Here are the top 20 best-selling PlayStation 3 games of all time (based on aggregated lifetime sales data across reliable sources). Think of this list like the PS3’s “greatest hits album” — the games that practically lived inside the disc tray.
Top 20 Best-Selling PS3 Games
Grand Theft Auto V – ~29.5 million
Call of Duty: Black Ops II – ~14–15 million
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – ~14 million
Call of Duty: Black Ops – ~13 million
Gran Turismo 5 – ~11.9 million
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – ~10+ million
Grand Theft Auto IV – ~11–12 million
Call of Duty: Ghosts – ~10 million
FIFA 13 – ~10 million
Battlefield 3 – ~8–9 million
FIFA 14 – ~8–9 million
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception – ~9.7 million
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – ~13.4 million
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – ~8 million
FIFA 12 – ~8 million
Red Dead Redemption – ~8 million
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – ~7–8 million
Assassin’s Creed III – ~7–8 million
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – ~6–7 million
The Last of Us – ~7 million
Quick Takeaways
Rockstar dominated: GTA V alone is basically a one-game empire.
Call of Duty = unstoppable force: Multiple entries in the top 10 like a yearly ritual.
Sports games quietly crushed it: FIFA titles consistently sold like hotcakes at a soccer stadium.
Sony exclusives held strong: Uncharted, The Last of Us, and Gran Turismo proved the PS3 had serious first-party firepower.
7 years after its initial closure, PlayStation Home on PS3 has been (partially) restored! The Destination Home team has been working for years to get a working online client up and running, and they’ve recently launched a closed beta which I had the chance to checkout. So join me in a crazy nostalgia trip as we explore Central Plaza, play some bowling, and play some games! I also had the chance to speak with one of the lead content developers for their valuable insight on what it took to get where they are today, and what’s coming in the future. Buckle up everyone, it’s time to go HOME. Very obviously the pun was intended there.
These PS3 games are still great after all these years! Which ones do you still go back and play on the PlayStation 3 all these years later? Which ones did I miss?
Games Shown:
Folklore
Tornado Outbreak
Resistance 2
Killzone 2
Puppeteer
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
NFS: The Run
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
3D Dot Game Heroes
MJR Extras: MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (PS3) arcade racing by Evolution Studios – Gameplay of me racing through 4 different terrain: Earth, Air, Water & Fire. I win all but one of them 🤪
We cover the giant 40lb PlayStation 3 DECR-1000A Reference Tool! Used primarily for game development, we tour this monolith of a machine and explore its history. Big thanks to Nick for lending this to us!
The PS3 Test Console plays three generations of Playstation games: PS1, PS2 & PS3 in ALL REGIONS. Plus it has a ton of cool developer options to mess around with.
Looking to buy a Sony Playstation 3 (PS3)? This is the Buying Guide for you! We cover the three different PS3 models, accessories and we list some of our favorite games to get you started! Oh yeah…and we even talk about the PS3 Move controller… 😉
BEHIND THE SCENES: For this video it was important to cover all three models of PS3 and thankfully Kelsey and PinkGorillaGames had two of them that they let us borrow. Those backwards compatible ones easily go for $140+ now. Plus we had a ton of fun just picking out the games we would recommend! Although…when Kelsey showed up with some HD Remasters… I don’t think she fully understood just how many of them I had! So we had some fun with that…
Also…Kelsey was stoked to have purchased a Playstation shirt just the week before and we made sure to get that in the thumbnail. Enjoy!
