{"id":64442,"date":"2026-06-28T15:11:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T07:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=64442"},"modified":"2026-06-28T15:11:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T07:11:05","slug":"playstation-deleting-more-than-550-movies-from-psn-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=64442","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation Deleting More Than 550 Movies from PSN Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">PlayStation has notified users that it will soon delete more than 550 digital movies from users&#8217; PSN accounts due to a licensing agreement with Studio Canal.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Sony began sending out its warning message via email earlier this week. X\/Twitter user <u>@somatyk<\/u> was one of the first to share the notification, which says the move affects &#8220;any&#8221; Studio Canal content they may have purchased (via <u>Kotaku<\/u>).<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">PlayStation lays it out clearly: &#8220;The content will be removed from your video library.&#8221; The movies will be deleted September 1, 2026. You can see the 551 digital titles affected in <u>a list posted on PlayStation&#8217;s website<\/u>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"light\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED<br \/>$7.535B 2025 profit, but Sony are quite happy to shaft their customers, given half the chance. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2QVpSJ7e9D\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/2QVpSJ7e9D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 somatyk (@somatyk) June 25, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;From September 1, 2026, due to our content licensing agreements, you will no longer be able to access your previously purchased content from Studio Canal, and it will be removed from your video library,&#8221; Sony&#8217;s message says bluntly. &#8220;Thank you, PlayStation Store.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">If you have ever purchased digital movies through the PlayStation Store, you might want to go check out that list. There are plenty of lesser-known films that may not affect many PSN users, but there is a healthy number of popular titles, too.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Some digital versions of movies you may recognize include Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut, Attack the Block, Evil Dead, Highlander, Hot Fuzz, Paddington, Rambo: First Blood, RoboCop (2014), Sharknado, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and The Beatles: Eight Days a Week \u2013 The Touring Years. There are some TV shows on the list, too, including American Gods Season 1 and Below the Surface Season 1.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Biggest Movies Coming in 2026<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"2026 is here, so let's look at what Hollywood's got in store for us over the next 12 months, ranging from horror and sci-fi to superheroes and fantasy to whatever Disney and Pixar have planned. &lt;p&gt;&#10;&#10;Check out the movies we can't wait to catch in 2026!\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">For now, there is no sign of refunds or alternatives for those who purchased any of the movies on the list. IGN has reached out to Sony for comment.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This isn&#8217;t the first time Sony has made an announcement regarding the sudden removal of digital movies and shows from the PlayStation Store. In December 2023, the company <u>revealed<\/u> that Discovery content would be pulled from purchasers&#8217; accounts with a message almost identical to the one shared today.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It resulted in quite a negative reaction from those who expected to maintain ownership of titles they had purchased. Just weeks later, Sony <u>reversed course<\/u>, saying that Discovery titles would no longer be deleted. It said the change of plans was the result of &#8220;updated licensing arrangements,&#8221; thanking fans for their &#8220;ongoing support and feedback.&#8221; At the time, that secured the ability for users to access their purchased Discovery titles &#8220;for at least the next 30 months.&#8221; That 30-month timeline came to an end this month, June 2026.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Sony <u>announced<\/u> it would &#8220;no longer offer movie and TV purchases and rentals on the PlayStation Store&#8221; back in 2021. As it moves to delete movies from PlayStation accounts with only a few months&#8217; heads-up, fans online are once again discussing what it means to &#8220;own&#8221; a digital product. It&#8217;s a topic <u>Time Extension explored<\/u> in a guest column in 2024. As the fight for digital, movie, TV, and game ownership continues, you can read about <u>why many Grand Theft Auto 6 players are upset<\/u> with Rockstar Games&#8217; latest <u>physical release plan<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He&#8217;s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/sony-to-delete-movies-owned-by-playstation-users-list-includes-more-than-550-digital-titles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PlayStation has notified users that it will soon delete more than 550 digital movies from users&#8217; PSN accounts due to a licensing agreement with Studio&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[9,16397,3345,4567,25564],"class_list":["post-64442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-accounts","tag-deleting","tag-movies","tag-playstation","tag-psn","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=64442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/64443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}