"Platinum Trophy Bug Boosts PS Plus Game's Player Count by 77%"

The PS Plus game Stranded Deep experienced a surge in player count after a bug allowed players to easily obtain the platinum trophy. By playing the game in co-op with someone who already had the trophy, players could unlock it themselves. This bug caused the ratio of PSN accounts with the platinum trophy to increase from 0.4% to 0.6% in just a week. The game's player count rose significantly, reaching the 44th spot among the most actively played PS5 and PS4 games, with a 77% increase in players over the past two weeks. The availability of Stranded Deep through PS Plus likely contributed to its popularity, as it has been part of the PS Plus Extra Game Catalog since its launch in 2022.