Genshin Affect and Sonic Frontiers are storming forward within the fan ballot to resolve the winner of the Participant’s Voice class at The Sport Awards 2022, dominating each Elden Ring and God of Warfare: Ragnarok.
The Participant’s Voice award is a 100% fan voted class not like the opposite awards which are set to be doled out throughout Geoff Keighley’s yearly present, largely determined by a hand picked jury made up from influencers and members of the media.
Within the weeks main as much as the dwell present, players get to vote for his or her favorite title of 2022, whittling the pool down to only 5 video games for the third and remaining spherical of voting. This 12 months’s finalists embody Elden Ring, God of Warfare: Ragnarok, Genshin Affect, Sonic Frontiers, and Stray.
The Participant’s Voice ballot because it stood on the time of writing (Credit score: The Sport Awards)
On the time of writing – with little over a day earlier than polls shut – Genshin Affect holds a commanding lead over its rivals with 53% of the vote, whereas Sonic Frontiers maintains a snug second with 33%. Elden Ring in the meantime is supported by a mere 8% of the voting viewers, whereas Ragnarok – which launched simply final month to crucial acclaim – is sitting on 5%. Stray in the meantime has a mere 1% of the vote.
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