Mixtape Isn’t Going Anywhere, Won’t Be Delisted Over Music Licenses

Mixtape team Beethoven & Dinosaur and publisher Annapurna Interactive have both confirmed the excellent PS5 game won’t face any potential delisting issues over its licensed soundtrack in the future.

This is because, rather than only setting up temporary music licenses for the title, agreements in “perpetuity” have been put in place, protecting Mixtape from having to be taken off sale. Creative director Johnny Galvatron shared with Kotaku that the studio paid extra to secure the permanent licenses, and Annapurna Interactive followed up on social media.

It said: “We heard some people say MIXTAPE would be delisted due to music licenses expiring. That was a lie.”

The soundtrack in Mixtape is utterly essential to the experience, as the selected tracks are part of the dialogue spoken by protagonist Stacey, as she curates the mixtape for you. The developer is so committed to this that the game doesn’t include a streamer mode, which would replace the licensed music with something to help online content creators avoid copyright strikes.

It’s good to hear a PS5 game as special as Mixtape won’t have to fear delisting because of its fantastic soundtrack in the future. As we said in our Mixtape PS5 review, which concluded with a 9/10 score, it’s “beautiful to look at, a joy to listen to, and so enjoyable to play — altogether, Mixtape is a sensational achievement”.

You simply have to play it, as one of the PS5’s best games of 2026 so far.