Sony staggers PS Plus October drops as November removals loom
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The gist
Sony added Mafia: The Old Country and Horizon Forbidden West to PS Plus Extra/Premium on Oct 20.
The shift to weekly batches changes how subscribers get and lose games.
Background
Sony Interactive Entertainment runs PlayStation and its PS Plus subscription service, which offers monthly Essential games plus larger Extra and Premium catalogs. In June 2026 Sony ended a four-year pattern of one big monthly catalog update, moving Extra and Premium to smaller batches released roughly weekly. October's staggered rollout is the visible result, with a second wave arriving Oct 20 alongside a growing list of titles set to leave.
How it unfolded
- Jun 2026Sony ends its four-year pattern of one large monthly PS Plus catalog update, moving Extra and Premium to smaller, roughly weekly batches.
- Oct 15, 2026The Midnight Walk joins PS Plus, starting the staggered October rollout.
- Oct 20, 2026A second wave adds Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West and Mycopunk (a day-one addition) to Extra/Premium.
- Oct 20, 2026October's Essential lineup is listed as Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2, F1 25, Hunt Showdown: 1886, its PS+ Starter Pack and Wobbly Life.
- Oct 20, 2026Titles leaving Extra/Premium as of this date include Silent Hill 2, Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Jurassic World Evolution 2.
- Oct 20, 2026The 'Last Chance to Play' section shows 10 games leaving in November, including Red Dead Redemption 2, Football Manager 26 and Grand Theft Auto 5.
- Oct 27, 2026Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2, Tales of Arise – Beyond the Dawn Edition and Monster Energy Supercross 25 are scheduled for Extra; Premium adds Dino Crisis 2, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and two Game Trials.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- OpenCritic/GameRant describes the three-game drop as the second PS Plus catalog expansion in October 2026, with more content drops scheduled before month's end.
- Caution
- GamingBible notes the 'Last Chance to Play' image comes from the Japanese PlayStation Store and may not fully represent what's leaving in the US and UK.
- Public
- Reddit user sole-itm says that in the US only Football Manager 2026, Thank Goodness You're Here! and The Talos Principle 2 were listed as leaving in November at the time of writing, with more possibly to come.
Still unverified
Seven games are 'potentially' leaving PS Plus in November 2026, including GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2, based on a Reddit-sourced Japanese Store image; GamingBible cautions the image may not reflect the US and UK lists.