Sony Interactive Leisure is conducting one other spherical of bought content material elimination from the PlayStation library. Following comparable strikes in 2022 and 2023, of us within the UK have been knowledgeable that they’ll lose all Studio Canal titles from their video libraries as a consequence of “licensing agreements.”
This isn’t the primary time Sony has eliminated bought content material from the PlayStation library
Gamers will recall that in December 2023, Sony introduced that PlayStation house owners would finally lose entry to all their bought Discovery TV exhibits, sparking widespread concern. The corporate supplied no refunds, however did prolong the deadline for content material elimination after intense backlash.
Now, PlayStation customers within the UK have been informed that every one Studio Canal titles will likely be faraway from their libraries on September 1, 2026. And no, nobody’s getting any compensation.
“Attributable to our content material licensing agreements, you’ll now not have the ability to entry your beforehand bought content material from Studio Canal, and it will likely be eliminated out of your video library,” the discover reads.
Value noting that gamers in some international locations, together with Germany and Austria, misplaced their bought content material from Studio Canal again in 2022.
PlayStation Retailer discontinued film and TV purchases and leases in August 2021. Nonetheless, PS5 and PS4 gamers should purchase video content material through Sony Footage Core.
