PlayStation Plus to Receive 12 Blockbuster Games For Free

Several months before E3, there was speculation pertaining to Sony introducing a considerable revamp to the PlayStation Network’s premium service, PlayStation Plus. Surveys suggested that a three tier system would be applied and Sony has now confirmed the aforementioned new features will come into fruition. - PSLS

[Lifewish]

Thank god I have a PS Plus subscription.

[LOGICWINS]

Wait...so is this going to be a normal thing from now on? Will we be getting FREE PS3 games with our PS Plus sub every month?

[Hoje0308]

Yes, Plus rocks!

[Godchild1020]

Make me think about my Purchases now. Why pay 60 dollars when down the line I might/will end up getting it free.

I have Plus, so I'm excited for this.

[neutralgamer19]

They said overall 12 blockbuster games thts insane.

[MrMister]

I dont know, but we've already been getting free games as it is. Just last month, we had over $50 worth of free games--even though the subscription itself (for a whole year) is the same price. So getting even MORE games (AAA games like Infamous 2) will make it even more worth it.

[-GametimeUK-]

I would subscribe, but unfortunately it said it was available in "NA". If they bring this quality of free games to the EU store I will subscribe. I want some Infamous2 in my life.

[hasj1990]

They are, its been confirmed on Twitter by the guy that updates the EU store, forgot his name. But he said more info will come tomorrow.

[Jamegohanssj5]

Glad I didn't spend my 18 bucks today. I thought it was gonna be something mega, unless this isn't all they are announcing. I have all of the games they're giving for free :(. I guess I will use this money to pay off credit card bills. Unless they give us something else tonight.

[Snookies12]

How is this not mega? It sure as hell is for people who don't have a lot of those, and how can you have all of them? Virtua Fighter 5 isn't out yet.

Though you do know it changes every month right? So other free games will be put up after these. Meaning as long as your + subscription lasts, you'll be getting more and more free games like Infamous 2, LBP 2, and JC2. Not sure what they have lined up later down the road, but that's REALLY promising.

[zeeshan]

You sir are an idiot and a failure of a troll.

[dboyc310]

tbh im kind of pissed off. i thought that the cloud gaming thing was going to be announced so i purchased the 3 month subscription for plus. if it weren't for the last of us, battle royale and god of war this conference would have stank.

[kc_chang]

FREE!! Music to my ears!!

[mandf]

Incredible games to boot.

[cpayne93]

Holy Crap. Infamous 2 and lbp 2. HOLY CRAP. I was just about to buy Infamous 2. This will be awesome.

Edit: @FatOldMan when they said huge stuff was coming for ps+, I decided not to buy anything until it was announced. Glad I did.

Edit2: @MacUser1986 no it isn't crap. But my reaction is still holy crap. But this is awesome.

Heck I don't own saints row 2 but I'm just more interested in lbp2 and infamous 2. But I'll get that too. Hmm... They all end with 2...

[mandf]

Yeah I was just about to buy LBP2 again. I feel yah on that one.

[Ducky]

I already bought Infamous2 early this week.
Oh well, was still worth the price... but it was a bit odd of them to do that.

Guess I'll just be enjoying SaintsRow2 then.

[Rainstorm81]

After i saw the LBP2 vita connectivity, i thought i need to get lbp2 again, then they announce itll be free tomorrow, great time to have psplus

[ABizzel1]

It's time to trade Infamous 2 and Little Big Planet 2 in.

[vickers500]

Already have I2, SR2, and LBP2, but it's nice to have digital versions of them so whenever I want to play them, I can just run them off of the hard drive instead of wearing out my bluray laser. Plus, it allows me to be lazier and not have to get up to switch discs :)

[Ducky]

It's too bad there isn't a feature to just copy the game off the physical disc if you own the digital version.

Would save me some bandwidth.

[vickers500]

@FatOldMan

Yeah, that would be nice, but I think people would just abuse it and give their friends free copies of a game and the devs might lose out on sales.

[negroguy]

Bout time to renew my sub

[MacUser1986]

Just bout Infamous 2 Ultimate Edition Tuesday, this is crap.

[younglj01]

I just brought LBP 2 and I'm not complaining I wonder why?

[MacUser1986]

Why don't you explain?

[a_squirrel]

*facepalm*

[younglj01]

because i made the decision too buy it.if i would have waited i would have got it for free.so basically its my own fault.i cant get mad at Sony but i like the ideal of what Sony is doing with PS+.

[Elwenil]

Who could have known? Either way even if you paid for one recently, with 12 games there is bound to be something cool you can have for free that will make it worthwhile. I just beat Infamous 2 a day ago so I'm not real excited about that game being given away but if nothing else you can sell your hard copy and get something that way.

[coolasj]

Never...
NEVER, buy anything before E3.

[neutralgamer19]

I heard infamous 2 and lbp2 and went crazyyyy. Wow ps plus is the sh..

Omg did you guys see the new lbp 2 dlc tgt allows coop play simultaneously with vita and ps3 thts awesome damnnnn

[BitbyDeath]

Awesome, will be looking forward to Saints Row 2

[Godmars290]

Was one of the games they showed Hard Corps?

Nevermind the big names, I want that one if it comes with DLC.

[KwietStorm]

So this is the big Plus announcement.. I was really hoping for new features, not games I already own. Damn man

[DarkBlood]

hey guys is it too late to get into psplus now before this update happens this is my first time and i want to get in on these deals :P? *plus im in canada?*

[solidsnake222]

No, you can subscribe anytime and still get all plus offers.

I think Just Cause 2 is one of the 12, it was shown at the time. Stood out to me because I've been meaning to pick it up.

[DarkBlood]

k thanks i will go with the 3 month plan unless a year subcription gets a discount lol

"edit" atually screw that im getting the full year lol 50 bucks not bad

[Half-Mafia]

So what was all them cloud gaming rumours about?

[IHateYouFanboys]

am i the only one who heard him say "$5 a month"?

he definitely said it, but im not sure if he was saying that it costs $5 a month ON TOP OF the PS+ subscription to get the "free" games, or if PS+ overall is $5 a month.

anyone catch it?

[chiefdog11]

I caught that as well. I assumed he just meant PS+ is roughly 5 bucks a month.

[mastemikegee]

$5 a month is what he said but he's obviously wrong coz that would be $60 a year instead of $50!

Did he say 'less' than $5 a month?

[Virtual_Reality]

'' Sony also announced a new pricing plan of $5 per month for the premium service.''

[Sarobi]

This is great

[mastemikegee]

READ THIS FOR PLUS INFO
As you might of heard, with Plus we're getting 12 Top games this month alone. And just to clarify, in case no one noticed; The games shown around the screens will probably not be the ones for FREE.

Why?
Because he said '12' games and around the screen there were '10' games + the other '3' shown. That would be '13' not '12'. I believe those games were just a reference as to what is on the PS Store.

Why would they show all games at once and then reveal the first 3 released for last on screen? Think about it.

[MrBeatdown]

I caught that too. There were 13 because Warhammer was shown twice. There were ten images, but it was for nine games. Infamous, LBP, and Saints Row makes 12.

[mastemikegee]

Seems I was wrong after all! And I'm happy I was wrong coz some of those games I really wanted them and now I got them :)

I guess they showed the best 3 (or Top 3)last not the first 3 lol.

I understood it that there would be 3 games every week for the whole month. Not 12 at once!! Unbelievable offer that's for sure.

GET PLUS NOW IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT!!

[blitzd76]

awesome ps plus free games real games not those cheap ones lol

[taijutsu363]

Wonder if ive already played all 12 of those blockbuster games.... I know i already played the 3 theyve shown.

[PLAYER5095]

so whats this $5 a month premium plan?

[supraking951]

lol MS outsells competition every month, makes more money yet they cant give users anything this big for free.

[Soldierone]

Whats up with the 5 dollars a month deal? 3 months of Plus equals out to a little over 6 dollars a month....I should have just waited and bought 3 single months instead then?

[MrBeatdown]

My guess is, it was just an average for simplicity's sake. It's $6 a month for the three month subscription. It's $4.17 per month for the 12 month subscription.

[Soldierone]

I wonder if they will change it then, since it would look better if it was 14.99 or just 15 dollars for 3 months instead of 17.49 (Thats what the cards always charge me at the counter)

[leemo19]

Been looking for a reason to sign up for plus again. Though getting full retail games is great, kinda was expecting something else new for plus like ps2 greatest hits certain games for free. To bad it wasn't Saints Row 3 cause it's the only one with trophy support and the funnest one out of them all.

[th3_d3an]

WOW MS can keep pimping itself out to developers ill wait a month or so for the dlc and demos with deal and online service like this who cares!!!

[Robotronfiend]

Oh boy. I need a PS+ discount for a new hard drive now.

I just bought RDR:GOTY on the ultamite sale and thought, "Well i'm good for a while".

Seriously Sony, if it weren't for some of those free games being co-op, I think my wife would end up a PS3 widow. Now we can play R&C together.

All the old games in my backlog who were hoping to get played soon are going to be very sad. I swear I'll finish you soon Enslaved!

[TheCopyNinja]

I'm ready for the free games. My 500gb hard drive is gonna be put to use.

[mastemikegee]

My 500gb hard drive isn't enough! How the hell did i fill it?

It's not full of music/photos I swear!

A lot of videos yes, but not that much...

Ah... the damn HDD installs!!

GT5 took up 15gb alone. And to make it worse, all these games amount to 64gb+!!

[Omnislash]

Im still waiting for this!! I looked at the PSN store and nothing is there!!