Red Dead Redemption 2: only Red Dead left on PS Plus after the original leaves June 16

Red Dead Redemption 2 is now the only Red Dead game on PlayStation Plus. Sony’s Last Chance to Play listings confirm that the original Red Dead Redemption leaves the Extra and Premium game catalogs on June 16, 2026. After that date, subscribers who want John Marston’s 2010 journey through the catalog must buy it outright—while Arthur Morgan’s sequel stays included for anyone on Extra or Premium.

What Sony confirmed

The departure surfaced in the PS5 store’s Last Chance to Play section, updated around May 19, 2026 alongside the May catalog additions. Five titles share the same removal date:

• Red Dead Redemption (PS5, PS4)
• We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie (PS5, PS4)
• LEGO The Incredibles (PS4)
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition (PS4)
• Lawn Mowing Simulator / Landmark Edition (PS5, PS4)

Outlets including PlayStation Universe and Push Square reported the same list. Sony has not announced additional June 16 removals beyond these five as of this writing.

A short overlap, then a franchise gap

The timing is hard to miss. Red Dead Redemption 2 joined Extra and Premium on May 19, 2026, part of Sony’s May lineup that also included Star Wars Outlaws and several smaller catalog picks. The first game had been on the service since December 2, 2025, the same day Rockstar shipped its native PS5 port with 60 fps, HDR, and resolutions up to 4K.

That gave subscribers roughly four weeks where both Red Dead games were playable through the same subscription tier. On June 16, the gap opens: only RDR2 remains in the catalog for the series. If you wanted to binge Marston before Morgan in subscription order, the practical deadline is June 15—install, patch, and ride before the license rotates out.

What changes for Red Dead Redemption 2 players

For anyone who picked up Red Dead Redemption 2 when it returned to PS Plus in May, nothing in this rotation removes the sequel. You still need Extra or Premium, not the base Essential monthly games. The catalog build is the PS4 version on PS5 (backward compatibility, 30 fps on console per launch reporting). Red Dead Online remains bundled with that install.

What you lose is the easy prequel path. The 2025 PS5 remaster of the first game made the Mexico arc and late-era Marston story accessible without a second purchase. Once June 16 passes, finishing the narrative chronologically means buying Red Dead Redemption on the PlayStation Store or waiting for a future catalog return—Rockstar titles have cycled on and off subscription services before, but Sony does not publish return dates in advance.

Before June 16: saves, space, and licenses

Catalog games can exceed 100 GB with updates. Clear storage on your PS5 or PS4, let patches finish, and finish or export any save you care about before the removal date. Downloaded copies stop working through PS Plus after rotation even if they stay on the drive; you would need a purchased license to launch again.

If you already own the PS4 edition of the first game, claim the free PS5 upgrade through the game’s store page rather than only through the subscription entitlement. Community guides and store-side reports have warned that mixing Plus claims with owned-license upgrades can confuse Sony’s license system—worth double-checking if you plan to keep Marston after the catalog window closes.

Why the swap still matters for RDR2

Red Dead Redemption 2 stands on its own, but the series is built as a two-part western. New subscribers who discover Arthur in May may not realize the earlier chapter was on the same tier just weeks earlier. The June exit is less a technical change to the sequel than a catalog strategy shift: one blockbuster in, one classic out, typical of the three-to-six-month windows both games have seen on Game Pass and PS Plus in past years.

If you are on Extra or Premium and have never played the original, treat the next three weeks as a limited free pass. If you only care about the 2018 epic, your May install is unaffected—just know that after June 16, 2026, PlayStation Plus will tell only half of the Red Dead story through the subscription.

This article reflects Sony’s published Last Chance to Play data and verified service dates through May 25, 2026. Removal applies to Extra and Premium catalog access; Essential monthly games are a separate list.