With the PS1 turning 30, this is the best-selling game in the United States
Blog Andrew Joseph 09 Sep , 2025 0

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The original PlayStation is a hot character
Unfortunately, time has passed and the original PlayStation is now celebrating its 30th birthday in North America. Released on September 9, 1995, PS1 has created many iconic franchises we still have today and has given the gaming culture one of its most enduring companies and symbols.
To mark the anniversary, Mat Piscatella Analyst company Circana shares a lot Playstation's best-selling game in its long historyincluding bestsellers on the US PS1. The list is not surprising and is composed of games that continue to define a generation and technology to move forward, such as Gran Turismo and early Tony Hawk Games.
The first of these lists is arranged by units for sale, while the second list ranks the titles in dollars formulated by the distribution, none of which states copies sold through the hardware bundle. Interestingly, these lists point to a difference, with well-known games like Resident Evil Champion rankings in terms of making money, but don't crack the top 20 when considering units for sale.
Some of the inclusions here, like Frogger and Jampack (which is a series of compilations), are just obvious, but this makes the PS1 list very interesting. Piscatella and Circana also shared a list of best-selling games running from all PlayStation platforms, and even released a detail How to sell games on the highly questioned Sega Dreamcastbecause that also shared the birthday with PS1. Here is a breakdown of the best-selling games of PS1: