PS Plus update finally adds new retro games, and an incredible shooter

Feel Sly with Deathloop

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PS Plusis receiving its first new batch of retro games since the revamped subscription service launched, alongside one of the best shooters of 2021.

Among the stack of older PlayStation titles hittingPS PlusPremium this September is cult-classic PS1 shooter Syphon Filter 2,PS3platformer Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, and another trio of raccoon-led platformers in The Sly Collection. This is the first time any additional PS1 or PS3 games have been added to PS Plus’s retro collection, after August and July’s line-upsleft Premium subscribers out in the cold.

A bunch of newer titles will also be coming for PS Plus Extra members, including last year’s standoutPS5shooterDeathloop. Developed by the same studio behindPreyandDishonored 2, it throws you in the shoes of an assassin stuck in a time loop. All the usual immersive sim features are there, including slick stealth mechanics and fabulously vertical level design, as well as a competitive multiplayer invasion mode.

Also coming to PS Plus Extra are a couple of Ubisoft games.Assassins’ Creed OriginsandWatch Dogs 2will be added as part of the platform’s built-in Ubisoft+ component. The games were only recently added toMicrosoft’s rivalXbox Game Pass, marking agrowing crossoverbetween the subscription platforms.

Three new games will also be added for PS Plus Essential subscribers. They include 2019 racing game Need for Speed Heat, fighting game spin-off Granblue Fantasy: Versus, and monochromatic photography puzzler Toem. All three will be available to claim until October 3.

The gamut of generations

Also making their way to PS Plus for all Extra and Premium subscribers is paint-based adventure game Chicory: A Colorful Tale, bittersweet management sim Spiritfarer, and zany 2D platformer Rayman Legends.

Here’s when all those new games will be coming to each PS Plus tier this September:

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PS Essential(September 6 until October 3)

PS Plus Extra and Premium(September 20)

PS Plus Premium(September 20)

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