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Sony To Retire PlayStation Plus PC Streaming App

The company says the Windows client saw almost no use, allowing it to redirect resources toward console streaming and higher‑value PlayStation features.

MAKURAHI MESSE, CHIBA, JAPAN - 2026/09/18: Sony Playstation branding at their exhibition booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026. Tokyo Game Show 2026 marked its 30th year and took place September 1720 at Makuhari Messe after the planned final day was canceled for weather safety. A record number of exhibitors from dozens of countries took part, drawing more than 250,000 visitors across the four days and featuring playable demos plus major announcements from leading publishers. (Photo by Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Sony announced the PlayStation Plus PC app will stop working on December 10, 2026, and said it will notify affected users directly.
  • The company said fewer than 0.4% of eligible PlayStation Plus Premium members used the PC app and cited that low usage as the reason for the shutdown.
  • The PC client mainly streamed older PS3 and PS4 catalog titles and never supported the PS5 library, so its removal cuts a key route for playing legacy PlayStation games on Windows without a console.
  • PlayStation said memberships and cloud streaming on PS5, PS4, the PlayStation Portal and Remote Play are unchanged and will continue to be supported.
  • Journalists note this decision follows other 2026 moves to scale back PlayStation’s PC presence, signaling a companywide refocus on the console ecosystem that may limit future cross‑platform access to first‑party games.