After 30 Years, These Are The Finest-Promoting PlayStation Games Of All Time In The US

This month marks 30 years because the PlayStation first launched within the US, and in terms of pure gross sales numbers, Sony’s system has a complete bunch of Call of Duty and GTA video games on the high of the charts. Analyst agency Circana has compiled a listing of the 20 best-selling PlayStation video games of all time within the US, with the highest 20 not being too stunning total.

As posted by Circana executive director Mat Piscatella, the record covers video games launched between 1995 and 2025, however not video games that had been packaged with a PlayStation console {hardware} bundle. One different factor to notice right here is that the primary record beneath is predicated on models offered, and the second is predicated on {dollars} earned.

Unsurprisingly, Grand Theft Auto 5 tops the units-sold chart, as Rockstar’s open-world recreation has been a high performer for years and throughout a number of console generations. Combined with different platforms, 215 million models of GTA 5 have been offered because the recreation launched in September 2013, and it is a secure guess {that a} substantial variety of these gross sales had been on PlayStation 3, 4, and 5. Other titles from Rockstar Games on the models offered record embody Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA: San Andreas, and Vice City.

While GTA 5 has the highest spot, Call of Duty has a complete bunch of titles within the high 20 record. Out of all of the video games, there are 9 Call of Duty titles that seem right here, with 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare being the best-selling one total. The recreation broke gross sales data for Activision after it was launched, setting the bar excessive for future Call of Duty releases. Another fascinating reality is that of these 9 video games, all six Black Ops titles are included right here.

What of different video games then? The record does function a number of first-party titles right here, as Marvel’s Spider-Man, The Last of Us, and 2018’s God of War all proved to be massively common. You can see the total record for your self beneath, and for those who’re feeling nostalgic, you can even make a journey down reminiscence lane to see the best-selling Sega Dreamcast games of all time within the US. We additionally take a look at PS1’s best-selling video games to mark the system’s 30-year anniversary.