What is PlayStation removing?

Along with yesterday's reveal of the February 2023 lineup for the PlayStation Plus service, Sony sneakily added a rather massive announcement: the removal of The PS Plus Collection for PS5.

What is PlayStation getting rid of?

Sony has confirmed that the PS Plus Collection will soon be removed as a benefit of the PS Plus subscription on May 9, 2023.

What all games are being removed from PS Plus?

Update 2nd Feb 2023 / 8:10 am

The collection includes God of War, Fallout 4, Mortal Kombat, Uncharted 4, Ratchet and Clank, Days Gone, Until Dawn, Detroit, Battlefield 1, Infamous Second Son, Batman Arkham Knight, The Last Guardian, The Last of Us Remastered, Resident Evil 7, Bloodborne and Monster Hunter World.

What is happening to PlayStation Plus?

PlayStation confirms it will no longer offer the PS Plus Collection after May 9, 2023. This collection of games was a benefit for subscribers who had a PS5 since its launch in November 2020. Two and a half years later, the company will cease its availability to new players.

What did Sony remove from PS5?

Sony will stop offering the PlayStation Plus Collection, which gave PS5 players who subscribed to PlayStation Plus access to more than a dozen classic PS4 titles, on May 9th, the company announced on Wednesday.

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Why are people getting rid of PS5?

The reason? The ongoing chip shortage — yep, that's still a major issue — and shipping delays across the global supply chain. And based on Sony's decision to cut its PS5 shipments forecast by some 3.3 million units in fiscal year 2022, it's not going to get easier to snag a console soon.

Why is everyone sold out of PS5?

The console was released in November 2020, but was very difficult to obtain for most of its lifespan. A semiconductor chip shortage limited Sony's production of new PS5 consoles.

Is PlayStation getting Disney plus?

Disney+ on PS4

Join Disney+ to access over 1000 films, TV series, documentaries and exclusive Disney+ Originals via the TV & Video tab on your PS4.

How long PlayStation Plus left?

Go to Settings > Users and Accounts. Select Account > Payment and Subscriptions > Subscriptions. You see a list of the subscription services you are currently subscribed to. Select a subscription to check the expiry date or to cancel the subscription.

Why is Sony removing PS Plus Collection?

A reason for the shut down was not provided, but it appears the service did not achieve the popularity Sony aimed for – likely as a result of players seeking out their own collections, or preferring to play newer PlayStation 5 games on their consoles.

Is PS Plus worth it?

PlayStation Plus Premium probably isn't the Xbox Game Pass rival Sony was hoping for it to be. It's a perfectly passable service, packing a number of modern games and beloved classics under its umbrella for a reasonable monthly asking price, but it just doesn't command the same cultural presence as its Xbox rival.

Is Red Dead Redemption 2 leaving PlayStation Plus?

Red Dead Redemption has left PlayStation's streaming service after six years of availability. Sony's service - now part of the newly-revamped PS Plus Premium, though formerly the separate PlayStation Now subscription - has been home to Red Dead Redemption since 2016.

Is PlayStation losing popularity?

PlayStation Plus subscribers are currently at 47.3 million, up from the 46.3 million at the same point last year, but down from the 48 million in fiscal Q3 2021. Monthly active PlayStation Network users reached 102 million in the recent quarter, down from 105 million year over year.

What game is PlayStation shutting down?

With Babylon's Fall struggling big-time with sales and player retention, the writing was on the wall for Platinum's live service experiment. The announcement was made that Babylon's Fall servers would be shutting down, with the shut-down scheduled to take place Monday, February 27 at 11:00pm PT.

Is PlayStation declining?

Monthly U.S. Consumer Video Game Spend

PlayStation resisted the content sales decline. The 2022 holiday quarter saw revenue from hardware sales more than double year over year, skyrocketing from just under $1.5 billion to more than $3.2 billion.

Will PS4 be discontinued?

Nearly ten years after the launch of the PlayStation 4 - which kicked off the eighth generation of consoles - Sony could finally saying goodbye.

What will happen when PS4 is discontinued?

A discontinued console will soon stop receiving games, and Sony likely won't offer hardware support for it much longer either. But if you do get a PS4 in 2023, how long should you expect game support to last? To estimate, we can look back at the last console generation.

Will the PS5 have PlayStation Plus?

Each month, PS5 and PS4 owners who subscribe to one of Sony's PlayStation Plus tiers get to download and play a great selection of free games. PS Plus is PlayStation's online gaming service, which provides access to multiplayer gaming and other benefits, including money off many digital purchases.

Does PlayStation have Netflix?

From the content area of your home screen, navigate to the TV & Video icon and select the Netflix app. Note: You must be signed in to PlayStation Network to access the TV & Video services. Select Sign in on the Netflix home screen. Enter your Netflix email address and password.

Is PlayStation Plus streaming?

With your PS4, PS5, or PC, a Premium subscription lets you stream PS4 and older games through the PlayStation Plus app. Getting the PlayStation Plus app running on your Steam Deck is not exactly easy — and it's a lot more finicky than getting Xbox Cloud Gaming up and running.

How long will PS5 last?

According to DigiTimes, Sony's Taiwanese supply chain has revealed the PS5's lifecycle could be shorter than any other PS console to have come before it. It estimates that it will only last five years by which point we're assuming Sony will be preparing for the release of the PS6.

Is PS5 still hard to get 2023?

Despite this, the tech industry is dealing with semiconductor shortages that have made manufacturing devices like the PS5 much more difficult, and some estimate this shortage will last well into 2023 (and possibly 2024). So just how available the console will be in the coming months remains to be seen.

Who sold more Xbox or PS5?

In the last 12 months, the PlayStation 5 has outsold the Xbox Series X|S by 5.06 million units. The PlayStation 5 is currently ahead by 11.08 million units.

What is the biggest problem of the PS5?

If the liquid metal does indeed start to run, the PS5's cooling could be compromised, leading to potential hardware errors or performance issues in the future. Worse still, the runny liquid metal could impact other components of the PS5 and cause them to short circuit.