Fees, subscriptions, friction or worse defaults tilt the product toward extraction.

What you can do

Treat catalogue access as temporary. Keep saves where permitted and choose a purchase or physical copy when returning to a game matters.

The evidence

Case file 40 · From January 2026The subscription renews. The older console library slows down.PlayStation says PS4 games will be added only intermittently to PlayStation Plus monthly selections and Game Catalog updates from January 2026, while Plus remains a recurring subscription.1 source · Read the case file →

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