Skip to main content
  1. Home
  2. Gaming
  3. News

Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Why trust us?

PlayStation Plus just set a new first-party precedent with Horizon Forbidden West

Add as a preferred source on Google

Sony revealed the games coming to PlayStation Plus Premium and PlayStation Plus Extra this month on February 21, and it’s the best month that the service has had since it launched in the summer of 2022. Not only are some great PS1 classics like The Legend of Dragoon and Wild Arms 2 coming to the service, but Horizon Forbbiden West is getting added as well.

Horizon Forbidden West coming to the service one year after launch is a big deal because Sony has been resistant to putting recent first-party PS5 games on its subscription service. While it’s still not adding first-party titles on day one like Xbox Game Pass does, this is possibly our first indication of how Sony will handle adding its own games to the subscription. It’s not the only PS4 and PS5 title coming to the service this month either, as the following strong lineup of games was also confirmed to be coming on February 21.

  • The Quarry (PS4, PS5)
  • Resident Evil VII Biohazard (PS4)
  • Outriders (PS4, PS5)
  • Scarlet Nexus (PS4, PS5)
  • Borderlands 3 (PS4, PS5) 
  • Tekken 7 (PS4, PS5)
  • Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PS4)
  • Earth Defense Force 5 (PS4)
  • Oninaki (PS4)
  • Lost Sphear (PS4)
  • I Am Setsuna (PS4) 
  • The Forgotten City (PS4, PS5) 
  • Destroy All Humans! (PS4)
Recommended Videos

That PlayStation Plus Extra lineup of games alone would make this one of the best months for Sony’s subscription service ever, but even the oft-ignored Classics Catalogue of PlayStation Plus Premium is getting some love this month. Critically acclaimed PS1 RPGs The Legend of Dragoon, Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, and Wild Arms 2 are being added with the up-rendering, rewinds, quick save, and video filter features available for all PS1 games.

PlayStation Plus Premium and Extra subscribers finally have a lot to look forward to this month. Hopefully, Sony can keep this positive momentum going. All of these games will be added to the PS4 and PS5 subscription services on February 21. 

Tomas Franzese
Former Digital Trends Contributor
A former Gaming Staff Writer at Digital Trends, Tomas Franzese now reports on and reviews the latest releases and exciting…
Intel may be cooking up a budget Panther Lake chip for gaming handhelds
The rumored chip would be considerably simpler than the Arc G3 Extreme, but could make Intel-powered handhelds more affordable.
MSI Claw Intel Arc G3 Extreme Logo 3

Intel may be preparing a more affordable alternative to its powerful Arc G3 Extreme handheld processor. According to leaker Jaykihn, the company is working on a Panther Lake-based chip with eight CPU cores and four Xe3 GPU cores, potentially giving handheld manufacturers a way to build cheaper devices without abandoning Intel's latest architecture.

A smaller Panther Lake could mean cheaper handhelds

Read more
Sony still hasn’t fixed a launch date for the PS6, and that’s telling
The company's shift toward entertainment and intellectual property means its future isn't riding entirely on the next console.
Sony Playstation PS Logo

The PS6 has been surrounded by rumors pointing toward 2027, but Sony itself still isn't ready to put a date on the calendar. Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki has confirmed that the company still hasn't fixed a launch date for the PlayStation 6, according to the Wall Street Journal. That's particularly interesting because analysts had increasingly expected the next PlayStation to arrive in 2027. Those expectations are now becoming less certain as AI demand drives shortages of key components and pushes up memory costs across the wider gaming and entertainment industry.

Sony doesn't live and die by consoles anymore

Read more
I’m not buying the idea that killing PlayStation discs will make games cheaper
A former Square Enix executive thinks going digital could lower prices, but Sony's own storefront gives gamers plenty of reasons to be skeptical.
Playstation 5 PS5 Inserting disc concept visualization digital render artistic style

There is a rather optimistic argument doing the rounds about Sony's decision to kill physical PlayStation game discs: maybe digital games will finally become cheaper. Former Square Enix business development director Jacob Navok argues that removing manufacturing and distribution costs, combined with greater competition between publishers, could push digital prices down and create a Steam-like environment on the PlayStation Store.

https://twitter.com/JNavok/status/2087715935226380319

Read more