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This is a list of video games for the PlayStation 3 video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

As of March 31, 2019, a total of over 999.4 million copies of PlayStation 3 software had been sold worldwide.[1]

List

Game Copies sold Release date[a] Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s)
Grand Theft Auto V 29.52 million[b] September 17, 2013 Action-adventure Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Gran Turismo 5 11.95 million[3] November 24, 2010 Sim racing Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment
The Last of Us 7 million[4] June 14, 2013
Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 6.6 million[5] November 1, 2011
Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 6.5 million[5] October 13, 2009
Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 6 million[6] June 12, 2008
Kojima Productions Konami
Batman: Arkham City 5.48 million[7] October 18, 2011 Action-adventure Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Games
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue 5.35 million[3] December 13, 2007 Sim racing Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment
Gran Turismo 6 5.22 million[3] December 6, 2013 Sim racing Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment
God of War III 5.2 million[c] March 16, 2010
Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Final Fantasy XIII 5 million[9][d] December 17, 2009 Role-playing Square Enix 1st Production Department Square Enix
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 4.8 million[e] November 10, 2009 First-person shooter Infinity Ward Activision
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 4.8 million[5] November 16, 2007
Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
Grand Theft Auto IV 4.33 million[f][g] April 29, 2008 Action-adventure Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Batman: Arkham Asylum 4.23 million[7] August 25, 2009 Action-adventure Rocksteady Studios
MotorStorm 3.31 million[22] December 14, 2006 Racing Evolution Studios Sony Computer Entertainment
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.269 million[h] November 9, 2010 First-person shooter Treyarch Activision
Heavy Rain 3.03 million[24] February 23, 2010
Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment
LittleBigPlanet 3 million[25] October 27, 2008
Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment
Beyond: Two Souls 2.8 million[26] October 8, 2013
Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment
Resistance: Fall of Man 2.5 million[27] November 14, 2006 First-person shooter Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
God of War Collection 2.42 million[i] November 17, 2009
Batman: Arkham Origins 2.29 million[7] October 25, 2013 Action-adventure
Warner Bros. Games
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga 2.16 million[28] November 6, 2007 Action-adventure Traveller's Tales LucasArts
Killzone 2 2 million[29] February 26, 2009 First-person shooter Guerrilla Games Sony Computer Entertainment
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe 2 million[7] November 16, 2008 Fighting Midway Games Midway Games
inFAMOUS ~2 million[30] May 26, 2009 Action-adventure Sucker Punch Productions Sony Computer Entertainment
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 1.977 million[j] November 5, 2007 First-person shooter Infinity Ward Activision
Dark Souls 1.9 million[5] September 22, 2011 Action role-playing FromSoftware
Call of Duty: World at War 1.83 million[k] November 11, 2008 First-person shooter Treyarch Activision
Demon's Souls 1.7 million[5] February 5, 2009 Action role-playing FromSoftware
Resident Evil 5 1.62 million[l] March 5, 2009 Third-person shooter Capcom Capcom
Heavenly Sword 1.5 million[36] September 12, 2007
Ninja Theory Sony Computer Entertainment
Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition 1.5 million[37] December 17, 2013
4J Studios Sony Computer Entertainment
Red Dead Redemption 1.35 million[m] May 18, 2010 Action-adventure Rockstar San Diego Rockstar Games
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction 1.25 million[41] October 23, 2007
Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch 1.1 million[42] November 17, 2011 Role-playing Level-5
Dark Souls II 1.1 million[5] March 11, 2014 Action role-playing FromSoftware
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift 1 million[43] October 28, 2008 Racing Evolution Studios Sony Computer Entertainment

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
  2. ^ Of the 90 million total units sold by April 2018, 32.8% of that total were for the PlayStation 3 version.[2]
  3. ^ God of War III sales breakdown:
  4. ^ Final Fantasy XIII sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 1.904 million[10]
    • Other Asian countries – 140,000[11]
    • United Kingdom – 100,000[12]
    • United States – 828,200[13]
  5. ^ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 244,578 (original) and 25,268 (The Best)[14]
    • United Kingdom – at least 1 million[15]
    • United States – 3.531 million[16][17][18]
  6. ^ "GTA IV sold 13 million copies in its first year, approximately one third of them on PS3"[19]
  7. ^ Grand Theft Auto IV sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 211,240 (original) and 37,306 (The Best)[20]
    • United Kingdom – 1 million[15]
    • United States – 1.89 million[21]
  8. ^ Call of Duty: Black Ops sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 175,813[14]
    • United States – 3.094 million[23]
  9. ^ God of War Collection sales breakdown:
    • Asia – 155,600[8]
    • Latin and North America – 1,748,663[8]
    • PAL regions – 514,253[8]
  10. ^ Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 122,019 (regular) and 149,028 (The Best)[14]
    • United Kingdom – 600,000[31]
    • United States – 1.106 million[32]
  11. ^ Call of Duty: World at War sales breakdown:
    • United Kingdom – 600,000[31]
    • United States – 1.238 million[32]
  12. ^ Resident Evil 5 sales breakdown:
    • France – 62,040[33]
    • Japan – 520,564 (original) and 258,961 (Gold Edition)[14]
    • United Kingdom – 200,000[34]
    • United States – 585,000[35]
  13. ^ Red Dead Redemption sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 109,340[14]
    • United Kingdom – 300,000[38]
    • United States – 947,400[39][40]

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