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News PS Plus Price Increases Also Hit Extra, Premium Tiers - Here Are All the New Prices
This deal keeps getting worse
Sony has sneakily increased the price of its PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium membership tiers, despite this week’s communication implying only PS Plus Essential would be hit. The prices, which have now rolled ou
News 'PS5 Is for the Payers': Just 18% Think PS Plus Essential Is Good Value for Money in 2026
Tough crowd
Later this week, Sony will make some small pricing adjustments to its one-month and three-month PS Plus Essential tiers, which will see the price increase marginally for new customers. As I noted in an article overnight, I think this move is designed to make the annual subscription
News 5 PS Plus Extra Game Removals for June 2026 Confirmed
Departing on 16th June
Today's your monthly PS Plus Extra game rotation, and as the eight new titles for May 2026 become available, the next set of service departures for next month have been confirmed. Five games are on their way out, all set to leave on 16th June 2026. As per the Last Chance to Play section on PS5 consoles, they are: We Love...
News May 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
Another eight PS5, PS4, and Classic titles to play
First revealed last week, Sony has today made available the full lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium titles for May 2026 to active subscribers. The eight new games are available to download now in the UK and across Europe, and will be available to USA members later in the day. As the...
Feature 'It Should Be Free to Play Online Games': PS Plus Price Squeeze Taken to Task by PS5 Owners
"I'll just play on PC I guess"
I think you can learn a lot about PS Plus Essential’s latest price hike by looking at which options are going up. Sony is only increasing the one-month and three-month subscriptions; it’s not making any changes to the annual option. Furthermore, this change will only affect new or lapsed customers; if you’re...
News PS Plus Price Increase Announced by Sony for New Members
From 20th May 2026
Sony has today confirmed it's raising the price of PS Plus Essential, the service's base tier, for new subscribers. The increase comes into effect from this Wednesday, 20th May 2026 due to "ongoing market conditions", and raises the prices of one-month and three-month memberships. It seems the 12-month option isn't impacted. If...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for May 2026?
Plus or minus?
The general consensus around PS Plus Extra seems to be that Sony's middle-tier subscription is actually really good, offering up a consistently strong lineup of PS5 and PS4 software. And we can't see that perception changing this month, as the games for May 2026 range from genuinely great to "hmmm, I should give that a go". Red Dead...
News Play These 8 PS Plus Games Before They Leave Next Week
Sand Land, Control, Mortal Shell gone on Tuesday
The monthly rotation of PS Plus Extra titles is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 19th May 2026 next week, meaning you're about to lose access to eight PS5, PS4 games in the subscription service. This weekend represents your last chance to play them as part of your membership; once they leave,...
News 8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for May 2026 Announced
Available from 19th May
Sony has today confirmed the lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games subscribers can look forward to for the month of May 2026. All available from Tuesday, 19th May 2026, the PS5, PS4, and Classic titles are as follows: PS Plus
News Sony: PS Plus Gets 'Four to Six' Day One Games Per Year - And the Focus Is on Indies
Sony sturdy on subscription strategy
Unlike Xbox’s pricier Game Pass alternative, PS Plus doesn’t tend to include many day one games, whichever tier you subscribe to The cheapest option, PS Plus Essential, predominantly includes older games for you to add to your library. Meanwhile, the more expensive tier PS Plus Extra prioritises a large...
Guide All PS Plus Games Available Now
Every PS Plus game, updated in one place
We’re tracking every PS Plus game available now, so you always know exactly what’s included in your tier of Sony’s subscription service. This page lists all current PS Plus Essential, PS Plus Extra, and
News May 2026 PS Plus Premium Game Has Already Been Confirmed
There'll be a Time Crisis this month
Sony is due to announce the lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for May 2026 next week, on 13th May 2026, with a view to making them available on the 19th. However, due to a State of Play livestream from a few months back, the Classic title Sony will have to offer won't actually be a surprise...
News May 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Live until 2nd June
This month's selection of three PS Plus Essential games on PS5 and PS4 are available to download now in the UK and Europe, with the USA gaining availability later in the day. As long as you redeem the following games to your account by 2nd June 2026, you'll always have access to them while you maintain a subscription: EA FC 26...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for May 2026?
Plus or minus?
As per usual, three PS5 and PS4 games are up for grabs through PS Plus Essential in May. Sony's entry-level subscription has been pretty solid in 2026 so far, and we think this is another decent selection — albeit with a caveat or two. For starters, EA Sports FC 26 is the headline act. Obviously, the annual football sim —...
News PS Plus Essential Games for May 2026 Announced
Available from Tuesday, 5th May
Sony has today revealed the lineup of PS5 and PS4 games heading to PS Plus Essential for the month of May 2026. All available to download from Tuesday, 5th May 2026, PS Plus subscribers can look forward to the following: EA FC 26 (PS5, PS4) | Review Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (PS5) |
News PS Plus Retro Games Studio Snapped Up by Atari
Implicit Conversions acquired
Atari has announced its acquisition of Implicit Conversions, a studio specialising in bringing retro games to modern systems, as reported by GamesBeat. Notably, Implicit Conversions is the team responsible for many of the classic titles made available on PS5 and PS4 as part of PS Plus Premium's range of old games. The...
Feature Xbox Game Pass vs PS Plus - Was Sony Right All Along?
After more Microsoft flip-flops, Sony's stayed true to its word
It’s easy to forget at this stage of the generation, but Sony was under intense pressure to create a rival to Xbox Game Pass when the PS5 released. Many felt that Microsoft, with an open cheque book and The Best Deal in Gaming™, was going to eat its lunch. But the Japanese giant...
News PS Plus Value Called into Question as Xbox Slashes Game Pass Price
But it loses Call of Duty
Hold on, a major platform holder is actually lowering the price of something? It sounds insane, but it's true. Microsoft has just announced that the monthly costs of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass are being reduced, as of right now. It's a pretty sizeable drop, too, with Ultimate going from $29.99 / £22.99 to...
News 8 PS Plus Extra Game Removals for May 2026 Confirmed
All leaving on 19th May
All of your PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for April 2026 are available now, but today's membership update also brings with it word of the titles on their way out next month. Eight PS5, PS4 titles will leave the PS Plus Extra tier on 19th May 2026, and those are:
News April 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
Eight more PS5, PS4, and Classic games to play
PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium members can now start downloading and playing the previously revealed lineup of PS5, PS4, and Classic games heading to the service. The selection of eight titles is available to download now in the UK and Europe, and availability will roll out to the USA later today...
News Wild Arms 4 Returns on PS Plus Premium, But Its PS2 Reviews Were Ruthless
"Should such calculating mediocrity be continually excused?"
Wild Arms 4, the 2005 entry in Sony’s long-running JRPG series, launches later this week on the PS5 and PS4 via PS Plus Premium. It’s a rare first-party addition to the platform holder’s emulation efforts, as recent releases have leaned heavily on the catalogues of Bandai Namco and...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for April 2026?
Plus or minus?
April's PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium offerings have been announced, and as always, we want to know if you feel like you're getting enough bang for your subscription buck. Extra has, at least from our perspective, given us another set of intriguing titles. Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered leads the charge as the most recognisable...
News It's Your Last Chance to Play Dave the Diver, Disaster Report 4, and More on PS Plus Extra
6 PS5, PS4 games leave the service on Tuesday
There are only a couple of days left to play the six PS5, PS4 games leaving PS Plus Extra for the month of April 2026, so consider this your last chance to give them a go before you have to pay to access them. Six games depart the middle tier of PS Plus Extra on Tuesday, 21st April, 2026, at which point...
News 8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for April 2026 Announced
A trio of titles revealed
Sony is due to make its official announcement about additions to the PS Plus Extra and Premium catalogues later today, 15th April 2026, but as is usually the case, a selection of those games have been leaked early. The ever-reliable Billbil-kun reports on Dealabs about three of the games heading into PS Plus Extra's game...
News April 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Live until 5th May 2026
Sony has made the newest lineup of monthly PS Plus Essential games available today, with the selection live now in the UK and Europe. The USA will gain access later in the day, and as a reminder, here are the PS5, PS4 titles for April 2026: Lords of the Fallen (PS5) | Review Sw
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for April 2026?
Plus or minus?
Well, this should make for an interesting poll! We don't want to colour your opinion right out of the gate, but we think it's more than fair to say that April 2026's PS Plus Essential lineup will be divisive. In a nutshell, we've got a Soulslike, an anime action RPG, and a remastered collection. We'll start with Lords of the...
The best RPGs on PS Plus, ranked and rated
What are the best RPGs on PS Plus? Within its three tiers of membership, PS Plus is home to loads of quality role-playing games — or RPGs for short. RPGs come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Some are much more traditional, featuring turn-based combat and fairy tale storytelling, while others feature...
News PS Plus Essential Games for April 2026 Announced
Lordy lordy
Sony has officially announced its PS Plus Essential monthly games for April 2026. We already knew about two of them, as they were leaked several days before the company made its proper announcement. The pair of games, along with the rest of next month's complimentary games, will be available to claim starting Tuesday 7th April 2026. H
News Second PS Plus Essential Game for April 2026 Leaks Ahead of This Week's Announcement
Lords and swords
Ahead of the official announcement, a game from April 2026's PS Plus Essential lineup has been leaked. As per usual, the leak comes from the incredibly reliable Dealabs, who claim that Lords of the Fallen — the second Lords of the Fallen, not the first one with the bearded guy on the cover — will headline April's selection.
News Full List of PS Plus Extra Game Removals for April 2026 Confirmed
All departing on 21st April
A total of six PS5 and PS4 games will be taken off PS Plus Extra next month, as the membership's Last Chance to Play section has been updated with further removals. This is due to the way the weeks have landed this month, which has also seen April 2026's PS Plus Essential announcement pushed back. The following games...
News You Lose These 2 PS Plus Extra Games in April 2026
Sports and story on their way out
With the selection of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium titles for March 2026 made available for a few days now, the service's Last Chance to Play section has finally been updated with the departing titles for next month. At the moment, only two PS5 games are confirmed to be leaving PS Plus Extra in April, but more...
News PS5's Power Users Are Spending More Than Ever, and PS Portal Proves It
50% subscribed to PS Plus Premium
In order to offset rising RAM prices, Sony’s talked about how it wants to monetise its core users more than ever. The thing is, that’s something it’s been successful at all generation. We know the PS5 is already its most profitable console ever made, and there’s one tidbit in its PS Portal
News Further Frustration as PS Plus' Latest Retro Game Arrives without PS5, PS4 Trophies
Tekken the p*ss
Tekken: Dark Resurrection, the excellent PSP port of Tekken 5, is available for all PS Plus Premium members to download today. But like all of Bandai Namco’s emulated ports, it’s arrived without Trophies. Sony’s policy for these retro releases is to relax its requirements, so trinkets are not mandated like in most other...
News March 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
8 more PS5, PS4, and Classic titles to play
The monthly PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium game refresh has arrived for current subscribers, adding yet another eight PS5, PS4, and Classic titles to play. The lineup of games is available to download now in the UK and Europe, and will be available in the USA later in the day. Here's a reminder of the...
Poll Are You Happy With Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for March 2026?
Plus or minus?
Another 8 games are headed the PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium next week, with Sony confirming the full lineup just a few days ago. But as always, we want to know if you're actually happy with what's on offer. Let's begin with Extra, which seems to just keep on delivering the goods. Sony's middle tier subscription appears to have...
News PS Plus Premium Has Given You Just 1 Classic PlayStation Game a Month for Over Half a Year Now
Little bang for your buck
With today's announcement of the single PS Plus Premium title for March 2026 now public, PlayStation has gone seven months in a row providing the most expensive tier of its subscription service with just one new title per month. The last time that it stretched to two was in August 2025, when the PS1 versions of Resident...
News 8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for March 2026 Announced
Warhammer! Persona!
Sony has officially announced the new wave of games that are coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium next week. At a glance, March 2026's lineup is pretty strong, boasting a total of 8 titles across PS5 and PS4. Most of these games were leaked earlier in the week — as per usual — but they've now been confirmed. The new...
News 7 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for March 2026 Leaked Early
It's not FF16 or Dragon's Dogma 2
Sony will be revealing the full lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for March 2026 on Wednesday, 11th March, but the reliable leaker BillBil-Kun has once again beaten the company to the punch. The insider has revealed a total of seven games that'll be included in this month's selection,
Rumour PS Plus Extra Tipped to Add Two Giant PS5 Games This Month
But is it true?
A rumour doing the rounds in Saudi Arabia claims two colossal titles will be added to the PS Plus Extra catalogue this month. The report, which is circulating on social media, claims both Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 16 and Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 will headline the lineup, making for one of the most impressive offerings in...
News March 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
Redeemable until 6th April
Sony has made the PS Plus Essential games for March 2026, which it revealed last week, available to all members. The lineup is out now and live now across the UK and Europe, and the USA gains access later in the day. Here's a reminder of what's on offer for PS Plus Essential subscribers for March 2026: PGA Tour 2K25...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for March 2026?
Plus or minus?
We're just hours away from the beginning of March 2026, if you can believe it, and so it's time to take a look at next month's PS Plus Essential games. Unfortunately for people who have zero interest in golf, a leak from earlier in the week turned out to be completely accurate; PGA Tour 2K25 is being paraded at the front of the pack...
News PS Plus Essential Games for March 2026 Announced
Hope you like golf
The PS Plus Essential lineup for March 2026 has been officially announced, and as per usual, subscribers can look forward to four games spread across PS5 and PS4. We already knew about one of these titles, because it was leaked earlier this week. We are, of course, talking about the inclusion of PGA Tour 2K25 — a sports sim...
News First PS Plus Essential Game for March 2026 Leaked Early
Forward, March
Like clockwork, Billbil-kun has leaked one of the titles in PS Plus Essential's upcoming monthly games selection. The leaker, who has accurately named countless PS Plus games in the past, reports via Dealabs that the "headline" game for March 2026's lineup will be PGA Tour 2K25. It'll be one of the games made available to all PS...
News Huzzah! PS Plus Premium's Latest Retro Release Has a Platinum Trophy
A reason to replay
With only Bandai Namco and Disney putting any real third-party support behind Sony’s PS Plus Premium subscription, it’s frustrating that of the two, it’s just the House of Mouse commissioning Trophies for its titles. But the PS2 version of WALL-E has released today, with a Platinum Trophy in tow. There are 21 gongs in...
News 6 More PS5, PS4 Games Will Be Removed from PS Plus Extra Next Month
Get them before they're gone
The lord Sony giveth, and the lord Sony taketh away. As many of you will no doubt know by now, as the new PS Plus Extra games release, the subscription will usually be updated with selection of upcoming departures. In this instance there are six titles listed in the ‘Last Chance to Play’ section on the PS Store, so...
News February 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now
10 more PS5, PS4, and Classic titles to play
The selection of 10 new PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for the month of February 2026 are now available to download for active subscribers. Revealed just after Sony's latest State of Play livestream, here's the full lineup if the announcement passed you
News This Is How PS Plus Premium's Time Crisis Will Play with PS5, PS4's Gyro Controls
Reload
Light gun classic Time Crisis is coming to PS5 and PS4 in May with gyro controls, and this is our first look at how it will play. Okay, so technically this isn’t official footage, but YouTube channel Andshrew used a jailbroken console to run the arcade classic’s PS1 ROM in Sony’s emulator. It seems the gyro functionality has been part...
Poll Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for February 2026?
Plus or minus?
Leaked earlier in the week and then made official during PlayStation's latest State of Play broadcast, the PS Plus Extra and Premium lineup for February 2026 has now been revealed... but are you happy with the games that are on offer? Let's start positive, at least: we think Extra sub
News Last Chance to Play All These PS Plus Games Before They Expire
7 PS5, PS4 games leave the service
Sony will be delivering its monthly PS Plus Extra game refresh next week, meaning the list of departing PS5, PS4 games are close to their expiration dates. The following seven titles are on the chopping block, leaving on 17th February 2026: Carto Cult of the Lamb Rez Infinite
News 10 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for February 2026 Announced
Full lineup now confirmed by Sony
Sony has today confirmed the full lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for February 2026, following the partial leak from earlier in the week. The reveal does indeed contain those three titles for a total of 10
