PlayStation Plus will now hide game expiration dates

The new PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium change the concept of the previous PlayStation Plus slightly, as games can no longer be kept permanently. How long they will be available as part of a subscription is unknown in the future.

This information was usually visible under the title of the game in the PlayStation Store, so you can at least estimate how much time you have left to play. This is no longer the case, as the first examples show. in case if GTA: Vice City Ultimate Edition The expiration date of February 20, 2023 was indicated here – which is now missing.

This means that there is no longer any way to know how long a title will be available on PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium in advance. This does not apply to basic level games, which are always completely replaced by the update.

Brief announcement in the “Last Chance to Play” section

Only the “Last Chance to Play” section is still available on the PlayStation Store, with games that can only be played on PlayStation Plus for a few weeks on a monthly basis. In this October that was soma By Frictional Games, as well as the original Red Dead Redemption including undead nightmare-extension.

It remains to be seen if this is actually what Sony intended or just a mistake. Withholding this information from the players is meaningless in the least.