PS Plus News (Page 7)
News PS4 Classic Horizon Zero Dawn Set to Leave PS Plus Extra
Gone from 21st May
The PS Store listing for Horizon Zero Dawn has been updated to state it's leaving PS Plus Extra on 21st May 2024. As a first-party title published by Sony and internally developed at Guerrilla Games, the move comes as a surprise as it was thought all the titles Sony holds the rights to would remain on the service in perpetuity...
News Fallout 4 PS5 Now Available for PS Plus Collection Owners
All PS Plus members covered
The PS5 version of Fallout 4 should now be available to all PS Plus members no matter how you first claimed the game, as Bethesda has confirmed the edition provided by the now defunct PS Plus Collection will offer the free upgrade. There were some initial issues surrounding PS Plus Extra users gaining access, which were...
News Fallout 4 PS5 Next-Gen Update Now Unlocked for PS Plus Owners
PS Plus Collection owners are out of luck
Last week, we brought word of confusion among the ranks of eager Fallout fans trying to dive into the native PS5 port of Fallout 4, all fired up from watching Amazon's excellent adaptation. Those with access to either PS Plus Extra or
News PS Plus Premium Adds Four New PS5, PS4 Game Trials
Primal urge
Four new game trials have been added to PS Plus Premium, letting you play a small chunk of the selected titles in order to see what they're about. The new trials are as follows: Exoprimal (PS5, PS4) GRIS (PS5, PS4) Shadow Warrior 3 (PS5, PS4) Trek to Yomi (PS5, PS4) All of them are your standard one hour
News Another Day One PS Plus Extra Game Available to Download Now
The second of three
PS Plus Extra has delivered the second of three PS5 games it has slated to arrive on the service the moment it releases across April and May 2024. Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is rolling out now across the UK, Europe, and the USA. Dave the Diver was already made available with the general April 2024 service refresh, then the third day...
News Huge PS Plus Clearout Confirmed for May, 25 Games Leaving
Including some Final Fantasy classics
Sony has today updated the Last Chance to Play section of its PS Plus service, revealing far and away the biggest batch of PS5 and PS4 titles leaving at once. On 21st May 2024, a whopping 25 games will be taken off PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium, including some quality Fina
News 14 More Games Land on PS Plus Extra, Premium Today
Another two in the coming weeks
Today is the day for April 2024's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium game refreshes to come into effect, with 14 PS5, PS4 and Classic titles landing across the two tiers. The games are available now in the UK and Europe, and availability in the USA will be rolled out later on in the day. Day one title Dave the Diver...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for April 2024?
Plus or minus?
16 more games are heading to PS Plus through the Extra and Premium tiers this month, and as is often the case, there's quite a lot of variety on show. April's offering is headlined by not one, not two, but three brand new releases on PS5 and PS4: the incredibly highly rated Dave the Diver, the promising
News PS Plus Premium Brings Back Classic Alone in the Dark Horror for PS5, PS4
Available from Tuesday, 16th April
If the new Alone in the Dark PS5 reboot has given you a classic survival horror itch, then Sony's subscription service PS Plus Premium is looking to scratch it. Available from Tuesday, 16th April 2024, the old PS1 terror Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare will be available to members on the top tier, complete...
News Gorgeous Indie Game Animal Well Joins PS Plus Extra Day One on PS5
Well well well
Sony has today announced that Animal Well, a picturesque, pixelated platformer, will be joining PS Plus Extra the same day it launches on PS5. From 9th May, 2024, you'll be able to check out this curious title as part of your subscription. In case you're unaware, Animal Well casts you as a small character that finds themselves in the...
News 16 More Games Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium in April
Let's dive in
Sony has announced the full lineup of PS5 and PS4 games hitting PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium this month. A varied selection of titles will be joining the catalogue, starting from 16th April — with the exception of Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, which launches into PS Plus Extra on the 23rd, and Animal Well, launching on 9th May.
News New MediEvil Trophy List Suggests PS1 Original Being Resurrected for PS Plus Premium
How Fortesque-itous
A classic first-party Sony series could be making yet another return to the limelight. MediEvil was brought back with a full-blown remake on PS4, but it looks as though the PS1 original may soon also be playable on modern platforms. On PSNProfiles, a site that scrapes Trophy information from PlayStation Network, a new list has...
News Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Also a Day One PS Plus Extra Game, Out 23rd April
Sony details big PS Plus month
Sony has revealed that not only is Dave the Diver coming to PS Plus Extra on its release date of 16th April 2024, but so too is the upcoming Metroidvania title Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. Launching under the EA Originals banner, the promising indie platformer is coming out on 23rd April 2024 for PS5, and PS Plus Extra...
News Dave the Diver Will Launch on PS Plus Extra, Free for Members on 16th April
Godzilla DLC still slated for May
Dave the Diver team Mintrocket has today announced the PS5 and PS4 versions of its 2023 indie hit will release on 16th April 2024, and they'll be available straight away via PS Plus Extra also. Current members of Sony's subscription service will be able to download and play the game without charge, granting them...
News 3 New PS Plus Essential Games Up for Download Now on PS5, PS4
Immortalised on your account
The monthly PS Plus Essential update has arrived, granting all members of Sony's subscription service access to three new PS5, PS4 titles. They're available to download now across the UK and Europe, and availability will spread to the USA later on in the day. Here's what can be redeemed between now and Tuesday, 7th May...
Reminder 4 PS Plus Essential Games Leave the Service Tomorrow
Redeem them while you still can
Tomorrow's the monthly PS Plus Essential game refresh, so you've only got a handful of hours left to redeem what Sony had to offer for the month of March 2024. Since this is the offering of the base tier, you will be able to continue playing the PS5, PS4 games for as long as you sustain a membership to the...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for April 2024?
Plus or minus?
April's PS Plus Essential games have been officially announced, and as per usual, we're looking at three titles spread across PS5 and PS4. At a glance, however, we're tempted to say that this is one of the weaker months in recent memory. We start with Immortals of Aveum. A decent game by almost all accounts, but this magical shooter...
News PS Plus Premium's Classic Catalogue Seemingly Adding Star Wars Rebel Assault 2 Next Month
Not-so Hidden Empire
Sony's official update on additions to PS Plus Extra and Premium usually arrive a couple of weeks into a given month, but it looks like one of April's retro classics has already been discovered. Fans of rail shooters, John Williams, or both, prepare yourselves — Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire looks set to join...
News PS Plus Essential Games for April 2024 Announced
Immortal membership
The PS Plus Essential monthly games lineup for April has now been officially confirmed by Sony, offering up yet another trio of treats for subscribers. The titles on offer will be available to claim from Tuesday 2nd April. Here's what you can look forward to in the latest lineup: Immortals of Aveum (PS5) | Review Minecraft...
News Big PS Store Discounts on Major PS5, PS4 Titles for PS Plus Members This Weekend
Save it
Rarely a day passes without a deluge of discounts on the PS Store these days, and another 50 or so offers have been unloaded on to the storefront ahead of the weekend. These discounts will be valid until 27th March, so you’ve got a few days to decide what takes your fancy and why. Please note, these deals are exclusive to PS Plus...
News PS Plus Extra Loses These 11 PS5, PS4 Games Next Month
Who you gonna call?
Slightly later than usual, the Last Chance to Play section of PS Plus has updated with the list of PS5, PS4 games that will be removed from the service next month. Compared to those that departed earlier this week, we've got a longer list this time but the titles aren't quite as important. There are 11 games leaving PS Plus Extra...
News 13 New PS Plus Extra, Premium Titles Yours to Download Now
Become a Cool Boarder
Today's the day for a big PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium update, with the March 2024 refresh bringing 13 PS5, PS4, and Classic titles to active subscribers. UK and European members can get downloading and playing all the new games now, and those in the USA will gain access later in the day. If you need a reminder of what's...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for March 2024?
Plus or minus?
A glut of additional PS5 and PS4 games are coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium this week, and as is usually the case, there's a lot of variety on show. March's update, which consists of 13 titles across the two tiers, has everything from sports sim NBA 2K24 to ultra-niche Super Neptunia RPG. From where we're sitting, Extra...
Reminder You're Losing Access to 7 Great PS Plus Extra Games Tomorrow
The cycle of life
Sony's big PS Plus Extra update is scheduled to take place tomorrow, but as 13 PS5, PS4 and Classic titles arrive, seven will be going the other way. As communicated in the service's Last Chance to Play section on PS5, some games will be removed for members, and you'll need to buy them if you want to keep playing. The PS Plus Extra...
News Unlock a Free 12 Months of PS Plus Premium with PlayStation's Visa Credit Card
Only in the US, though
New customers who sign up to use the PlayStation Visa credit card can nab a free 12-month subscription to PS Plus Premium if you spend $600 on your account within 60 days of opening it. The offer will expire on 15th September, 2024 and is obviously only available in the United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. You can find more...
News Oft-Forgotten Jak & Daxter Spin-Off The Lost Frontier Soaring to PS5, PS4 via PS Plus Premium
Not-so lost anymore
Those itching for a new Jak & Daxter probably won’t have their enthusiasm sated by Sony’s emulated PS5 and PS4 re-release of Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier – but it can’t hurt, huh? The game, originally released in 2009 by High Impact Games, was first conceived by Naughty Dog, but due to its focus on Uncharted:...
News 13 New Games Land on PS Plus Extra, Premium Next Week
STARS! Objection! Marvel!
Sony has announced the selection of PS5, PS4, and Classic games heading to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium for the month of March 2024. There are 13 titles in total, and all will become available from Tuesday, 19th March 2024. The list looks like this: PS Plus Extra: March 2024: NBA 2K24 (PS5, PS4) | Review
News PS Plus Essential's Monthly Games for March 2024 Available Now on PS5, PS4
Sifu and eat it
Each month normally brings PS Plus members a trio of treats, but March 2024 features a quality quartet instead. The PS Plus Essential games for this month are beginning to roll out on PS Store, all available to add to your library and download right now in Europe, with other regions to follow imminently. To recap, this time you're...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for March 2024?
Plus or minus?
The third month of 2024 is upon, and the PS Plus Essential games for March have been confirmed. There are technically four titles up for grabs from Tuesday next week, and as is usually the case, there's a lot of variety on display. But are you happy with this latest offering? To recap, subscribers can look forward to excellent...
News PS Plus Premium's Cloud Streaming Is Much, Much Better Than You Think
Cloudy with a chance of PS5
Sony’s had its head in the cloud streaming business for much longer than its rivals, as you may recall it snapped up Gaikai prior to the launch of the PS4, and spent years peddling PS Now before transitioning the service to PS Plus Premium a few years ago. Despite this, it’s largely been considered irrelevant in the...
News PS Plus Essential Games for March 2024 Announced
Kung fu! Racing! Your neighbour!
Sony has confirmed the lineup of PS5, PS4 games coming to PS Plus Essential for March 2024. Yesterday's leak shared Sifu is one of them — which is now official — but now we know the complete selection. All will be available to download and play from Tuesday, 5th March 2024, with the lineup looking like this:...
News PS Plus Essential Game for March 2024 Leaked
One you might've been waiting for
After a lengthy absence, PS Plus leaker Billbil-kun has returned to the scene to share what they've heard is one of the PS Plus Essential games for March 2024. The full lineup will be revealed by Sony tomorrow, but the prominent insider says Sifu for PS5, PS4 will be one of the games on offer. Released in 2022, the...
News PS Plus Extra, Premium Lose Another Seven Games Soon
It's your Last Chance to Play them
As is pretty much tradition at this point, the arrival of new PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium titles means the service's Last Chance to Play section has also been updated with what's leaving. Expected to leave on 19th March 2024, the PS5, PS4 games departing are: Civilization VI (PS4) Tchia (PS5,
News New PS Plus Extra, Premium Update Makes 13 More Games Available Now
Time for some retribution
The monthly PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium updates are now live on PS5 and PS4, signalling the arrival of 13 new titles to play. From recent PS5 titles to a few PS1 and PSP classics, the February 2024 refresh should have at least one or two things for every type of PlayStation player. With the lineup available now in the...
News Resistance Retribution's PS5, PS4 Platinum Won't Take Too Much Effort
You got this
Resistance Retribution is one of the retro re-releases we’ve really been looking forward to on PS5 and PS4, ever since it was rated for Sony’s contemporary consoles over a year ago. The game, originally released on PSP, is a really strong third-person shooter – and while its handheld limitations are likely to be on display in this...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for February 2024?
Plus or minus?
This month's games for PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium have been revealed, with 13 titles being added across the two tiers. We suppose the biggest talking point is that subscribers are getting four Tales games, including the very well received Tales of Arise, which released back in 2021. The inclusion of Assassin's Creed Valhalla...
News Sony May Have Made the Right Call Not Copying Xbox Game Pass with PS Plus
Subscription numbers have stalled overall
For the best part of this generation, Sony’s been pressured by a vocal part of the gaming community to borrow Xbox Game Pass’ unproven business model with PS Plus. The platform holder eventually decided to take a half-step, merging PS Now with its existing subscription but resisting the urge to add day...
News PS1 Racer Jet Moto 2 Brings High-Octane Thrills and Spills to PS5, PS4 with PS Plus Premium
Ride it out
Sony’s continuing to bring a hearty helping of emulated classics to PS5 and PS4 courtesy of its PS Plus Premium subscription, and alongside Resistance Retribution, it’ll be adding Jet Moto 2 from 20th February. The original game in the SingleTrac series is already available on the Japanese giant’s contemporary consoles, but this...
News Cult Spin-Off Resistance Retribution Is Coming to PS5, PS4 with PS Plus Premium
Word up, Grayson
Days Gone developer Bend Studio’s awesome third-person shooter Resistance Retribution is coming to PS5 and PS4 as part of PS Plus Premium from 20th February, 2024. The excellent PSP game, which introduces British protagonist Lieutenant James Grayson and is set in Paris, first launched in 2009 on Sony’s handheld, where it...
News 13 More Games Coming to PS Plus Extra, Premium This Month
Plenty more Tales to experience
The batch of fresh additions coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium in February have just been revealed by Sony. As usual, there's a good number of new titles joining the party, with 13
News Another Three PS Plus Essential Games Are Yours to Download Now
No FOMO here
It's PS Plus Essential update day for active subscribers, bringing another three monthly PS5, PS4 games to members. It is another good month, with brand new title Foamstars added to the roster along with Rollerdrome and Steelrising. You can download the games now if you're situated in Europe, and USA readers will gain access later on in...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for February 2024?
Plus or minus?
Yep, we're into the second month of 2024 already, and the beginning of a new month can only mean one thing in the PlayStation Nation: new PS Plus Essential games are incoming. So what's on February's menu? Well, at first glance, it's a rather solid trio of PS5 and PS4 titles. For starters, we've got the all-new Foamstars, which is...
News PS Plus Premium Adds Spider-Man 2 PS5 Trial Next Week
Swing for it
PS5 exclusive Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is getting a two-hour trial next week, available to PS Plus Premium subscribers. Starting from the 6th February, you'll be able to play through the opening sections of the highly rated action title, which should give you just enough time to get a feel for the game. Spidey's being added to what is now...
News PS Plus Essential Games for February 2024 Announced
A month of steel
Sony has today confirmed the full line-up of PS5, PS4 games coming to PS Plus Essential for the month of February 2024. The new multiplayer game out of Square Enix, Foamstars, was already previously announced for next month's selection, so we've now got a further two titles to look forward to playing. The complete line-up is as...
News PS Plus Extra Loses Another 10 PS4 Games Next Month
Some are more than worth playing still
The Last Chance to Play section buried in the PS5's PS Plus tab has been updated to reveal the next set of games that will be leaving the subscription service. In total, 10 PS4 titles will be knocked off PS Plus Extra soon. There are no dates attached to the games yet, but they generally leave the service when...
News Baldur's Gate 3 on PS Plus Is Probably Never Going to Happen
"You won't find our games on a subscription service"
In response to comments from a Ubisoft executive suggesting gamers need to become "comfortable" with the idea of not owning their games, Larian Studios founder Swen Vicke has doubled down on the traditional method of accessing video games: paying for them. As part of a Twitter thread, he suggests...
News Foamstars Releases 6th February as a PS Plus Essential Game
Costs $29.99 on its own
Square Enix has today revealed its online foam battling game Foamstars will launch for PS5, PS4 on 6th February 2024, and it'll be available on PS Plus Essential from day one. The game will release straight into Sony's base subscription tier, and will cost $29.99 once it's rotated out for another title in early March. Check...
News 14 More PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
The first drop of many
The first PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium drop of 2024 has arrived, bringing a total of 14 games to subscribers. They are all available to download now across the UK and Europe, and will go live in the USA later today. If you have forgotten what the full line-up looks like, check it out below: PS Plus Extra: January 2024:
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for January 2024?
Plus or minus?
Between the two tiers, PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium are getting 14 additional games this month. It's another sizable update for the service, but as always, we want to know what you think of the selection. At least from our perspective, Extra continues to bring a lot of variety to the PS Plus table. While not all of January's...
News PS1's Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare Is Almost Certainly Haunting PS Plus Premium
Lights out
We know the PS1 classics being added to PS Plus Premium from 16th January include Rally Cross and Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace – but Sony may have accidentally leaked another upcoming retro release. Mentioned on PlayStation UK’s Twitter account before promptly being removed, the 2001 surv
