly Player Count Feature for Popular Games
Sony is beta testing a new PS5 feature that will publicly display weekly player counts for games, similar to the real-time player numbers Steam shows on PC. The feature was highlighted with examples including GTA 5, marking a rare move toward greater transparency in player data on a major console platform.
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A new PS5 feature in beta testing right now will tell you exactly how many people are playing GTA 5 and other hit games each week. It's a rare bit of extra Steam-like transparency for a video game console. Is...
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What we know
- PS5 is beta testing a feature that shows how many players are actively playing individual games each week
- The feature mirrors Steam's publicly visible concurrent player count data, bringing similar transparency to console
- GTA 5 was cited as an example game whose weekly player numbers would be visible
- The feature represents an unusual step toward openness in console gaming, where such data is traditionally kept private
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