Sony Adds Top 10 Community Activity Widget to PS5 Beta as Welcome Hub Expands

13 articles · Updated · Yahoo · May 15

Sony’s May 2026 PS5 beta adds a Community Activity widget to the Welcome Hub, giving selected testers a new social feature centered on regional game activity.
The widget surfaces two views: a weekly Top 10 list of the most-played games in a country and a Trending Now feed for games or modes suddenly gaining traction.
Reported beta data shows weekly player totals rather than concurrent users, with U.S. examples including Fortnite at 14.6 million and GTA 5 at 5.13 million.
The feature remains in beta and could take months to reach a full rollout, while early reactions note it is narrower than PS4-era social tools that highlighted friends and Communities.

Will Sony's new popularity widget hurt indie games by only showcasing the top ten biggest titles?

How will Sony's player stats prevent the same few games from dominating the charts every single week?

Is Sony's new player data widget for gamers, or a tool to boost its live-service game profits?