Bloody Hell, November 2025 Already? Stray Reportedly Leaps into PS Plus Essential!
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
A reliable leaker claims *Stray*, the beloved cat adventure game, is set to be the flagship title for PlayStation Plus Essential in November 2025, offering subscribers a chance to play it again or for the first time.
Right, gather 'round, folks, because it seems like someone's cracked open a temporal rift and peeked into November 2025's gaming calendar! And what did they find? Only our favourite cyber-feline, *Stray*, reportedly clawing its way onto the PlayStation Plus Essential lineup. Yeah, you heard me right, *2025*. Bit wild, isn't it? Talk about planning ahead, or perhaps a wizard's spell went a bit sideways on the release schedule!
Apparently, the ever-reliable digital oracle billbil-kun over at Dealabs – that wizard knows their stuff when it comes to these future forecasts – has spilled the beans. They're reckoning *Stray* is going to be the main event, dropping on November 4th, 2025, for PS5 and PS4 subscribers across Essential, Extra, and Premium tiers. It's like finding a legendary loot drop in the future, but instead of a sword, it's a fluffy companion!
Now, if you've been living under a particularly large, un-pet-able rock, *Stray* is BlueTwelve's utterly charming third-person adventure where you play, well, a stray cat. You're lost in a decaying, neon-drenched cybercity, dodging mysterious creatures, solving puzzles, and generally being an adorable menace. It's got that wonderful vibe of exploring a world that wasn't built for you, trying to find your way home. IGN, bless 'em, gave it an 8/10 back in the day, calling it a "delightful cat-based platforming adventure." Fair dinkum, it is! Who *doesn't* want to live out their feline fantasies of knocking things off shelves and judging humans?
What's really curious here, mate, is *Stray*'s history with PS Plus. This isn't its first rodeo in the subscription service arena. It launched straight into PS Plus Extra as a day-one title back in 2022, only to vanish a year later like a cat darting under a sofa. Since then, it’s explored new horizons, landing on Xbox (and Game Pass, naturally) and Nintendo Switch. So, for some of us, this might feel a bit like déjà vu – a re-run of a classic, if you will. But for folks who missed it the first time, or those who weren't on the Extra tier, it’s a brilliant opportunity to experience this gem.
And hey, plot twist within a plot twist: an animated movie based on *Stray* is apparently in the works from Annapurna Animation. So, a game about a cat gets a movie, then cycles back into a game subscription? The circle of digital life, eh?
Sony's official announcement for the November 2025 lineup (or maybe just the *current* month, let's not get too far ahead of ourselves) is expected this Wednesday, October 29th. So, plenty of time to mentally prepare your future self for some excellent cat antics.
Big shout-out to Wesley Yin-Poole at IGN South Africa for digging into this temporal anomaly! Always good to see someone else wrestling with the digital tea leaves.
*Source: IGN South Africa, originally reported by Wesley Yin-Poole.*
Tags: PlayStation Plus, Stray, Gaming Leaks, Subscription Services, Adventure Games
Original article: IGN South Africa