PS Plus News (Page 3)
News PS Plus Essential Games for July 2025 Announced
Take a trip to hell
Sony has announced the lineup of PS Plus Essential games for July 2025, all of which will be available to download and play from Tuesday, 1st July. The three titles are as follows: Diablo 4 (PS5, PS4) | Review The King of Fighters XV (PS5, PS4) | Review
News These PS5, PS4 Games Are Leaving PS Plus in July
6 titles depart next month
As a selection of new PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games are rotated into the two subscription tiers, Sony has also updated the service's Last Chance to Play section with what's leaving next month. Compared to past lists, this is a smaller selection for July 2025. The list is taken from the UK PS Store, which gene
News 9 New PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available Now on PS5, PS4
Including new day one game FBC: Firebreak
Another nine PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium titles are now available for active subscribers as part of the service's June 2025 refresh. The PS5, PS4, and Classic picks are out now in the UK and Europe, and will become available across the USA later in the day. Here's a recap of what's on offer this...
News Another Upcoming PS Plus Premium Game Appears to Leak
The set will be complete
Legacy of Kain: Defiance seems to be preparing a PS Plus Premium launch in the near future, meaning all the games in the series will be playable on PS5, PS4 via the recent remaster collection and Classic releases. Word of the potential rerelease comes from Taiwan, where an age rating for the PS2 title has appeared, listing...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for June 2025?
Plus or minus?
Oh boy. We're going to be real with you for a minute: we can't see these polls being particularly positive. In fact, going by the reactions we've seen online — and in our own comments sections — this might just be one of the worst PS Plus Extra and Premium updates yet. But let's at least recap what's on offer. Extra subscribers...
News 38% of PS Plus Members Are Paying More for Extra, Premium
"We will continue to add more value"
More people than you think have upgraded their PS Plus subscriptions. As part of an investor presentation today, PlayStation boss Hideki Nishino confirmed that 38% of all PS Plus members are subscribed to the more expensive PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium
News 9 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for June 2025 Announced
8 for Extra, 1 for Premium
Sony has announced the lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic games heading to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for the month of June 2025. A couple of the titles were already confirmed in past announcements, like the day one experience FBC: Firebreak and the PS2 port of Deus Ex, but now we have the complete list of ni
News GTA 3's PS5, PS4 Remaster Returns to PS Plus Today
Now fixed and better than ever
The final bonus PS Plus title as part of this year's Days of Play promotion, GTA 3 - The Definitive Edition is available for PS Plus Extra members now. This marks the return of the PS5, PS4 remaster, as it was part of PS Now when the bundle first launched. Since that disaster, developer Video Games Deluxe was drafted...
News Gorgeous Journey-Like Sword of the Sea Lands on PS Plus Day One
Surf's up
In a slice of news that got a little bit buried amongst all the State of Play announcements last night, Sword of the Sea will actually launch straight onto PS Plus Extra. The gorgeous looking, Journey and ABZU-inspired PS5 game confirmed a 19th August release date during the aforementioned broadcast. That's a Tuesday, by the way, so it'll...
News PS Plus Premium Gets 2 Classic PS1 Adventure Games, Both Out Now
Try out Myst and Riven on PS5, PS4
As part of Sony's Days of Play promotion, the company is releasing a series of bonus PS Plus games, and the latest two give PS Plus Premium a boost with the addition of PS1 adventure titles Myst and Riven. Myst is the original and Riven is the sequel, but both are f
News PS Plus Premium Games for June and July 2025 Confirmed, Resident Evil 2, 3 This Summer
More classic PS1 action coming
As part of Sony's latest State of Play livestream, the company revealed some of the classic titles that will drop onto PS Plus Premium in the coming months. Here's what you've got to look forward to: Deux Ex (PS2) — 17th June 2025 Twisted Metal 3 (PS1) — 15th July 2025 Twisted Metal 4 (PS1) — 15th July...
News June 2025's PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Horror, funk, and basketballs
With the bonus games Sony's own Days of Play sales promotion has brought with it, there are PS5, PS4 titles dropping onto PS Plus every other day at the moment. Today, though, marks the main release for June 2025's PS Plus Essential refresh. Destiny 2 expansion The Fin
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for June 2025?
Plus or minus?
The PS Plus Essential games for June 2025 have been confirmed, and as always, we're here to gather your thoughts — positive or negative. Once again, this is a selection that we can see being quite divisive — and not just because there's a sports title headlining the list. Yep, NBA 2K25 is the big addition for June, a basketball...
News First Bonus PS Plus Extra Game from Days of Play Available Now on PS5
Try out Another Crab's Treasure today
The annual Days of Play promotion is in full swing, and PS Plus joins the action today with the first bonus PS Plus Extra game. Another Crab's Treasure can be downloaded now as part of the service's middle tier. The great underwater twist on the Souls-like genre is the first of six titles Sony
News PS Plus Premium Adds New Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Civ 7 Demos
Both available from tomorrow
As part of this year's Days of Play sales promotion, which has already announced next month's PS Plus Essential lineup and bonus PS Plus Extra, Premium games, Sony is adding two more PS5, PS4 demos to the servi
News PS Plus Subscription Sale Takes 33% Off, But There's a Big Catch
The usual problem reappears
Sony has confirmed its PS Plus subscription service will go on sale for the duration of the Days of Play sales promotion, making the three tiers of PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Extra, and
News 6 Bonus PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Confirmed for May, June 2025
All part of Days of Play promotion
Sony has announced a selection of bonus PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games that will roll out over the next few weeks as part of its Days of Play sales promotion. These titles are purely bonus additions, and there will still be a normal drop of PS Plus Extra, Premium games for June 2025 later in the month...
News PS Plus Essential Games for June 2025 Announced
Four games for the month
As part of a PlayStation Blog post, Sony has revealed the lineup of PS Plus Essential games for June 2025 a day early. From Tuesday, 3rd June 2025, subscribers get the following four games: NBA 2K25 (PS5, PS4) | Review Alone in the Dark (PS5) |
News Another 6 PS Plus Extra Games Leave the Service in June
Goodbye to Monster Hunter Rise
With the latest monthly selection of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games now playable through the service, Sony has updated the service's Last Chance to Play section to reveal what's being removed next month. The following six games will expire and be removed for all members on 17th June 2025: Monster Hunter...
News 10 More PS Plus Extra, Premium Titles Out Now on PS5, PS4
12 down but not out
PS Plus has today been refreshed (and downsized) with the addition of 10 new PS5, PS4, and Classic games to play on the PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium tiers. All the titles are available to download now and play in the UK and across Europe, and availability will expand to the USA later in th
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for May 2025?
Plus or minus?
Look, we don't want to colour your opinion right off the bat, but we've seen more than a few people calling this PS Plus Extra and Premium update one of the worst yet. More specifically, subscribers really don't seem to be pleased with Premium's offering of just one PS2 port in Battle Engine Aquila — a game that most paying...
Reminder 22 PS Plus Games Expire on Tuesday, Replaced with One of Service's Worst Updates
You lose 22 games, you get 10 back
They say things sometimes have to get worse before they can get better, so let's hope that's the situation PS Plus finds itself in. Tuesday, 20th May 2025 represents a double whammy of negatives for the subscription service: 22 games are leaving and they're being replaced with one of the membership's worst updates...
News Just 4% of PS5, PS4 Fans Think PS Plus Premium Represents Good Value for Money
Bleak
PS Plus Premium’s offering in May is awful, with forgotten PS2 first-person shooter Battle Engine Aquila the only new addition. In fact, subscribers are losing more this month than they’re gaining, with streaming support
News PS Plus Premium Members Stunned at Dramatic Decline in Quality
Nonplussed
PS Plus Premium is slumping back into old habits. The top-tier subscription service, which arrived with the grand promise of cloud streaming and retro classics, had been on a bit of an upwards trajectory – but a series of subpar updates has since seen it come crashing down to Earth. This month’s sole new addition is PS2 first-person...
News 10 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for May 2025 Announced
Oh dear...
Sony has announced the lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic games on their way to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for the May 2025 refresh. There are 10 titles in total, which are: PS Plus Extra: May 2025: Sand Land (PS5, PS4) | Review Soul Hackers 2 (
News May 2025's PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Heart of the cards
Today is the day for your monthly PS Plus Essential refresh, bringing three more PS5, PS4 games to download. For May 2025, this is the lineup: ARK: Survival Ascended (PS5) Balatro (PS5, PS4) | Review Warhammer 40,000: Boltg
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for May 2025?
Plus or minus?
May 2025's PS Plus Essential games have been officially revealed, and as always, we want to know what you think of the PS5 and PS4 titles that are up for grabs. It may not be the headline act according to Sony's marketing materials, but Balatro is the game that demands attention this time around. The insanely addictive indie gem is a...
News PS Plus Essential Games for May 2025 Announced
The leak was wrong
Sony has today announced the three PS5, PS4 titles that PS Plus Essential subscribers can look forward to claiming for the month of May 2025. Available to redeem and download from Tuesday, 6th May, the games are: ARK: Survival Ascended (PS5) Balatro (PS5, PS4) |
News PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass Are Not the Future of Gaming, Says US Analyst
Growth completely stagnant
For the first few years of this generation, a number of industry analysts argued Sony may need to add first-party games to PS Plus at launch in order to maintain pace with Xbox Game Pass. The Japanese giant, to its credit, always maintained its position that this was unsustainable. It later added tiers to its subscription...
News PS Plus Essential Game for May 2025 Possibly Leaked Early
Perfect product promotion
The landing page for PS Plus on PS5 may have accidentally leaked an upcoming game addition for its base tier PS Plus Essential. The PS5 remaster of Until Dawn has been spotted as being promoted as a "Monthly Game", which means it's coming to PS Plus Essential. The PS Plus Essential lineup for May 2025 is scheduled to be...
News First PS Plus Extra Game for June 2025 Confirmed
FBC: Firebreak out on 17th June
Remedy has revealed its co-op-focused Control spin-off, named FBC: Firebreak, will launch for PS5 on 17th June 2025. The game is included in PS Plus Extra from day one, meaning we now know the first title included in that month's lineup for the service, even before May's selection has been confirmed. If you wish to...
News PS3's Resistance Games Not Playable on PS5, PS4 at All After Just 6 Months
PS Plus Premium removal means they're completely gone
Sony today announced it'll be having another PS Plus clearout next month, as it did in May 2024. The update means that 22 PS5, PS4 and Classic titles will be taken off the service, but in a more surprising move, the refresh also affects some PS3 games on PS Plus Premium
News Massive PS Plus Clearout Announced for May, 22 Games Leaving
Even includes some PS3 classics
Sony has finally updated the Last Chance to Play section of its PS Plus service on PS5, and the latest set of PS5, PS4 game removals doesn't make for good reading. A whopping 22 titles are being taken off PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium, and this time, it even includes PS3 classics. All leaving on 20th May 2025,...
News PS Plus Price Increase Hits Another Country, Canada Forced to Pay More
Effective from 16th April
The price of a PS Plus subscription across all tiers will be increasing on 16th April 2025 in 15 Latin American countries, Sony has today announced. The countries affected are as follows: Argentina Bolivia Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Uruguay Sony...
News PS Plus Re-Release Bags Much Better Trophy List
Monstrous
Sony has re-released underrated PS2 kaiju brawler War of the Monsters on both the PS5 and PS4, as part of its improved PS Plus Premium retro push. While this game was already available on the PS Store as part of the platform holder’s previous efforts, it’s now contained within the company’s new emulator, which comes with all sorts...
News 6 New PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
Hogwarts Legacy the big PS5, PS4 addition
This month's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium refresh is now live, bringing with it a further six PS5, PS4, and Classic games to play on top of the two that were released early last week. All the new titles can be downloaded now in the UK and Europe, and USA members will gain access later in the day...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for April 2025?
Plus or minus?
Another month, another glut of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for subscribers to look forward to. Well, hopefully. It's actually quite slim pickings this time around. April's lineup consists of just eight games across the two subscription tiers, although there are two new releases to consider, and a couple of heavy hitters...
Reminder PS Plus Extra, Premium Lose 8 Excellent PS5, PS4 Games in a Few Days
Many great indie titles leaving
Eight fantastic PS5, PS4 indie titles will reach their PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium expiration dates next week, meaning they won't be playable on the two tiers of Sony's service anymore even if you've redeemed or downloaded them. They all leave in order to allow April 2025's selection of new titles onto the...
News Play Two New PS Plus Extra Games Right Now
Ahead of schedule
If the PS Plus price hikes in some countries have left you feeling frustrated, you may as well get value out of your increasingly expensive subscription while you can, eh? Two new games are available for PS Plus Extra today, which disrupts the usual rhythm of the service’s additions. Blue Pr
News 8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for April 2025 Announced
Hogwarts Legacy! Battlefield!
Sony has today revealed the lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic games making their way to the PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium tiers for the month of April 2025. There are 8 titles in total, and all will be available to play from Tuesday, 15th April 2025. The lineup looks like this: PS Plus Extra: April 2025: Hogwarts...
News Free PS Plus Compensation Confirmation Emails Being Sent Out Now
You don't need to do anything
Sony has started issuing compensation for PSN’s recent dramatic downtime, which lasted almost 24 hours. The company promised it’d make good on the loss of service by providing all paying PS Plus members with an additional five days of service, free of charge. The additional time, the company said, would automa
News April 2025's PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Dead or alive, you're coming with me
PS Plus Essential users can now treat themselves to the well-regarded RoboCop: Rogue City and two further PS5, PS4 titles as the service's April 2025 selection of games are now available to download. You have got until 5th May 2025 to redeem them to your PSN account, with the full lineup looking like this:...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for April 2025?
Plus or minus?
April's PS Plus Essential games have been revealed, and spoilers: not one, but two of Push Square's esteemed editorial team are positively livid that RoboCop: Rogue City is up for grabs, having just bought the bloody thing recently. You can thank us for that inclusion! Indeed, 2023's RoboCop game is a bit of a banger — one of those...
News PS Plus Essential Is Quietly Having a Great Year on PS5, PS4
Already offered over $350 of value
Paying to play online is obviously a controversial practice introduced by consoles, but we’ve always felt Sony has sweetened the deal with its “free” monthly games. These PS Plus Essential titles remain part of your account for as long as you retain your membership, and don’t get removed like on PS Plus...
News PS Plus Essential Games for April 2025 Announced
Available from Tuesday, 1st April
Sony has today revealed the lineup of PS5 and PS4 games heading to PS Plus Essential for the month of April 2025. As always, there are three titles on offer, all of which will be available to download from Tuesday, 1st April 2025. The games coming next month are: RoboCop: Rogue City (PS5) | Review The Texas Chain...
News Another 8 Great PS5, PS4 Games Will Leave PS Plus Extra in April
It's an indie massacre
The monthly PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium content refreshes have now arrived, meaning Sony has also updated the Last Chance to Play section of the service to confirm what is on the way out next month. The list is taken from the Japanese PS Store, but the departing PS5, PS4 titles are expected to translate worldwide...
News PS Plus Extra, Premium Update Adds 12 New PS5, PS4 Games Today
Suited and booted for Armored Core
The monthly PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium updates for March 2025 have arrived, bringing 12 additional PS5, PS4, and Classic games to the two tiers from today. They're all available to download now in the UK and Europe, and shall be rolled out to the USA later in the day. Here's the complete lineup for the...
Guide PS Plus Memberships: All Three Tiers Explained
What PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium gets you
Sony has expanded its PlayStation Plus service to encompass more benefits and features. While the standard option we've been subscribed to for years will remain under a slight rebranding, two more tiers are being introduced to offer its members more as part of their subscription. In this PS5 guide,...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for March 2025?
Plus or minus?
March 2025's PS Plus Extra and Premium games have been announced, with middle and top tier subscribers being given access to a total of 12 titles. Truth be told, this feels like a bit of a... well, we don't want to say weak month, but it's certainly not up to the standards of previous selections. Extra's lineup is all over the...
Reminder You Lose These 10 PS5, PS4 Games from PS Plus Extra Next Week
All leave on Tuesday, 18th March
We warned you the day the Last Chance to Play section was updated under the PS Plus header, and now we return with one final reminder you only have a few days left to play the list of 10 PS5, PS4 titles leaving PS Plus Extra next week. In case you've forgotten what's on the chopping block this month, here's the full...
