PS Plus

As communicated by Sony a year ago, PS Plus changes its focus from this month, to where including native PS4 games in its monthly updates is no longer a priority.

From the January 2025 PlayStation Blog post, Sony said: "As we shift to PS5, PS4 games will no longer be a key benefit and will only be occasionally offered for PlayStation Plus Monthly Games and Game Catalog starting January 2026. We may still provide titles that can be playable on both PS4 and PS5 consoles after this date."

This change in focus has now come into effect, but looking at the PS Plus Essential and PS Plus Extra lineups for the month, you probably wouldn't be able to tell.

Of the three titles added to PS Plus Essential at the start of January 2026, two of them have PS4 versions: Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed and Core Keeper. It was only Need for Speed Unbound without a PS4 edition.

Then, for PS Plus Extra, just one of the nine games coming to the service tomorrow doesn't have a PS4 version — that's A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead. Everything else, including Resident Evil Village and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, has PS4 versions.

Perhaps the change in focus is being introduced softly, but going forward, those using PS Plus on a PS4 console should expect the range of new titles they receive as part of the subscription to be limited. If a PS5 game has a PS4 version, then it'll be included. However, it seems Sony will now feel comfortable including titles in monthly updates that have only released on a PS5.

Does this change impact your use of PS Plus much? Are you still playing on PS4? Let us know in the comments below.