It seems as though the PlayStation 1 game Star Wars: Rebel Assault 2 — The Hidden Empire is coming to the Premium tier of PlayStation Plus in April 2024. PlayStation Plus subscribers were recently treated to the reveal of the free PS Plus games for April 2024, but it will be a couple of weeks before the Extra and Premium game additions are revealed.
The free PS Plus games for April 2024 are Immortals of Aveum, Minecraft Legends, and Skul: The Hero Slayer. As is usual for PS Plus, these games will be added on the first Tuesday of the month, so subscribers can mark Tuesday, April 2 on their calendars. The new PS Plus Extra and Premium games will likely be added on Tuesday, April 16 and revealed the week prior, though fans will have to wait and see what happens on that front.
The full lineup of new PS Plus Extra and Premium games for April 2024 has yet to be revealed, but in the meantime, it seems one of the new game additions has leaked. It seems as though Star Wars: Rebel Assault 2 — The Hidden Empire, an old-school PS1 game from the mid-90s, is coming to the PS Plus Premium tier on April 16. Star Wars: Rebel Assault 2 — The Hidden Empire is a rail-shooter game set after the events of A New Hope and sees players take on the role of a Rebel Alliance soldier named Rookie One. It earned mostly mixed reviews at the time of its release, but there are no doubt nostalgic Star Wars fans that will be happy to have another opportunity to play the game.
It remains to be seen what other games will be added to the PS Plus Premium tier of PlayStation Plus in April 2024, but fans should know within a couple of weeks. But while PS Plus Premium subscribers don't know about all the new games that are coming in April 2024, they do have an idea of what to expect from the game departures next month.
PS Plus Extra is losing 11 games in April 2024, with Bassmaster Fishing 2022, Chicken Police — Paint It RED, Dangerous Golf, Everspace, Fighting EX Layer, Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered, Gunvolt Chronicles Luminous Avenger 9, Necromunda: Underhive Wars, Reel Fishing: Road Trip Adventure, R-Type Final 2, and Soulcalibur 6 all on the chopping block. All PS Plus Extra games are also available to Premium subscribers, so anyone interested should be sure to check these out through their subscription while they still can.
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Xbox Game Pass is losing six games on Tuesday, April 30, so subscribers should prioritize them while they still can. Games leave Xbox Game Pass every single month, most often in two batches. The first wave of removals tends to happen on the 15th of every month, while the second wave comes on the last day of every month, whenever that may be.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has added a fresh batch of perks for users to claim, including the Vault 33 Survival Kit for online multiplayer game Fallout 76. Those subscribed to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate get to enjoy all the benefits of the other Xbox Game Pass subscription tiers, including online multiplayer, the PC and console game library, EA Play titles, exclusive discounts, and a rotating selection of perks.
Sony has revealed the slate of games joining the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog in April. In the coming weeks, PS Plus Extra and Deluxe/Premium tier members will get access to deep-sea exploration RPG Dave the Diver, Metroidvania action title Tales of Kenzera: Zau, indie platformer Animal Well, open-world racing title Crew 2, action platformer Raji: An Ancient Epic and more. Most of these games will be available on the PS Plus catalogue on April 16. Tales of Kenzera: Zau and Animal Well, on the other hand, will join the service as day-one launch titles on April 23 and May 9, respectively.
Sony has officially confirmed 12 games that will be joining the Extra tier of its PlayStation Plus subscription service in April 2024. Thanks to previous release date announcements, PlayStation Plus subscribers already knew about two of the games coming to PS Plus Extra ahead of time.
PlayStation has officially confirmed Animal Well as a day one game for the Extra and Premium tiers of PlayStation Plus. While Xbox Game Pass features more day one games on average, PlayStation Plus has added its fair share of day one games over the years as well. In fact, a day one game is coming to the subscription service later this month.
Sony has officially revealed the three games coming to the Premium tier of the PlayStation Plus subscription service on April 16, all of which originally debuted on the PS1. The Premium tier of PlayStation Plus is all about giving subscribers access to retro games from legacy platforms. One of the most heavily-featured platforms on PS Plus Premium is the original PS1, which has an extensive library of classic games.
Rely on your wits in Animal Well, slip into a wetsuit with Dave the Diver and journey through mystical 2.5D realms in Tales of Kenzera: Zau. All three games launch onto PlayStation as part of the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog. And there are even more games joining April’s Game Catalog lineup. Let’s take a closer look at each. Aside from Animal Well and Tales of Kenzera: Zau, all titles will be available on April 16.
The Epic Games Store free game for April 11 is Ghostrunner. Epic Games Store users are treated to new free games on a weekly basis, with the offerings rotating every Thursday at 10:00am CT. The Epic Games Store didn't break from this established pattern with the latest free game offerings, with users able to claim two new freebies right now.
PlayStation Plus gets a lot of attention for its monthly catalog of rotating titles, but the more persistent library accessible through PS+ Extra and Premium is also a crucial part of the membership. Like Xbox Game Pass, this feature makes it possible to get some major releases on day one without making any individual payment, as well as providing an ever-expanding resource to swell backlogs. So far, 2024 has seen notable additions like and theand remakes, making for an increasingly attractive package.
Microsoft has confirmed seven more games coming to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service in the first half of April 2024. Microsoft has already added a few games to Xbox Game Pass as part of the April 2024 lineup, with a new one available as of today.
Those subscribed to the Extra and Premium tiers of PlayStation Plus have two more games to look forward to this month, including day one release Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Sony has established many patterns when it comes to its PlayStation Plus announcement, and so many fans were not expecting to learn about any upcoming PS Plus Extra or Premium games for at least another week or so.