To be honest, staying updated with PlayStation Plus has become like having a part-time job. With games leaving the catalog every month, new subscribers facing price changes, new titles added to the free list, and the PSN service experiencing unexpected outages, it can be tough to keep track if you're an active PlayStation Plus user. So I've compiled all the important updates in one place.
📤 Games Leaving PlayStation Plus in March
Six games were confirmed to be removed from PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium in March, based on the "Last Chance to Play" section that Sony updates on PS5 consoles before each monthly catalog refresh.
🚪 CONFIRMED DEPARTURES
The most notable game leaving was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, a beloved retro-style beat-'em-up available since 2022. Paradise Killer and Cris Tales also left, alongside Premium-tier titles Circus Electrique and Redout 2.
If you're aiming to collect trophies, Paradise Killer and TMNT: Shredder's Revenge were worth playing before they left — both offer around 15 hours to platinum, compared to Redout 2's roughly 75-hour grind. The general tip: check the "Last Chance to Play" section on your console regularly, since Sony typically updates the catalog around the 17th–21st of each month.
📥 What's New: Lords of the Fallen Adds to the Catalog
✅ NOW AVAILABLE
Sony announced Lords of the Fallen joined PlayStation Plus as one of April's featured games, alongside remastered Tomb Raider titles and Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream.
Lords of the Fallen is a dark fantasy action-RPG built on Unreal Engine 5, following a Dark Crusader traveling between the realms of the living and the dead. It launched in late 2023 to some initial criticism over performance issues and difficulty spikes, but the developers pushed through patches that improved performance, adjusted enemy AI, and added new content. Its addition to PlayStation Plus gives it a second chance with players who missed it at launch — a great pickup if you enjoy challenging, methodical combat.
💰 PlayStation Plus Price Changes
Starting May 20, prices for new and lapsed subscribers across all three tiers increased, specifically for monthly and 3-month plans:
Three-month subscriptions saw similar increases, with Premium's quarterly rate rising to $54.99. Sony described the changes as a result of "ongoing market conditions," without much further explanation.
🧊 PlayStation Plus 12-Month Pricing Remains
Unchanged
❄️ FROZEN — Annual Plans Untouched by the May Price Hike
Paying monthly for a full year of Essential now totals roughly $131.88 — meaning the PlayStation Plus 12 month plan saves you about $52 compared to paying month-to-month. That gap has only grown since the recent hikes, making the annual PlayStation Plus subscription a better value than ever. If you're committed to using PS Plus long-term, locking in the 12-month plan before any future increase reaches it too is the smart move.
One more detail: if you're already on a rolling plan, Sony has generally honored existing rates until your subscription lapses or you cancel and resubscribe — no need to rush to renew unless your membership is close to expiring.
⚠️ PSN Outage and PlayStation Plus Compensation: A
Mixed Record
PlayStation Network has experienced multiple outages this year, and Sony's response has been inconsistent compared to how it handled outages in the past.
Sony gave all PlayStation Plus members an automatic 5-day service extension as compensation (~$2.19 value at the Premium annual rate).
None have come with any announced compensation — despite Premium subscribers paying up to $159.99/year for a tier that includes online multiplayer.
If you're currently experiencing an outage and wondering if compensation is coming, the honest answer based on Sony's 2026 track record is: don't count on it automatically. Keep an eye on the official Ask PlayStation account on social media — that's historically where compensation announcements get made first, but there's no guarantee one follows every disruption.
Putting It All Together
The catalog rotates monthly (check "Last Chance to Play" regularly), pricing went up for monthly/quarterly plans but the 12-month PlayStation Plus subscription stayed frozen, Lords of the Fallen is a genuinely great addition, and PSN outages have become more frequent without a consistent compensation policy.
For most subscribers: if you're sticking with PS Plus long-term, the 12-month plan is now more valuable than ever — precisely because it's the one tier Sony left untouched.
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