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The following were 2020's top ten best-selling video games by region (excluding microtransactions and free-to-play titles) on PC and console platforms, for Australia, Japan, Europe, and the United States.
Nintendo EAD is the developer with the most games in the top 50, with twelve titles on the list, followed by Game Freak with six [a] Pokémon games. The oldest game in the top 50 is Pac-Man, released in May 1980, while the most recent is Hogwarts Legacy, released in February 2023.
- Consoles of The 2020s
- History
- Notable Video Games of The Decade
- In Popular Culture
- Hardware Timeline
Eighth generation consoles
The eighth generation of video game consoles, including the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, remain in widespread use. Cloud gaming services like Google Stadia and Amazon Luna are also part of the eighth generation. The Xbox One and Nintendo 3DSwere both discontinued in 2020 with the Stadia also shutting down in 2023.
Ninth generation consoles
The ninth generation of video game consoles has begun in the 2020s, with the release of the Xbox Series X and Series S and PlayStation 5 in 2020. The ninth generation offers faster computation and graphics processors, support for real-time ray tracing graphics, output for 4K resolution, and in some cases, 8K resolution, with rendering speeds targeting 60 frames per second (fps) or higher. Internally, both console families introduced new internal solid-state drive (SSD) systems to be used as h...
At the beginning of decade many events were severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 through 2022. One early example in 2020 was the cancellation of that year's edition of E3. Summer Game Festwould emerge as a successor to E3, as the brand was retired in 2023.
Notable franchises established in the 2020s
1. Cyberpunk 2077(2020) 2. Deathloop(2021) 3. Elden Ring(2022) 4. Fall Guys(2020) 5. Genshin Impact(2020) 6. Ghost of Tsushima(2020) 7. Hades(2020) 8. Hi-Fi Rush(2023) 9. Inscryption(2021) 10. It Takes Two(2021) 11. Kena: Bridge of Spirits(2021) 12. Returnal(2021) 13. Stray(2022) 14. Tunic(2022) 15. Unpacking(2021) 16. Valorant(2020) Notes: 1. 1Game franchises that also accompany major film or television franchises. 2. 2Game franchises that are considered spin-offsof previously established fr...
Film
Films based on video games in the decade include: 1. A trilogy of films (2020, 2022, 2024) based on Sonic the Hedgehog. 2. Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020), based on the Pokémonfranchise. 3. Monster Hunter (2020), based on the Monster Hunterfranchise. 4. Mortal Kombat (2021), based on the Mortal Kombatfranchise. 5. Werewolves Within (2021), based on Werewolves Within, a 2016 multiplayer social-deduction VR game. 6. Deemo: Memorial Keys (2021), based on the rhythm game Deemo. 7....
Television
Television series based on video games in the decade include: 1. Dota: Dragon's Blood (2021), animated series based on Dota 2. 2. Arcane (2021), animated series based on League of Legends. 3. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022), animated series based on Cyberpunk 2077. 4. The Cuphead Show! (2022-present), animated series based on Cuphead. 5. Tekken: Bloodline (2022), animated series based on the Tekkenseries. 6. Sonic Prime(2022), animated series. 7. The Last of Us (2023-present), live-action serie...
The following gallery highlights hardware used to predominantly play games throughout the 2020s. 1. Quest 2(2020) 2. Xbox Series S(2020) 3. Xbox Series X(2020) 4. PlayStation 5(2020) 5. Nintendo Switch OLED(2021) 6. Steam Deck(2022) 7. PICO 4(2022) 8. Asus ROG Ally(2023) 9. Apple Vision Pro(2024)
The Greatest Games – 1985; Hardcore Gaming 101 – 2015, 2020; Hyper – 1995, 1997, 1999; IGN – 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021; The Independent – 1999; The Irish Times – 2013; Jeuxvideo.com – 2011, 2017; Mashable – 2020; Next Generation – 1996, 1999; Parade – 2023
This is a list of all video game lists, sorted by varying classifications.
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