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It's the final month of the year, and Sony has officially revealed the PS Plus Essential titles that will conclude 2023's selection. The thing is, though, we've already seen heavily divided opinions on this latest lineup — even more so than usual, if you can believe it!
So, just to recap, we've got three titles: LEGO 2K Drive, a solid arcade-style racer that we pinged for having far too many microtransactions, the weirdly entertaining PowerWash Simulator, and eye-catching indie exploration game Sable. We suppose it's quite a unique offering in terms of overall variety, but we can also totally understand why some people might think it's a bit of a bust — especially for the holidays.
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As always, we want to know what you think of the newly announced PS Plus Essential games. So get voting in our poll, and then give us your honest opinion in the comments section below.
Robert's been a dedicated PlayStation fan since the days of Tekken 2, and he still loves a good dust up. When he's not practising combos, he's usually getting lost in the latest 100-hour RPG, or, y'know, replaying The Witcher 3.
Best month in a long time for me
I played the free trial of Lego 2K and I enjoyed it, probably not quite enough for me to buy it so I held off in the hope it would come to PS Plus, low and behold here we are.
I didn't expect it to come so quickly if I'm honest so that was a nice bonus
Also I played power wash simulator on Xbox Game pass, it's surprisingly addictive.
For anyone who hasn't tried it, I'd advise not to just dismiss it as I almost did, there's something quite therapeutic about it
Yeah, solid selection imo. Had my eye on Sable for a while now, 2K Drive I'd happily give it a go, and Power Wash simulator is fantastic, I've already spent hours on it on Xbox, great to hunt for some trophies now. Good month.
This selection was a real divide based on last article but my 7 year old boy is super excited for Lego 2k drive! So it’s a winner for me!
“Happy” is a strong word. I didn’t smile or feel anything when I saw what the games were, but I think it’s an ok selection once you realize Sony just sees PS+ Ess as a cash cow and doesn’t care about PS+ basic customers, they are only paying to play online and cloud saves, if you want a game rental service you pay for Extra or Premium.
Final Fantasy VII Remake (again)
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A new month means a new PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup. December’s titles of Lego 2K Drive, PowerWash Simulator and Sable will be available to PlayStation Plus members on Tuesday, December 5 until Monday, January 1. Let’s take a closer look at each game.
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PowerWash Simulator is one of the stars of this month's PS Plus Essential line-up, but before you start the surprisingly relaxing experience of scrubbing things clean, you might want to check out the PS Store. Since release at the start of this year, the game has been well supported on PS5, PS4 with some free DLC packs themed around Square Enix titles.
Sony has today announced the three PS5, PS4 games PS Plus Essential members can look forward to downloading and playing for the month of December 2023. Available from Tuesday, 5th December 2023, they are as follows:
We've made it to the end of yet another year and, as is often the case for the December-January period, things have started to quieten down a touch in the new games department. Despite this, there are still a fair few new titles that we think are worth checking out.