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PS Plus expands its lineup with Kingdom Hearts, Skyrim, and more

By Joseph Yaden November 9, 2022

Sony will add a slew of new games to the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium catalog on November 15, 2022. Notable entries include The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Special Edition, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, and a hefty collection of Kingdom Hearts games.

These are the new games coming to PS Plus Extra and Premium this November.

PS Plus Extra and Premium

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Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain
Earth Defense Force: World Brothers
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition
The Gardens Between
Kingdom Hearts III
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Oddworld: Soulstorm
Onee Chanbara Origin
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
What Remains of Edith Finch

PS Plus Premium Classics

Ratchet & Clank
Ratchet & Clank 2: Going Commando
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Ratchet & Clank: Deadlocked
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

All of the games listed above can be played on PS5 either via backward compatibility or natively. The PS Plus Premium Classics this month are all PS3 games, which must be streamed via the cloud. These games join the running list of titles available for Premium and Extra subscribers. Absent once again from thelist are PS One, PS2, and PSP games from the list.

Remember, the aforementioned games are only for Premium and Extra PS Plus members, and are separate from the basic PS Plus games you get with the Essential membership. Sony announced November’s PS Plus lineup for Essential subscribers, which includes Nioh 2, Heavenly Bodies, and Lego Harry Potter Collection.

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