PlayStation Plus is adding two of its biggest recent titles on May 19, with Red Dead Redemption 2 and Star Wars Outlaws joining the Extra and Premium catalogues. The update also brings Time Crisis to the Premium-only classics library, alongside Bramble: The Mountain King, The Thaumaturge, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Broken Sword – Shadows of the Templar: Reforged and Enotria: The Last Standard Edition.
The headline addition is Red Dead Redemption 2, the 2018 Western epic from Rockstar that arrives in its PS4 version and includes Red Dead Online. Its return gives subscribers access to one of the most acclaimed games of the last decade, even if it is still running without a current-gen performance patch. That matters because the game has moved between PlayStation Plus and Game Pass over the years, and it is still being offered in the form most players first knew it.
Star Wars Outlaws is the other major draw. Launched in 2024, it was billed as the first-ever open-world Star Wars game and centers on Kay Vess, an aspiring scoundrel trying to make her mark. After launch, patches made the game more fun to play, and its arrival on subscription should give it a second, wider audience.
The May 19 lineup is rounded out by a mix of styles and budgets, from Bramble and The Thaumaturge to Flintlock, Broken Sword – Shadows of the Templar: Reforged and Enotria: The Last Standard Edition. But for many subscribers, the day will be defined by the two marquee additions and by the return of Time Crisis, the 1997 on-rails light gun shooter now landing on PS4 and PS5 through the Premium classics catalog. It also supports gyro aiming, which gives the old arcade formula a modern control option.
The friction point is obvious: these are attractive additions, but not necessarily the versions some players may have wanted. Red Dead Redemption 2 is still the PS4 release, not a current-gen upgrade, and Time Crisis arrives as a nostalgia piece rather than a full remake. Even so, the bundle of ps plus games on May 19 gives subscribers one of the service’s stronger monthly refreshes in some time, led by two names that still carry weight well beyond the subscription model.
For subscribers deciding whether to dive in, the answer is straightforward: the May 19 drop is worth the download, especially if Red Dead Redemption 2 or Star Wars Outlaws has been sitting on the backlog. The question is not whether there is enough to play. It is how quickly players will clear space for two of the service’s most recognizable names.
