PlayStation Plus has had a makeover since June 2022. As of now, Sony’s subscription is divided into three different formulas. The Essential offer covers most of what the older version of PS Plus had to offer (online multiplayer access, three games per month, cloud backups, etc.).
on their side, Extra and Premium formulas It provides access to a large catalog of PS4 and PS5 games as well as retro games especially from the PS3, PSP, PS1 and PS2 toy library.
And that’s exactly what Sony has announced the list of games offered with the May 2023 PS Plus Extra/Premium. There are big games like Rachet & Clank: Rift Apart or Watch Dogs: Legion. Hence what motivates some to forego the Essential offer for superior formulas.
Changing PS Plus offers may cause you to lose games
But still be careful switching from one offer to another can cause some problems. As user Danikruces explained on Reddit, he claims he lost access to the game Mafia 3 after he changed the formula in full. And in his eyes there is only one possible explanation:
“I bought Mafia 3 via Free PS Plus Games August 2018 and have completely lost access to the game. I think it’s because I downloaded Mafia Trilogy with PS Plus Premium and the trilogy came out of the offer about 2 months ago. A friend checked on his side and he can’t access it either”, it details.
And as suggested by our colleagues on the site PlayStation Lifestylewould actually be license issue. Simply put, Essential subscribers who bought Mafia 3 in 2018, especially the license associated with its offerings.
A recurring concern in license management
By upgrading to Premium, players were able to claim the Mafia Trilogy, which is temporarily available in the catalog. Additionally, users can now access the game through this other license linked to their formula. Meanwhile, apart from that, previous license revoked.
But the trick is that Mafia Trilogy was removed from the PS Plus Premium catalog a while ago. Conclusion, subscribers can no longer start Mafia 3to want to have a valid business license. “When Mafia Trilogy became available on PS Plus Premium, players received a bundle containing all three games. For three games, this license overwrites the previous one. Game I got by just downloading Mafia 3 with base PS+. As a result, it’s like I never owned the game”, He finished Danikruces. Note that a similar issue occurs in the French RPG Greedfall.License revoked by upgrading from PS Plus Essential to Extra.
