The PlayStation Store is trending for a reason that has nothing to do with my beat. Sony quietly pulled a handful of its own first-party games, Uncharted among them, from the US store this week, and the reboot speculation started within the hour. I can't tell you what that means for your game library. What I can tell you is that every time a Sony franchise makes headlines, the same question lands in my inbox: fine, but where do I stream the movie?
So here's that answer, built to outlast the news cycle. Sony has turned its PlayStation catalog into two TV series and three films so far, and they are scattered across four different homes. That's the annoying part. The useful part is that you almost certainly don't need all four.
The honest head-to-head
I'm going to frame this the way I'd frame it for a friend who asked me at dinner: you have four realistic ways to watch the PlayStation adaptations in the US, and each one is good for a different person.
| Option | What it gets you | Typical cost | Who it's really for |
|---|---|---|---|
| HBO Max | The Last of Us, seasons 1 and 2 | About $11/mo with ads, around $18 without | Anyone who wants the one PlayStation adaptation that's genuinely great TV |
| Peacock | Twisted Metal, seasons 1 and 2 | About $11/mo with ads, around $17 ad-free | People who liked the game's chaos and want a dumb-fun comedy, not prestige |
| Netflix | Sony films in their first streaming window (Until Dawn most recently) | About $8/mo with ads, $18 standard | Households that already pay for Netflix and want to catch movies as they rotate in |
| Rent or buy digitally | Uncharted, Gran Turismo, Until Dawn, any time, no hunting | Roughly $4 to $6 per rental, $10 to $20 to own | Anyone who wants to watch a specific movie tonight and not think about it again |
Prices move. These are the numbers I see at the time of writing; check each service's official site before you commit.
Why the movies are the hard part
The TV shows are easy. The Last of Us is an HBO production, so it lives on HBO Max and will keep living there. Twisted Metal is a Peacock original, same deal. You can set those two in stone.
The movies are where people get lost, and it's because of how Sony Pictures licenses its films. Sony doesn't own a streaming service the way Disney or Warner Bros. does, so it sells its theatrical releases in windows. Since 2022, the first streaming stop for a Sony movie has been Netflix. After that window closes, the films move on to Disney-controlled platforms, and from there they bounce around to whatever licensing deal is live that year. Uncharted hit theaters in February 2022, showed up on Netflix that summer, moved to Disney's services later, and has drifted since. Gran Turismo followed the same path a year behind it. Until Dawn, the 2025 horror adaptation, is the one still fresh enough to find in that first Netflix window as I write this.
This is my genuine frustration with tracking Sony titles. A film like Uncharted is not hard to find, it's just never in the same place twice. If you remember seeing it on Netflix and it's gone, you didn't imagine it.
Which is exactly why my recommendation for the films is boring: rent them.
My recommendation
Subscribe to HBO Max. Rent the movies. Skip the rest unless you already have it.
Here's my reasoning. The Last of Us is the only PlayStation adaptation that I'd call appointment television. Two full seasons, Emmy-level performances, and it holds up for people who never touched the game. That alone justifies the ad-supported tier for a month or two, and HBO Max is a service most people end up keeping anyway for its back catalog.
The three films combined cost you maybe twelve to fifteen dollars to rent, one evening each, and you can get them on the same storefronts you already use, whether that's Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, or YouTube. Compare that with subscribing to Netflix for a month just to catch Until Dawn and hoping Uncharted happens to rotate back in. It usually won't, not on your schedule. Renting costs about the same and removes the guesswork entirely.
Twisted Metal is the one I'd call a judgment call. I enjoyed it more than I expected, mostly because Anthony Mackie plays it like a Saturday morning cartoon that wandered into an R rating. But I wouldn't add Peacock for it alone. If you have Peacock for NFL or Bravo already, watch it. If you don't, wait for a trial or a promo month.
Who each option is actually for
You just want to watch Uncharted this weekend. Rent it. Four dollars, done. Tom Holland is charming, Mark Wahlberg is Mark Wahlberg, and you'll know within twenty minutes whether you care about a sequel that may or may not exist now.
You want the best thing Sony has made from a game. HBO Max, no contest. Start with The Last of Us season one and don't look up anything about season two first. I mean that.
You're a Gran Turismo person. This one surprised me. It's a sports drama first and a game movie second, and the real-life Jann Mardenborough story carries it. Rent it rather than chase it across services. If you own a PS5 and a decent TV, buying the 4K version is a reasonable splurge since it's a car movie that rewards a good screen.
You're already subscribed to Netflix. Check whether Until Dawn is still in its window, and check the Sony movies that occasionally cycle back through. Don't add anything else for this franchise; you're covered for whatever the next Sony film is, because it will stop at Netflix first.
You want everything, forever, no gaps. Buy the three films digitally, keep HBO Max for The Last of Us, and grab Peacock for one month when a new Twisted Metal season drops. That's the complete collection for less than a single year of cable.
What's true right now (October 2026)
This section is the part of the article that will age, so read it as a snapshot.
- The PlayStation Store delistings. Several Sony first-party games, including Uncharted, have disappeared from the US store without an official explanation yet. The speculation is a reboot or remaster, which, if true, would likely mean a fresh marketing push and maybe the film resurfacing on a subscription service. That's a guess, not a report.
- The Last of Us season 3. HBO has confirmed the show continues beyond season two. Check HBO Max for a premiere date rather than trusting any date you see in a headline, because scheduling for a production this size slips.
- Until Dawn on Netflix. It's in its first streaming window at the time of writing. When that window ends, expect it to move to a Disney-owned platform, then to rental-only for a stretch.
- Upcoming adaptations. Sony's PlayStation Productions arm has announced projects based on Helldivers 2, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghost of Tsushima and Days Gone, among others. None of these have release dates I'd stake money on. When they arrive, the pattern will hold: theatrical first, then Netflix, then the carousel.
One last note on the carousel
If you take one thing from this: the PlayStation shows have permanent homes and the PlayStation movies don't. Stop searching for Uncharted on whatever service you happen to have open and just rent it. It's the rare case where the cheap, lazy option is also the correct one.
I'll update this when Sony's films land somewhere new, which, given the last four years, will be sooner than any of us would like. Until then, go watch The Last of Us if you somehow haven't.
— Rachel
— Rachel Ortiz