List of best-selling PlayStation 3 video games

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

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Original PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 3 Slim with DualShock 3 controller

As of March 31, 2012, a total of 595 million copies of PlayStation 3 software had been sold worldwide.[1]

List
No. Game Copies sold Release date[lower-alpha 1] Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s)
1 Grand Theft Auto V 29.52 million[lower-alpha 2] September 17, 2013 Action-adventure Rockstar North Rockstar Games
2 Gran Turismo 5 11.95 million[3] November 24, 2010 Sim racing Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment
3 The Last of Us 7 million[4] June 14, 2013
Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
4 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 6.6 million[5] November 1, 2011
Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
5 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 6.5 million[6] October 13, 2009
Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
6 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 6 million[7] June 12, 2008
Kojima Productions Konami
7 Batman: Arkham City 5.49 million
 October 18, 2011 Action-adventure Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
8 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue 5.35 million[3] December 13, 2007 Sim racing Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment
9 God of War III 5.2 million[lower-alpha 3] March 16, 2010
Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
10 Gran Turismo 6 5.06 million[3] December 6, 2013 Sim racing Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment
11 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 4.8 million[lower-alpha 4] November 10, 2009 First-person shooter Infinity Ward Activision
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 4.8 million[14] November 16, 2007
Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
13 MotorStorm 3.31 million[15] December 14, 2006 Racing Evolution Studios Sony Computer Entertainment
14 Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.269 million[lower-alpha 5] November 9, 2010 First-person shooter Treyarch Activision
15 Grand Theft Auto IV 3.14 million[lower-alpha 6] April 29, 2008 Action-adventure Rockstar North Rockstar Games
16 Heavy Rain 3.03 million[19] February 23, 2010
Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment
17 LittleBigPlanet 3 million[20] October 27, 2008
Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment
18 Final Fantasy XIII 2.97 million[lower-alpha 7] December 17, 2009 Role-playing Square Enix 1st Production Department Square Enix
19 Beyond: Two Souls 2.8 million[25] October 8, 2013
Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment
20 Resistance: Fall of Man 2.5 million[26] November 14, 2006 First-person shooter Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
21 God of War Collection 2.42 million[lower-alpha 8] November 17, 2009
22 Resident Evil HD Remaster 2.3 million[27] November 27, 2014 Survival horror Capcom Production Studio 4 Capcom
23 Devil May Cry 4 2 million[28] January 31, 2008
Capcom Capcom
Killzone 2 2 million[29] February 26, 2009 First-person shooter Guerrilla Games Sony Computer Entertainment
25 inFamous ~2 million[30] May 26, 2009 Action-adventure Sucker Punch Productions Sony Computer Entertainment
26 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 1.977 million[lower-alpha 9] November 5, 2007 First-person shooter Infinity Ward Activision
27 Call of Duty: World at War 1.83 million[lower-alpha 10] November 11, 2008 First-person shooter Treyarch Activision
28 Demon's Souls 1.7 million[33] February 5, 2009 Action role-playing FromSoftware
29 Resident Evil 5 1.62 million[lower-alpha 11] March 5, 2009 Third-person shooter Capcom Capcom
30 Heavenly Sword 1.5 million[37] September 12, 2007
Ninja Theory Sony Computer Entertainment
Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition 1.5 million[38] December 17, 2013
4J Studios Sony Interactive Entertainment
32 Red Dead Redemption 1.35 million[lower-alpha 12] May 18, 2010 Action-adventure Rockstar San Diego Rockstar Games
33 Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction 1.25 million[42] October 23, 2007
Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
34 One Piece: Pirate Warriors 1.2 million[43] March 1, 2012 Action Omega Force Namco Bandai Games
35 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch 1.1 million[44] November 17, 2011 Role-playing Level-5
36 MotorStorm: Pacific Rift 1 million[45] October 28, 2008 Racing Evolution Studios Sony Computer Entertainment

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. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 244,578 (original) and 25,268 (The Best)[9]
    • United Kingdom – at least 1 million[10]
    • United States – 3.531 million[11][12][13]
  5. Call of Duty: Black Ops sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 175,813[9]
    • United States – 3.094 million[16]
  6. Grand Theft Auto IV sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 211,240 (original) and 37,306 (The Best)[17]
    • United Kingdom – 1 million[10]
    • United States – 1.89 million[18]
  7. Final Fantasy XIII sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 1.904 million[21]
    • Other Asian countries – 140,000[22]
    • United Kingdom – 100,000[23]
    • United States – 828,200[24]
  8. God of War Collection sales breakdown:
    • Asia – 155,600[8]
    • Latin and North America – 1,748,663[8]
    • PAL regions – 514,253[8]
  9. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 122,019 (regular) and 149,028 (The Best)[9]
    • United Kingdom – 600,000[31]
    • United States – 1.106 million[32]
  10. Call of Duty: World at War sales breakdown:
    • United Kingdom – 600,000[31]
    • United States – 1.238 million[32]
  11. Resident Evil 5 sales breakdown:
    • France – 62,040[34]
    • Japan – 520,564 (original) and 258,961 (Gold Edition)[9]
    • United Kingdom – 200,000[35]
    • United States – 585,000[36]
  12. Red Dead Redemption sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 109,340[9]
    • United Kingdom – 300,000[39]
    • United States – 947,400[40][41]

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