It leaked earlier, but it has now been confirmed that Need for Speed: Unbound on PS5 is part of the PS Plus January 2026 games!

Start at the bottom, race to the top in the latest entry in the iconic Need for Speed franchise. With separate single and multiplayer campaigns, this latest edition in the Need for Speed franchise from Criterion Games delivers hours of electric, adrenaline-pumping racing action. Race against time, outsmart the cops, and take on weekly qualifiers to reach The Grand, Lakeshore’s ultimate street racing challenge. Pack your garage with precision-tuned, custom rides and light up the streets with your style, exclusive fits, and a vibrant global soundtrack that bumps in every corner of the world.

Criterion developed the game and it was published in 2022 by EA, and when it was released we gave it 9/10 in our review, calling it “the best arcade racer of 2022”. Since then it has had multiple updates but support for the game ended in in 2024 when Criterion moved on to help make Battlefield 6.

Joining it will be Epic Mickey Rebrushed on PS4 and PS5.

Play as Mickey Mouse and embark on an epic journey through Wasteland, a realm of forgotten Disney characters. Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed brings the magic of Disney to life in a vibrant 3D platformer. This beautiful remake sends Mickey into a fantastical world where you use paint and thinner to shape your adventure and the fate of this alternate world. Every stroke of your magic brush matters! Use paint to restore beauty and harmony or thinner to alter your environment and uncover hidden secrets. Encounter iconic characters like Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney’s first creation. Collect virtual Disney pins and tackle creative challenges while exploring classic platforming levels inspired by animated films and shorts.

Your third and final game is Core Keeper on both PS4 and PS5.

Awaken as an explorer in a long-forgotten cavern teeming with untold secrets. In this award-winning, 1-8 player mining sandbox adventure, your choices shape an epic journey. Harvest relics and resources, craft advanced tools, build your base, and explore a dynamically evolving world waiting to be unearthed. Level up your skills, defeat legendary Titans, and unveil the power of the Core. Grow your garden, fish in mysterious waters, master a vast array of recipes, raise and care for animals, encounter the Cavelings, and carve out your own unique world in an enchanting underground adventure.

Need For Speed Unbound, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed and Core Keeper will be available to PlayStation Plus members from Tuesday January 6th 2026 until Monday February 2nd 2026

Sony had previously announced that from January 2026, PS4 games will no-longer be a guaranteed part of the PlayStation Plus monthly games lineup. Cross-gen games that have a PS4 version could certainly still be included – and there’s still tons of PS4 games being released – but it’s not going to be a requirement anymore.

Here’s Sony’s statement from the PS Blog:

As many of our players are currently playing on PS5 and have shifted toward redeeming and accessing PS5 titles from the Monthly Games and Game Catalog benefit, PlayStation Plus is also evolving with this trend and will focus on offering PS5 titles through the Monthly Games and Game Catalog benefit starting January 2026. As we shift to PS5, PS4 games will no longer be a key benefit and will only be occasionally offered for PlayStation Plus Monthly Games and Game Catalog starting January 2026. We may still provide titles that can be playable on both PS4 and PS5 consoles after this date.

Please note, this won’t affect the PS4 Monthly Games that you have already redeemed from PlayStation Plus. You’ll continue to have access to games you’ve already redeemed as long as you remain a member.  For Game Catalog, PS4 games will still be available to play until it leaves the catalog as part of our monthly refresh.

We’ll continue to evolve the experience of PlayStation Plus and optimize the benefits you receive, including exclusive discounts, online multiplayer access, online game save storage and more. As we shift our focus to PS5, we look forward to adding new PS5 titles monthly for you to enjoy.

The PS Plus January 2026 games should be officially revealed later today on the PlayStation Blog. 

What are the PS Plus December 2025 Monthly Games?

There’s a big bundle of titles for PS Plus this month, available from Tuesday, 2nd December until January 6th, 2026

• LEGO Horizon Adventures | PS5
• Killing Floor 3 | PS5
• The Outlast Trials | PS4, PS5
• Synduality Echo of Ada | PS5
• Neon White | PS4, PS5

Source: PS Blog

A Sega PS5, PS4 game has been removed from the PS Plus Extra and Premium catalog without a warning. We’re not sure when Endless Dungeon: Definitive Edition disappeared from PS Plus, but we’ve checked several regions’ PS Store pages to confirm that it’s not currently part of the catalog.

Sega game Endless Dungeon was added to PS Plus in June 2025

Endless Dungeon: Definitive Edition was added to PS Plus Extra back in June 2025. While Sony does have six-month deals with some publishers, it’s unusual for a Sega game to leave PS Plus in that span of time, especially without notice.

We’re not sure if Endless Dungeon has been removed in all regions or not, but at the time of writing, it’s not available to claim in U.S. and U.K. PS stores. I looked around on gaming forums to see if anyone else noticed the game missing in the Extra catalog, and saw a few comments from players who said they were only able to play Endless Dungeon because they had previously downloaded it. Those who didn’t claim it are not able to download it for free.

This leads me to believe that Endless Dungeon’s removal is a temporary PS Store glitch. We’ve seen this happen before when Sony updated SKUs for games on the storefront. In the case of Sayonara Wild Hearts, the game disappeared from PS Plus Extra for a week as Sony updated its SKU after its native PS5 port was released.

Here’s hoping that’s also the case with Endless Dungeon.

We’ll update our readers when we have more information.

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Sony has revealed the PS Plus Monthly Games for December 2025, and it’s a big month with a bumper crop of five games that includes one of their big first party games… in Lego form. There’s also a surprising amount of mutliplayer horror stuff for the festive season.

What are the PS Plus December 2025 Monthly Games?

There’s a big bundle of titles for PS Plus this month, available from Tuesday, 2nd December:

• LEGO Horizon Adventures | PS5
• Killing Floor 3 | PS5
• The Outlast Trials | PS4, PS5
• Synduality Echo of Ada | PS5
• Neon White | PS4, PS5

LEGO Horizon Adventures is the biggest deal here, as Guerrilla Games and Studio Gobo’s Lego reimagining of their post-apocalyptic robo adventure. Play as Aloy and chums in a bricky adventure that does things a little bit differently to the Travellers Tales games, but looks absolutely gorgeous.

Then there’s the gruesome twosome of Killing Floor 3’s co-op sci-fi zombie blasting and The Outlast Trials’ co-op horror. Killing Floor 3’s a rather recent game, but didn’t have the greatest launch behind it, while The Outlast Trials has a solid cachet and recently was updated with a new versus mode.

With extraction shooters the talk of the town right now, thanks to ARC Raiders, it’s good to remember that there’s plenty of other examples out there too. Synduality Echo of Ada is just one such game, stuffed with cool mechs, customisable characters and tight combat, and putting its own polish on the extraction experience. We gave it a hefty 9/10 in our review.

Perhaps the cream of the crop is Neon White, which Miguel absolutely adored. He said, “Neon White is a love letter to turn-of-the-decade internet weirdos. It’s full of rule-of-cool anime nostalgia, ear-shredding electronic music, and dialogue ripped straight out of my group chats. It’s a genuine game made for an audience rarely prioritised, but even if you don’t fit the archetypical person this game was made for, you’re still in for the most stylish and satisfying action-platformer I’ve ever experienced.”

Can you still get the November 2025 PS Plus games?

Yes! You’ve got until Monday 1st December to claim this month’s PS Plus games, which include:

• Stray | PS5, PS4
• EA Sports WRC | PS5
• TABS | PS5, PS4

Head here for the full skinny on that.

Source: PS Blog

PS5 and PS4 users can soon play online multiplayer games for free without a PS Plus subscription for a limited time. Sony has announced a free multiplayer weekend that kicks off this Saturday, December 6, at midnight local time.

PS5 and PS4 getting free multiplayer weekend, no PS Plus required

The free multiplayer weekend will end at 11:59 p.m. local time on Sunday, December 7. In other words, folks without PS Plus will have two full days of free multiplayer.

No games are off limits, so this is a good time to mop up those trophies or just have fun without forking out extra cash, and transport yourself back to those PS3 days when online gaming was free.

Do note that you will not be able to access any other PS Plus benefits, like cloud saves.

Sony is currently offering varying discounts on PS Plus memberships, but the offers are mostly targeted towards new subscribers, returning subscribers whose memberships ran out a while ago, or those who wish to upgrade from a lower tier to a higher tier. To find out if you qualify, head over to the PS Plus section of the PS Store via PS App or your console.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced plans to host a free online multiplayer weekend for PS5 & PS4 users, allowing those of you who have yet to fork out for one of the three PlayStation Plus tiers to take your favourite games online without dropping any cash.

The free multiplayer weekend will kick off at 0.01am local time on December 6, 2025 and will wrap up on 23.59pm local time on December 7. During this time, PS Plus membership won’t be required at all for whatever online gaming activities you get up to, and there’s plenty of titles to take advantage of.

Related Content – Upcoming PS5 Games 2025: The Best PS5 Games Coming Soon

While we’re on the subject of PS Plus, Sony recently launched the PS Plus Essential December 2025 free games lineup, which features five games for you to nab. The format holder announced earlier this year that PS4 games will only be offered occasionally for PS Plus’ monthly games, as the company looks to put its focus on PS5 from January 2026 onwards.

PS Plus recently celebrated its 15th anniversary, having originally launched in June 2010 during the PS3 era. Prior to that, it wasn’t necessary to pay for online gaming on a Sony console, although the freebies awarded with PS Plus more than make up for that.

[Source – PushSquare]

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Sony partner Implicit Conversions has provided an update on its “dream” PS3 emulation project, and it’s not what PS Plus Premium users wanted to hear. In a new interview, CEO Bill Litshauer revealed that PS3 emulation is more of a “backburner” passion project because there’s more demand for PS2 games, and Implicit Conversions hasn’t been asked for PS3 games specifically by Sony either.

Highly demanded PS3 games continue to elude PS5, PS4, and PS Plus

The good news is that Implicit Conversions is working on PS3 emulation with a third party, so the project isn’t dead, as Litshauer confirmed to YouTuber Mystic (thanks, PSNProfiles):

Those hoping to see downloadable PS3 games on the PS5 and PS4 are going to have to wait.

PS3 games are currently only available via cloud streaming, so PS Plus Premium users who don’t have the internet speed to stream games will have to stick to downloadable classics. And PS Plus users outside of streaming countries, where Premium is replaced with Deluxe, don’t have access to PS3 games on PS5 and PS4 altogether.

Those without a PS Plus subscription are also completely out of luck unless they have access to a PS3 console.

I highly recommend watching the full interview, as it reveals a lot of interesting facts about bringing classics to modern platforms. What stuck out the most to me was the revelation that porting classics is an expensive affair overall, and some developers opt out of adding trophies because the feature adds to the cost of development.

Another interesting tidbit is that the process of porting classics is sometimes complicated by licenses and IP changing hands over the years, and in some cases, license/IP owners are deceased.

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