Top 15 PS2, PS3, PS4 games by sales for SIE/SCE as a publisher. Will note that these are from Wikipedia, so they are likely incomplete or inaccurate. But still, regardless of source, you will generally find these games.
PS2
PS3:
PS4:
These lists come with some caveats:
1.) They're not all from good sources.
2.) PS4 titles are still selling.
3.) A lot of these numbers are incomplete.
4.) A lot of the PS4 numbers are especially outdated. Bloodborne hit 2 million in 2015. Days Gone is notably missing from the list despite being a major title in 2019.
But still there is accurate enough information to paint the picture that SIE has exploded.
Sony has gone from 1 5+ million franchise, to at least 5 10+ million franchises. And the number could very well end up with 8 (Gran Turismo Sport, Ghost of Tsushima, possibly Days Gone).
They've gone from selling their consoles primarily on third party exclusives, to their first party titles being a major force on the platform.
So what has Sony done right?
I would hypothesize it really started with 2009 with Uncharted 2. I think it really set the precedent for SCE/SIE. Naughty Dog followed it up with Uncharted 3 and The Last of Us. GG stepped it up with Horizon. SMS stepped up God of War.
PS2
| Gran Turismo 3 | 14.89 |
| Gran Turismo 4 | 11.76 |
| God of War | 4.61 |
| God of War 2 | 4.24 |
| Jak and Daxter | 4.2 |
| Eye Toy Play | 4 |
| Ratchet and Clank | 3.71 |
| Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal | 3.218 |
| The Getaway | 3 |
| Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando | 2.966 |
| Socom US Navy Seals | 2.78 |
| Socom II | 2.171 |
| Everybody's Golf 3 | 2.17 |
| Ratchet Deadlocked | 2.169 |
| ATV Off-road Fury | 1.99 |
PS3:
| Gran Turismo 5 | 11.5 |
| The Last of Us | 7 |
| Uncharted 3 | 6.6 |
| Uncharted 2 | 6.5 |
| Gran Turismo 5 Prologue | 5.35 |
| God of War 3 | 5.2 |
| Gran Turismo 6 | 5.06 |
| Uncharted 1 | 4.8 |
| Motorstorm | 3.31 |
| Heavy Rain | 3.03 |
| LittleBigPlanet | 3 |
| Beyond Two Souls | 2.8 |
| Resistance | 2.5 |
| God of War Collection | 2.42 |
| Killzone 2 | 2 |
PS4:
| Spiderman | 20 |
| Uncharted 4 | 16 |
| God of War | 12 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10 |
| The Last of Us: Remastered | 10 |
| Gran Turismo Sport | 8 |
| Infamous Second Son | 6 |
| Ghost of Tsushima | 5 |
| The Last of Us 2 | 4 |
| Detroit Become Human | 3.2 |
| Killzone ShadowFall | 2.1 |
| Bloodborne | 2 |
| Driveclub | 2 |
| Knack | 2 |
| Nioh | 1 |
These lists come with some caveats:
1.) They're not all from good sources.
2.) PS4 titles are still selling.
3.) A lot of these numbers are incomplete.
4.) A lot of the PS4 numbers are especially outdated. Bloodborne hit 2 million in 2015. Days Gone is notably missing from the list despite being a major title in 2019.
But still there is accurate enough information to paint the picture that SIE has exploded.
Sony has gone from 1 5+ million franchise, to at least 5 10+ million franchises. And the number could very well end up with 8 (Gran Turismo Sport, Ghost of Tsushima, possibly Days Gone).
They've gone from selling their consoles primarily on third party exclusives, to their first party titles being a major force on the platform.
So what has Sony done right?
I would hypothesize it really started with 2009 with Uncharted 2. I think it really set the precedent for SCE/SIE. Naughty Dog followed it up with Uncharted 3 and The Last of Us. GG stepped it up with Horizon. SMS stepped up God of War.