PlayStation Plus Adds Kingdom Hearts For Premier Subs In November

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PlayStation Plus is settling into a rhythm with its releases. It reserves the second wave of the month for games it adds to Extra and Premium tier subscribers. In November, PlayStation is releasing several games for those with higher tier subscriptions, including the Kingdom Hearts series and Skyrim. All games will launch on November 15.

Much of the added titles are Kingdom Hearts games, including 1.5+2.5 ReMIX, 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, Melody of Memory and 3. Other additions include Tom Clancy titles Rainbow Six Siege, The Division 2 and Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Skyrim Special Edition, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Chorus, What Remains of Edith Finch, and The Gardens Between.

In addition to the new titles above, Sony is also adding classic games to the Premium-only library. Several entries in the Ratchet & Clank series are available to these higher level subscribers, but this notably excludes the recently released Rift Apart. In the fine print, PlayStation announced that it is also adding Earth Defense Force titles World Brothers and Iron Rain as well as Onee Chanbara Origin.

In its latest quarterly earnings report, Sony revealed that PlayStation Plus lost several million subscribers in the last quarter. However, the same report revealed that it was making more money per subscriber than before, which means many users have likely upgraded their subscriptions. The company also said it expects to recoup some of those subscriber losses in the next quarter with more promotions and game additions. With more potential users paying for higher tiers, there's incentive for PlayStation to keep adding more games to the service.

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