The PlayStation Plus collection is disappearing in May

Sony closes a file PlayStation Plus collectiona collection of PS4 essentials that PS Plus subscribers on PS5 can download and play at no additional charge.

In an email sent to subscribers, the message states that on May 9, the game’s 19-game collection will be gone, and subscribers have until that date to add its games to their game library. Sony hasn’t given a reason for the block’s closure, but it’s also making it clear that other PS Plus franchises, like monthly games, won’t be affected. Here is the full message below:

From May 9, the PlayStation Plus Collection will no longer be available as a PlayStation Plus feature. You can add any of the titles from the PlayStation Plus Collection to your game library before May 9th and play at any time in the future with an active PlayStation Plus membership.

The PlayStation Plus game catalog, monthly games and other existing features will not be affected by this change.

Thank you for your continued support of PlayStation Plus.

The PlayStation Plus collection launched alongside the PS5 as an added bonus for these owners. In a way, it was like a scaled-down version of Xbox’s Game Pass, albeit showing only last-generation titles. The lineup has remained largely the same since 2020, with a couple of titles joining the list and only that Persona 5 is removed From the original lineup last year. The PS Plus collection currently consists of the following titles:

• Batman: Arkham Knight
• Battlefield 1
• bloodborne
• Call of Duty: Black Ops III: Zombie Chronicles Edition
• Crash Bandicoot N.T. Trilogy
• Days passed
• Detroit: Be Human
• Fallout 4
• Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition
• God of War (2018)
• The second son is notorious
• The last guard
• The Last of Us Remastered
• Monster Hunter: World
• Mortal Kombat X
• Ratchet & Clank (2016)
• Resident Evil VII: Biohazard
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
• until dawn

Last year, Sony added two Premium PlayStation Plus subscription levels It gives these members access to a larger (and more regularly updated) game library across multiple generations of PlayStation. Premium members have access to most, but not all, of these titles now, so Sony probably wants to incentivize standard PS Plus subscribers to upgrade. Regardless, be sure to snag these games now if you haven’t already done so before the May 9th deadline.