Launched with great promise, PlayStation Plus Premium was supposed to be the ultimate offering for fans of retro and cloud gaming. But by May 2025, enthusiasm had clearly waned. Between meager updates, the slow pace of adding classics, and a lack of iconic titles, more and more subscribers are asking the same question: what's the point of the Premium tier really?
An addition that doesn't make you dream for PlayStation Plus Premium
This month, only one new retro game has appeared in the PlayStation Plus Premium catalog, Battle Engine Aquila. A nice but rather obscure FPS released on PS2. Not exactly enough to excite nostalgic fans. And above all, not enough to justify a subscription that costs around €25 more per year than the Extra level. On the one hand, Sony does offer some good retro titles this year, like MediEvil 2 or the old Armored Core. But at this rate, it's hard to feel any real momentum. The catalog is growing, certainly, but too slowly.
For many, the heart of PS Plus Premium was supposed to be this famous “library of classics.” But in reality, the release rate is much too slow. In five months, only a handful of retro games have been added. And most are far from being must-haves.
Meanwhile, Nintendo regularly enriches its offering with well-known titles, like Wario Land 4 or FatalFury 2. Enough to make some people grind their teeth, especially for those who have been waiting months for games like Jak II, The Getaway, or Ape Escape 2.
The cloud and VR are not enough
Sony is also banking on other benefits to justify the price of PlayStation Plus Premium, such as cloud gaming, full game trials, and even some PSVR2 additions. All of this works quite well, and some players find these options useful. But in reality, this is not what the majority of Premium subscribers are looking for. What they want is solid retro, iconic titles, and above all, regular additions. This is clearly not the case today.
On forums and social networks, testimonies from disappointed subscribers are multiplying. Many announce that they will switch to the Extra offer, or even return to the Essential. Others simply prefer to buy individually the few retro games that really interest them.
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