Red Dead Redemption leaves PS Plus in June — here's what else is going
Sony has confirmed six games leaving PS Plus Extra and Premium on June 16, 2026 — and the headliner is the original Red Dead Redemption. The western classic joined the catalog only in December 2025, giving subscribers roughly six months before it disappears. The timing lands just weeks after Sony raised Essential tier prices to $10.99/month in the US and £7.99/month in the UK for new subscribers.
The departing titles
The full list of games leaving PS Plus Extra and Premium on June 16:
- Red Dead Redemption - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition - We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie - LEGO The Incredibles - Lawn Mowing Simulator - Lawn Mowing Simulator: Landmark Edition
If you haven't played the original Red Dead yet, you have until June 15 to do so through the subscription. After that, it won't be available anywhere on the PlayStation ecosystem — the game had previously been streamable via PS Now as a PS3 title, so this delisting removes the last legal way to play it on PlayStation without buying a separate copy.
Red Dead Redemption is leaving PS Plus Extra and Premium on June 16, 2026.
Rockstar's predictable rotation
The removal follows a pattern Rockstar has run before. Both Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 5 have previously cycled through subscription services on three-to-six-month windows, per Push Square. RDR1's six-month stint fits that template exactly — and the original's exit comes right as RDR2 arrived on PS Plus Extra and Premium in May 2026. Sony and Rockstar appear to be swapping one for the other deliberately.
That's not necessarily bad news long-term. If the rotation holds, RDR1 could return to the catalog later in 2026. But there's no confirmed date, and subscribers will need to buy the game outright in the meantime if they want to play it.
Value questions at a bad moment
The removals arrive at an awkward time. Sony raised Essential tier prices on May 20, 2026, citing "global market conditions," according to Euronews. Existing subscribers are protected from the increase as long as they don't let their subscription lapse. Extra and Premium tier prices haven't changed yet, but no one at Sony has ruled that out.
Losing a title as prominent as Red Dead Redemption — one that was actively used to promote the service just six months ago — while simultaneously raising prices is the kind of combination that tends to frustrate subscribers. Whether that frustration translates to cancellations remains to be seen, but Game Pass will likely be paying attention.
