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Sony PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium will remove several games in September 2026, including Persona 5 Tactica, Shadowrun titles, Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII, Toukiden 2, Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back, Madden NFL 26, and the Toy Story games. The removals take effect by September 15, 2026 as the new monthly lineup rolls out, with possible regional variations in timing.
PS Plus Extra and Premium’s August 2026 lineup rolls out in waves with region-based timing: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II and Vampire Survivors go global on August 18, along with classic titles Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams and Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire. The remaining games—Hell is Us, Umamusume Pretty Derby – Party Dash, Two Point Museum, Metro Exodus, and Dying Light 2—unlock on August 25 in the US/UK/Japan, and August 18 in all other regions. Helldivers 2 is already available everywhere, with PS Store updates typically happening at local noon.
Sony adds Helldivers 2 to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium as part of the August 2026 update, accompanying the Devoid of Liberty expansion with new missions, enemies and a 300-rank ladder; the game has sold around 20 million since its 2024 launch and previously released on Xbox in 2025.
Steam Deck users can now stream PS4/PS5 games via the new Asobi: Remote Play app, including cloud streaming for PS Plus Premium subscribers. The free core tier supports 1080p at 30fps ( SDR ) over home Wi‑Fi or the internet, with automatic bitrate adjustments. The paid tier unlocks 1080p60 HDR, higher bitrate, controller haptics, gyro, on‑device upscaling to 4K, and up to 120fps on supported displays, plus an experimental FEC mode. Sony will no longer bring newer games to PC, and a launch date for the app is not yet announced; playtesting is underway.
A public playtest of Asobi: Remote Play lets Steam Deck/SteamOS/Linux devices stream PS Plus Premium cloud games without a PS5, via cloud streaming; premium features (60fps, HDR, 4K upscaling, etc.) are unlocked during the trial, after which it reverts to 1080p/30fps; Windows support is planned; Asobi is not an official Sony product, and PS Portal remains a separate cloud option priced around £220.
PlayStation Store has confirmed the August 2026 departures from PS Plus Extra and Premium, with nine titles leaving the catalog by August 18 (regional variations apply): Dead Island 2, Earth Defense Force 6, Unicorn Overlord, Harold Halibut, Clash: Artifacts of Chaos (moved from July), Onee Chanbara Origin (moved from July), Space Crew: Legendary Edition (moved from July), Bomber Crew (moved from July), and Roki.
Push Square’s June 2026 PS Plus lineup centers Final Fantasy XVI for Extra, supported by Sonic X Shadow Generations, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, and Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, while Premium highlights Gitaroo Man; readers are invited to vote in polls and share their reactions in the comments.
Push Square surveys PS Plus members about the May 2026 games: Extra’s lineup includes Red Dead Redemption 2, Star Wars Outlaws, Bramble: The Mountain King, The Thaumaturge, and Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged, while Premium sticks with a single title, Time Crisis; readers are invited to vote in polls and share their opinions in the comments.
Sony confirms the May 2026 PS Plus Extra/Premium lineup, led by Star Wars Outlaws arriving May 19, alongside Red Dead Redemption 2, Bramble: The Mountain King, The Thaumaturge, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Broken Sword – The Shadows of the Templar: Reforged, and Enotria: The Last Song; Time Crisis also joins Premium on the same date, with other Ubisoft/back-catalog titles highlighted and several games leaving PS Plus in May.
Sony reveals PS Plus Extra and Premium games for May 2026, available from May 19: Extra includes Star Wars Outlaws (PS5), Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4), Bramble: The Mountain King (PS5/PS4), The Thaumaturge (PS5), Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (PS5), Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged (PS5/PS4) and Enotria: The Last Song (PS5); Premium adds Time Crisis (PS1).
Time Crisis is confirmed to join PS Plus Premium classics on May 19, 2026, with the full May lineup unveiled May 13; Bandai Namco titles in the lineup have historically lacked trophies, and Time Crisis may also be bought separately on the PS Store.
Atari has acquired Implicit Conversions, the studio behind porting hundreds of classic titles to modern systems and a key supplier for PS Plus Premium’s retro catalog, strengthening Atari’s emulation-focused lineup with the Syrup engine; the impact on PS Plus remains unclear but likely minimal for now.
Eight titles are now available for download on PS Plus Extra and Premium for April 2026 (UK/Europe first, USA rollout later). The lineup includes Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, The Crew Motorfest, Football Manager 26 Console, Warriors: Abyss, Squirrel with a Gun, The Casting of Frank Stone and Monster Train (Extra) plus Wild Arms 4 (Premium). Games on Extra/Premium stay in the service for as long as they’re offered, typically about a year, unlike Essential titles which must be redeemed to keep access.
PS Plus Extra and Premium members can start two April 2026 titles early on the PS Store: The Crew Motorfest offers a five-hour full game trial available to all PS5/PS4 players, while Football Manager 26 Console provides a Premium-only trial of up to 10 hours. Progress and trophies carry over when the games officially launch on April 21.
Sony disclosed that cloud streaming on PS Portal boosted usage by 162% year over year, and about 50% of Portal owners are PS Plus Premium subscribers, signaling that Sony’s most engaged customers are driving higher spend and profitability even with a small Portal install base (roughly 7% of PS5 owners in the US).