The PS Plus Collection library shuts down today
The PlayStation Plus Collection will end today.
The scheme offered a library of PS4 games to PS5 owners who were also members of the paid PlayStation Plus subscription service.
However, as Sony announced back in February, the offer’s end date is May 9.
At the time of writing, the games are still available to redeem, but they’re accompanied by a message warning players that this is their last chance to claim them.
Players can still redeem the games before the service is removed, and will be able to continue playing them beyond the closure date as long as they remain subscribed to PS Plus.
The PlayStation Plus Collection originally included 20 games (10 first-party and 10 third-party) before Persona 5 was removed in May 2022.
The remaining 19 games available as part of PlayStation Plus were:
The PS Plus Collection was made available at PS5’s launch in 2020 as a perk for owners of the new-gen console only.
At the time, SIE CEO Jim Ryan said he hadn’t decided if the PlayStation Plus Collection would be expanded beyond its initial launch line-up.
“Well, we’re going to wait and see how the world receives the Plus Collection,” he told GQ. “You know, which games are played, how much they’re played, before we make any decisions about that.
“We think it’s potentially going to be a great user acquisition tool. Arguably if you never had a PS4 and you choose to buy a PS5 you basically get a PS4, right?”
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