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PlayStation Plus is getting into a rhythm with its releases. It reserves the second wave of the month for the games it adds for the Extra and Premium subscribers. In November, PlayStation will be launching several games for those with a higher subscription, including the Kingdom Hearts series and Skyrim. All games start on November 15.
Many of the titles added are Kingdom Hearts games, including 1.5+2.5 ReMIX, 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, Melody of Memory, and 3. Other additions include the Tom Clancy titles Rainbow Six Siege, The Division 2, and Ghost Recon: Breakpoint , the Special Edition of Skyrim, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Chorus, What Remains of Edith Finch and The Gardens Between.
In addition to the new titles above, Sony also adding classic games to the Premium-only library. Several games in the Ratchet & Clank series are available for these higher subscribers, but the recently released Rift Apart in particular is excluded. In the fine print, PlayStation announced it would also be adding Earth Defense Force titles World Brothers and Iron Rain, as well as Onee Chanbara Origin.
In Sony’s most recent quarterly report, Sony revealed that PlayStation Plus lost several million subscribers in the last quarter. However, the same report found that it was making more money per subscriber than before, meaning several users have likely taken their subscriptions to the next level. The company also said it expects to recover some of these subscriber losses in the next quarter with more promotions and game additions. With more potential users paying for higher tiers, PlayStation is incentivized to add more games to the service.
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