{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a294d86beb19402fb0815fc4","clusterId":"c_bf404c58815c2849a6d6c685","slug":"august-2026-ps-store-download-rankings-announced","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"August 2026 PS Store Download Rankings Announced","summary":"Sony Interactive Entertainment published the August 2026 PlayStation Store download rankings on PlayStation.Blog. Beast of Reincarnation, released August 4, took first place on PS5, ahead of METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 and Palworld. Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 led PS4, with KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- second and FINAL FANTASY IX third. Beat Saber led PS VR2 for a second consecutive month, and Once Human topped the free-to-play category. U.S./Canada rankings were published alongside Japan's.","whyItMatters":"Sony's own monthly chart puts Beast of Reincarnation first on PS5 within weeks of its August 4 release, while the PS4 list stays with catalog titles like KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX- and FINAL FANTASY IX.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSony Interactive Entertainment posted the August 2026 PlayStation Store download rankings on PlayStation.Blog on September 11, covering four categories: PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play titles. The PS5 chart has Beast of Reincarnation at number one. Beat Saber held first on PS VR2 for a second consecutive month, and Once Human led the free-to-play group. Rankings for the U.S./Canada were published alongside Japan\u0026#39;s.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeast of Reincarnation\u003c/strong\u003e: First place, PS5\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMETAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2\u003c/strong\u003e: Second place, PS5\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalworld\u003c/strong\u003e: Third place, PS5\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027\u003c/strong\u003e: First place, PS4\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-\u003c/strong\u003e: Second place, PS4\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFINAL FANTASY IX\u003c/strong\u003e: Third place, PS4\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeat Saber\u003c/strong\u003e: First place, PS VR2, second consecutive month\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce Human\u003c/strong\u003e: First place, free-to-play\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Beat Saber led PS VR2 for a second straight month, and Once Human topped free-to-play. Sony's ranking page now carries four separate charts, so a number one says more about which storefront you play on than which game sold best.","twitterPost":"Four charts, four winners. A PS Store number one now depends on which storefront you are reading.","threadsPost":"Sony published separate PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play charts, and U.S./Canada rankings alongside Japan's. Beast of Reincarnation and Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 each led their console chart, but the split means a top spot measures the storefront as much as the game.","newsletterBlurb":"Sony Interactive Entertainment published the August 2026 PlayStation Store download rankings on its official blog. Beast of Reincarnation took first on PS5, and Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 led PS4. Beat Saber held first on PS VR2 for a second consecutive month, and Once Human topped the free-to-play category.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/085/G008540/20260911017/\",\"title\":\"August 2026 PS Store download rankings announced. \\\"Beast of Reincarnation\\\" tops the PS5 category, \\\"Powerful Pro Baseball 2026\\\" tops PS4\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4557,"outputTokens":825,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789106369,"createdAt":"2026-09-11T05:54:17.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T05:58:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T05:58:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bf404c58815c2849a6d6c685","canonicalTitle":"2026年8月のPS Storeダウンロードランキングを公開。PS5部門は「Beast of Reincarnation」，PS4部門は「パワプロ2026」が1位に","representativeArticleId":"a_62c108288612228b11fd3a51","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Beast of Reincarnation\",\"Powerful Pro Baseball 2026\",\"Metal Gear Solid\"],\"studios\":[\"Sony Interactive Entertainment\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-11T05:19:17.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-11T05:19:17.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T05:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/085/G008540/20260911017/","title":"2026年8月のPS Storeダウンロードランキングを公開。PS5部門は「Beast of Reincarnation」，PS4部門は「パワプロ2026」が1位に"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Beast of Reincarnation","Powerful Pro Baseball 2026","Metal Gear Solid"],"studios":["Sony Interactive Entertainment"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}