Sony has confirmed two major additions to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog, and both are games worth clearing space for. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake joins the service in November, and Dynasty Warriors: Origins follows in December.
The additions were confirmed on the Japanese PlayStation Blog on Nov 9. Both games are coming to the Game Catalog for PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers, and both are PS5 titles.
When each game arrives
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is the November addition, with PlayStation Lifestyle reporting a Nov 17 arrival date. Dynasty Warriors: Origins is scheduled for December, with no exact date announced yet.
Sony will reveal the full November Game Catalog lineup on Wednesday, Nov 11, so more titles are still to come.
PlayStation Lifestyle also lists the original 2002 Ratchet and Clank as an incoming Premium classic, with no date given.
One caveat: the announcement came through PlayStation’s Japanese channels, and Sony has not explicitly confirmed the same dates for every region. Push Square notes that catalog additions are generally universal, so subscribers outside Japan should expect the same games on the same schedule, but the worldwide confirmation is still pending.
What Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake brings
Square Enix’s remake of the 1988 classic rebuilds the first game in the Erdrick trilogy chronologically with HD-2D visuals, pairing pixel art characters with 3D environments and adding quality of life improvements over the original. It launched in November 2024 to strong reviews, with Push Square awarding it 8 out of 10 and calling it the adventure’s definitive form.
For subscribers who have never played a Dragon Quest game, this is a good place to start: a complete, self-contained story and a long RPG that can easily fill dozens of hours.
What Dynasty Warriors: Origins brings
Koei Tecmo’s Dynasty Warriors: Origins returns the series to large-scale battles, with a single warrior cutting through armies of thousands while a wartime story plays out around them. Push Square also gave it 8 out of 10, calling it a thoroughly impressive return to form for a franchise that had lost its way.
It is a very different kind of game from Dragon Quest III, and that is the point. November brings a long RPG, December brings a fast action game, and Extra subscribers get both at no extra cost.
How the reveal happened
The two additions were tucked into Sony’s announcement of a Japan-only Midnight Black PlayStation Portal, a new color of the handheld with extra internal storage. The blog post listed the Game Catalog as one of the libraries Premium subscribers can stream through the device, and named the two incoming games in the process.
Sony’s hardware news has been mixed lately: the company delayed its Pulse Elevate speakers indefinitely last week, citing a production issue.
What to do now
Extra and Premium subscribers do not need to do anything yet. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake should appear in the catalog in November, and the full list of November additions arrives on Nov 11. If you are on the Essential tier, neither game is included, since the Game Catalog is an Extra and Premium benefit.
December is shaping up to be a busy month for more than PS Plus: Path of Exile 2 goes free-to-play on Dec 11, the same month Dynasty Warriors: Origins joins the catalog.
Check the PlayStation Store or the PS Plus section on your console on Nov 11 for the complete lineup, and again on Nov 17 for Dragon Quest III.
Sources: Push Square, PlayStation Lifestyle, Insider Gaming, Japanese PlayStation Blog.
