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Sony Interactive Entertainment has begun testing a new feature for PlayStation 5 that may bring the platform closer to solutions known from Steam. The company is working on a widget showing the popularity of games and the number of active players.
PS5 gets a new social widget
A new feature has appeared in beta in the PlayStation Welcome Hub. The widget displays, among other things, a list of the 10 most popular games of the week and a "Trending Now" section showcasing titles with increasing player activity.
Sony shows activity based on the weekly number of players and the time spent in games. For now, the feature works more like a quick overview of the popularity of specific titles rather than a full-fledged statistics system like SteamDB.
Sony may be inspired by Steam
For years, Valve Corporation's platform and Steam have offered public player statistics through an open API and services like Steam Charts and SteamDB. Sony apparently wants to partially introduce similar solutions on PlayStation as well.
This data is particularly important for multiplayer gamers. It allows for quicker checks on whether a given title still has an active community and whether it's worth investing time and money in online titles.
Function is still severely limited
At this moment, the new widget remains in early beta version and is only available in selected countries. Sony still does not allow browsing historical statistics of specific games or more detailed data regarding the number of players. It is also unknown when the feature will be available to all PS5 users and how much it will change before the official launch.
Sony has begun testing a new widget for PlayStation 5 showing game popularity and player activity. This feature could be the first step towards more advanced statistics similar to those known from Steam.
source: techpowerup
