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Sony to Retire PlayStation Plus PC Streaming App

The company says the feature drew under 0.4% usage and frames the shutdown as a move to prioritize console and PlayStation Portal streaming.

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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PS Plus Pulls Plug on PC Streaming After Fewer Than 1% Used It

Overview

  • Sony disclosed Tuesday that it will retire the PlayStation Plus cloud‑streaming app for Windows PC on December 10, 2026.
  • After the shutdown, PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers will no longer be able to stream the service’s cloud catalog to Windows PCs.
  • Sony said fewer than 0.4% of eligible Premium members used the PC app and that affected users will be notified directly.
  • Support and download pages for the PC app have already been removed from PlayStation.com, which may prevent new installs for users who do not already have the software.
  • Reporters and analysts view the change as part of a wider Sony pullback from PC distribution of PlayStation content, reinforcing a console‑first strategy that could mean fewer first‑party PC ports in future.