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A Spotify playlist with one track per album is live, and results arrive in early December.","whyItMatters":"Sony is handing the top prize in its game music awards to streaming counts and fan comments, which makes Spotify performance and comment volume, not a jury, the deciding factor for the nominated soundtracks.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eVoting runs from October 1 through October 31 at 23:59 Japan time on the awards\u0026#39; special website, and a Spotify playlist collecting one representative track from each nominated album went live the same day. Fifty people chosen by lottery from those who submit support comments will receive PlayStation Store tickets worth 2,000 yen.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe twenty nominees span new releases and reissues, from Battlefield 6 and Borderlands 4 to the Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Original Soundtrack and R4 -RIDGE RACER TYPE 4- Original Soundtrack. Ranking publication and interviews with composers are planned alongside the early December results.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBattlefield 6 (Original Video Game Soundtrack)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorderlands 4 (Original Game Soundtrack)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeath Stranding 2: On the Beach (Original Video Game Score)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN Original Soundtrack\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGhost of Yotei\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarvel Tokon Fighting Souls (Original Video Game Soundtrack)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAGMATA Original Soundtrack\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eR4 -RIDGE RACER TYPE 4- Original Soundtrack\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Original Soundtrack\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonic Racing: CrossWorlds Original Soundtrack - Echoes of Dimensions\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStreet Fighter 6 Original Soundtrack [Year 2]\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAce Combat 04: Shattered Skies Original Soundtrack\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResident Evil Requiem Original Soundtrack\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Original Soundtrack\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce Upon a Katamari Original Soundtrack - Katamari no Manimani\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFatal Fury: City of the Wolves ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDynasty Warriors: Origins + Dreams of the Four Heroes Original Soundtrack\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNioh 3 Original Soundtrack\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMega Man Star Force Perfect Collection Original Soundtrack\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLike a Dragon: Kiwami 3 / Like a Dragon 3 Gaiden Dark Ties Original Soundtrack\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"PlayStation Game Music Awards 2026 ranks twenty soundtracks by Spotify play counts and user comments, so the winner reflects listening habits on one service rather than a genre-wide vote.","twitterPost":"PlayStation Game Music Awards 2026 scores entries on Spotify plays and comments, making a single streaming platform the ballot box.","threadsPost":"PlayStation Game Music Awards 2026 runs on Spotify play counts and user comments across twenty nominated soundtracks. Battlefield 6, Elden Ring Nightreign, and Ghost of Yotei are on the list, but the scoring method means the result tracks Spotify listening more than game music as a whole.","newsletterBlurb":"Sony Interactive Entertainment opened the PlayStation Game Music Awards 2026 on October 1, with voting on Spotify play counts and user comments running through October 31. Twenty soundtracks are nominated, from Battlefield 6 and Elden Ring Nightreign to the Ace Combat 04 and R4 -RIDGE RACER TYPE 4- reissues. 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