Sony has kicked off the PlayStation Plus Season of Play with a free PS Plus multiplayer weekend, avatars, and free star points.
16.11.2023 - 17:39 / polygon.com
After a particularly strong October, it will be slightly less exciting November for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers in terms of additions to the service’s Game Catalog — although it’s definitely not without highlights. There’s a rare day one drop, a big RPG arriving at just the right moment, and a better-than-usual selection of retro games arriving in the Classics library for Premium members.
The headline is Tuxedo Labs’ sandbox puzzle game Teardown, which joined the Game Catalog on Wednesday, the day of its console debut. Teardown made quite a splash when it first surfaced on PC in 2020, thanks to the dazzling destructible physics of its voxel-based game engine. The game’s all about using vehicles and explosives to smash your way through each level and complete a heist, and it’s very fun.
Much less fresh, but still making a timely appearance on the PlayStation Plus books on Nov. 21 (along with all the following games), is Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen. This is the 2017 PlayStation 4 version of the cult 2012 fantasy role-playing game from Capcom, which comes to the Game Catalog ahead of an expected 2024 release for the long in development (and very promising-looking) Dragon’s Dogma 2. Dragon’s Dogma is a slightly rough but fascinating open-world RPG with survival and emergent storytelling aspects that were ahead of their time in 2012, but feel right on the money now. The sequel could be big, so this is a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.
Another notable addition is Superliminal, a post-Portal first-person puzzle game from 2019 that’s all about playing around with perspective, not unlike the recent Viewfinder.
Elsewhere, Plus and Premium subscribers get the definitive edition of Dead Island: Riptide, action RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, Koei Tecmo strategy Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi, multiplayer brawler River City Melee Mach!!,and arcade mech battler Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme vs. Maxi Boost On. Incredibly, the latter isn’t even the best title of a game hitting PlayStation Plus this month, with that distinction going to detective visual novel Alternate Jake Hunter: Daedalus The Awakening of Golden Jazz. Wow.
Finally, Premium subscribers have less cause to moan about Sony’s disregard for the retro Classics collection than usual, as November brings with it the certified PS1 banger Grandia, a deep and strategic RPG. Also coming to Classics are the PS2’s charming rhythm-action sequel PaRappa the Rapper 2, remasters of the first two Klonoa games, futuristic PS1 racer Jet Moto, and, for some reason, a PSP spinoff of the Pixar movie Up.
Sony has kicked off the PlayStation Plus Season of Play with a free PS Plus multiplayer weekend, avatars, and free star points.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced its latest free PlayStation Plus online multiplayer weekend.
Starting from tomorrow through January 5, 2024, we’re celebrating the holiday season with a month full of activities for our PlayStation community. As part of the PlayStation Plus Season of Play, PlayStation Plus members can redeem free avatars for PS5 and PS4 consoles, join eSports tournaments, earn points on PlayStation Stars, save on PlayStation Gear merchandise, and enter a competition for your chance to win amazing prizes. Activities for those who are not PlayStation Plus members are available as well.
December is at the door, which means so are the free PlayStation Plus monthly games. The PS Plus free games for the final month of the year have been announced. Starting Tuesday, December 5, PS Plus member will get access to open-world Lego driving adventure Lego 2K Drive, clean ‘em up sim Powerwash Simulator and indie exploration title Sable. All three titles will be available to PS Plus subscribers across Essential, Extra, and Deluxe/ Premium plans. The free games can be added to PS4 and PS5 game libraries until Monday, January 1. You'd of course have to keep your PS Plus subscription to continue playing the titles.
As we head into the final month of the year, Sony is looking to treat their monthly subscribers with a fresh trio of games to download, with three unique titles that should please those who were lucky enough to be gifted a PlayStation this holiday season.
Sony has announced the Essential lineup of PlayStation Plus games for December 2023, providing a fresh new selection of games for subscribers to access in the near future. The PS Plus service offers general access to online multiplayer features on the PS4 and PS5, but the library of games that the service makes available might be an even bigger draw for some users. Every month brings a new rotation of Essential games that can be added to an account to keep as long as a subscription is active, so there's no rush to actually play the titles before they depart.
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Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the December 2023 Monthly Games lineup for PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers. All titles will be available from December 5 to January 1.
Sony has announced December’s 2023’s PlayStation Plus Essential games.
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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PlayStation Plus Premium members can now try their hand at two of the most notable games of the year. The subscription service is adding free trials for a bizarre duo: Baldur’s Gate 3 and The Lord of the Rings Gollum.