PlayStation Plus is moving away from offering monthly PlayStation 4 games beginning in 2026. The paid subscription service will still offer them “occasionally,” but the main focus of the program will be PS5 games, and it only took almost the entirety of the current console’s life-cycle to see customer demand get there.

Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus Essential Tier games for February 2025 are Payday 3 (PS5), High on Life (PS4 and PS5), and Pac-Man World Re-Pac (PS4 and PS5).

PlayStation Plus members are in for an action-packed February with a fresh trio of games hitting the platform starting February 4. The monthly lineup features Payday 3, High on Life, and Pac-Man World Re-Pac,

We will continue to grow the PlayStation community in new ways, such as IP expansion, while also delivering the best in technology innovation." Hulst, meanwhile, will continue to oversee Sony's first-party games.

Sony has chosen long-serving finance head Hiroki Totoki as its next chief executive as the Japanese technology giant overhauls its leadership while steering a multibillion-dollar push into producing more original content.