That’s life. It’s time for the monthly PlayStation catalog refresh, and alongside an infusion of new games for the PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers, Sony has confirmed nine titles that will soon be leaving subscribers’ libraries. This is a high-profile removal, as five of these games were originally scheduled to leave the service in July, but Sony extended their stay until August. Call it a summer miracle.
The following titles will disappear from the PS Plus Extra and Premium catalog on August 18 (the first five were to be removed in July):
- Bomber crew
- Clash: Chaos Artifacts
- Onee Chanbara Origin
- Roki
- Space Crew: Legendary Edition
- Dead Island 2
- Ground Defense Force 6
- Harold Halibut
- Lord Unicorn
PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers have until August 18 to get the most out of these games, or simply purchase them outright. Well, as long as you can buy any game in a digital landscape driven by DRM and overt corporate control, of course.
From July 21, the PS Plus Extra and Premium digital catalog arrives Avatar: Pandora’s Borders, Rise of the Ronin, Firefighting simulator: Ignite, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Throwback, Dying Light, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starry Vector And Snow Bros. Wonderlandwhile Premium subscribers also have access to Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy And Indigo Prophecy.
There are some bangers on the outgoing and incoming catalog lists, and we can heartily recommend you take a look. Dead Island 2, Harold Halibut, Dying Light And Sleeper Citizen 2.
Note that this is a separate drop in monthly games that PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium subscribers can download from the PlayStation Store and keep for as long as their subscription remains active. This current bundle, available from July 7 to August 3, is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, For King II And Cross code.
If all those subscription tiers and digital catalog restrictions are giving you a headache, be sure to stock up on painkillers before the next generation of consoles. Sony announced this summer that it would stop producing disc-based games in 2028, all but confirming that its next console, the PS6, would not support physical media at all. Meanwhile, Xbox is similarly expanding its online and cloud marketplace, and even Nintendo is encouraging digital purchases with comparatively cheaper prices and game key cards that require an internet connection for initial download. Valve entered the living room market with a SteamOS PC, and the digital handheld market is strong. Subscriptions and licensing agreements are the present and future of video games, for better or worse.
