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List of best-selling PlayStation 3 video games

List of best-selling PlayStation 3 video games

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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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Original PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 3 Slim with DualShock 3 controller

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

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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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