Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has clarified the company's strategy regarding console-exclusive games and the future of the Xbox platform.

It is no secret Microsoft‘s green gaming brand Xbox is spreading its game releases across several platforms. This includes the PS5 which has seen Xbox Game Studios releases like Minecraft and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 live on PlayStation platforms without any caveats.

As many of our players are currently playing on PS5 and have shifted toward redeeming and accessing PS5 titles from the Monthly Games and Game Catalog benefit, PlayStation Plus is also evolving with this trend and will focus on offering PS5 titles through the Monthly Games and Game Catalog benefit starting January 2026,

You’ll still have access to monthly PS4 games you’ve already redeemed, but Sony is shifting its focus more fully to PS5.

One of the primary benefits for PlayStation Plus subscribers will be taken away in a year. Sony Interactive Entertainment announced PS4 games will no longer be a “key benefit” for subscribers. Games for the last gen platform will only be offered occasionally through PS Plus’ Monthly Games and Game Catalog perks.

The PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for February have been revealed, and they include a title that will have you pulling off heists aplenty.