Marvel's Spider-Man

Marvel’s Spider-Man Is Being Removed From PlayStation Plus Extra

Out of the Spider-Verse.

By Kieron Verbrugge1 year ago

PlayStation announced the next round of titles being added to the PlayStation Plus Extra/Deluxe game catalogue overnight, with a slate of new games coming on April 18th.

Buried at the bottom of the announcement though, it also made note of some titles that will be leaving the service soon, including at least one surprising removal.

Marvel’s Spider-Man, a first-party PlayStation 4 game and one of the platform’s marquee titles, is being removed from the PlayStation Plus Extra game catalogue on May 15, along with the classic Resident Evil, NBA 2K Playgrounds and 28 others. This means that once May 15 rolls around, subscribers will lose access to these games entirely even if they’ve already downloaded and played them.

It’s come as a bit of a shock to most, given that the game is a staple in PlayStation’s library and – since it’s only the last-gen version of Spider-Man that’s on the service – not exactly a premium product any longer. The timing is also odd with the highly-anticipated sequel set to arrive later this year. It would almost seem like an insidious move to get users to buy the game ahead of the sequel launch, if Spider-Man 2 wasn’t a PS5 exclusive with a PS5 remaster of the first game still commanding full price.

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PlayStation also reminds users that they “…can always check the ‘Last chance to play section’ on the PlayStation Plus -> Collections page on the PS5 console, or PlayStation Plus -> Games -> Games Catalogue on the PS4 console for titles you might want to play before they leave the service.”

Thanks to TrueTrophies though, that work’s been done and you can see the list of games leaving in May right here:

Games Leaving PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue In May 2023