Death Stranding 2 joins PlayStation Plus as Sony sets a date to end its PC streaming app
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Atomfall are heading to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog in November. But Sony has also announced a change for subscribers who use a PC: its PlayStation Plus cloud streaming app will retire on December 10.
The two announcements affect different parts of the service. The new catalogue games are for eligible console subscribers; the PC change ends access through the separate Windows streaming app. Sony says PlayStation Plus benefits on PS5 and PS4 are unaffected.
Most of the announced games arrive on November 17 for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium members, with a few arriving on different dates. Availability can vary by region.
Death Stranding 2 promotional artwork shows Sam with a child. Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Death Stranding 2 leads the November catalogue
Sony's November announcement lists Death Stranding 2: On the Beach for PS5. The sequel follows Sam as he journeys across Australia to connect communities to the Chiral Network.
Promotional artwork for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Atomfall joins the PS4 and PS5 catalogue, taking players into a fictional quarantine zone inspired by the Windscale nuclear disaster. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is also on the list for PS5.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is listed for PS4 and PS5, but Sony gives it a later November 24 date in the US, UK and Japan. The company also lists Trepang2, MotoGP 26 and Cricket 26 for November 24 in the US and UK. Check the local store for your region's catalogue.
Premium members also get Soul Reaver 2 and Freedom Wars Remastered. Sony lists Hell Let Loose separately for November 11 in the US and UK, and November 12 in Japan.
Promotional artwork for the survival game Atomfall. Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment
PC cloud streaming through the Plus app ends in December
Sony says it will retire the PlayStation Plus app on PC from December 10. The app has allowed eligible Premium members to stream selected games on a compatible PC, subject to regional and title availability.
The company says fewer than 0.4% of eligible Premium members used the PC app. That is Sony's measure of eligible Premium members, not the share of every PlayStation Plus subscriber or all PC players. Sony says it will notify affected users directly.
The announcement does not say that console memberships are ending. If PC streaming is the reason you subscribe, check your account's renewal date and membership settings before making a decision. Sony has not announced a replacement PC app in the notice.
Cloud streaming and Remote Play are different services. Sony's PC support page describes the Plus app; the December announcement concerns that app, not a blanket shutdown of PlayStation games on Windows.
