Do you keep PlayStation Plus Premium games?

With PlayStation Plus Premium, you gain access to hundreds of video games. So, can you keep the titles that you get from this subscription service? You can find out in this article from Seeking Tech.

Before we begin, it is important to note that the PlayStation Plus Premium games are categorized into separate catalogs. Each of these categories has its own licensing rules.

Monthly Games Catalog

The monthly games catalog composes of a handful of titles that you can redeem and download if you are subscribe to the Essential, Extra, Deluxe or Premium tier of PlayStation Plus.

If you managed to redeem monthly games before they are removed from the catalog, then you are able to keep playing them as long as you remain subscribed to any of the aforementioned PS+ plans.

If you unsubscribed, then you will lose access to these titles unless you renew your membership again.

The PlayStation Plus Collection

For the first couple of years in the PlayStation 5 lifespan, Sony gave out 20 PS4 games that can only be downloaded from the PS5 or PS5 Digital Edition console. This Essential, Extra, Deluxe and Premium benefit has been removed on May 9, 2023.

This collection works the same way as monthly games. If you managed to redeem these games before they were removed from the service, then you can keep playing them as long as you stay a member to any of the PlayStation Plus plans.

Game Catalog

The Game Catalog gives you access to an additional set of games that can be downloaded and played on the PlayStation 4 and/or PlayStation 5.

These titles actually come with an expiration date. Before they expire, you should be able to keep playing them as long as you remain a member of PlayStation Plus Extra, Deluxe or Premium.

Once the expiration date arrives, however, you will lose access to these titles even if you stayed subscribed to the appropriate tier.

Classics Catalog

There are two types of subcategories in the Classics Catalog.

The first group together the PS1, PS2, PSP as well as games that have been remastered for the PS4/PS5. These games have expiration dates. Once one of the titles expires, you won’t be able to play then even if you stay subscribed to PlayStation Plus Deluxe or PlayStation Plus Premium.

The other group from the Classics Catalog is PS3 games, which is exclusive to the Premium plan. These titles can only be streamed. You can still play them as long as you remain a member to the highest PlayStation Plus tier as long as the expiration date hasn’t been reached.

How to avoid motion sickness while playing Pistol Whip on PlayStation VR2

While Pistol Whip is fairly safe when it comes to motion sickness, you may still feel a little nauseous while playing this rhythm-based action game with the PlayStation VR2. To see how you can potentially avoid nausea with this title, you can take a look at this guide from Seeking Tech.

1. Pistol Whip supports three different play styles as you can choose between sitting, standing or room scale.

We found that playing the game while standing works the best for us when it comes to avoiding motion sickness. This is because you will be dodging incoming bullets as well as obstacles; so, playing while seated can trigger your nausea as you will be somewhat limited in your movement.

Room scale can also cause problems as you are already in constant motion in the game. If you try to move in real life as well, then you may experience sever sickness.

Therefore, you should stand as still as possible while playing Pistol Whip with the PS VR2.

2. There are several style and settings that you can also use to make playing the levels more comfortable. In order to do so, make sure you play some levels in the Arcade Mode to unlock the Styles menu.

The next time you play a stage in the same mode look to the left before you select the Start option. You should see the Styles menu. From there, we recommend that you enable Bulletproof, Unobstructed and Low Velocity.

Bulletproof will make you invincible, which should prevent any game overs that cause the action to suddenly stop.

Unobstructed will prevent any obstacles from appearing in the path. Normally, these force you to move to the sides or bend down.

Low Velocity makes the bullet fly to you at a slower speed, giving you more time to carefully move your head around.

3. If possible, try to have a fan blow directly to your face while playing Pistol Whip. This should help your body feel like it is moving along with the stage.

4. You can also try chewing some gum or eating some ginger as these should help ward off your nausea.

5. Of course, you should make sure that you stay hydrated; otherwise, you are more likely to get motion sick if you don’t have enough water.

6. It is also very important that you stop as soon as possible if you start feeling nauseous. You should then avoid using the PlayStation VR2 again until you begin to feel normal.

If you try to push through while feeling sick, then you will only feel worse and will take a lot more time to recover.

Over time, you should be able to build up your tolerance while playing Pistol Whip as you should get more accommodate with the motions in the game. Eventually, you should be able to play it for long sessions without experiencing any nausea.

How to unlock cheats in Pistol Whip

Pistol Whip comes with several cheats that you can use to customize your experience when going through the various levels in the rhythm action game. To see how you can enable these modifications, you can take a look at this guide from Seeking Tech.

While this guide is based on the PlayStation VR2 version of Pistol Whip, it should be applicable to all the other versions as well.

1. To unlock these cheats, you need to play through several levels in the Arcade Mode in Pistol Whip.

It should take less than five stage completions until you see “Bend the rules” notification.

2. Once you unlocked the Styles menu, you need to turn left when you select a stage but before you hit the Start option.

3. It is important to note that, if you are going through the campaign mode, you will have limited cheats available. If you want to take advantage of all available mods, then you need to play these levels through the Arcade mode instead.

4. In the Styles section, you should see a list of modifiers. You will be able to select the following:

  • Bulletproof – invincibility mode
  • Bottomless – no reload
  • Unobstructed – remove obstacle pillars
  • Threatless – disable enemies from shooting
  • One Shot – one hit kill
  • Big Head – turn on big head mode for enemies
  • Low Velocity – makes incoming bullets slower
  • Reinforced – makes armor regeneration faster and be able to sustain more damage
  • Reckless – remove your armor
  • Deadeye – remove auto aim
  • Scavenger – reload by melee attacking an enemy
  • Disorder – shuffle the enemy placement
  • Vengeance – turn on ricocheting bullets
  • Heavies – enemies have reinforced armor that takes twice as many bullets
  • Headhunter – enemies can only be defeated with a headshot
  • Bullet Hell – increases the frequency of incoming enemy fire
  • High Velocity – makes incoming bullets faster

5. Select a cheat that you want to enable.

Keep in mind that enabling some of these cheats may disable others. If you turn on Reckless, for example, then you won’t be able to enable Bulletproof or Reinforced.

6. Once you are done with enabling the modifiers, you need to look back to the right side and then select the Start option.

You should now be able to play through the selected level with the cheats you previously turned on.

How to turn off aim assist in Pistol Whip

When playing Pistol Whip on your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console via the PS VR2, you may notice that you don’t have to be really accurate when targeting your enemies. This is due to the generous aim assist setting that lets you focus on dodging incoming bullets and avoiding obstacles.

Before we begin, it is important to note that, while this article is based on the PlayStation VR2 version of the action rhythm game, these steps are also applicable to other versions as well.

1. To start off, you won’t be able to disable aim assist from the pause menu in Pistol Whip. So, if you are currently going through a level, you should either finish it or quit back to the level selection screen.

To exit a stage in the PS VR2 version, press any of the face buttons (Square, Triangle, Circle or X) on the Sense controller. Afterwards, select the Screen Select option.

2. If you are playing the campaign scenes, then you won’t be able to turn off the aim assist feature. Instead, you need to head over to the Arcade Mode.

If you are in the Campaign Mode menu, then you need to select home icon to go back to the home menu. From there, select Arcade.

3. Select a level from the Arcade mode and then look to the left side. You should see the Styles menu.

Note: If you don’t see the Styles menu, this means that you haven’t played enough stages to unlock it. In this case, you have to play through move levels until you get a notification that says the following:

Bend the rules. Time for a switch-up? Use the STYLES SYSTEM to modify core mechanics to your exact preferences. Each style has its own unique leaderboards. Carve out your niche and dominate it.

4. In the Styles menu, make sure you are in the Customize tab.

5. From there, select the Deadeye icon, which has an aiming reticle icon. This option should have the following description:

Aim-assist disabled. Penalty for missed shots.

6. After turning off the aim assist feature, look to the right and then select the Start option.

When you play through the stage, you should no longer notice any aim assistance when shooting your weapon at the enemies.

How to dual wield in Pistol Whip

By default, most of the levels in Pistol Whip (with the exceptions of the Smoke & Thunder campaign scenes), are played with a signal weapon being held either on your left or right hand.

If you want to play through these stages with a weapon on each hand, then you can check out this tutorial from Seeking Tech to see how you can dual wield.

This guide is based on the PlayStation VR2 version of Pistol Whip running on a PlayStation 5 console. With that said, it should also be applicable to the other versions of the game on other VR platforms.

1. You can only change to dual wielding from the main system menus. So, if you are currently in a middle of the stage, you need to bring up the pause menu. On the PS5, you can do so by pressing the Square, Triangle, Circle or Cross button on the Left or Right PlayStation VR2 Sense controller.

2. From the pause menu, move the laser pointer to Screen Select option and then shoot it so that you can return to the selection menu.

3. It is also important to note that you won’t be able to dual wield in the 2089 campaign scenes. To play these same levels with two weapons, you need to do so from the Arcade Mode.

If you are in the Campaign Mode menu, then we recommend that you select the home icon to go back to the mode selection menu. From there, select Arcade Mode.

4. Select a level you want to play in the Arcade Mode menu.

5. Before selecting the Start option, you should see an icon with two guns. Select it to enable Dual Wielding.

Alternatively, you can look to the left side and see the same two gun icons from the Styles menu.

6. Once you turned on dual wielding, start the level.

You should now be able to play Pistol Whip with a weapon equipped to both of your hands.

How to play Spider-Man Remastered and Miles Morales at up to 120 fps with PS VR2

If you have a PlayStation VR2 headset, then you are able to play both Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales at up to 120 fps. You can check out this guide from Seeking Tech to see how you can properly do so.

1. For the first step, you need to put on the VR headset if you haven’t done so already.

You should also make sure that you are playing the PS5 versions of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered and/or Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. If you have the PS4 version installed on your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console, then you need to upgrade in order to unlock higher frame rates.

2. Next, you should make sure that you have the Output 120 Hz Video to VR Headset setting turned on.

In order to do so, open the Settings menu on your console and then select Accessories > PlayStation VR2 > Video Output. Afterwards, make sure that Output 120 Hz Video to VR Headset is enabled.

Note, if this setting can’t be turned on, then you can check out this troubleshooting article to see how you can fix the issue.

3. You then need to turn on the DualSense if you haven’t done so already as you won’t be able to play Spider-Man Remastered or Miles Morales with the PlayStation VR2 Sense controllers.

4. Once you have everything set up, boot up the game.

5. Inside of the game, you need to head over to the Settings menu. This can be done from the main menu before you load into your save or from the pause menu.

You can pause the game by pressing the Options button on your DualSense controller.

6. Once you get to the Settings menu, you need to select Visual.

7. From the Visual Settings menu, make sure you set Graphics Mode to Performance.

8. In the same menu, you should also make sure that the 120 Hz Display Mode setting is set to Auto.

Once you are done, press the Circle button several times to close the Settings menu.

9. You can now load into Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered or Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

If you did the previous steps correctly, you should be able to swing and fight your way through the open-world environment at up to 120 frames per second.

How to play PS VR2 version of Pistol Whip left-handed or right-handed

You can play Pistol Whip with either the Left PlayStation VR2 Sense controller or Right PlayStation VR2 Sense controller.

To see how you can switch the dominant hand when it comes to holding a single weapon for this virtual reality game, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. You can only change your dominant hand in Pistol Whip when you are in the main menus.

So, if you are currently making your way through in a stage, then we recommend that you first bring up the pause screen by pressing any of the face buttons (Square, Triangle, Circle or X) on the Left or Sight Sense controller.

2. From the pause screen, you need to move the laser pointer of the active controller to the Screen Select option and then press the L2 or R2 button in order to exit the level.

3. Once you are back in the main menus, you can press the L2 button if you want to change your dominant hand to the Left PlayStation VR2 Sense controller. By doing so, you will now be able to hold your weapon left-handed in Pistol Whip the next time you play a level.

To change your dominant hand to the Right PlayStation VR2 Sense controller, you need to press the R2 button while you are in the main menus. This will make it so that you will be holding your weapon right-handed during the stages.

4. Once you are done switching your dominant hand, select a scene to start playing.

The weapon should now appear on the hand that you previously switch over to.

How to pre-order PS VR2 games from the PlayStation Store of PS5

You are able to pre-order select PlayStation VR2 games directly from the PlayStation Store on your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console. To find out how you can reserve these virtual reality titles, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. Before doing anything else, make sure you open the PlayStation Store App from the home screen of your PS5.

If you are currently playing a game, using an app, or in another area of the system menus, then you can press and hold the PS button on your controller to return to the home screen.

You can also quick press the PS button and then select the house icon at the bottom menu to return to the same location.

2. In the home screen, select the PlayStation Store App from the Games section.

If you are in the Media section, then you have to press L1 to switch back to Games.

3. With the PlayStation Store App opened, make sure you are viewing the Latest tab.

You can use the L1 and R1 buttons to change tabs.

4. In the Latest tab, scroll down until you get to the Pre-orders row.

5. From there, move the cursor all the way to the right and then select the View All option.

6. You should now be in the Pre-orders screen, which shows you all of the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games that are eligible for reservation.

7. To filter this list to only show PS VR2 games, move all the way to the left and then select the Sort and Filter option.

8. In the pop-up menu, select VR.

9. Afterwards, make sure that the PS VR2 box is checked.

10. Press the Circle button to return to the Sort and Filter menu.

11. From there, we recommend selecting the Sort By option. This will let you order the list of PlayStation VR2 games that can be pre-ordered. You can sort based on the following:

  1. Best Selling
  2. Most Downloaded
  3. Name (A to Z)
  4. Name (Z to A)
  5. Release Date (Old to New)
  6. Release Date (New to Old)
  7. Recently Added to PS Plus
  8. Price (Low to High)
  9. Price (High to Low)

12. Once you are done with the sorting, press the Circle button to return to the Sort and Filter menu and then the same Circle button again to go back to the Pre-orders screen.

You should now be able to view the list of all PlayStation VR2 games that can currently be pre-ordered from the PlayStation Store.

How to unlock the campaign in Pistol Whip on PS VR2

When you boot up Pistol Whip on your PlayStation VR2 headset for the first time, you may notice that you can’t select the Campaign mode in this rhythm action game. To see how you can unlock the story scenes, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

You won’t be able to play the first two campaign chapters right away in the PlayStation 5 version of Pistol Whip. To unlock them, you have to first go through the levels in the Arcade Mode.

It took us around five level completions in Arcade before we unlock the first two campaigns in Pistol Whip. If you play through the tutorials in the game, you may be able to unlock the story a lot quicker.

The game will let you know when the first chapters will be available as you should see the following notification:

Unlock ravel the story.

Blast your way through the story-drive Scenes in each of Pistol Whip’s complete Campaigns.

Take in the wild west as gunslinger Jessie, or the robo-apocalypse future as cybersolider Asimov. Each campaign features new weapons and unique challenges.

If you select the “Take Me There” option from this notification, then you will see the following message:

Campaign Mode. Recommended for Experienced Players.

Battle through a cinematic story using preset styles. Accessibility modifiers available in the Styles menu.

Select the “I’m ready” option to go to the Campaign screen, where you can select which scene to play.

Once you complete the levels from the Campaign, you will be able to unlock them to be played from the Arcade mode as well.

How to play Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart at 120 fps with PSVR 2

With a PlayStation VR2 headset, you will be able to play Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart at up to 120 frames per second without the need for a 120 Hz television screen or gaming monitor.

To find out how you can enable this graphical setting in this action platforming title, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first step, make sure you connect the virtual reality headset to your PS5 or PS5 Digital Edition console. Afterwards, turn on the PS VR2 and then wear it.

2. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart can only be played with a DualSense. Therefore, you should turn that controller on if you haven’t done so already.

3. Once you have the VR headset and your controller ready, you need to go to the PlayStation VR2 settings menu. There are two main ways to do so.

The first is to press the PS button to open the Control Center. From this quick menu, select Quick Settings, scroll all the way down and then select Other Settings.

Alternatively, you can go to Settings from the home screen menu of your PS5. From there, scroll down and the select Accessories. Finally, select PlayStation VR2 from the Accessories menu.

4. From the PlayStation VR2 settings menu, scroll down to the Cinematic Mode section.

5. From there, select Video Output.

6. In the Video Output for Cinematic Mode menu, make sure that the Output 120 Hz Video to VR Headset setting is enabled.

If this setting is greyed out, then you can check out this troubleshooting guide to see how you can make it selectable.

7. Next, you need to open Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.

8. Go to the Settings menu from either the title screen or Options menu.

9. Select Visuals from the Settings menu.

10. Once you get to the Visual Settings screen, you should make sure that Graphics Mode is set to Performance.

11. Afterwards, you should also make sure that the 120 Hz Display Mode setting is set to Auto.

12. You should now be able to play Rift Apart at a frame rate that is beyond 60 fps and can reach as high as 120 fps.