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List of best-selling PlayStation 3 video games

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Total PlayStation 3 games sold as of March 31, 2012: 595 million.[43]
PlayStation 3 games that have sold or shipped at least one million units
No. Title Copies sold
1 Grand Theft Auto V 21.3 million[citation needed]
2 Gran Turismo 5 11.94 million[1]
3 The Last of Us 7 million[2]
4 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 6.6 million[3]
5 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 6.5 million[4]
6 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 6 million[5]
7 Batman: Arkham City 5.49 million
8 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue 5.35 million[1]
9 God of War III 5.2 million; 2,818,033 in North and Latin America, 1,961,733 in PAL regions, 417,866 in Japan and SCE Asia territories[6]
10 Gran Turismo 6 5.06 million[1]
11 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 4.8 million approximately; 3.531 million in the US,[7][8][9] 244,578 and 25,268 The Best in Japan,[10] at least 1 million in UK[11]
12 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 4.8 million[12]
13 MotorStorm 3.31 million[13]
14 Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.269 million units approximately; 3.094 million in the US,[14] 175,813 in Japan[10]
15 Grand Theft Auto IV 3.14 million approximately: 1.89 million in US,[15] 1 million in UK,[11] 211,240 and 37,306 The Best in Japan[16]
16 Heavy Rain 3.03 million[17]
17 LittleBigPlanet 3 million[18]
18 Final Fantasy XIII 2.97 million approximately: 1.904 million in Japan,[19] 140,000 in other Asian countries,[20] 828,200 in US,[21] 100,000 in UK[22]
19 Beyond: Two Souls 2.8 million[23]
20 Resistance: Fall of Man 2.5 million[24]
21 God of War Collection 2.42 million: 1,748,663 in North and Latin America, 514,253 in PAL regions, 155,600 in Japan and SCE Asia territories[6]
22 Resident Evil HD Remaster 2.3 million[25]
23 Devil May Cry 4 2 million[26]
24 Killzone 2 2 million[27]
25 inFamous ~ 2 million[28]
26 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 1.977 million approximately; 1.106 million in the US,[29] 122,019 regular and 149,028 The Best in Japan,[10] 600,000 in UK[30]
27 Call of Duty: World at War 1.83 million approximately; 1.238 million in the US,[29] 600,000 in UK[30]
28 Demon's Souls 1.7 million[31]
29 Resident Evil 5 1.62 million approximately: 585,000 in US,[32] 520,564 and 258,961 Gold Edition in Japan,[10] 200,000 in UK,[33] 62,040 in France[34]
30 Heavenly Sword 1.5 million[35]
31 Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition 1.5 million[36]
32 Red Dead Redemption 1.35 million approximately, 947,400 in the US,[37][38] 300,000 in UK,[39] 109,340 in Japan[10]
33 Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction 1.25 million[40]
34 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch 1.1 million[41]
35 MotorStorm: Pacific Rift 1 million[42]

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References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ""Gran Turismo" Series Software Title List". Polyphony Digital. June 2008. Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2008-12-04. {{cite web}}:
  2. ↑ http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/16/the-last-of-us-sales-pass-7-million-with-new-dlc-coming
  3. ↑ "BloodBorne May Be the PS4's Salvation in 2015". 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-12-17. {{cite web}}:
  4. ↑ "BloodBorne May Be the PS4's Salvation in 2015". Forbes.com/tech]. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-12-17. {{cite web}}:
  5. ↑ Alexander, Leigh (21 May 2014). "Republique, and the fight for narrative games in a modern market". Gamasutra. UBM TechWeb. Retrieved 21 May 2014. {{cite web}}:
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "God of War series has sold over 21 million copies • News • PlayStation 3 • Eurogamer.net". Eurogamer. 2012-06-05. Archived from the original on 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-06-05. {{cite web}}:
  7. ↑ Tassi, Paul (2012-08-15). "Modern Warfare 3 Sales Will Never Catch Black Ops - Has Call of Duty Peaked? - Forbes". Forbes (Forbes LLC). https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2012/08/15/modern-warfare-3-sales-will-never-catch-black-ops-has-call-of-duty-peaked/. Retrieved 2012-10-20. 
  8. ↑ "NPD: December U.S. Revenue Up 4% In Best Month Ever". Gamasutra. 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-04-03. {{cite web}}:
  9. ↑ "ChartSpot: February 2010". GameSpot. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2010-04-03. {{cite web}}:
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "Sony Playstation 3 Japanese Ranking". Japan Game Charts. 2009-07-12. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-13. {{cite web}}:
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "ELSPA Sales Awards: Diamond". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2008-08-01. {{cite web}}:
  12. ↑ "BloodBorne May Be the PS4's Salvation in 2015". 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-12-17. {{cite web}}:
  13. ↑ "The Games of 2008: PlayStation 3". Edge. 2007-12-30. Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2008-07-31. {{cite web}}:
  14. ↑ Invisible Walls, Episode 139. GameTrailers. 2010-12-24. Event occurs at 15:22. http://www.gametrailers.com/video/episode-139-invisible-walls/708767. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
  15. ↑ Brightman, James (2009-01-15). "NPD: Nintendo Drives '08 Industry Sales Past $21 Billion". GameDaily. Archived from the original on 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2009-01-16. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (2008-11-13). "Kirby Chews Up, Spits Out Niko Bellic In Japan". Kotaku. Retrieved 2008-11-14. {{cite web}}:
  17. ↑ "Heavy Rain surpasses 3 million copies in sales". Fraghero. 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2017-01-12. {{cite web}}:
  18. ↑ "Little Big Planet 2 Hands-On". GameSpot. 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2010-05-10. {{cite web}}:
  19. ↑ "Square Enix". Garaph (based on the data from Famitsu). Retrieved 7 June 2013. {{cite web}}:
  20. ↑ "Results Briefing Session The Fiscal Year Ending 31 March 2010" (PDF). Square Enix. 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2010-08-21. {{cite web}}:
  21. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (2010-04-15). "God of War III, Pokemon & More Battle It Out For March's Bestseller Crown". Kotaku. Retrieved 2010-04-18. {{cite web}}:
  22. ↑ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Silver". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-02-03. {{cite web}}:
  23. ↑ "Beyond: Two Souls Has Sold 2.8 Million Copies Worldwide". GamingBolt. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-20. {{cite web}}:
  24. ↑ "DICE 2008 Ted Price Interview (Towards the End of the Interview)". GameTrailers. 2008-02-25. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2007-06-11. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  25. ↑ "Capcom Platinum Titles". 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2018-11-07. {{cite web}}:
  26. ↑ "Devil May Cry 4 sells 2 million". Gamespot. Retrieved January 25, 2015. {{cite web}}:
  27. ↑ "Killzone 2 hits 2 million sold". ps3center. 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2010-04-07. {{cite web}}:
  28. ↑ "July Cover Revealed: Infamous 2". Game Informer. 2010-06-04. Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-06-04. {{cite web}}:
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Matthews, Matt (2009-02-16). "Analysis: Latest Call Of Duty Lags Predecessor On PS3/360, Makes Up On Wii". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2011-02-18. {{cite web}}:
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 "ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2009-01-18. {{cite web}}:
  31. ↑ Paul Tassi (16 March 2015). "'Bloodborne' May Be The PS4's Salvation In 2015". Forbes. Retrieved 4 June 2015. {{cite web}}:
  32. ↑ Thorsen, Tor (2009-04-16). "NPD: Resident Evil 5 infects 1.5 million, March game sales sink 17%". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-07-13. {{cite web}}:
  33. ↑ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Gold". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-02-03. {{cite web}}:
  34. ↑ "Resident Evil 5 : les ventes françaises" . JeuxVideo.com. 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2009-07-13. {{cite web}}:
  35. ↑ Mike Jackson (2010-03-29). "Ninja Theory: We made no money on PS3 with Heavenly Sword". Computer and Video Games. Retrieved 2010-04-02. {{cite web}}:
  36. ↑ Hill, Owen (16 April 2014). "Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition gets a Blu-ray release next month". Mojang — Makers of Minecraft. Mojang. Retrieved 16 April 2014. {{cite web}}:
  37. ↑ Tor Thorsen (2010-07-02). "Red Dead Redemption sells 1.5M, May game sales slide 5% - NPD". GameSpot. Retrieved 2010-07-13. {{cite web}}:
  38. ↑ Kohler, Chris (2010-07-15). "June NPD Sales: Red Dead Redemption is Biggest Game of 2010". Wired. https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/07/june-npd. Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
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  40. ↑ Guinness World Records(2009). Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition, p. 173.
  41. ↑ Cook, Dave (March 7, 2014). "Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch passes 1.1 million shipped, new edition revealed". VG247. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015. {{cite web}}:
  42. ↑ Martin, Matt (2008-12-09). "MotorStorm: Pacific Rift passes one million sales". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2008-12-09. {{cite web}}:
  43. ↑ "Playstation®3 Worldwide Software Unit Sales". Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. {{cite web}}:
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