Key Takeaways
- Among the PS Plus Extra games added in November 2024, Dying Light 2 was more popular than GTA 5.
- GTA 5 reached just over 56% of Dying Light 2’s player count on PS Plus Extra in November 2024.
- Dying Light 2 also ranked 6th on the list of 2024’s biggest PS Plus Extra games.
Some newly-published data reveals that Dying Light 2 was much more popular among PlayStation Plus Extra subscribers than Grand Theft Auto 5. Techland’s zombie survival horror RPG has also made a name for itself among the most played PS Plus Extra additions of 2024, despite joining the subscription service just last month.
GTA 5 and Dying Light 2 were the headliners of the November 2024 lineup for PS Plus Extra, alongside other respectable additions like Chivalry 2, Like a Dragon: Ishin, MotoGP 24, The Sims 4: Island Living, and more. This isn’t the first time Rockstar’s open-world juggernaut has been on the service, though, as GTA 5 debuted among PS Plus Extra’s December 2023 additions as well. Moreover, GTA 5 sold a dizzying 205 million copies as of November 2024, so it has no doubt been played by a large percentage of gamers on almost every platform.
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A recent report from TrueTrophies aggregating player data from 3.5 million active PlayStation Network accounts found that Dying Light 2 racked up the highest player count of any game from PS Plus Extra’s November 2024 lineup. Exact player numbers for Dying Light 2 weren’t provided, but TrueTrophies did contextualize the data in terms of relative percentages. For instance, GTA 5 was the second most-popular PS Plus Extra game added in November 2024, managing 56.4% of Dying Light 2‘s total player count on the service.
- Dying Light 2
- GTA 5 (56.4% of Dying Light 2 player count)
- Stick Fight The Game (48.81% of Dying Light 2 player count)
Similarly, Stick Fight The Game placed third among PS Plus Extra’s November 2024 additions, reaching 48.81% of Dying Light 2‘s player count. Stick Fight The Game may have fallen short compared to GTA 5 by roughly 8% fewer players, but considering the latter’s gargantuan fame, it’s an impressive turnout for the 2017 co-op party title. Speaking of impressive feats, Dying Light 2 also performed well enough to rank 6th on TrueTrophies’s list of the biggest PS Plus Extra games added in 2024. Additionally, the entire November 2024 lineup secured 2nd place among 2024’s most-played PS Plus Extra and Premium months.
TrueTrophies’ data clearly shows that PS Plus Extra subscribers resonated very well with November 2024’s additions. One can only hope that this trend continues with the December 2024 lineup for PS Plus Extra. Sony has yet to announce which games will join PS Plus Extra in December 2024, but with PlayStation celebrating its 30th anniversary next month, expectations are running high among fans. Only time will tell whether PS Plus Extra will close out the year with a bang or a whisper.
PlayStation 5
Sony’s PlayStation 5 is part of the ninth console generation and debuted with a launch lineup that included Demon’s Souls and Astro’s Playroom. The console comes with a Blu-ray disc, although a digital-only edition is also available for a cheaper price.