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PlayStation
The games, studios and stories shaping PlayStation.
Catalogue additions
PS Plus Extra and Premium games for October 2026
Extra covers seven catalogue additions; Premium adds Dino Crisis 2 and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3. Match each game to its date and console.
Monthly games
PS Plus Essential games for October 2026
Claim three October games with any PS Plus plan; World Brothers 2 includes PS4 as well as PS5.
FC 27 / Console upgrade
FC 27 Dual Entitlement: free PS4 to PS5 and Xbox upgrade
Move to PS5 or Xbox Series X|S with your Ultimate Team, but do not expect Career saves to follow.
PS Plus / September access
PS Plus September Game Catalog splits its arrivals across three dates
The Game Catalog starts on 15 September, with later arrivals through the month.
PS5 update / Space exploration
No Man's Sky Cosmos update is live on PS5 with space-station ownership
Cosmos gives PS5 players stations to own, alliances to form and new space routes to explore.
Release date / Type-Moon RPG
Fate/Extra Record launches on PS5 and PS4 on 28 January 2027
Fate/Extra Record now has a worldwide January 2027 date for PS5 and PS4.
Free update / PS4 and PS5
Gran Turismo 7's free Spec IV update brings new tracks in October and December
Spec IV gives Gran Turismo 7 two new circuits, 12 cars and more reasons to return, but the detail is uneven.