List of best-selling PlayStation 5 video games

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This is a list of video games for the PlayStation 5 video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

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List of best-selling PlayStation 5 video games
GameCopies soldRelease dateGenre(s)Developer(s)Publisher(s)
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 11 million [1] October 20, 2023 Action-adventure Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 3.97 million [2] June 11, 2021 Platform, third-person shooter Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Elden Ring 3.64 million [3] February 25, 2022 Action role-playing FromSoftware Bandai Namco Entertainment
Final Fantasy XVI 3 million [4] June 22, 2023 Action role-playing Square Enix Creative Business Unit III Square Enix
Astro Bot 1.5 million [5] September 6, 2024 Platformer Team Asobi Sony Interactive Entertainment
Demon's Souls 1.4 million [6] November 12, 2020 Action role-playing Bluepoint Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
EA Sports FC 24 1.04 million [a] September 29, 2023 Sports
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Stellar Blade 1 million [9] April 26, 2024 Action-adventure Shift Up Sony Interactive Entertainment

Notes

  1. ↑ EA Sports FC 24 sales breakdown:
    • France – 0.89 million [7]
    • Spain – 0.15 million (physical) [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Ramsey, Robert (30 May 2024). "Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Swings 11 Million Sales as Sony Calls PS5 Exclusive a 'Great Success'". Push Square. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Ali, Saad (2023-12-28). "Ratchet And Clank: Rift Apart Sold Almost 4 Million Units". eXputer.com. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  3. ↑ 2023CESAゲーム白書 (2023CESA Games White Paper). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2023. ISBN   978-4-902346-47-3.
  4. ↑ Tolentino, Josh (28 June 2023). "Final Fantasy XVI sells over 3 million copies | RPG Site". www.rpgsite.net. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Van der Velde, Issy (November 8, 2024). "Astro Bot has sold 1.5 million copies, but Sony says the platformer's real strength is grabbing people who didn't care about games like God of War Ragnarok or Marvel's Spider-Man 2". GamesRadar+ . Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  6. ↑ "SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT TO ACQUIRE BLUEPOINT GAMES". Archived from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  7. ↑ "BILAN DU MARCHÉ FRANÇAIS 2023" (PDF) (in French). Syndicat des éditeurs de logiciels de loisirs. p. 29.
  8. ↑ "Ventas España: Estos fueron los videojuegos más vendidos de todo 2023". Gamereactor (in Spanish). 29 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Dinsdale, Ryan (June 25, 2024). "PlayStation 5 Exclusive Stellar Blade Sells 1 Million Copies". IGN . Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
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