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Sony has finally given us a detailed list of the games that will be available on its revamped PlayStation Plus service that it announced back in March. As promised back then, there are a number of PS1, PS2 and PSP games available for download, as well as PS3 games available to stream with PS4 and PS5 games available for either option (though streaming is not supported in all regions).

Note that Sony says these are "some" of the games that will be available in the "launch time frame" for the new PS Plus. While they don't specify exactly what they consider the launch time frame, it's worth noting that it will not rollout worldwide at the same time. The service will launch in Asia on May 24, in Japan on June 2, North and South American on June 13 and Europe, Australia and New Zealand on June 23, so it's possible that not all of these will be available at launch, especially if it debuts earlier in your region. The blog also stipulates that not all games will be available in all regions, and that streaming may not be available immediately for certain titles, but downloads will be.

It appears as if Sony will honour digital purchases made during the PS3/PS Vita era - for some titles anyway. Since PS1 games could be purchased digitally on the PS3 and Vita, and PSP games could also be purchased digitally on the Vita, anyone who has purchased "select" titles in the past will not have to make a separate purchase or sign up to PS Plus to access them (though it appears as though they will only be available for download, not streaming). Some PS1 and PSP titles will also let you save your game at anytime, have improved resolution, higher framerates, and will include a rewind function.

For those that need a quick refresher, the new PS Plus service will have three tiers; Essential, Extra, and Premium. Essential will give users what PS Plus does right now: access to online multiplayer, occasional discounts on the PS Store, and a handful of monthly games to download. Extra adds in part of what PS Now offers right now, with some PS4 and PS5 games being available to download or stream. Premium will let players access a library of classic PlayStation titles from the PS1, PS2, PS3 and PSP. All of these can be downloaded or streamed, with the exception of the PS3 titles, which can only be streamed. In areas where streaming is not an option, Premium is replaced with the slightly-cheaper Deluxe tier to account for the lack of streaming. (Sony has not mentioned whether the Deluxe tier will be available in regions where streaming is an option for users who aren't interested in streaming.) Sony says the list of available games on the Deluxe and Premium tiers will refresh in the middle of every month.

PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 Games (Extra and Premium/Deluxe tiers)

• Alienation | Housemarque, PS4
• Ashen | Annapurna Interactive, PS4
• Batman: Arkham Knight | WB Games, PS4
• Bloodborne | FromSoftware, PS4
• Celeste | Maddy Makes Games, PS4
• Cities: Skylines | Paradox Interactive, PS4
• Concrete Genie | Pixelopus, PS4
• Control: Ultimate Edition | 505 Games, PS4/PS5
• Days Gone | Bend Studio, PS4
• Dead Cells| Motion Twin, PS4
• Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition | Housemarque, PS4
• Death Stranding and Death Stranding Director’s Cut | Kojima Productions, PS4/PS5
• Demon’s Souls | Bluepoint Games, PS5
• Destruction AllStars | Lucid Games, PS5
• Everybody’s Golf | Japan Studio, PS4
• Far Cry 3 Remaster | Ubisoft, PS4
• Far Cry 4 | Ubisoft, PS4
• Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition | Square Enix Co. LTD, PS4
• For Honor | Ubisoft, PS4
• Ghost Of Tsushima Director’s Cut | Sucker Punch, PS4/ PS5
• God of War | Santa Monica Studio, PS4
• Gravity Rush 2 | Japan Studio, PS4
• Gravity Rush Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
• Hollow Knight | Team Cherry, PS4
• Horizon Zero Dawn | Guerrilla, PS4
• Infamous First Light | Sucker Punch, PS4
• Infamous Second Son | Sucker Punch, PS4
• Knack | Japan Studio, PS4
• LittleBigPlanet 3 | Sumo Digital, PS4
• LocoRoco Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
• LocoRoco 2 Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy | Square Enix Co. LTD., PS4/PS5
• Marvel’s Spider-Man | Insomniac Games, PS4
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Insomniac Games, PS4/PS5
• Matterfall |Housemarque, PS4
• MediEvil | Other Ocean, PS4
• Mortal Kombat 11 | WB Games, PS4/PS5
• Narutoshippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., PS4
• NBA 2K22 | 2K Games, PS4/PS5
• Outer Wilds | Annapurna Interactive, PS4
• Patapon Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
• Patapon 2 Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
• Red Dead Redemption 2 | Rockstar Games, PS4
• Resident Evil | Capcom Co., Ltd, PS4
• Resogun | Housemarque, PS4
• Returnal | Housemarque, PS5
• Shadow of the Colossus | Japan Studio, PS4
• Soulcalibur VI | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., PS4
• South Park: The Fractured but Whole | Ubisoft, PS4
• Tearaway Unfolded |Media Molecule, PS4
• The Artful Escape | Annapurna Interactive, PS4/PS5
• The Crew 2 | Ubisoft, PS4
• The Last Guardian | Japan Studio, PS4
• The Last of Us Remastered | Naughty Dog, PS4
• The Last of Us: Left Behind | Naughty Dog, PS4
• Tom Clancy’s The Division | Ubisoft, PS4
• Until Dawn | Supermassive Games, PS4
• Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection |Naughty Dog, PS4
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End | Naughty Dog, PS4
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy | Naughty Dog, PS4
• WipEout Omega Collection | Clever Beans & Creative Vault Studios, PS4

Certain PS4 games that are remasters of classic PlayStation titles will also only be available to the Premium/Deluxe tier. It appears as though remasters of PS1 and PS2 games will be exclusive to the higher tier, while PS3 remasters can go either way (with Far Cry 3 Remastered and Resident Evil available to the Extra tier. but BioShock Remastered and Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition exclusive to Premium/Deluxe), though Sony has not commented specifically on what the distinction is. The few PSP remasters available - LocoRoco 1 and 2 Remastered, Patapon 1 and 2 Remastered - are available to the Extra tier.

PlayStation Remasters (Premium/Deluxe tier)

• Ape Escape 2 | Japan Studio, PS4
• Arc The Lad: Twilight of the Spirits | Japan Studio, PS4
• Bioshock Remastered | 2K Games, PS4
• Borderlands The Handsome Collection | 2K Games, PS4
• Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition | Gearbox Publishing, PS4
• Dark Cloud | Japan Studio, PS4
• Dark Cloud 2 | Japan Studio, PS4
• FantaVision | SIE, PS4
• Hot Shots Tennis | Japan Studio, PS4
• Jak II | Naughty Dog, PS4
• Jak 3| Naughty Dog, PS4
• Jak X: Combat Racing | Naughty Dog, PS4
• Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | Naughty Dog, PS4
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning | THQ Nordic, PS4
• LEGO Harry Potter Collection | WB Games, PS4
• Rogue Galaxy | Japan Studio, PS4
• Siren | Japan Studio, PS4
• Wild Arms 3 | SIE, PS4

Original PlayStation and PlayStation Portable Games (Premium/Deluxe tier)

• Ape Escape | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
• Hot Shots Golf | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
• I.Q. Intelligent Qube | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
• Jumping Flash! | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
• Mr. Driller | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., Original PlayStation
• Syphon Filter | Bend Studio, Original PlayStation
• Super Stardust Portable | Housemarque, PSP
• Tekken 2 | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., Original PlayStation
• Worms World Party | Team 17, Original PlayStation
• Worms Armageddon | Team17, Original PlayStation

PlayStation 3 Games (Premium tier) (Streaming only)

• Asura’s Wrath | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 | Konami, PS3
• Crash Commando | Creative Vault Studios, PS3
• Demon’s Souls | From Software, PS3
• Devil May Cry HD Collection | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
• echochrome | Japan Studio, PS3
• Enslaved: Odyssey to the West | Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., PS3
• F.E.A.R. | WB Games, PS3
• Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds | Japan Studio, PS3
• Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational | Japan Studio, PS3
• Ico | Japan Studio, PS3
• Infamous | Sucker Punch, PS3
• Infamous 2 | Sucker Punch, PS3
• Infamous: Festival of Blood | Sucker Punch, PS3
• LocoRoco Cocoreccho! | Japan Studio, PS3
• Lost Planet 2 | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
• MotorStorm Apocalypse | Evolution Studios, PS3
• MotorStorm RC | Evolution Studios, PS3
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 | Koei Tecmo, PS3
• Puppeteer | Japan Studio, PS3
• rain | Japan Studio, PS3
• Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty | Insomniac Games, PS3
• Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time |Insomniac Games, PS3
• Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus | Insomniac Games, PS3
• Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare |Rockstar Games, PS3
• Resistance 3 | Insomniac Games, PS3
• Super Stardust HD | Housemarque, PS3
• Tokyo Jungle | Japan Studio, PS3
• When Vikings Attack | Clever Beans, PS3

Another benefit of the Premium/Deluxe tier is time-limited game trials. Certain games will let you download a trial version and get two hours of play time (for "most" games), with all save data and trophies transferring to the full title if you purchase it. The following titles will be receiving trials:

• Cyberpunk 2077 | CD Projekt, PS5
• Farming Simulator 22 | Giants Software GmBH, PS4/PS5
• Horizon Forbidden West | Guerrilla, PS4/PS5
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderland | 2K Games, PS4/PS5
• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection | Naughty Dog, PS5
• WWE 2K22 | 2K Games, PS4/PS5

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[Foxi4]

I think I’ll be good to go with Deluxe, I’m not aching for PS3 streaming, but the download list looks enticing.

 

[Dark_Phoras]

I already have those I like in my own library, so this service maybe isn't for me. PlayStation seems to be saving some games for later.

 

[Xzi]

Yeah sorry Sony, Steam Deck is gonna be my go-to for everything PS3/Vita and older. My PS5 is just for enhanced PS4 games and PS5 games, so it'd be nice if they started making more of the latter rather than trying to charge me monthly to play games I already own physical copies of.

 

[AngryCinnabon]

My family will definitely like this, might have to get it just for them alone heh!

Personally i'm not too crazy over it though, as i'll have a steam deck for many of these games very soon just like Xzi.

 

[relauby]

I think it's cool to see relatively obscure titles like Enslaved and Puppeteer on the PS3 list, I'm excited to try those.

I do think it's really weird that certain remasters are locked behind a higher tier, though. You think all PS4 games would be treated equally

 

[Marc_LFD]

If it weren't for Xbox this'd never happen. Some good came of it.

Still, let's see how it ultimately compares to GamePass.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Enslaved

That was a fun Uncharted-esque game you kind of play once and never again. At least was for me.

 

[duwen]

Said it before but, I wish there was a cheaper tier than "essential" ...none of the existing/new tiers are even close to value for money.
"Free" shit I'm never going to play is no incentive. Titles I can already play natively on the systems they were designed for but emulated and/or streamed to current hardware is no incentive. Two hour game trials is also no incentive.

Just charge me £20 - £30 for online play, cloud saves, and party chat/messaging... looks like my PSN sub could be going the same way my XB Gold did a decade ago.

 

[MikaDubbz]

Why no PS2 games? I thought they were gonna be included in the service as well, seems odd that not a single game is from that system.

 

[yoyoyo69]

If it weren't for Xbox this'd never happen. Some good came of it.

Still, let's see how it ultimately compares to GamePass.

Yeah, people need to realise Sony are terrible in terms of how they treat their customers (I'm not trying to say Microsoft are great). They always drag their feet and bitch and moan, but pull some of the most terrible sh*t themselves, hypocrites.

If it wasn't for Nintendo being over 2 generations behind in all aspects, Sony would be a joke. Microsoft need to ensure their first party games are polished too going forward. Personally I'd like them to develop some new or more risky IP. I've never been a fan of any of their brands (original, not the newly purchased IP's).

Regardless, Microsoft have literally forced all the big corps to make consumer friendly changes. I worry though, with Microsoft being so far ahead in these areas, they may begin introducing or forcing things we don't want or need.

 

[Costello]

my PS4 had been collecting dust for the past few months but now I’ll probably play some of these games!
Ghost of tsushima and Death Stranding - I was waiting for these two.

 

[MyJoyConRunsHot]

Meanwhile Jak and Daxter has already been reverse-engineered and ported to PC.



Project: https://open-goal.github.io/#/

 

[Marc_LFD]

Meanwhile Jak and Daxter has already been reverse-engineered and ported to PC.



Project: https://open-goal.github.io/#/

Aren't Sony's PS2 remasters on PS4 just upscale and add trophies?

 

[Glyptofane]

Why no PS2 games? I thought they were gonna be included in the service as well, seems odd that not a single game is from that system.

They're listed under PlayStation Remasters and it's just the same old ones that have already been available on PS4 for years.

 

[Lazyboss]

If Essential is the exact same as the current PS+ then why it's more expensive?
I'm paying $49 per year for PS+ and Essential is $59?
I don't like this.

 

[Stone_Wings]

I already have those I like in my own library, so this service maybe isn't for me. PlayStation seems to be saving some games for later.

As stated, those lists are not complete. There's like 700 some games in the PS Now library. There will be more games at launch and also regularly added after launch.

 

[Marc_LFD]

If Essential is the exact same as the current PS+ then why it's more expensive?
I'm paying $49 per year for PS+ and Essential is $59?
I don't like this.

A bump in price, like Netflix is doing.

I never liked paying to play online, so I didn't.

 

[Stone_Wings]

edit: nevermind. lol

 

[GothicIII]

Could somebody explain to me how the higher tiers work, please?

Is it like the essentials tier, where you buy the game for free and have it in your library forever (as long as the subscription lasts) and after a month other games become available while the older ones vanish?

Or is it like a game pass, were these games are always available and the library is growing every month?

I read the news and the official sources but they do not provide a concrete answer...