Although the impending departure of from PlayStation Plus is unwelcome news for subscribers, there might be a silver lining for more general fans of the series.
Originally released for the PS4 in 2017, very quickly became one of the most popular games on the console, enough that it later received a sequel,, and was ported to PC in 2020.
Later on, the game would become part of Sony's ongoing subscription service, PS Plus, allowing more PlayStation owners to play it at a reduced cost.
As has recently been announced, however, will be leaving the PS Plus catalog on May 25, 2024, and will no longer be available to subscribers after that date.
While subscription services like Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus tend to have rotating libraries, with games coming and going on a monthly basis, 's situation is uncommon, as the game is a first-party PlayStation exclusive published by Sony itself, and presumably not subject to stipulations from outside parties.