Sony to Retire PlayStation Plus PC App on December 10

Sony Interactive Entertainment will retire the PlayStation Plus app for PC on December 10, 2026, ending cloud streaming through the app, the company announced. Sony said fewer than 0.4% of eligible PlayStation Plus Premium members use it, and the change will let it focus on experiences more members value.

The retirement applies to the PC app and its cloud-streaming service. Sony said PlayStation Plus memberships and benefits available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles will not be affected. Cloud streaming will remain available on supported PlayStation consoles.

PlayStation Remote Play will also remain available on PC as a separate application. It allows users to stream games from their own PS4 or PS5 to a computer, rather than access games through PlayStation Plus cloud streaming.

Sony said it will notify affected PC-app users directly. The announcement does not specify whether subscribers who use only the PC service can receive refunds for time remaining on their subscriptions, or whether Premium pricing will change after the app is retired.

One report estimated that 10 million to 11 million people subscribe to the Premium tier and calculated that about 40,000 might use...