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The PlayStation (also known as PS, PSX, PS1 or PSone) was Sony's first game console, debuted in 1994. It launched at $299, while PSOne devkits were $4,000.[1]

It was succeeded by the PlayStation 2 in 2000 and then the PlayStation 3 in 2006. Sony stopped producing the console in early 2006, 12 years after its release. The console's best selling game is Gran Turismo.[2]

Hardware sales[]

  • Worldwide
    • March 1999: 50 million shipped [1]
    • October 2001: 88.26 million shipped [2]
    • March 2007: 102.5 million shipped [3]
  • United States
    • 9 months - 1 million[4]
    • 14 months - 1.5 million [5]
    • End of 1996 - 2.9 million[3]
    • April 1997 - 3.5 million [6]
    • End of 1998 - 11.5 million[4]

Best-selling games[]

Worldwide[]

Note: See regional sections below for breakdown of sales figures.

Rank Game Publisher Release date Unit sales Ref
1 Gran Turismo Sony 1997-12-23 10,860,000 [5]
2 Final Fantasy VII Square 1997-01-31 10,232,228 [n 1]
3 Gran Turismo 2 Sony 1999-12-11 9,500,000 [5]
4 Final Fantasy VIII Square 1999-02-11 8,600,000 [10]
5 Tekken 3 Namco 1998-03-26 8,300,000 [11]
6 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone EA 2001-11-15 8,000,000 [12]
7 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Sony 1997-11-05 7,580,000 [13]
8 Crash Bandicoot: Warped Sony 1998-10-31 7,130,000
9 Metal Gear Solid Konami 1998-09-03 7,000,000 [14]
10 Crash Bandicoot Sony 1996-09-09 6,820,000 [13]
11 Resident Evil 2 Capcom 1998-01-21 5,770,000 [15]
12 Tekken 2 Namco 1996-03-29 5,700,000 [16]
13 Final Fantasy IX Square 2000-07-07 5,500,000 [17]
14 Tomb Raider II Eidos 1997-10-31 5,200,000 [18]
15 Resident Evil Capcom 1996-03-22 5,080,000 [15]
16 Spyro the Dragon Sony 1998-09-09 4,832,145 [19]
17 Dragon Quest VII Enix 2000-08-26 4,347,147 [20]
18 Rayman Ubi Soft 1995-09-01 4,000,000 [21]
Tomb Raider Eidos 1996-10-25 4,000,000 [22][23]
CTR: Crash Team Racing Sony 1999-10-19 4,000,000 [13]
21 Driver GT Interactive 1999-06-30 3,633,854 [24]
22 Driver 2 Infogrames 2000-11-13 3,550,000
23 Tomb Raider III Eidos 1998-11-20 3,500,000 [22][18]
24 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Activision 1999-08-31 3,500,000 [25]
25 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Capcom 1999-09-22 3,500,000 [26]
26 Spyro 2 Sony 1999-11-02 3,451,064 [19]
27 Frogger Hasbro 1997-09-30 3,432,004 [27][28]
28 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision 2000-09-20 3,420,000 [29]
29 Spyro: Year of the Dragon Sony 2000-10-24 3,283,077 [19]
30 Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Fox Interactive 1997-09-29 3,000,000 [30]
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Eidos 1999-11-15 3,000,000 [22][18]
32 WWF War Zone Acclaim 1998-07-14 2,950,000
33 Tekken Namco 1995-03-31 2,800,000 [31]
34 Namco Museum Vol. 3 Namco 1996-06-21 2,698,758 [24]
35 Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories Konami 1999-12-09 2,510,804 [n 2]
36 Mortal Kombat Trilogy Midway 1996-10-10 2,410,000 [27][29]
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Activision 2001-10-29 2,410,000 [27][29]
38 Dino Crisis Capcom 1999-07-01 2,400,000 [26]
39 Everybody's Golf / Hot Shots Golf Sony 1997-07-17 2,359,511 [n 3]
40 Final Fantasy Tactics Square 1997-06-20 2,270,000 [35]
41 Air Combat / Ace Combat Namco 1995-06-30 2,230,000 [36]
42 Crash Bash Sony 2000-11-06 2,176,420 [24][29]
43 WWF SmackDown! THQ 2000-03-02 2,035,759 [24]
44 WWF SmackDown 2! Know Your Role THQ 2000-11-21 2,015,858 [24]
45 Derby Stallion ASCII 1997-07-17 2,000,000 [33]
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee GT Interactive 1997-09-19 2,000,000 [37]
Silent Hill Konami 1999-01-31 2,000,000 [38]
Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge Hasbro 2000-09-21 2,000,000 [3]
49 Rugrats: Search for Reptar THQ 1998-10-31 1,960,000
50 Spider-Man Activision 2000-08-30 1,950,000 [27][29]
51 Parasite Eve Square 1998-03-29 1,940,000 [35]
52 Ridge Racer Namco 1994-12-03 1,868,507 [28]
53 Cool Boarders 3 Sony 1998-09-30 1,867,331 [24]
54 Medal of Honor EA 1999-10-31 1,840,000 [27][39]
55 007: Tomorrow Never Dies EA 1999-11-16 1,829,953 [24]
56 Namco Museum Vol. 1 Namco 1995-11-22 1,817,786 [n 4]
57 Need for Speed: High Stakes EA 1999-03-01 1,790,000 [27][40]
58 Cool Boarders 2 UEP Systems 1997-08-28 1,789,244 [24]
59 Syphon Filter Sony 1999-02-17 1,773,149 [27][24]
60 Tetris Plus Jaleco 1996-09-06 1,770,000 [27]
61 Twisted Metal 2 Sony 1996-10-31 1,743,961 [28]
62 Syphon Filter 2 Sony 2000-03-14 1,720,000 [27][29]
63 Formula 1 Sony 1996-09-13 1,700,000 [41]
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit EA 1998-03-25 1,700,000 [27]
65 PaRappa the Rapper Sony 1996-12-06 1,684,398 [n 5]
66 Battle Arena Toshinden Takara 1995-01-01 1,652,238
67 Tenchu: Stealth Assassins Sony 1998-02-26 1,630,675
68 Arc the Lad Sony 1995-06-30 1,617,864 [24][28]
69 Monopoly Hasbro 1997-11-06 1,600,655 [24]
70 Everybody's Golf 2 / Hot Shots Golf 2 Sony 1999-07-29 1,598,482 [n 6]
71 Ape Escape Sony 1999-06-22 1,526,121 [28]
72 Madden NFL 99 EA 1998-07-31 1,500,000 [27]
A Bug's Life Sony 1998-11-18 1,500,000 [27]
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Eidos 1999-08-16 1,500,000 [42]
Chrono Cross Square 1999-11-18 1,500,000 [35]
76 International Superstar Soccer Pro '98 Konami 1998-05-28 1,481,533 [43]
77 Madden NFL 2000 EA 1999-07-31 1,480,000 [27]
78 R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 Namco 1998-12-03 1,474,311 [28]
79 NFL GameDay 98 Sony 1997-07-31 1,470,000 [27]
80 Grand Theft Auto 2 Rockstar 1999-10-25 1,450,000 [27][44]
81 Dance Dance Revolution Konami 1999-04-10 1,405,048 [n 7]
82 Tomb Raider: Chronicles Eidos 2000-11-17 1,400,000 [22]
83 The Legend of Dragoon Sony 1999-12-02 1,315,240 [n 8]
84 Pac-Man World Namco 1999-10-12 1,310,518 [n 9]
85 Jet Moto 2 Sony 1997-10-31 1,310,000 [27]
86 WCW Nitro THQ 1998-01-31 1,300,000 [27]
87 Twisted Metal III Sony 1998-10-31 1,290,000 [27]
88 Jet Moto Sony 1996-10-31 1,270,000 [27]
Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol Take-Two 2000-06-05 1,270,000 [27]
90 Madden NFL 98 EA 1997-07-31 1,250,000 [27]
91 Dragon Quest IV Enix 2001-11-22 1,232,071 [24]
92 SaGa Frontier Square 1997-07-11 1,217,898 [33][28]
93 Madden NFL 2001 Electronic Arts 2000-08-14 1,210,246 [28]
94 Xenogears Square 1998-02-11 1,209,479 [n 10]
95 Ridge Racer Revolution Namco 1995-12-03 1,208,685 [28]
96 Dino Crisis 2 Capcom 2000-09-13 1,200,000 [26]
97 V-Rally Infogrames 1997-07-04 1,192,003 [24][28]
98 Arc the Lad II Sony 1996-11-11 1,183,995 [1]
99 Die Hard Trilogy Fox Interactive 1996-09-18 1,180,750
100 NBA Live 98 EA 1997-11-30 1,169,945 [24][28]

Japan[]

Rank Title Publisher Release date Unit sales Ref
1 Dragon Quest VII Enix 2000-08-26 4,170,000 [45]
2 Final Fantasy VII Square 1997-01-31 4,169,728 [46]
3 Final Fantasy VIII Square 1999-02-11 3,700,000 [47]
4 Final Fantasy IX Square 2000-07-07 2,860,000 [33]
5 Gran Turismo Sony 1997-12-23 2,550,000 [48]
6 Biohazard 2 / Resident Evil 2 Capcom 1998-01-29 2,456,651 [24]
7 Minna no Golf / Everybody's Golf Sony 1997-07-17 2,130,000 [33]
8 Derby Stallion ASCII 1997-07-17 2,000,000 [33]
9 Bio Hazard / Resident Evil Capcom 1996-03-22 1,805,846 [24]
10 Gran Turismo 2 Sony 1999-12-11 1,800,000 [33]
11 Arc the Lad Sony 1995-06-30 1,566,199 [24]
12 Biohazard 3: Last Escape / Resident Evil 3 Capcom 1999-09-22 1,550,000 [33]
13 PaRappa the Rapper Sony 1996-12-06 1,470,000
14 Winning Eleven 3 / ISS Pro 98 Konami 1998-05-28 1,462,764 [43]
15 Minna no Golf 2 / Everybody's Golf 2 Sony 1999-07-29 1,440,000 [33]
16 Tekken 3 Namco 1998-03-26 1,400,000
Crash Bandicoot 3 Sony 1998-12-17 1,400,000
18 Tekken 2 Namco 1996-03-29 1,370,000
19 Final Fantasy Tactics Square 1997-06-20 1,360,000 [47]
20 Crash Bandicoot 2 Sony 1997-12-18 1,300,000 [33]
21 Dance Dance Revolution Konami 1999-04-10 1,270,000 [33]
22 Dragon Quest IV Enix 2001-11-22 1,232,071 [24]
23 Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon Square 1997-12-23 1,165,796 [49]
24 Metal Gear Solid Konami 1998-09-03 1,141,696 [50][24]
25 Saga Frontier Square 1997-07-11 1,100,000 [33]
XI Sony 1998-06-18 1,100,000
Beatmania Konami 1998-10-01 1,100,000
Derby Stallion '99 ASCII 1999-09-30 1,100,000
29 Parasite Eve Square 1998-03-29 1,050,000 [33]
30 Arc The Lad II Sony 1996-11-01 1,040,000
31 Densha de Go! Taito 1997-12-18 1,040,000
32 Dance Dance Revolution 2nd ReMix Konami 1999-08-26 1,032,085 [24]
33 I.Q: Intelligent Cube Sony 1997-01-31 1,010,000 [33]
34 Tekken Namco 1995-03-31 1,000,000 [51]
35 Simple 1500 Series Vol. 1: The Mahjong D3 Publisher 1998-10-22 1,000,000 [33]
36 Jikkyō Powerful Pro Baseball '99 Konami 1999-07-22 967,458 [24]
37 Xenogears Square 1998-02-11 916,891
38 Tales of Destiny Namco 1997-12-23 895,524
39 Ridge Racer Namco 1994-12-03 859,085 [52]
40 Chrono Cross Square 1999-11-18 850,000 [47]
41 Jikkyō Powerful Pro Baseball '98 Konami 1998-07-23 835,730 [24]
42 Doko Demo Issho Sony 1999-07-22 808,057
43 Rage Racer Namco 1996-12-03 789,034
44 Momotaro Dentetsu 7 Hudson 1997-12-23 769,866
45 R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 Namco 1998-12-03 759,527
46 Tobal No.1 Square 1996-08-02 752,000 [53]
47 Star Ocean: The Second Story Enix 1998-07-30 744,000 [54]
48 Monster Farm / Monster Rancher Tecmo 1997-07-24 729,063 [24]
49 Winning Eleven 4 / ISS Pro Evolution Konami 1999-09-02 721,737
50 Battle Arena Toshinden Takara 1995-01-01 719,514
51 Super Robot Wars α Banpresto 2000-05-25 714,789
52 Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana Square 1999-07-15 706,340
53 Puyo Puyo 2: Definitive Edition Compile 1996-11-15 701,759
54 SD Gundam G Generation Bandai 1998-08-06 698,000 [54]
55 Crash Bandicoot SCE 1996-12-06 693,157 [24]
56 SaGa Frontier II Square 1999-04-01 684,026
57 Dino Crisis Capcom 1999-07-01 676,701
58 Final Fantasy IV Square 1997-03-21 673,234
59 Tales of Eternia Namco 2000-11-30 672,536
60 Mobile Suit Gundam Bandai 1995-06-23 668,242
61 Brave Fencer Musashi-den Square 1998-07-16 665,000 [54]
62 Valkyrie Profile Enix 1999-12-22 664,122 [24]
63 Ridge Racer Revolution Namco 1995-12-03 658,392
64 Monster Farm 2 Tecmo 1999-02-25 640,245
65 Tales of Phantasia Namco 1998-12-23 631,903
66 Street Fighter Zero 2 / Alpha 2 Capcom 1996-08-09 604,957
67 Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon 2 Square 1998-12-23 592,730
68 Ace Combat / Air Combat Namco 1995-06-30 592,297
69 Torneko Adventures 2 Enix 1999-09-15 578,227
70 Final Fantasy V Square 1998-03-19 563,904
71 Winning Eleven 2000 / ISS Pro Evolution 2 Konami 2000-06-29 559,890 [43]
72 One Piece: Grand Battle! Bandai 2001-03-15 555,000 [55]
73 Ace Combat 2 Namco 1997-05-30 546,000 [56]
74 Super Robot Wars α Gaiden Banpresto 2001-03-29 545,829 [24]
75 One Piece: Grand Battle 2! Bandai 2002-03-20 545,506
76 Mobile Suit Gundam: Giren's Ambition Bandai 2000-02-10 536,592
77 Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories Konami 1999-12-09 510,804
78 Street Fighter Zero 3 / Alpha 3 Capcom 1998-12-23 503,562
79 SuperLite 1500 Series: The Tetris Success 2000-07-19 503,058
80 Ape Escape SCE 1999-06-24 502,180
81 Pachi-Slot Aruze Kingdom 2 Aruze 1999-11-25 500,202
82 Tenchu: Stealth Assassins Sony 1998-02-26 500,000 [57]
83 SD Gundam G Generation-0 Bandai 1999-08-12 497,963 [24]
84 BeatMania Append 3rd Mix Konami 1998-12-23 497,770
85 Front Mission 2nd Square 1997-09-25 496,199
86 PoPoLoCrois Monogatari SCE 1996-07-12 496,000 [53]
87 Simple 1500 Series Vol.010: The Billiards Culture 1999-04-22 494,479 [24]
88 Tokimeki Memorial: Forever with You Konami 1995-10-13 491,889
89 Momotaro Dentetsu V Hudson 1999-12-16 488,571
90 Jikkyō Powerful Pro Baseball '97 Konami 1997-08-28 488,309
91 Pachi-Slot Aruze Kingdom 4 Aruze 2000-12-14 482,820
92 Final Fantasy VI Square 1999-03-11 479,984
93 Chocobo Racing Square 1999-03-18 464,374
94 FIFA: Road to World Cup '98 EA 1998-05-14 455,759
95 Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix Konami 2000-06-01 455,000 [58]
96 New Super Robot Wars Banpresto 1996-12-27 447,747 [24]
97 Battle Arena Toshinden 2 Takara 1995-12-29 435,712
98 Puyo Puyo 3: Definitive Edition Compile 1997-11-27 431,007
99 Breath of Fire III Capcom 1997-09-11 425,498
100 World Stadium 2 Namco 1998-04-29 422,033

United States[]

Gross revenue [59]
No. Title Publisher Year Gross (est.) Inflation (est.) Ref
1 Gran Turismo Sony 1998 $164,000,000 $320,000,000 [27][60]
2 Final Fantasy VII Sony 1997 $160,000,000+ $310,000,000 [59]
3 Gran Turismo 2 Sony 1999 $160,000,000 $300,000,000 [27][61]
4 Crash Bandicoot: Warped Sony 1998 $150,000,000 $290,000,000 [27][60]
5 Tekken 3 Namco 1998 $141,000,000 $270,000,000
6 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision 2000 $140,000,000+ $260,000,000 [59]
7 Metal Gear Solid Konami 1998 $140,000,000 $270,000,000 [27][60]
8 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Sony 1997 $130,000,000+ $250,000,000 [59]
9 Driver GT 1999 $130,000,000 $250,000,000 [27][62]
10 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Activision 1999 $121,000,000 $230,000,000 [27][61]
11 Resident Evil 2 Capcom 1998 $120,000,000+ $230,000,000 [59]
12 Spyro the Dragon Sony 1998 $120,000,000+ $230,000,000
13 Final Fantasy VIII Square 1999 $120,000,000 $230,000,000 [27][62]
14 Crash Bandicoot Sony 1996 $100,000,000+ $200,000,000 [59]
15 Frogger Hasbro 1997 $100,000,000+ $200,000,000
16 Tomb Raider II Eidos 1997 $100,000,000+ $200,000,000
17 WWF War Zone Acclaim 1998 $100,000,000+ $190,000,000
18 Driver 2 Infogrames 2000 $100,000,000 $180,000,000 [27][61]
19 Resident Evil Capcom 1996 $100,000,000 $200,000,000 [27][63]
20 CTR: Crash Team Racing Sony 1999 $80,000,000 $150,000,000 [27][61]


Unit sales [59]
Rank Title Publisher Release Unit sales Ref
1 Gran Turismo 2 Sony 1999-12 4,000,000+ [59]
2 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Sony 1997-10 4,000,000+
3 Gran Turismo Sony 1998-05 4,000,000 [27]
4 Crash Bandicoot: Warped Sony 1998-11 3,760,000
5 Frogger Hasbro 1997-10 3,432,004 [27][28]
6 Spyro the Dragon Sony 1998-09 3,310,000 [27]
7 Crash Bandicoot Sony 1996-09 3,290,000
8 Tekken 3 Namco 1998-04 3,240,000
9 Driver GT Interactive 1999-06 3,220,000
10 Final Fantasy VII Sony 1997-08 3,090,000
11 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision 2000-09 3,020,000+ [59]
12 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Activision 1999-09 3,020,000 [27]
13 Metal Gear Solid Konami 1998-10 2,810,000
14 Namco Museum Vol. 3 Namco 1997-02 2,550,000+ [59]
15 CTR: Crash Team Racing Sony 1999-10 2,550,000+
16 WWF War Zone Acclaim 1998-07 2,550,000+
17 Driver 2 Infogrames 2000-11 2,550,000 [27]
18 Final Fantasy VIII Square 1999-09 2,425,920+ [59]
19 Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! Sony 1999-11 2,425,920+
20 Resident Evil Capcom 1996-03 2,425,919 [64][28]
21 Tomb Raider Eidos 1996-11 2,140,000 [27]
22 Tomb Raider II Eidos 1997-11 2,040,000 [27]
23 Spyro: Year of the Dragon Sony 2000-10 2,040,000
24 Resident Evil 2 Capcom 1998-01 2,020,000
25 Mortal Kombat Trilogy Midway 1996-10 2,010,000
26 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Activision 2003-10 2,010,000
27 Tekken 2 Namco 1996-08 2,000,000
28 Tetris Plus Jaleco 1996-10 1,770,000
29 Syphon Filter Sony 1999-02 1,750,000
30 Twisted Metal 2 Sony 1996-11 1,743,961 [28]
31 Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit Electronic Arts 1998-03 1,700,000 [27]
32 Final Fantasy IX Square 2000-11 1,660,000
33 Namco Museum Vol. 1 Namco 1996-08 1,650,000
34 WWF Smackdown! THQ 2000-03 1,620,000
35 Crash Bash Sony 2000-11 1,600,000
36 Rayman Ubi Soft 1995-09 1,580,000
37 WWF Smackdown! 2 THQ 2000-11 1,570,000
38 Spider-Man Activision 2000-08 1,550,000
39 Madden NFL 99 Electronic Arts 1998-08 1,500,000
40 A Bug's Life Sony 1998-11 1,500,000
41 Madden NFL 2000 Electronic Arts 1999-08 1,480,000
42 NFL Gameday 98 Sony 1997-08 1,470,000
43 Rugrats: Search for Reptar THQ 1998-11 1,460,000
44 Medal of Honor Electronic Arts 1999-11 1,440,000
45 Cool Boarders 3 Sony 1998-10 1,430,000
46 007: Tomorrow Never Dies Electronic Arts 1999-11 1,420,000
47 Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Fox Interactive 1997-09 1,390,000
48 Need for Speed: High Stakes Electronic Arts 1999-03 1,390,000
49 Syphon Filter 2 Sony 2000-03 1,320,000
50 Jet Moto 2 Sony 1997-11 1,310,000
51 Tomb Raider III Eidos Interactive 1998-11 1,306,462 [28]
52 WCW Nitro THQ 1998-01 1,300,000 [27]
53 Twisted Metal 3 Sony 1998-11 1,290,000
54 Jet Moto Sony 1996-11 1,270,000
55 Spec Ops Take 2 Interactive 2000-04 1,270,000
56 Madden NFL 98 Electronic Arts 1997-08 1,250,000
57 Pac-Man World Namco 1999-10 1,240,000
58 Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories Konami 2003-03 1,219,740 [27][28]
59 Cool Boarders 2 Sony 1997-11 1,219,671 [28]
60 Madden NFL 2001 Electronic Arts 2000-08 1,210,246
61 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Capcom USA 1999-11 1,200,000 [27]
62 Monopoly Atari, Infogrames 1997-09 1,190,000
63 NASCAR 98 Electronic Arts 1997-09 1,162,871 [28]
64 NBA Live 98 Electronic Arts 1997-09 1,158,467
65 Grand Theft Auto 2 Take 2 Interactive 1999-10 1,150,000 [27]
66 NASCAR 99 Electronic Arts 1998-09 1,144,517 [28]
67 NFL Gameday 99 Sony 1998-08 1,127,378
68 NFL Blitz Midway 1998-09 1,101,246
69 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Electronic Arts 2003-11 1,100,000 [27]
70 2Xtreme Sony 1996-11 1,090,000
71 Twisted Metal Sony 1995-11 1,086,148 [28]
72 Test Drive 5 Atari, Infogrames 1998-10 1,080,000 [27]
73 Twisted Metal 4 Sony 1999-11 1,080,000
74 Spongebob Supersponge THQ 2003-09 1,060,000
75 Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Eidos Interactive 1999-11 1,040,000
76 NBA Live 2000 Electronic Arts 1999-11 1,005,225 [28]
77 Madden NFL 97 Electronic Arts 1996-09 1,000,000 [65]
78 WWF Attitude Acclaim Entertainment 1999-08 989,101 [28]
79 WCW vs the World THQ 1997-03 943,041
80 Final Fantasy Tactics Sony 1998-01 910,000 [47]
81 WCW/NWO Thunder THQ 1999-01 908,274 [28]
82 NBA Live 99 Electronic Arts 1998-11 892,871
83 Parasite Eve Square EA 1998-08 890,000 [47]
84 Army Men 3D The 3DO Company 1999-03 870,546 [28]
85 Knockout Kings Electronic Arts 1998-01 847,675
86 Legend of Dragoon Sony 2000-06 820,959
87 Wheel of Fortune Infogrames 1998-12 818,358
88 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Ubi Soft 1999-11 818,231
89 Reel Fishing Natsume 1997-10 817,045
90 Road Rash 3D Electronic Arts 1998-06 815,789
91 Jeremy MCGrath Supercross 98 Acclaim Entertainment 1998-06 804,709
92 NFL Gameday 2000 Sony 1999-08 798,601
93 Tekken Namco 1995-11 786,556
94 Die Hard Trilogy Fox Interactive 1996-09 780,750
95 Dave Mirra BMX Acclaim Entertainment 2000-09 771,314
96 Dukes of Hazzard Southpeak Interactive 1999-12 765,834
97 Toy Story 2 Activision 1999-11 763,322
98 Air Combat Namco 1995-09 746,664
99 Knockout Kings 2000 Electronic Arts 1999-11 736,082
100 Tenchu: Stealth Assassins Activision 1998-09 730,675

Europe[]

Note: See other tables on this page for breakdown of sales estimates.

Best-selling PS1 games in Europe
Rank Title Company Year Unit sales (est.) Ref
1 Gran Turismo Sony 1998 4,300,000 [66]
2 Gran Turismo 2 Sony 2000 3,680,000
3 Tekken 3 Sony 1998 3,000,000+ [67]
4 Rayman Ubi Soft 1995 2,000,000+ [24]
Crash Bandicoot Sony 1996 2,000,000+
Tekken 2 Sony 1996 2,000,000+ [67]
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Sony 1997 2,000,000+
Final Fantasy VII Sony 1997 2,000,000+ [68]
Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft Eidos 1997 2,000,000+ [24]
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft Eidos 1998 2,000,000+ [69]
Final Fantasy VIII Square 1999 2,000,000+ [47]
Metal Gear Solid Konami 1999 2,000,000+ [70]
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone EA 2001 2,000,000+ [71]
14 Tekken Sony 1995 1,000,000+ [67]
Tomb Raider: Featuring Lara Croft Eidos 1996 1,000,000+ [29][72]
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Fox 1997 1,000,000+
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee GT 1997 1,000,000+ [37][28]
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Sony 1998 1,000,000+ [73]
Resident Evil 2 Virgin 1998 1,000,000+
Spyro the Dragon Sony 1998 1,000,000+ [24]
CTR: Crash Team Racing Sony 1999 1,000,000+ [24]
Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer Sony 1999 1,000,000+
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Eidos 1999 1,000,000+ [74]
Driver 2 Infogrames 2000 1,000,000+ [75]
Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge Konami 2000 1,000,000+ [76][28]
Spyro: Year of the Dragon Sony 2000 1,000,000+
27 Resident Evil Capcom 1996 800,000+
28 V-Rally Infogrames 1997 754,000+
29 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Eidos 2000 700,000+
30 Final Fantasy IX Square 2001 600,000+ [47]
31 TOCA Touring Car Championship Codemasters 1997 600,000 [77]
32 Rugrats: Search for Reptar THQ 1998 500,000+ [78]
FIFA 2000 EA 1999 500,000+
34 Formula 1 Sony 1996 420,000+ [79][80]
35 Air Combat Namco 1995 400,000+ [29]
Battle Arena Toshinden Tamsoft 1995 400,000+
Destruction Derby Sony 1995 400,000+
Doom id Software 1995 400,000+
FIFA Soccer 96 EA 1995 400,000+
Loaded Gremlin 1995 400,000+
PGA Tour 96 Hitmen 1995 400,000+
Ridge Racer Namco 1995 400,000+
Ridge Racer Revolution Namco 1995 400,000+
Road Rash EA 1995 400,000+
Thunderhawk 2: Firestorm Core Design 1995 400,000+
Wipeout Psygnosis 1995 400,000+
Worms Team17 1995 400,000+
48 Actua Soccer Gremlin 1996 400,000+ [29]
Adidas Power Soccer Psygnosis 1996 400,000+
Alien Trilogy Probe 1996 400,000+
Bust-A-Move 2 Taito 1996 400,000+
Command & Conquer Westwood 1996 400,000+
Destruction Derby 2 Reflections 1996 400,000+
Die Hard Trilogy Probe 1996 400,000+
Fade to Black Delphine 1996 400,000+
International Track & Field Konami 1996 400,000+
Mickey's Wild Adventure / Mickey Mania Sony 1996 400,000+
Mortal Kombat Trilogy Midway 1996 400,000+
Pandemonium! Toys for Bob 1996 400,000+
Soul Blade Project Soul 1996 400,000+
Soviet Strike EA 1996 400,000+
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II LucasArts 1996 400,000+
True Pinball Digital Illusions 1996 400,000+
Wipeout 2097 Psygnosis 1996 400,000+
65 Command & Conquer: Red Alert Westwood 1997 400,000+ [29]
Cool Boarders 2 UEP Systems 1997 400,000+
Disney's Hercules Eurocom 1997 400,000+
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 EA 1997 400,000+
Formula 1 97 Sony 1997 400,000+
G-Police Psygnosis 1997 400,000+
Grand Theft Auto Take Two 1997 400,000+
International Superstar Soccer Pro Konami 1997 400,000+
Micro Machines V3 Toolbox Design 1997 400,000+
Monopoly Gremlin 1997 400,000+
Moto Racer Delphine 1997 400,000+
Porsche Challenge Capcom 1997 400,000+
Street Fighter EX Plus α Capcom 1997 400,000+
The Lost World: Jurassic Park DreamWorks 1997 400,000+
Time Crisis Namco 1997 400,000+
80 Colin McRae Rally Codemasters 1998 400,000+ [29]
Cool Boarders 3 Idol Minds 1998 400,000+
Disney•Pixar A Bug's Life Sony 1998 400,000+
FIFA 99 EA 1998 400,000+
Heart of Darkness Infogrames 1998 400,000+
Lucky Luke Infogrames 1998 400,000+
MediEvil Sony 1998 400,000+
Moto Racer 2 Delphine 1998 400,000+
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus GT Interactive 1998 400,000+
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins Acquire Corp. 1998 400,000+
TOCA 2: Touring Cars Codemasters 1998 400,000+
WWF War Zone Iguana West 1998 400,000+
92 007: Tomorrow Never Dies EA 1999 400,000+ [29]
Ape Escape Sony 1999 400,000+
Cool Boarders 4 Idol Minds 1999 400,000+
Digimon World Bandai 1999 400,000+
Disney's Tarzan Disney 1999 400,000+
Disney•Pixar Toy Story 2 Disney 1999 400,000+
Driver GT Interactive 1999 400,000+
ISS Pro Evolution Konami 1999 400,000+
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Eidos 1999 400,000+
Medal of Honor EA 1999 400,000+
Need for Speed: Brennender Asphalt EA 1999 400,000+ [40]
Parasite Eve II Square 1999 400,000+ [29]
Ridge Racer Type 4 Namco 1999 400,000+
Silent Hill Konami 1999 400,000+
Tony Hawk's Skateboarding Activision 1999 400,000+
V-Rally 2 Infogrames 1999 400,000+


Highest-grossing PS1 games in Europe (1998–2001)
No. Title Publisher Year Revenue Ref
Euros (€) Dollars ($)
1 Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft Eidos 1998 €164,591,106 $190,000,000 [81][82]
2 Gran Turismo Sony 1998 €160,444,000 $190,000,000
3 Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft Eidos 1997 €93,477,514 $110,000,000
4 Tekken 3 Sony 1998 €93,209,778 $110,000,000
5 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone EA 2001 €92,000,000 $82,000,000 [83]
6 Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Eidos 1999 €65,058,087 $69,000,000 [82]
7 Gran Turismo 2 Sony 2000 €63,000,000 $58,000,000 [84]
8 Driver 2 Infogrames 2000 €51,000,000 $47,000,000 [84][83]
9 Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Sony 1998 €44,272,832 $51,000,000 [81][82]
10 Metal Gear Solid Konami 1999 €40,034,122 $43,000,000 [82]
11 Final Fantasy IX Square 2001 €30,000,000 $27,000,000 [83]
12 Resident Evil 2 Virgin 1998 €29,000,000 $34,000,000 [81]
13 Final Fantasy VIII Square 1999 €26,549,294 $28,000,000 [82]
14 Tomb Raider: Featuring Lara Croft Eidos 1996 €26,000,000 $30,000,000 [81]
15 WWF Smackdown 2 THQ 2000 €25,000,000 $23,000,000 [84]
16 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Eidos 2000 €21,000,000 $19,000,000 [84]
17 WWF Smackdown! THQ 2000 €21,000,000 $19,000,000 [84]
18 Rugrats: Search for Reptar THQ 1998 €20,735,051 $24,000,000 [82]
19 Formula 1 98 Sony 1998 €20,000,000 $23,000,000 [81]
20 Spyro the Dragon Sony 1998 €20,000,000 $23,000,000 [81]
21 007: Tomorrow Never Dies EA 1999 €19,594,589 $21,000,000 [82]
22 Crash Bandicoot Sony 1996 €17,000,000 $20,000,000 [81]
23 V-Rally 2 Infogrames 1999 €16,470,308 $18,000,000 [82]

United Kingdom[]

Best-selling PS1 games in the United Kingdom (1998–2005)[85]
Rank Title Publisher Unit sales Ref
1 Rayman Ubi Soft 600,000+ [85]
2 Tomb Raider II Eidos 600,000+
3 Gran Turismo Sony 600,000+
4 Gran Turismo 2 Sony 600,000+ [86]
5 Crash Bandicoot Sony 300,000+ [85]
6 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone EA 300,000+ [86]
7 Who Wants to be a Millionaire Eidos 300,000+ [85]
8 Driver 2 Atari 300,000+ [86]
9 Tekken 3 Sony 300,000+ [85]
10 WWF SmackDown 2 THQ 300,000+ [86]
11 007: Tomorrow Never Dies EA 300,000+ [86]
Crash Bash Sony 300,000+
CTR: Crash Team Racing Sony 300,000+
Dancing Stage Euromix Konami 300,000+
Dancing Stage Party Edition Konami 300,000+
FIFA 2000 EA 300,000+
Grand Theft Auto 2 Rockstar 300,000+
Scooby-Doo & The Cyber Chase THQ 300,000+
Spider-Man Activision 300,000+
Spyro: Year of the Dragon Sony 300,000+
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Eidos 300,000+
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision 300,000+
Tony Hawk's Skateboarding Activision 300,000+
WWF SmackDown! THQ 300,000+
25 Colin McRae Rally Codemasters 200,000+ [87][88]
Driver GT Interactive 200,000+
FIFA 2001 EA 200,000+ [86]
Final Fantasy VIII Squaresoft 200,000+
Gran Turismo Sony 200,000+ [87][88]
Grand Theft Auto Take Two 200,000+
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets EA 200,000+ [86]
Medal of Honour EA 200,000+
Metal Gear Solid Konami 200,000+ [87][88]
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Eidos 200,000+ [86]
Simpsons Wrestling EA 200,000+
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro Activision 200,000+
Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer Sony 200,000+
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Lucasarts 200,000+
Tarzan Action Game Disney Interactive 200,000+
The Italian Job SCI 200,000+
The World is Not Enough EA 200,000+
Toy Story 2 Disney Interactive 200,000+
Worms Armageddon Atari 200,000+

France[]

Best-selling PS1 games in France [89]
Rank Title Publisher Unit sales
1 Gran Turismo Sony 844,000
2 Rayman Ubi Soft 670,000
3 V-Rally Infogrames 654,000
4 Gran Turismo 2 Sony 580,000
5 Tekken 3 Sony 508,000
6 Tomb Raider II Eidos 460,000
7 Tomb Raider III Eidos 396,000
8 Tomb Raider Eidos 346,000
9 Crash Bandicoot Sony 341,000
10 Hercules Sony 340,000

Germany[]

Best-selling PS1 games in Germany [90]
Rank Title Publisher Unit sales
1 Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft Eidos 400,000+
2 FIFA 2000 EA 200,000+
FIFA 99 EA 200,000+
Formula 1 Sony 200,000+
Formula 1 97 Sony 200,000+
Formula 1 98 Sony 200,000+
Gran Turismo Sony 200,000+
Gran Turismo 2 Sony 200,000+
Metal Gear Solid Konami 200,000+
Silent Hill Konami 200,000+
Tekken 3 Sony 200,000+
Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft Eidos 200,000+
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Eidos 200,000+
Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories Konami 200,000+
15 Colin McRae Rally Codemasters 100,000+
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Sony 100,000+
Digimon World Bandai 100,000+
Dino Crisis Capcom 100,000+
Dragon Ball: Final Bout Bandai 100,000+
Driver GT Interactive 100,000+
Driver 2: Back on the Streets GT Interactive 100,000+
F1 2000 Sony 100,000+
FIFA 2001 EA 100,000+
FIFA 98: Road To World Cup EA 100,000+
FIFA Football 2002 EA 100,000+
FIFA WM Frankreich '98 / World Cup 98 EA 100,000+
Final Fantasy IX Square 100,000+
Final Fantasy VII Sony 100,000+
Final Fantasy VIII Square 100,000+
Formula One 99 Sony 100,000+
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets EA 100,000+
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone EA 100,000+
Need for Speed: Brennender Asphalt EA 100,000+
Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus GT Interactive 100,000+
Porsche Challenge Capcom 100,000+
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Capcom 100,000+
Spyro the Dragon Sony 100,000+
Tekken 2 Sony 100,000+
Tomb Raider: Featuring Lara Croft Eidos 100,000+
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 Activision 100,000+
Tony Hawk’s Skateboarding Activision 100,000+
V-Rally Infogrames 100,000+
V-Rally 2 Infogrames 100,000+
Wer wird Millionär? / Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Eidos 100,000+

Charts[]

Sony consoles shipments

PlayStation (PSone) hardware sales figures (production shipments)

Notes[]

  1. ↑ Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)[6]
    • Worldwide sales as of 2005 – 9.8 million[7]
    • Japan sales during 2006–2007 – 222,228
      • The Best – 158,458 (in 2006)[8]
      • Ultimate Hits – 63,770 (during 2006–2007)[9]
  2. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories
    • United States and Europe – 2 million[32]
    • Japan – 510,804[24]
  3. ↑ Everybody's Golf / Hot Shots Golf
    • Japan – 2.13 million[33]
    • United States – 229,511[34]
  4. ↑ Namco Museum Vol. 1
    • United States – 1.65 million[27]
    • Japan – 167,786[24]
  5. ↑ PaRappa the Rapper:
    • Japan – 1.47 million[33]
    • United States – 214,398[34]
  6. ↑ Everybody's Golf 2 / Hot Shots Golf 2
    • Japan – 1.44 million[33]
    • United States – 158,482[34]
  7. ↑ Dance Dance Revolution:
    • Japan – 1.27 million[33]
    • United States – 135,048[34]
  8. ↑ The Legend of Dragoon:
    • United States – 960,000[27]
    • Japan – 355,240[24]
  9. ↑ Pac-Man World
    • United States – 1,240,000[27]
    • Japan – 70,518[24]
  10. ↑ Xenogears sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 929,479[24]
    • Overseas – 280,000[35]

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