These 8+ PS5 Games Will Be Delisted in November and December 2026

On Tuesday, November 17, the PS Store will pull twelve titles from the Extra and Premium tiers, a figure that sits at the top end of the service’s usual churn.

The departing lineup, first chronicled in Japan and Asian PS Stores, includes heavy‑hitters across genres. Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2 dominate the list, but they are joined by Sports Interactive’s Football Manager 26, the critically acclaimed puzzle sequel The Talos Principle 2, and a handful of legacy titles such as Rayman Legends Retold and Thief: The Dark Project Remastered. Screen Rant confirms twelve games will vanish on the same date, a “bumper month for removals” compared with the usual handful.

Why does Sony resort to such drastic pruning? Football Manager 26, for instance, has been on the service for a year and is being superseded by the freshly released Football Manager 27. Likewise, Rockstar’s decision to retire GTA V ahead of GTA VI suggests a marketing motive: reducing free‑access friction so that players are more inclined to purchase the sequel or engage with the upcoming PS Plus offerings.

Regional nuances add another layer of uncertainty. While the Japanese and Asian store lists have been published, Sony acknowledges “slight variations” may appear when local stores update at noon on Tuesday. Moreover, Sony’s “Last Chance to Play” tab sometimes gets refreshed mid‑month, offering a final window to claim delisted games before they vanish completely. The firm has promised to reveal its December additions in early November, but the exact titles remain under wraps, leaving players guessing which new AAA experiences will replace the departing ones.

For gamers, the practical takeaway is clear: download or stream any desired titles before the November 17 deadline, and consider salvaging cloud saves or DLC progress while the games are still accessible. The broader implication is a growing tension between subscription convenience and the impermanence of digital libraries. As PlayStation Plus continues to shuffle its roster, subscribers must stay vigilant—or risk watching beloved games slip away, much like the recent Xbox shutdowns reported across the industry.