Similar to Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus is a game subscription service within the Sony PlayStation ecosystem. PlayStation Plus Premium also includes Cloud Gaming support, offering a comparable top-tier experience.
Most games available through PlayStation Plus can be streamed from the cloud to both PS4 and PS5 consoles, as well as Windows PCs. However, when games leave PS Plus, they generally also leave PlayStation Cloud Gaming. A notable exception exists for a subset of PS5 games, which can still be streamed from the cloud if they have been purchased outright from the PlayStation Store. Currently, this cloud streaming feature for purchased PS5 games is exclusive to the PS5 console itself. Unfotunately, that limitation does negate most of the benefit of cloud gaming.
Games Arriving in PlayStation Plus in August
- The Witcher 3
- Wild Hearts
- Cult of the Lamb
- Ride 5
- Watch Dogs 2
- Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
- Sword Art Online: Last Recollection
- Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris
- Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
- Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization
- Sword Art Online: Lost Song
- TimeSplitters
- TimeSplitters 2
- TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Of the games that are listed, The Witcher 3 and Cult of the Lamb are likely the across the board winners. Your satisfaction with the remaining titles will likely depend on how much you like Sword Art Online (5 titles) and TimeSplitters (3 titles). For particular fans of those series, August could be a big win.
Games Leaving PlayStation Plus in August
Here is the full list of games that are leaving PS Plus in August
- Destroy All Humans!
- Destroy All Humans 2 Reprobed*
- Lost Judgment*
- Midnight Fight Express*
- Moving Out 2*
- NBA 2K24*
- Need for Speed Unbound*
- Sea of Stars*
- Spellforce 3 Reforced
- Trials of Mana
Unfortunately, this list is jam packed with heavy hitters that have wide appeal. The good news is that some of them will retain cloud-streaming support.
Of the games that are leaving, the games above marked with an asterisk (*) will remain streamable from the cloud. But, they do so only to PS5 devices – also, only if you purchase the games outright at full-price (or on sale in the future) and only if you remain subscribed to PlayStation Plus Premium.
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