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PlayStation Partner Awards Adds Three Categories For December 3 Ceremony
Sony Interactive Entertainment said on October 29 that the PlayStation Partner Awards 2026 Japan Asia will be held on December 3.
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Why it matters
Adding an Ongoing Game Award, an indie vote, and a PS5 Pro category puts Sony's year-end Japan Asia awards in line with live-service, indie, and hardware-refresh priorities rather than sales alone.
Key Facts
- Sony Interactive Entertainment will hold the PlayStation Partner Awards 2026 Japan Asia on December 3.
- The awards cover PlayStation titles from Japan and Asia based on sales from October 2025 to September 2026.
- Three new categories bring the total to seven: Ongoing Game, Independent Creators, and PS5 Pro Integration.
- Voting for the Players' Choice Award and Independent Creators Award opened October 29 and closes November 6 at 23:59.
- The Accessibility Award is held for the second consecutive year.
The event honors PlayStation titles from Japan and Asia based on sales from October 2025 to September 2026, and this year adds three categories for seven total awards. User voting for the Players' Choice Award and the Independent Creators Award opened the same day and closes November 6 at 23:59.
The Grand Award goes to titles from Japan and Asia that reached outstanding worldwide sales, and the Partner Award to those that ranked highly. The Accessibility Award returns for a second consecutive year. The three additions are the Ongoing Game Award for titles kept active through updates and events, the Independent Creators Award for indie games chosen by user vote, and the PS5 Pro Integration Award for games that make the most of the hardware. Voters in the two open categories receive a special avatar later.
- Grand Award: Outstanding worldwide sales among titles developed in Japan and Asia
- Partner Award: Titles that ranked highly in sales
- Players' Choice Award: Selected by user vote, open October 29 to November 6
- Accessibility Award: Held for the second consecutive year
- Ongoing Game Award: New category for titles updated and run with events after release
- Independent Creators Award: New category for indie games from Japan and Asia, chosen by user vote
- PS5 Pro Integration Award: New category for games that make the most of the PS5 Pro
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