PS Plus Essential January 2023 Lineup Has Leaked Online

PS Plus Essential subscribers will be able to download games including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Axiom Verge 2, and Fallout 76 in January 2023.

[Orchard]

Weak month if true.

JFO is good but old (but also makes sense to include it given the sequel announcement).

F76 is going to go down well given the other on-going thread on F76 right now.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

I haven't played Fallen Order yet so this would be good for me so I hope at least that game is true.

[darthv72]

Its an excellent game. If you are a SW fan, you will dig it.

[Shane Kim]

It's 10 bucks on PSN. I doubt he is a fan. Last month was better imo.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Yeah I'm not a SW fan but heard it's a good game and who knows, maybe I become one after playing it.

Yeah it's 10 bucks but I also won't be playing it anytime soon because of backlog so no point in buying right now when I'm not going to be playing it anyway. Will keep it on my wishlist and buy it at whatever price it is at the time I'll actually get around playing it or have it already in my collection if it comes to essential before then.

[Nacho_Z]

I don't think being a SW fan matters, it's a great 3D Metroidvania. The SW aspect is just added flavour if you happen to be into it.

[REDGUM]

It was on sale, might still be for just $13 last week. I nearly gave in. Glad I didn't, this is a great game to get for free now if true.

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

Orchard, lad, you need to log off and enjoy Christmas.

The amount of comments you've posted in the last 24 hours is crazy (weeks worth).

[Orchard]

Not everyone in the world celebrates Christmas :p

[Crows90]

Its almost like sony has a history of giving out games for ps plus when their sequels are about to release.

[RedDevils]

I rather play Axim Verge 2, that is more interesting than those other 2 games you mentioned.

[darkrider]

Agree, playing such old games on your next gen console isn't worthy...

[Orchard]

Absolutely nothing wrong with playing old games on a next gen console - millions are doing it every day on their PS5.

If it didn’t matter / people didn’t care about it, back compat wouldn’t exist.

Also JFO had a good PS5 update that adds 60fps.

The reason it’s a lackluster PS+ addition is because it’s a game that is old and regularly on sale - the deluxe edition is down to $7.49 on PSN right now.

[isarai]

I hope not

[Eidolon]

Same here, personally. I had just got EA Play 1 year before they gave out Mass Effect: Legendary, that, BF2042, and JFO and maybe a couple others are what justified it for me, and of course possibly games in the future. Fallout 76 is already on the Extra list.. isn't it? So this is purely for locking it in for essential. Axiom Verge 2 is the only game that interests me in this case.

[darthv72]

I've beaten Fallen Order on XB... I can do it again on PS. Axiom Verge 2 is a nice one to get as I've only played the first on WiiU.

[mastershredder]

Another bargain bin month, if accurate. December was craptastic. Biomutant would be useful as toilet paper if it was not limited to digital form. They owe us something amazing after slipping that stinker in there.

[crazyCoconuts]

Yes you're not getting your $5/month worth. You should head over to Xbox Gold where you really see what you can get for $5

[Aloymetal]

Lol.

[MadLad]

And over on the PC side, we still just sit, humored, watching people pay to play online; generation after generation, and fighting over which table scrap games they throw you to try to justify them forcing you to pay to access elements of your own games.

[KillBill]

Biomutant is a great game. Have zero clue what you are going on about it?

[z2g]

Hmmmm. Not the best month imo.

[Nacho_Z]

If Fallen Order was the only game it'd still be a really good month. I was indifferent to playing it but ended up loving it and getting the platinum which I hardly ever do. Great game.

[adaminoregon]

Just got fallen order on sale for 7 dollars. 76 was slready free if you had extra. The double dipping on ps plus continues on to the new year. Sigh.

[Knushwood Butt]

I think 76 was/is already part of those games you can grab when you have Essentials and get a PS5.

Still, never played the Jedi game so may try that. Too many other games I'm rnto at the moment. I juggle between Yakuza Zero, GT7, and Calisto at present. Must be close to 100 hours on Yakuza Zero, and still only about half way through the content.

[Phoenix76]

No, your thinking of fallout 4

[Knushwood Butt]

@Phoenix

My mistake.

[MADGameR]

Lackluster..........

[46player]

If you haven’t played through SW Jedi Fallen Order, highly recommended. Hint: Not a bad idea to drop difficulty on levels after you reach the end so going to the next stop isn’t a long grind. Enemies respawn after you Rest.

[KillBill]

Sony: 'Microsoft is buying up developers and not allowing any games to come to PS services.'
Also Sony: 'Fallout 76 coming to PS Plus Essentials.'

lol

[lodossrage]

In a court filing with the FTC, Microsoft literally admitted upcoming Bethesda games will be xbox exclusive so.....

[KillBill]

Microsoft literally explained why certain titles will be exclusives and why other (like COD and Minecraft) will not.

[lodossrage]

They can explain it however they want. It doesn't change the fact that they're taking away things that would have been multiplatform and making them exclusive.

[antikbaka]

i don't even get why do they need ps plus after introducing free games collection.

I think it will dissapear in 2023

[anast]

This is not a smart take.

[antikbaka]

i'm sure u would've said the same about raising game price to 70
but yet here we are

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

A pretty "meh" month, Pretty sure I have Fallen Order on Steam, and Axiom Verge 2 is just okay, I don't think I even played the first one.

[anast]

Punish people with 76...

[DVAcme]

Jedi: Fallen Order: Great game.
Falout 76: Eeeeeeeeh, whatever floats your boat.
Axiom Verge 2: Complete trash. That game is an insult to the Axiom Verge name. The first one's one of my favorite Metroidvanias ever, the second one is mediocre as all hell.

[HomoLuden]

Damn I Just bought Fallen Order yesterday :P