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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 99.4 million copies of PlayStation 3 software had been sold worldwide.

List

Game Copies sold Release date Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s)
Grand Theft Auto V 29.52 million September 17, 2013 Action-adventure Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Gran Turismo 5 11.95 million November 24, 2010 Sim racing Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment
The Last of Us 7 million June 14, 2013 Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 6.6 million November 1, 2011 Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 6.5 million October 13, 2009 Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 6 million June 12, 2008 Kojima Productions Konami
Batman: Arkham City 5.48 million October 18, 2011 Action-adventure Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Games
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue 5.35 million December 13, 2007 Sim racing Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment
Gran Turismo 6 5.22 million December 6, 2013 Sim racing Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment
God of War III 5.2 million March 16, 2010 Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Final Fantasy XIII 5 million December 17, 2009 Role-playing Square Enix 1st Production Department Square Enix
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 4.8 million November 10, 2009 First-person shooter Infinity Ward Activision
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 4.8 million November 16, 2007 Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
Grand Theft Auto IV 4.33 million April 29, 2008 Action-adventure Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Batman: Arkham Asylum 4.23 million August 25, 2009 Action-adventure Rocksteady Studios
MotorStorm 3.31 million December 14, 2006 Racing Evolution Studios Sony Computer Entertainment
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.269 million November 9, 2010 First-person shooter Treyarch Activision
Heavy Rain 3.03 million February 23, 2010 Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment
LittleBigPlanet 3 million October 27, 2008 Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment
Beyond: Two Souls 2.8 million October 8, 2013 Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment
Resistance: Fall of Man 2.5 million November 14, 2006 First-person shooter Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
God of War Collection 2.42 million November 17, 2009
Batman: Arkham Origins 2.29 million October 25, 2013 Action-adventure Warner Bros. Games
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga 2.16 million November 6, 2007 Action-adventure Traveller's Tales LucasArts
Killzone 2 2 million February 26, 2009 First-person shooter Guerrilla Games Sony Computer Entertainment
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe 2 million November 16, 2008 Fighting Midway Games Midway Games
inFAMOUS ~2 million May 26, 2009 Action-adventure Sucker Punch Productions Sony Computer Entertainment
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 1.977 million November 5, 2007 First-person shooter Infinity Ward Activision
Dark Souls 1.9 million September 22, 2011 Action role-playing FromSoftware
Call of Duty: World at War 1.83 million November 11, 2008 First-person shooter Treyarch Activision
Demon's Souls 1.7 million February 5, 2009 Action role-playing FromSoftware
Resident Evil 5 1.62 million March 5, 2009 Third-person shooter Capcom Capcom
Heavenly Sword 1.5 million September 12, 2007 Ninja Theory Sony Computer Entertainment
Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition 1.5 million December 17, 2013 4J Studios Sony Computer Entertainment
Red Dead Redemption 1.35 million May 18, 2010 Action-adventure Rockstar San Diego Rockstar Games
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction 1.25 million October 23, 2007 Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch 1.1 million November 17, 2011 Role-playing Level-5
Dark Souls II 1.1 million March 11, 2014 Action role-playing FromSoftware
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift 1 million 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.
  3. God of War III sales breakdown:
    • Asia – 417,866
    • Latin and North America – 2,818,033
    • PAL regions – 1,961,733
  4. Final Fantasy XIII sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 1.904 million
    • Other Asian countries – 140,000
    • United Kingdom – 100,000
    • United States – 828,200
  5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 244,578 (original) and 25,268 (The Best)
    • United Kingdom – at least 1 million
    • United States – 3.531 million
  6. "GTA IV sold 13 million copies in its first year, approximately one third of them on PS3"
  7. Grand Theft Auto IV sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 211,240 (original) and 37,306 (The Best)
    • United Kingdom – 1 million
    • United States – 1.89 million
  8. Call of Duty: Black Ops sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 175,813
    • United States – 3.094 million
  9. God of War Collection sales breakdown:
    • Asia – 155,600
    • Latin and North America – 1,748,663
    • PAL regions – 514,253
  10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 122,019 (regular) and 149,028 (The Best)
    • United Kingdom – 600,000
    • United States – 1.106 million
  11. Call of Duty: World at War sales breakdown:
    • United Kingdom – 600,000
    • United States – 1.238 million
  12. Resident Evil 5 sales breakdown:
    • France – 62,040
    • Japan – 520,564 (original) and 258,961 (Gold Edition)
    • United Kingdom – 200,000
    • United States – 585,000
  13. Red Dead Redemption sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 109,340
    • United Kingdom – 300,000
    • United States – 947,400

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