PS Plus News (Page 5)
News Sly Cooper, Jak and Daxter Part of PS Plus Premium Lineup for December
Three games playable from 10th December
Alongside the PS Plus Essential lineup for December 2024, Sony has also revealed a few of the Classic titles joining PS Plus Premium next month to mark its 30th-anniversary celebrations. Three PS2 classics are on the way, available from 10th December 2024: Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (PS2)
News PS Plus Essential Games for December 2024 Announced
Co-op! Aliens! Pokémon?
Sony has today confirmed the three PS5, PS4 games that will be included in the PS Plus Essential update for December 2024. Available to download and play from Tuesday, 3rd December 2024, they are: It Takes Two (PS5, PS4) | Review Aliens: Dark Descent (PS5, PS4) | Review Temtem (PS5)
News Capcom's PS Plus Premium Games Available Now without Subscription
Dino Crisis, Resident Evil for £8 / $10 each
An update to Capcom listings on the PS Store has seen the publisher's two classic titles available via PS Plus Premium now up for purchase individually, outside of the subscription service. Previously locked behind the PS Plus Premium tier, you can now simply buy Dino Crisis and Resident Evil: Director's...
News PS Plus Black Friday Discounts Again Seem Completely Random
Some get a deal, but others don't
The three tiers of PS Plus go on sale today for Black Friday, but whether you actually qualify for the promotion appears entirely up in the air — just like in previous years. On the PlayStation Blog, it's said that new members to the service can claim a 30 per cent saving, and if you're upgrading from one tier to...
News GOTY Nominee Black Myth: Wukong Bags PS Plus Premium Demo
Play for two hours
Anyone with a PS Plus Premium subscription who's been interested in checking out Black Myth: Wukong is in luck as a new time-limited trial for the Game of the Year nominee has appeared on the PS Store. You'll be able to sample the PS5 title for two hours, from the moment you boot the game up. That means you get to see the visually...
News 16 PS5, PS4 Games Set to Leave PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Month
Update: 3 more games added to list
While the Last Chance to Play section for PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium in the UK hasn't been updated yet after today's monthly refresh, it has been in Asia. There may be differences between the lists of games set to depart the two PS Plus tiers next month, but to give you an idea of what might be leaving the...
News PS Plus Premium's Legacy of Kain Classics Both Have Trophies on PS5, PS4
Have you Nosgoth the Platinum yet?
In this month's PS Plus Extra and Premium update, a pair of cult classics are being added to the retro collection. November's additions include PS1's Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and PS2 sequel Blood Omen 2 — excellently timed arrivals with the Soul Reaver titles getting the remaster treatment in just a couple of
News 17 More PS Plus Extra, Premium Titles Live Now, Including PS3 Classics
Time to join the Resistance
Today's the day for the biggest PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium content refresh in some time, with an impressive 17 PS5, PS4, and Classic games dropping onto the two tiers. They're all available to download or stream now, including the memorable PS3 titles Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2. The
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for November 2024?
Plus or minus?
November's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium selection is bound to divide opinion. On the one hand, Extra's got some potential bangers in the form of Like a Dragon: Ishin!, and the vastly improved Dying Light 2. Oh, and there's a little game called Grand Theft Auto 5 — but who hasn't played Rockstar's eternal open worlder at this...
News Resistance's Release on PS Plus Premium Proves There's Still a Fanbase for the FPS
Hale to the king
This week’s PS Plus Premium update announcement temporarily stopped the heart of this author – and the hearts of thousands of PlayStation fans around the world. When we saw PS3 launch title Resistance: Fall of Man and its sequel Resistance 2 listed alongside other PS1 classics like Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, we thought Sony had...
News 17 Games Land on PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
PS3 series Resistance on Premium!
Sony has today confirmed the lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic games coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for the month of November 2024. There are 17 titles in total, and they'll all be available to download and play next week on 19th November 2024. Here's what active members have to look forward to: PS Plus...
Reminder PS Plus Extra, Premium to Lose 18 Games in a Week
Kingdom Hearts, RDR2 on their way out
Sony will announce the full lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic titles coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for its November 2024 refresh tomorrow, but what's just as noteworthy about this month's rotation is the number of games on their way out. As confirmed almost a month ago, it's been a while since the...
News PS Plus Essential Provides 3 PS5, PS4 Games to Download Now
Including a new Death Note game
Having been announced last Wednesday, the monthly PS Plus Essential refresh has arrived to hand active subscribers three more PS5, PS4 titles to download and play. They're available in the UK and Europe now, and will roll out to the USA later in the day. You've got until; Tuesday 3rd December 2024 to at least redeem...
News Looks Like PS5, PS4 Is Getting More Retro Survival Horror
Alone in the dark
It’s been a good year for survival horror fans, whether you’re playing remakes like Silent Hill 2 or all-new adventures inspired by the 32-bit era, like Crow Country. There’s also been a steady stream of retro goodness added to Sony’s flagship subscription service PS Plus Premium, with Dino Crisis added just days ago. And...
News This Is How You Play PS Plus' New Anime Game
Killer within
Make yourself a cup of coffee and strap yourself in, because this is complicated. Bandai Namco has released a five minute trailer attempting to explain how the gameplay loop for its new Death Note adaptation – free with PS Plus Essential this week – works. It’s complicated, so you’ll need to pay attention, and maybe even watch...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for November 2024?
Plus or minus?
While we're still struggling to believe that the penultimate month of 2024 is somehow upon us, Sony has spilled the beans on November's PS Plus Essential games. As per usual, subscribers are getting three PS5 and PS4 titles as part of the base tier. So what's in store this time around? Well, we've got a brand new release in the form...
News PS Plus Essential Games for November 2024 Announced
Brand new Death Note game included
Sony has today announced the lineup of PS5, PS4 games PS Plus Essential members can look forward to playing for the month of November 2024. Available from next week on Tuesday, 5th November 2024, the three titles included are: Ghostwire: Tokyo (PS5) | Review Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (PS5, PS4) |
Random Forward-Thinking PlayStation Gamer Spends $2,000 on 24 Years of PS Plus
To avoid Sony's frequent price-hikes
It's one thing to proclaim you will be one of the PlayStation faithful for life and quite another to drop a cool two grand on banking PS Plus subscriptions. That's exactly what one power user has done "because of the absurd price increases the past few years", ensuring their access to Sony's Premium online...
News Remedy Reveals Co-Op Control Game FBC: Firebreak, on PS Plus Extra from Day One
Launches for PS5 in 2025
Remedy has formally unveiled Project Condor as a co-op-focused FPS set in the Control universe, titled FBC: Firebreak. It's a three-player co-op game where you and your friends team up to complete missions set inside the Federal Bureau of Control, which feature "raging paranatural crises across a variety of unexpected...
News Sony Goes the Extra Mile for Siren on PS Plus Premium
Trophy list doubled, new emulator used
Someone at Sony must have a real soft spot for the PS2 horror classic Siren (or Forbidden Siren in Europe) as the title has been subject to a real labour of love as it drops on PS Plus Premium today. As well as being the very first example of Sony going back to a game it already emulated once before (in the...
News Huge List of 18 Major Games to Leave PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Month
Rockstar titles, Kingdom Hearts included
With the October 2024 lineup now made available to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium users, the cycle has repeated itself to where we also know what's leaving Sony's subscription service next month. A pretty significant list of 18 games will depart on 18th November 2024, and it includes some of the biggest...
News PS Plus Extra, Premium Offer 14 More Games to Play Today
There's a Dino Crisis on Sony's subscription
The monthly PS5, PS4, and Classic game refresh for all PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium members is available now, bringing another 14 titles for subscribers to play. The update is live in the UK and across Europe, and will roll out across the USA later on in the day. Here's a full recap of the October...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for October 2024?
Plus or minus?
Another month, another glut of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games to (hopefully) look forward to. October's selection is made up of 14 titles, with Extra offering a typically varied mix of software, and Premium opting for a couple of serious crowd pleasers. So, a quick recap. Extra's headline act has got to be Dead Island 2, the...
News Sony's Porting PS2 Horror Siren to Its New PS5, PS4 Emulator
And that's actually huge news
Sony is adding Siren to PS Plus Premium from 15th October, which is potentially huge news. This is because the PS2 survival horror is actually already part of the subscription, as it was ported to the PS4 in 2016. The Japanese giant pulled the plug on its ill-fated PS2 on PS4 programme after fans complained of shoddy...
News 14 More Games Join PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
Dino Crisis finally lands on Premium
Sony has today revealed the next monthly slate of PS5, PS4, and Classic titles that PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium can look forward to playing. Available from next week on Tuesday, 15th October 2024, the complete lineup is as follows: PS Plus Extra: October 2024: Dead Island 2 (PS5, PS4) |
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for October 2024?
Plus or minus?
Hold on, when did Sony actually announce October's PS Plus Essential games? This is the question we found ourselves asking when we sat down to write this article, confusion clouding our already weekend-weary brains. But then we realised that October's lineup was revealed as part of the most recent State of Play — which was broadcast...
Guide Where to Buy Cheap PS Plus Subscriptions, PlayStation Wallet Top-Ups and Gift Cards
And how to save money on every digital game you buy
Sadly, these PS Plus retail cards no longer exist – but there's still a workaround! Where can you buy discounted PlayStation Store credit? How can you save money on PS Plus subscriptions? If you find yourself asking either of those questions whenever you're looking to pick up new games for your...
News October 2024's PS Plus Essential PS5, PS4 Games Are Available to Download Now
New games to wrestle with
The latest batch of PS Plus Essential games is beginning to roll out on PS5 and PS4. Sony's subscription service gets a trio of PS5 and PS4 titles every month, available to all members and yours to enjoy while you're subscribed. October's batch of games is now here, available from today until 4th November. Here's a...
News The Last of Us PS5 Is Available Now with PS Plus Extra, Premium
Endure and survive
As previously promised, the critically acclaimed PS5 remake The Last of Us: Part 1 is available to download and play right now with PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium. The game, which retells the story of the PS3 original with all-new visuals, earned an 8/10 in our The Last of Us: Part 1 review: “Naughty Dog has done justice t
News The Last of Us: Part 1 Is Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium
"It can't be for nothing"
The Last of Us: Part 1 will be added to PS Plus Extra from 26th September, as announced during Sony’s State of Play livestream. The PS5 remake of Naughty Dog’s acclaimed survival horror game will be available for all subscribers to download and play in its entirety. <related ids="130617"> We really enjoyed the...
News PS Plus Essential Games for October 2024 Announced
Wrestling! Aliens! Schoolgirls!
Sony’s announced the PS Plus Essential lineup for October 2024 as part of its State of Play broadcast, a little earlier than usual. The lineup of games is as follows: WWE 2K24 (PS5, PS4) | Review Dead Space (PS5) | Review
News PS Plus Members Get Hundreds of PS5, PS4 Discounts in New PS Store Sale
Exclusive deals for subscribers
If the current Planet of the Discounts sale on PS Store isn't enough for you, Sony has another promotion up its sleeve. The latest batch of discounts is now available, and the deals are exclusively for members of PS Plus. If you subscribe to the service, you'll be able to take advantage of hundreds of extra deals on...
News 10 Major PS5, PS4 Games Are Getting Axed from PS Plus Extra, Including LittleBigPlanet 3
Last chance saloon
If you just started Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age, then you may want to get to work, because the 150 hour epic’s about to be removed from PS Plus Extra. While Sony doesn’t declare the exact date of any upcoming removals, it’ll almost certainly be 15th October, when the next batch of releases are rotated into...
News PS Plus Premium's Latest Retro Titles All Have Trophies on PS5, PS4
Mister Mosquito! Secret Agent Clank! Sky Gunner!
With Sony's monthly new retro releases on PS Plus Premium, a fairly common question is whether or not they have Trophies. For many, collecting these digital gongs as you play through a game is a fun bonus to the core experience, while others strive to gather as many of them as possible. Well, Trophy...
News 13 New PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now on PS5, PS4
Are you feeling plucky?
It's new PS Plus games day! Members of the PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium tiers will have access to a baker's dozen of modern and retro titles across PS5 and PS4. The selection is going live right now in Europe, with other regions to follow in due course. One thing to note: The Plucky Squire, which launches as a day one PS...
News PS Plus Premium's TimeSplitters Titles Now All Have Trophies on PS5, PS4
Present perfect
Last month, the much loved TimeSplitters trilogy made its way onto PS5 and PS4, and there was much rejoicing. Available as part of PS Plus Premium's range of retro games, or purchasable standalone, TimeSplitters 1, 2, and Future Perfect are now all playable on current systems. The only real downside was a lack of Trophies — far...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for September 2024?
Plus or minus?
Another 13 games are being added to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium this month, and we dare say it's a selection that'll divide opinion. The headline act is, of course, The Plucky Squire, which launches straight onto Sony's subscription service. The indie adventure has always looked superb, so here's hoping that it lives up to...
News Don't Sleep on PS2 Secret Gem Sky Gunner, Coming to PS5, PS4 Next Week
Anime-style dogfighting sim
Your eyes may have glossed right over Sky Gunner when you looked at next week’s PS Plus update. That’s understandable, as big-ticket titles Mister Mosquito and Secret Agent Clank were always going to attract greater attention. But don’t write off this PS2 gem from PixelArts, as it’s absolutely worth your time...
News 13 More Games Join PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
Day one game The Plucky Squire included
Sony has today announced the slate of PS5, PS4, and Classic games coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for the month of September 2024. Day one title The Plucky Squire was already previously confirmed, but it will be joined by another 13 games. All available to download from Tuesday, 17th September...
News PS Plus Extra's September Cull Has 4 More Great PS5, PS4 Games Added to It, 16 in Total
13 Sentinels and Unpacking among them
PS Plus Extra users will now lose access to 16 PS5, PS4 titles when the service receives its monthly update instead of the initial 12, as two more games have been added to the Last Chance to Play section on Sony's modern console. The four newly added games are Unpacking, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Sniper Ghost...
News PS Plus Essential Receives 3 New PS5, PS4 Games, All Available Now
Update: Quidditch Champions is available now
Update: Head on over to the PS Store and you'll now also be able to redeem Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions on PS5 and PS4. That makes all PS Plus Essential games for September 2024 live and playable now. Original story: The monthly
News PS5's Most Addictive Game Gets a Two-Hour PS Plus Premium Trial
But you should just buy it
If you're somehow against spending just $4.99 / £3.99 on one of the purest gaming experiences you'll ever have on PS5, then you should know that a PS Plus Premium trial for Vampire Survivors is now available. You can spend up to two hours with the trial, in which time you'll no doubt become hopelessly addicted to what is...
Reminder Today's the Last Chance to Get August's PS Plus Essential Games
Get 'em before they're gone
PS Plus Essential will refresh its offering from 9am BST tomorrow morning, so today marks your last chance to redeem what the membership had to offer for August 2024. Incase you need reminding, or you just need to confirm you already grabbed the PS5, PS4 games, the lineup was as follows: LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for September 2024?
Plus or minus?
Another month, another set of PS Plus Essential games for subscribers to (hopefully) enjoy. September's offering is made up of three PS5 and PS4 titles, one of which is a brand new release in the form of Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions. It's always nice to see a fresh title get dropped straight onto the service, but it goes without...
News Final Fantasy 16 Was Temporarily Free on PS Plus Extra, Premium
Reports of downloads from PS Plus members
Update (30th August, 9am): The glitch in question has now been fixed overnight, returning a price point to Final Fantasy XVI on Sony’s digital marketplace. Original article: PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium subscribers have in the pa
News PS Plus Essential Games for September 2024 Announced
Snitches, scares, and strikes
Sony has today announced the lineup of PS5, PS4 games that PS Plus Essential members can look forward to playing in the month of September 2024. Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions was previously revealed as one of the titles, but now we have the complete selection. Available to download next week from Tuesday, 3rd...
News Sadly, PS Plus Premium's TimeSplitters Trilogy Doesn't Have Trophies on PS5, PS4
But probably just a matter of time
Free Radical's beloved TimeSplitters series is now available on PS5 and PS4, purchasable individually or as part of your PS Plus Premium subscription. These PS2 first-person shooters are synonymous with the console, with their zany sci-fi campaigns and signature multiplayer shootouts, and you can enjoy them all...
News 12 Major PS5, PS4 Games Leaving PS Plus, Including Horizon Forbidden West
We hardly knew you
With the arrival of a ton of new PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games today comes the announcement of some departures – and there are some major titles leaving the service on an undisclosed date. <related ids="170455,130617"> Listed in the Last Chance to Play section of the
News PS Plus Premium Classic Herc's Adventures Retrofitted with Trophies on PS4
But not PS5 yet
Another retro game in PS Plus Premium's classics range has received Trophy support. Herc's Adventures, the LucasArts PS1 action game, became part of the collection last year, but now has a selection of Trophies to collect. The catch is that, currently, only the PS4 version has the list of gongs. Presumably, the PS5 version will also...
News 15 New PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download on PS5, PS4 Now
Cult of the Wild Hunt
The latest batch of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games are available to download and play on PS5 and PS4 right now, including CD Projekt RED’s seminal action RPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Free Radical’s trio of PS2 first-person shooters TimeSplitters. <related ids="130617"> If you missed the official...
