Sony (SONY) stock was up on Thursday after the entertainment company announced the newest games being added to PlayStation Plus in April 2026. PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers will get a new set of games to play on April 21, including:
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- Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered (PS5, PS4)
- The Crew Motorfest (PS5, PS4)
- Football Manager 26 (PS5)
- Warriors Abyss (PS5, PS4)
- Squirrel With a Gun (PS5)
- The Casting of Frank Stone (PS5)
- Monster Train (PS5)
- Wild Arms 4 (PS5, PS4)
The latest PlayStation Plus game update shows that Sony is dedicated to offering both new and classic experiences to its subscribers. While many of the games on this list are recent releases, Wild Arms 4 stands out as a game that was originally released for the PlayStation 2 in 2005. This could be a sign that PlayStation may leverage its catalog of retro games to compete against Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox, which has a reputation for long supporting older games through backward compatibility.
Sony Stock Movement Today
Sony stock was up 1.04% on Thursday but was still down 16.17% year-to-date. The stock has also fallen 11.54% over the past 12 months.
With today’s news came muted trading of SONY stock, as some 1.35 million shares changed hands. For comparison, the company’s three-month average daily trading volume is about 5.05 million shares.
Is Sony Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Turning to Wall Street, the analysts’ consensus rating for Sony is Moderate Buy, based on one Buy and one Hold rating over the past three months. With that comes an average SONY stock price target of $25.50, representing a potential 18.69% upside for the shares.
