Okay everyone, get ready because Sony absolutely crushed it during their latest State of Play showcase by officially confirming three classic PS2 games coming straight to PlayStation Plus Premium over the next three months! This isn't just a casual announcement — this is solid evidence that the company genuinely intends on building out its Classics catalog and keeping up with what's been promised all along. I've been tracking these retro announcements pretty closely since they first teased them, and honestly it feels like everything is finally coming together for PS2 preservation at scale right now in 2026! Wesley Yin-Poole over at IGN was there to cover the full reveal live so if you want more details on exactly what each game brings check out their writeup at https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-confirms-ps2-games-coming-to-the-playstation-plus-classics-catalog-over-the-next-few-months where they broke everything down thoroughly and included gorgeous screenshots to boot.
And here's the part that really sells me on this whole initiative — alongside those classic titles, Sony also confirmed a brand-new day-one Game Catalog release for PlayStation 5 which is absolutely fantastic timing as we head into summer gaming season! It proves so clearly that they're not just doing some quick retro refresh and calling it done but are actually committed to maintaining both the new releases and going back through their entire legacy library systematically. The PS2 era produced some of my all-time favorite games across action, RPGs, platformers, music titles, adventure experiences — you name it so having proper dedicated access is going to make Plus Premium an even more complete service than before! I honestly can't wait for the summer lineup drop because this might be the perfect moment to pull out those DualShock controllers and actually revisit some of those classics that have aged remarkably well over two decades.
Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-confirms-ps2-games-coming-to-the-playstation-plus-classics-catalog-over-the-next-few-months
And here's the part that really sells me on this whole initiative — alongside those classic titles, Sony also confirmed a brand-new day-one Game Catalog release for PlayStation 5 which is absolutely fantastic timing as we head into summer gaming season! It proves so clearly that they're not just doing some quick retro refresh and calling it done but are actually committed to maintaining both the new releases and going back through their entire legacy library systematically. The PS2 era produced some of my all-time favorite games across action, RPGs, platformers, music titles, adventure experiences — you name it so having proper dedicated access is going to make Plus Premium an even more complete service than before! I honestly can't wait for the summer lineup drop because this might be the perfect moment to pull out those DualShock controllers and actually revisit some of those classics that have aged remarkably well over two decades.
Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-confirms-ps2-games-coming-to-the-playstation-plus-classics-catalog-over-the-next-few-months