Sony has announced that it will shutter the PlayStation Plus Collection, with the line-upಌ of 20 games becoming unavailiable from May 9. However, these games can still be downloaded until this cut-off date and will remain accessible to users as long as they remain PS Plus subscribers.

The PS Plus Collection consists of 20 PS4 titles, half of which are first-party games and the other half third-party titles. These games have been offered exclusively to PS5 owners once they sign up to the paid subscription service. They've served as a decent introduction to some of the standout games of the past generation while instantly giving these console owners access to a library of titles.

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The collection includes 2018's God of War, Uncharted 4, Days Gone, The Last of Us Remastered, Ratchet & Clank, Infamous Second Son, Bloodborne, Detroit: Become Human, Monster Hunter World, The Last Guardian, Battlefield 1, Batman Arkham Knight, Resident Evil 7, among others.

Nate Drake fighting in Uncharted 4

The Collection has been available to PS5 owners since the console launched but it seems almost three years on Sony has decided to discontinue the library of games from May 9 (via ). At the time, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan said that the feature could be a good way to keep players in the ecoꦡsystem. "Arguably if you never had a PS4 and you choose to buy a PS5 you basically get a PS4, right?" Ryan told .

Meanwhile, February's PlayStation Plus Essential games have been confirmed to include OlliOlli World, Mafia Definitive Edition, Evil Dead: The Game, and Destiny 2: Beyond Light. These titles will be made available from February 7 to subscribers until March 6.

January's PS Plus Essential titles - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Fallout 76, Axiom Verge 2 - will be available to claim until February 7. Essential is the entry-level tier of the three-tier PlayStation Plus memberships available, and offers subscribers a small selection of "free" games each month. Once claimed, players can access the games as long as they keep their subscription.

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