| Your situation | License type | What happens | Condition | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Separately purchased game, including Plus discount | Purchase license | Plus expiry does not turn this into a subscription-catalog loan | Account/license/server requirements still apply | N28Checked 2026-09-11 |
| Monthly Game claimed during its offer | Membership entitlement | Needs active membership; claiming is different from buying | Do not promise recovery for every withdrawn/problematic license without current account evidence | N27 · N28Checked 2026-09-11 |
| Extra/Premium/Deluxe Game Catalog title | Rotating catalog entitlement | Needs the appropriate tier and title still in that catalog | Downloading or adding to library does not stop catalog removal | N29 · N30Checked 2026-09-11 |
| Classic catalog title | Catalog entitlement or separate purchase, depending on listing | Check the actual license route | Premium and Deluxe differ by market and streaming availability | N26 · N29 · N30Checked 2026-09-11 |
| Trial | Time-limited access | Not ownership of full game | Duration and upgrade/purchase behavior are title-specific | N29Checked 2026-09-11 |
| Paid DLC for subscription base game | Add-on purchase | Base-game access is still needed | Keeping the add-on does not keep a departing catalog base game playable | N29Checked 2026-09-11 |
| Cancel renewal | Billing instruction | Benefits continue until the prepaid period ends | Cancellation is not immediate expiry; refunds are a different question | N28Checked 2026-09-11 |
| Downgrade tier | Future entitlement change | Higher-tier benefits end when downgrade takes effect | Malaysia page specifies end of existing prepaid period; verify local account terms | N30Checked 2026-09-11 |
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First identify how you obtained the game
Check whether the base game was separately bought, claimed as a Monthly Game, or accessed from the Game Catalog. A downloaded icon alone does not tell you which entitlement you have. Use official Plus support for account-specific checks.
Canceling renewal versus losing access
Canceling stops the next renewal; benefits continue until the paid period ends. Monthly Games require a qualifying active membership, while catalog titles also need to remain in the applicable catalog. A paid add-on does not itself supply a missing base-game license. N27 · N28 · N29
Premium is not a worldwide tier name
Streaming availability and tiers depend on country. The Malaysia page used in this research describes Essential, Extra and Deluxe; do not substitute Deluxe for Premium and promise cloud streaming. This reference is not a live all-country price or game-catalog database. N30
Two common examples
If you bought a base game separately using a Plus discount, membership expiry is different from losing a catalog license. If you bought DLC for a catalog game that leaves, you may still need to acquire the base game. Check the exact license and game offer before paying again. N28 · N29