Sony to Pull Resistance Classics in PS Plus Overhaul

Twenty-two games will be withdrawn from the PlayStation Plus game library next month. Notable titles include Grand Theft Auto V, Payday 2: Crimewave Edition, and the final remaining playable versions of Sony's first-party classics, Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2.

PlayStation Plus is the online gaming subscription service for PlayStation consoles. It offers free monthly games, limited-time trials, online multiplayer, and exclusive member discounts. Subscribers to the Extra and Premium tiers also gain access to a vast library of hundreds of current and classic games.

As reported by Push Square, the removal of 22 titles scheduled for May 20 includes two major first-party PS3 games from Sony, both slated to depart the PS Plus Premium catalog.

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This is significant because Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2 are no longer available for purchase on the PlayStation Store. This makes the PS Plus Premium streaming service the final way to play them, unless you own physical copies and a functional PS3 console. Both games are being removed less than a year after their addition to the service in late 2024.

The Resistance series is an alternate-history first-person shooter franchise developed by Insomniac Games following their work on Ratchet & Clank. Three mainline games were released on PS3 before the studio shifted focus to projects like Marvel's Spider-Man and new Ratchet & Clank titles.

While it's rare for Sony to remove its own first-party games from this service, it has happened before. A notable example is the surprising removal of both Horizon games — Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West — in August 2024. However, those titles remained available for purchase after their removal. In contrast, Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2 will become completely inaccessible on modern consoles.

Interestingly, Resistance 3 and Resistance: Retribution will stay on the service. It's also important to note that the more recent first-party PS4 title, inFamous: Second Son, is also leaving PS Plus.

The Resistance series has been dormant for years. In February, Insomniac's founder and outgoing president, Ted Price, confirmed there was a serious effort to develop Resistance 4, but the project was ultimately not greenlit. Much like Guerrilla Games' Killzone series, the Resistance franchise has been left by the wayside.

Games Leaving PS Plus on May 20, 2025

Grand Theft Auto V
MotoGP 24
The Sims 4: Island Living
Resistance: Fall of Man
Resistance 2
Walkabout Mini Golf
Synth Riders
Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord
Before Your Eyes
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
Stranded: Alien Dawn
The Lego Movie 2 Videogame
Ghostrunner
Payday 2: Crimewave Edition
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Journey to the Savage Planet
Portal Knights
Enter the Gungeon
Batman: Arkham Knight
inFamous: Second Son