The top 10 best selling PS2 games of all time

You can have all the fancy best game lists you want, but there is one definitive list of the most memorable PS2 games of all time that cannot be argued with, and that is the list of best selling games for the console.

Of course, the PlayStation 2 is a record-breaking console itself selling by the multi-millions, so there should be no major surprise that some of the games listed below have shipped eye-watering amounts across the globe.

It should also be no surprise that a Grand Theft Auto game heads the list – can you imagine how many GTA VI will shift when it eventually arrives, but even that franchise had to start somewhere, and while San Andreas was not the first game in the series, it was the first that landed on a machine that seemed to be in gamer’s home at the time of release.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City also claims a place in the top 10, as does Grand Theft Auto III, just in case you needed further proof of the power of the franchise in video game history.

We also get a couple of the PlayStation exclusive racers from the Gran Turismo series, racking up a combined total of over 25 million sales in the best selling list.

Tekken 5 is the only fighting game to make the cut, but this is also pretty interesting as fighting games these days are definitely seen more of a niche genre, but this point historically to the ability of a single game on a single platform to sell huge numbers of physical copies.

Best selling PlayStation 2 games

PS 2 trivia

The PS2 had an insane lifespan. It launched in 2000 and was still receiving new games as late as 2013, with Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 being the final officially released game. That means it was supported for over 13 years, making it one of the longest-running consoles ever.