PS Plus: Free Games for October 2015

Posted by Ryan Clements on Sep 30, 2015 // Social Media Specialist:

One brutally difficult platformer, one heart-warming, coming-of-age story. This month’s PS Plus lineup has a great mix of flavors and you’ve come to the right place for the details! Starting on the first Tuesday of the month, a new lineup of free games comes to PlayStation Plus members, including Super Meat Boy and Broken Age on PS4.

Super Meat Boy will challenge even the most devoted platforming players with teeth-grinding levels, insane obstacles, horrible traps, and smiling chunks of meat. Yum! Can you stand against the gory onslaught of near-impossible tasks in Super Meat Boy? You’ll find out soon enough.

[nick309]

Love it

[xHeavYx]

This seems to be a preview for the month, I'm a bit confused.

[Eonjay]

Yeah it seems like a misfire lol. They are missing several platforms as well. Will just have to wait for the full list. But I am glad for Broken Age. Really wanted to play this.

[ChronoJoe]

The full list is on the EU Blog.

http://blog.eu.playstation....

It will probably be the same for the US. Usually is.

[Army_of_Darkness]

I really hope Sony puts out a really good flash sale in October at least...

[Bimkoblerutso]

I think PS+ on the PS4 kind of demonstrates one of the biggest problems we're having right now in general (Sony or otherwise)...we're mostly playing games from last generation.

[Knushwood Butt]

Broken Age (PS4/PS Vita)
Super Meat Boy (PS4/PS Vita)
Unmechanical Extended (PS4/PS3)
Kickbeat (PS Vita/PS3) (review here)
Kung Fu Rabbit (PS Vita/PS3)
Chariot (PS3) (review here)

[AceBlazer13]

ps+ has really gone down hill since ps4 launched. i remember getting stuff like bioshock infinite, tomb raider, demon souls etc back on ps3 but now geez, it gets worse every month.

know i shouldn't complain about free stuff but you don't feed me sugar then start feeding me crap and expect me to be cool with it.

[dantesparda]

I know i am going to get a lot of slack for this, but oh well, i always speak my mind, but ever since the PS4 came out, almost everything from Sony has gotten worst.

Ever since the PS4 came out, PSN has gotten a lot worst by going down a lot more than it ever did under the PS3 and they charge us for it. But at least its been better lately. It was better when it was free.

PS Plus' free games for the PS4 sucks in comparison to the PS3's.

The triple AAA exclusives output has gone down since PS4 came out.

The frequency of firmware updates has gotten alot worst since the PS4 came out and now we have to wait forever for them to come out and they dont even give us what we want.

And if all that isnt bad enough, in the last year, they've even lost alot of their technical advantage over the X1 and now most games are either the same on both systems or even have technical aspects that are better on the X1, which should never be the case.

Sony is so asleep at the wheel this gen, its not even funny. And more and more people are starting to notice.

[Kingthrash360]

So Sony should do like ms and repeat the same games? Should the plan on giving you old ps3 games like xboxone is doing 360?....or should that continue to deliver day one released games like they've been doing all year? You want AAA.....so do I but Sony isn't obligated to shell out the money to do so.....he they aren't obligated to do this at all! I'm not defending Sony here I'm just saying giving these games is something that we didn't even ask for before. Now that they started giving bigger games with the service instead if minis and discounts with no extra cost...let's face it they could still be giving us minis and charge more for a ps+ mega slam premium subscription for more for what they give us now (which us why I say they are free games) hut they don't. That alone is reason to just sit back and enjoy what you are givin. These day 1 free games like meatboy ensures that at least 1 game comes that nobody has (on ps4) thus every has a new game. So stop complaining and enjoy fames.

[Death]

PS+ on the PS4 has been mostly indie games. There has been a small handful of games like Injustice, the Infamous stand alone DLC and the Metal Gear prologue, but that is it. I agree the content on PS3 was much better if you are not into budget games. When it was an optional service the games were more compelling in my opinion, but it had to be since online gaming and PS+ were separate. With the PS4 everyone that want to play online has to subscribe to the game service. No need to have AAA games since it's no longer a choice.

I don't think PSN is any worse on PS4 than it was on PS3. I don't think it's any better though either and when Plus was revealed as being mandatory Sony stated the money would be used to make a more robust online service. While many including myself thought that meant a more stable network, it meant the money would be used to fund more network services like PSNow and PSVue.

@Thrash,

To be clear, are you saying nobody expected "free" games with PS+? That is like saying nobody expects "free" movies with Netflix. PS+ is a game subscription service. I'm pretty certain everyone who subscribes to a game service expects games. PS+ on PS3 set the expectations and it had a much better line up than we have seen on PS4 if you aren't a huge fan of indie games. Personally I don't care for indies and let my subscription lapse. Last time I renewed it was when Injustice and Infamous First Light were announced. I kind of expected more high quality content like that when renewing.

It's great that you enjoy the day 1 "free" indie games you are paying for. There are those of us that see most of these games as shovelware though so it's not necessarily realistic to tell these people to enjoy the games they don't like. For $50 you could buy the few indies that worth playing and own them.

For what it's worth, Super Meat Boy is a 5 year old Xbox Live Arcade game. It got great reviews, but is hardly new. It's simply new to Playstation gamers.

[gangsta_red]

On PS+ I disagree, the amount of games released have been slower this year and you have to even look at when PS+ for PS3 started to offer free games for their members. I am pretty sure it was well into last gen cycle when there was plenty of games for Sony to offer it's users and it was a great incentive to use and get people to sign up for their paid service instead of having it free. It's different now because this incentive is still active going into this gen.

"The triple AAA exclusives output has gone down since PS4 came out."

We were told last gen that triple A games would slow down. The cost is just way too high to be pumping them out at a rate we all expect which is exactly why the focus from Sony has mainly been on smaller titles including indie games. Nothing wrong with that since a lot of those games are really fun. And it has made way for a lot of breakout hits like Rocket League and even Until Dawn.

"The frequency of firmware updates has gotten alot worst since the PS4..."

I seriously disagree with this. The firmware updates have been slow but they have all been relevant and for the most part have all been about the games. Granted I have seen some requests of what the PS4 is missing from the PS3 but Rome wasn't built in a day and I am sure they will be coming. A lot goes into these updates and I rather them take their time and make sure they are functioning properly then rushing them out and crashing my PS4.

"...technical advantage over the X1 and now most games are either the same on both systems or even have technical aspects that are better on the X1,"

Well you can blame the bill of goods a lot of people sold everyone of PS4 being more powerful and every game has to be superior to X1. On paper yes it's true but not by much and definitely not what people here should expect. Now that devs are getting more familiar with the X1 tech we are seeing a lot of multiplat games running better or mainly the same on both consoles.

"Sony is so asleep at the wheel this gen, its not even funny."

I really disagree, there have been some missteps from Sony with a lot of delays and a few titles not living up to their hype (not to mention a few of their PS4 related peripherals failing) but all in all they have provided some already great games for the start of this gen. And they are also about to release the PS VR which I'm not a fan but I can see the potential and at least they're taking a chance with it.

Patience dante, I think you are being a little to hard on Sony.

[Kingthrash360]

So we just gunna ignore how much money Sony spends on releasing multiple games for multiple consoles and a hand held? We just gunna forget about how gow released on ps3 last month and drive club on ps4 2 months ago? We just gunna sit here and whine because we didn't get the kind of candy we want? Forgetting that this is one of the best deals. ..if not the best deals in gameing? Really...name me one better deal. Name me one better subscription in gameing....what ea access? How many games do you get a year on it? How old are these games? What xbl? Lol ...what else is there? Smh man yall whine too much...like little 8 year Olds at walmart.
These are games for a service we pay 49.99 a year for..that 49.99 gets its worth on a month. Smh every month it's the same thing....and then when they put out a AAA it's too old and we gotta whine about that too. I can tell most of you are new gamers....I can appreciate what ps+/xbl is doing because I come from a time where you had to pay full price for games and there was no such thing as trade ins.

[Loadedklip]

On PS3 ... they had to make PS Plus worthwhile since online multiplayer was free.

On PS4 ... Sony knows that CoD, Battlefield, NBA 2k, Madden and other online multiplayer games will force gamers to buy PS Plus now that they got people to accept to pay for online multiplayer so there is no need for them to have to spend money to get the rights to put a AAA game on PS Plus often.

Fanboys were so busy cheering that PS4 had no DRM, Always online that they didn't look up at the screen at E3 and noticed that it said PS Plus required for online multiplayer.

It was very well executed by Sony.

[sweetgbus]

I was thinking the same thing. I still love my PS and I am grateful that we get anything for free (for either platform) but the past few months of offerings have been a severe let down. I don't expect AAA titles all of the time, but the focus on out of date indies makes me pay less and less attention to the service. Maybe Sony is holding out something big for the holidays.

[RobLoPR]

Hey hey take it easy Kingthrash360... you cant talk about EA Access when their last 3 free games are Titanfall, Dragon Age Inquisition and now coming with Battlefield Hardline in October... can you say AAA??

[HammadTheBeast]

Kingthrash stop defending Sony man, they dropped the ball and you know it. MS has been ramping up Games with Gold, while we've gotten indie games (which, for the most part are mediocre or maybe fun for 20 minutes).

They had way better releases on PS3, and it's been 2 years so the "lack of AAA" games excuse has well run its course.

Not to mention, Driveclub PS+ was a complete ripoff (they promised the full game on PS+ at launch at E3) and will be removed as well, and its just a mess right now.

They need to get their shit together for PS+ games, I and other people pay money for it. If it was just multiplayer, I would've switched to PC gaming long ago, but I pay for the "free" games along with my subscription.

This month is incredibly disappointing.

[Death]

@Thrash,

To answer your question, EA Access in my opinion has been well worth the money. Xbox Live's Games with Gold has been doing a great job the last few months with free games for both the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The 360 games are actually free since we can keep them if our subs expire. Xbox One games have the same expiration PS+ games do. With the b/c update these free 360 games will also be playable on Xbox One.

As for "old" AAA games vs. "new" indies, I'll personally take the old AAA games over games I have no interest in. Once again, Super Meat Boy is a 5 year old Xbox Live Arcade game from last gen. I'm not sure how "new" that is. Not all games that hit Plus are new, many are older indies. Even if they are new, you are comparing games that retail for $5-$15 vs. games that retail for $40-$50.

[Piffgaming]

dantespanda you are 100% correct the 3.0 update was embarassing and it was prolly the second update for the whole year

[JackBNimble]

Here's an idea, sell your Ps4 and go buy an Xbone so you can buy xbox live and get their 2 free games a month . So what if ps+ or Xbox gold (or what ever you call it) stopped giving out free games? Would you cancel your subscription and quit gaming ?

I didn't buy a Ps4 expecting to get great games out of ps+ , I bought it because I am a gamer .Everything that I get from ps+ is a bonus whether I choose to download them or not. The games I want I pay for, I don't sit here and wait month after month for ps+ games .

Fact is we pay to play online, and MS has been doing this for years now. I don't known why any of you would be surprised that Sony started doing it, and if you don't like it then you can choose not to pay for ps+ and play offline.

We are just coming up on year 2 for the Ps4 ,how many AAA games did you expect to get out of ps+ ?

[TFJWM]

You do understand if you only buy a yearly membership when its on sale you can get it for $35...It's pretty hard to say that any month of games was not worth $3...

[Viper7]

It might be because lack of real competition. Microsoft stumbled pretty bad right at the start of the generation and they are still recovering from it.

Nintendo is well Nintendo and as such not really competing on the same field.

[Death]

@Jack,

We all bought PS4's because we are gamers. I'm not sure where that has ever been questioned. We are discussing PS+ which is a game subscription service. For $50 a year you get 2 games for each Playstation platform you own. This is anywhere between 2-6 games, the later being if you own all three Sony platforms. If all 6 games every month appeal to you, it's a great service. If you aren't into indie games there has been one full console release with Injustice, one standalone DLC with Infamous and one prologue with MGS5. This is over the course of 2 years since the PS4's release date is next month. We are going into year 3, not year 2 like you stated.

I think the question some of us have is why do we have to subscribe to a game rental service for games we don't download to access online multiplayer? It's not a question of money, it's a matter of principal. I would rather Sony keep the games and come out and say they are charging for online access like Microsoft did a decade ago. Charging me for something I don't want (indies) or download instead of investing into the infrastructure is insulting.

If you don't like indies it doesn't make you any less of a gamer. Playing indies doesn't make you more "hardcore" either. It's incredible to see so many so called hardcore gamers dismiss Nintendo platforms and games for being too childish while playing games that require an even shorter attention span and often very little skill. Indies for the most part are a quick cash grab with very little risk and relatively high reward for developers.

[callahan09]

Definitely excited for Broken Age. Haven't played that one yet. Super Meat Boy is really awesome, too, I'll play it again.

[NeckBeardBSMTDweller]

No AAA games yet. Disappointing.

[RiseofScorpio]

Killzone is long overdue, maybe the 2 yr anniversary. They'll make money on DLC and the population will increase.

[HammadTheBeast]

No good indie's either. SMB is half a decade old, and I haven't even heard of the rest.

[NeckBeardBSMTDweller]

Disagree? Why because I'm right? Name me one AAA game thats been free for PS Plus. I'm expecting 5 responses.

[Yahdaree]

This is the worst Plus yet, and I'm the biggest Plus fan.

[ThatArtGuy]

Me too, but Super Meat Boy is worth the last two months for me.

[HammadTheBeast]

^

You should've gotten it for sales when it was under $10 on other platforms.

[lipton101]

Great. More games I'll never play...

[XanderZane]

Only thing on there I'd probably get is Broken Age and King Fu Rabbit. I have all the other games already except KickBeat. Don't even know what that is. Not a great month for me. An ok month for gamers who don't own any of these games.

[KiwiViper85]

Kickbeat is a cross between guitar hero and dance central. You control the characters dance routine by hitting correct QTE prompts. Very poor.

[lelo2play]

Not surprising... Another crap month for PS+.

[Sir_Simba]

I was really expecting the 20th anniversary to bring something big, but ok.

First time I've felt compelled to say this month is underwhelming to me.

yay for november.

[TLG1991]

underwhelming? super meat boy is a great game

and broken age is absolutely fantastic. the only thing thats sad about broken age is there isn't more games like that any more.

[Takwin]

Broken Age started well, but the second part was not good and had some of the most frustrating and stupidly-designed puzzles I've seen in 30 years of gaming.

Super Meat Boy is a solid game, just not my thing. But I definitely see why it is good.

[sackboyhappy]

super meat boy is a 5 year old indie, it might be good but they should've added something else imo

[Bimkoblerutso]

Yeah, Broken Age was passable overall (honestly not even one of the best point-and-click in the past couple of years, in my opinion, but it was ok), but what really made it disappointing was the development cycle it went through.

There have been much smaller teams that have done way more with less money and in much less time, but all we got from Double Fine was excuses...and a bunch of other crappy little gimmicky / mobile / micro games that came out while Broken Age was still in development. And yeah, that second half seemed rushed and unfinished and the ending made very little sense. Maybe we're a little off-topic, though...

[HammadTheBeast]

Super meat boy is 6 years old, and Broken Age is hardly fantastic.

[Hotabang]

played the first part of broken age, felt so easy and so short. Character humor is nice, but the game itself was a mockery of its genre.

[UKmilitia]

sorry replied to wrng person

[DragoonsScaleLegends]

Velocity 2X and Grow Home are the only games I've ever received from plus on PS4 and liked them. Of course I still check out and download every game each month though they usually are deleted pretty fast. Neither of these look that great but this previous Xbox meat is interesting though I think they should be sued for using Super in their name and not porting it to SNES.

[Emilio_Estevez]

Rocket League is offended.

https://iloveseble.files.wo...

[DragoonsScaleLegends]

@Emilio_Estevez

I forgot about Rocket League, I deleted it a week ago because it was too addicting and I was wasting too much of my life playing only it. Now I might have to re-download it... fuck.

[TheLoCoRaven]

@drpepperdude

You're a disgrace to the league. Hang your head in shame!!!

I'm kind of the opposite, I like the game so much I've been buying the DLC and theme and what not and I don't even really care about any of it. Just want to support the game.

[Yukes]

I used to defend PS Plus but not sure I can anymore. All of the titles just seem so lacklusture, and are often ones that I've played on Steam a while back.

Still, on the plus side I'm finally getting through my backlog!

[UKmilitia]

same here,Im starting to worry that Sony is starting to slack due to there sales gap.

updates are aimed at youtubers and social crap and weak psn games(im not expecting latest games but surely now some non indies)
also i thought we voted each month on a game?

[DragoonsScaleLegends]

Only buy plus if you're interested in backing up your game saves and playing online. If you don't care about either of those then you don't need plus. Sony should add a media backup feature as part of plus where you can back up clips that you record with the share button.

[TFJWM]

I only buy plus for the games...I get it when its $35 a year, the games are well worth $3 a month

[ThanatosDMC]

Just copy your vid files on a flash drive or external but i recommend just getting a capture card.

[andibandit]

@Tfjwm

Unfortunately perceived value does not seem to be quite that good.

[blackblades]

Like I said before if you want a AAA game go buy it, also its really stupid to sit and say imma let my sub expire, just because of the games. No thought about cloud saves or discounts. Also why let it go and then renew just to play a AAA where you can just buy it and you can keep playing after your sub runs out. It's like people forgot that you can't play nothing in the ps+ library when it's gone.

[HammadTheBeast]

I expected better games when I signed up for PS+. Especially since they did much better on PS3 and the early months on PS4.

[blackblades]

Well times change buddy, don't expect everything to be the same forever. There's more to ps+ then free games and discounts is more preferable.

[lipton101]

All I see are more games I'll never play. Of the 41 games I downloaded from PS+ since ps4 came out, I think, at last count, 30 were 2d side scrolling titles. Of those games, I've enjoyed only 3, stuck it to the man, limbo and Valiant Hearts. The rest are dual stick shoot-me-ups or miscellaneous. Infamous, injustice, MGS GZ, resogun and OUTLAST were all exceptional titles. The rest? Fodder in my opinion, there only to satisfy the promise of "free games every month!"... Now I don't expect MGSV TPP free anytime soon, but for Pete's sake, can't they offer better games for once??? I roll my eyes every time I see the next months offerings. On a side note, I havnt tried grow home yet, but it looks cool.

Edit: Rocket League was amazing.

[HammadTheBeast]

Exactly, a few 2d or sidecrollers are fun, but we don't need multiple every month. Rocket League and Transistor are the only memorable PS+ games for me this year.

[neocores]

..... Well wow ig.... 2-months od mediocre titles

[die_fiend]

If you'd played Broken Age or Super Meat Boy, you'd realise that these were far from awful. Or you just have appalling taste.

[lipton101]

Appalling taste? Some of us expect current gem games on our shiny current gem hardware. 2d platformers do not appeal to everyone, especially me. I didn't even get into gaming hardcore until AFTER the Nes / Genesis days because, even at like 5 - 10 years old, I hated platformers. So next time speak for yourself pal. Outlast was the last game I was excited for on ps+, and that was from February 2014...

[ThanatosDMC]

Lipton101, you could buy those games you want. No one is stopping you.

[die_fiend]

Ok Lipton, but have you played either of them? Or are you just talking cr@p?

[WellyUK]

It's been mediocre since the first month of PS4... With exception to Rocket league.

[Savsky]

Resogun and Injustice

[Dario_DC]

Must say that last month was bad because most people voted for the wrong game!... this month is way better actually but Knack should be here already...

[Der_Kommandant]

Yay?

[mezati99]

yeah i am starting to get used of being disappointed by PS Plus....

[lipton101]

All junk man, month after month with a few notable exceptions like outlast, infamous and rocket league. Just filler to satisfy the promise of free games monthly.

[About30Ninjas]

Great another month of indie games don't get me wrong I like indie games but that's all PS plus got to offer every month

[Sketchy_Galore]

Wow this is actually a really good one for me personally because I've been strongly considering buying Broken Age recently.

Spurred on by my love of past Tim Schafer titles and the fact that I'm slowly trying to get a non-gamer (who loves witty charming writing and hates macho killfests) into gaming I actually came as close as having this in my basket and hovering over the button to confirm my purchase but my lack of riches and some of the negative things I've heard online stopped me.

So yeah, I guess I can still understand some of the complaints about still not getting any real big time full retail games but for me Broken Age is a great addition this month. Also, I don't so much mind smaller games like Broken Age, it's just the flood of games that look and play like a Pong rip off for mobile phones that are a bit hard to take.

[Takwin]

Be glad you didn't play for Broken Age. I felt ripped off by it and a few puzzles in the second half were so frustratingly terrible and I cannot do it justice with mere words.

[FoxyGotGame]

I'm satisfied with this months PS Plus line up....

Neither MS nor Sony has to give anything, and most would still pay because they play online. I'm not even convinced Games With Gold would exist if Sony hadn't taken that initiative first.

Don't pay for PS+/GWG if you don't feel it's to your satisfaction....just quit complaining about something you're actively supporting. That really seems odd to me /

[Volkama]

Nothing wrong with being vocal about what you want from a service that you pay for. I'm sure Sony value the feedback. The fact that the subscription is practically mandatory (at least for people that enjoy playing online) gives more reason to be vocal, because you can't really "vote with your wallet".

It is regretable, but sometimes there is no choice but to resort to communication :(

[FoxyGotGame]

Communication is one thing, but people are rubbishing and using PS+ as more ammunition for their pathetic cause in being negative about Sony/PS. I find you're a very reasonable person, one of the few on this site ...but I tell you a good percentage making comments on this very page own not a PS4.

Example...

fxa5209 + 21m ago

"mehhhh, Sony sucks, bring back PS Plus of the PS3 era. Sony is a cheater, the used the mandatory online for multiplayer to shove up indies up our throats. Should be called PS Plus Indies from now on".

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People commenting they are happy with Octobers line up are being down voted?!

PS+ is only Mandatory to play Online, not pay online. You CAN vote with your wallet, don't pay, give up on PS+ for 1 month. That will make Sony pay attention. Problem is, most are WEAK and LACK CONVICTION.

Have an awesome day Volky )

[uth11]

some people like to complain.

It only takes maybe 3 downloads per year for PS+ to fully pay for itself. If people can't find even 3 games they like on the service, then maybe they have really limited tastes and gaming isn't the hobby for them?

They act like it's a poor value unless they get a $60 game every month (after paying less than $5/month for the service) and can't understand why people call them entitled.

[RealFry]

Neither MS nor Sony has to give anything, and most would still pay because they play online.
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I'm still wondering what Sony pays for so that people can have online access if we play say... a third party game where devs pay for server, anyone?

Don't pay for PS+/GWG if you don't feel it's to your satisfaction....just quit complaining about something you're actively supporting. That really seems odd to me /
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Online is the only reason those who don't like the games offered stick around, it seems odd to me people still don't understand this, the 'free' games are a way to sway enough people into being content with subscribing when in reality a good number of people wouldn't care for the games anyway, and since it is required there isn't much choice.

I think it is still a good argument if your only interested for a specific service and not wanting to be bundled in like cable, besides like I said before what cost do they incur from people playing on servers they don't pay for?

At the end of the day, no matter how you slice it by month, that's still $50 a year people would rather have in their pocket than to cover extras they could care less about. But for all the money Sony has lost over the years, I can see why they are forcing it now, they have even stated several times that it accounted for their largest margins in the playstation division.

[Eidolon]

PS Plus was created to give free game lineups and discounts to members, it wasn't for online play when it came out.

[Loadedklip]

"I'm not even convinced Games With Gold would exist if Sony hadn't taken that initiative first."

Just like putting online multiplayer behind a paywall wouldn't have existed if not for Microsoft.

Online multiplayer behind the paywall is the key reason why Live and PS Plus sell.

It's unfortunate but true. Neither of them need to give free games to be honest. They already suckered gamers into accepting paying extra for online multiplayer.

[rainslacker]

I dunno, I signed up for a couple years with a promotional discount a couple years ago. At the time, the content being offered each month was well above and beyond what the subscription cost even at full price. The past two years I feel I've gotten enough content to justify what I paid, but I'm hard pressed to continue paying since the number of more desirable games, like the AAA ones I missed early, has really gone out the window. Every 3-4 months they offer a big title, and to me, that's not worth the cost since those titles are typically only $10 used. Since I don't play online, I have no reason to continue supporting it. There just aren't enough games which get me excited to play when I see them listed, and I've found myself enjoying the games less when trying them out, compared to being more often than not pleasantly surprised with a title that went by the wayside.

So, I won't pay, but I will also express my disappointment with the service given how great it was to begin with, and because I paid for the service based on it's past history. I mean, if I paid for cable to get 400 channels, and over the course of two years those 400 channels started to become nothing but PBS or BBC or 3rd rate crappy channels, then I would do the same.

[lipton101]

The way I see it man, is that if we're all loud enough together, the offerings will improve. I'm not a 2d kind of guy. They just don't float my boat with a few exceptions like "stick it to the man" and "limbo." Now I don't expect AAA games every month, but every other month or a huge quarterly AAA would be amazing. Hell, knack was a mediocre launch title but that's not even free yet. I'd take knack or even thief over the fodder that's been pushed out these past few months.*

*For the most part, but there are of course exceptions like rocket league

[OC_MurphysLaw]

Full line up for those wondering what else is being offered:

Broken Age (PS4/PS Vita)
Super Meat Boy (PS4/PS Vita)
Unmechanical Extended (PS4/PS3)
Kickbeat (PS Vita/PS3)
Kung Fu Rabbit (PS Vita/PS3)

[ShutUpDonny]

Thanks! Looks like my vita will have some lovely and desperately needed attention this month!

[OC_MurphysLaw]

You are welcome... not sure why I got disagrees but I pulled the list from Sony Europe so it could be different but seems likely to be the same.

[Eidolon]

Those are $1 games(on sale) and kind of just decent, and old.

[Christopher]

$1 x 5 = $5 x 12 = $60

Even at its lowest point, you are still paying less for more. I get people want better or more of what they would prefer, but reality is that you're not going to get certain things all the time but you are surely going to end up with a much better deal on a wide variety of games.

And, sure, it sucks you have to pay just for online. But the free games and having to pay for online are two different things. Even w/o PS+, you'd still be paying for online. At least with it, it's not just $50 a year just for online. Heck, if Sony didn't start PS+, we might be paying just for online on both consoles instead of getting games along with that cost.

[Eidolon]

PS+ started as a service that offered free games and discounts to members.

[Christopher]

***PS+ started as a service that offered free games and discounts to members.***

I know. And Sony, instead of charging just for online on its own, bundled them together. And then, Xbox followed suit this generation, after 8 years of charging just for online activities (even for using things like streaming services), by adding GWG to their same plan. Do you think they would have added games to their online paywall if Sony hadn't done it first?

Stating how it started changes nothing.

But, I will say, if you look back at what games were being offered on PS+ in its first year, you might rethink the idea of the quality of games we get today on it.

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[rainslacker]

@Chris

While that's true the fact remains if you don't want the game to begin with, or get it and don't enjoy it, then it's not really much added value is it? I mean, out of 60 games per year, there are probably 10 or so that I think I would purchase regardless of PS+, or they end up being games I already have, so the value is lessened even more.

I think I've gotten my money out of it, but I'm the kind of person that prefers to control my money, and if I can avoid paying $50/yr so I can have that money to buy a game I would actually want, it makes a lot more sense to me. Overall, if I never played most of these games I probably wouldn't have any remorse, because they aren't the kind of games that get me overly excited when I see the title.

I've gotten quite a few cheap games through the promotional sales, and to me, that's about the only place where PS+ still makes it worthwhile. It's a shame considering how awesome their offerings were pre-PS4. There have been a couple pleasant surprises, and a few games I passed on originally, but it's nothing like it was, and if one signed up based on the prior service, it would be easy to be disappointed.

Going forward into next year I hope they do start to offer some more AAA or mid-tier games. I would never subscribe to an indie game service despite enjoying some of them, and I don't feel I should just give Sony the money for something that I don't care about that much. Since I'm not big into MP, and could live without it, I probably won't renew unless there are some really good discounts on Black Friday so I can continue to get those good discounts on the PS1 classics or PS3/Vita games they sometimes have.

[Christopher]

***While that's true the fact remains if you don't want the game to begin with, or get it and don't enjoy it, then it's not really much added value is it?***

You paid nothing to know you don't like it compared to having no choice but to pay just for online.

Seems like value added to me, even if you don't like the game.

As I said, I don't like paywalls either, but that seems to be going nowhere. I was a PS+ member because I like to try out the many games and it's a cheap way for me to try out a lot of different things that I normally wouldn't pay for. When PS4 was announced and they went toward a paywall, I didn't like it. But, it's a better solution than a paywall + an alternative sub. And it also forced the competition to up their own paywall to be more than just a paywall.

***and if I can avoid paying $50/yr so I can have that money to buy a game I would actually want, it makes a lot more sense to me.***

I get that. But, I find it hard to believe that the normal gamer can't get at least $50, if not $100, worth of value from PS+ each year. It only takes a handful of games to get to it and considering cross-buy system usually gives you 3 or 4 PS4 games a month...

[RiseofScorpio]

This kinda sucks. No excuse for no AAAs on PS3 I'm sick of indies they're only fun for 10 minutes.

[Christopher]

Most ignorant post I see about PS+ or any game for that matter. Indie doesn't equate to lack of fun, quality, or the like. I've had way more fun and got more time out of a ton of Indie games than I have in many AAA games.

[Relientk77]

Broken Age ftw

[WeskerChildReborned]

Ah and here I was trying to believe Black Flag would be offered :( Haven't played it since last gen but a damn good game it is.
Maybe next time.

[OB1Biker]

Yea I was hoping for Black flag too. Otherwise it doesn't bother me I often get to try games from PS+ I would never have otherwise and it's cool. As long as a few great games I never played come up from time to time it's worth it IMO

[uth11]

Super Meat Boy and Broken Age are both really great games.

Of course there are some who won't be happy until we get Knack with it's 54 metacritic score, or some other launch title that everyone has already played. I don't understand that logic, I really don't

[raWfodog]

Yeah I've been pretty much satisfied with the offerings because I generally like a wide variety of games and I'm looking forward to playing Broken Age and Super Meatboy after hearing some good things about them.

I can understand that some people need to have AAA titles in order to feel justified at having to purchase PS+ for PS4 multiplayer. But I personally don't understand why some feel that AAA titles will automatically be better than an 'Indie'.

[rainslacker]

There are 24+ million PS4's sold, Knack has sold 1.4 million. That means that only 6% of the install base has purchased the game, and probably less than 10% has played it. That means about 22 million people that haven't played Knack.

A single big title will get most people more excited than a slew of indies.

[raWfodog]

I wouldn't mind getting Knack either but you're guaranteed to also have people whining and complaining about that as well. You just can't make everyone happy all the time. To me, this falls under 'First World' problems.

[JamesBroski]

One of the shittiest month I've seen.

[ZaWarudo]

This has got to be the worst month. Wow.

[Takwin]

I am an ardent supporter of PS+ and think the value you get is tremendous, and I play nothing online except Rocket League.

I get my yearly subs for $30 (instead of $50), and only need to "hit" on two games per YEAR to break even.

All that being said, I am disappointed with the lineup for October, but that's ok for the long run because I got to play 5-6 games I loved and would've bought for WAY more than $30. Plus, I got to try out games that I later ended up taking off my Steam wishlist so I saved money as well.

[WellyUK]

More crap to add to the pile of never ending crap that PS+ seems to offer.

[Malacath]

To be fair Super Meat boys pretty good for an indie.

[WellyUK]

true but it is 4 years old or something.

[magiciandude]

My PS+ expired awhile ago. Doesn't look like I will be renewing it this month.

[S2Killinit]

I have no idea what Super Meat Boy is. I've heard people praising it, but I have no clue. As to Broken Age, it was a game that i wanted to play, but never did. The trailer for it, is pretty unique. I'm not usually into games like it, but something about the trailer for this one, made me want to play it. Now I will get to. (: noiice

[digger18]

Yuck, more stupid indie games

[shadowknight203]

Games like killzone shadowfall and knack could easily be free. Gold gets AAA and we've only gotten infamous first light and that injustice game. I just dont play many indies albeit a few that are really well made and look good. It doesn't even have to be every month, maybe 1 AAA game every quarter of the year for now would be something better then what is being offered. Sure its free, but when compared to ps3 even free games offered later in the lifecycle of its console were games that only came out a year or so more.

[uth11]

And we got MGS V:GZ too. It seems like we do actually get a larger game about once per quarter, but that doesn't stop the complaining

[shadowknight203]

Yep. I honestly could care less after october. From that point on it'll be game after game anyway with uncharted collection, disgaea 5, fallout, star wars..oh the greatness of this holiday :))

[rainslacker]

Granted, I:FL and Injustice...along with Resogun did make the $30 I paid worthwhile in the first year. As well as some on the Vita and PS3. The 2nd year has been worse, but at least they're still giving some decent stuff on Vita/PSP/PS3 once in a while. It's not that they don't ever offer larger titles, it's that they're few and far between. I expected there to be not many in the first year, but I didn't expect them to stop delivering on the PS3 and Vita like they have.

It's not that the indie's they're offering are all bad, some of them are quite good in fact. It's more that they established a level of service on the PS3, Vita, and PSP that was exceptional, and they aren't doing that anymore.

I could find value in the subscription...or at least get my money back each year from the subscription, but it's not as substantial as it used to be. What used to be hundreds in savings every year for content that one would actually want or find they enjoyed it, has become something that one has to rationalize the actual cost of the games regardless of their interest in them. For the discounts, they're great, but at the same time, if it's a game I want, I can spend an extra $3-4 when the time comes without the need to subscribe to a service.

I won't renew this year when mine expires unless I find a ~$30 this holiday. I'm a huge Sony fan, but I'm a fan of not wasting my money more.

[Bewareofsasquatchh]

garbage, sony ripping off gamers as usual

[StormLegend]

Terrible PS+ games

Could have given us any AAA game, but nope we got garbage indies and boring looking one's at that.

[Eidolon]

2 titles?!

[TheLoCoRaven]

Full Lineup:
Super Meat Boy, PS4, PS Vita
Broken Age, PS4, PS Vita
Unmechanical: Extended, PS4, PS3
Chariot, PS3
KickBeat, PS3, PS Vita
Kung Fu Rabbit, PS3, PS Vita

[scark92]

Was hoping the AC Black Flag rumours were true, better than last months imo

[mushroomwig]

Seriously, I would have taken AC Black Flag by itself instead of all of the games being offered.

[Christopher]

And I'm the opposite since I own AC Black Flag and none of the games being offered. *shrugs*

[Eidolon]

September had the better line-up for sure.

[Antifan]

Wait, what happened to voting for the lineups? Well that was short lived.

[P_Bomb]

Wait, you're right! What DID happen to that voting thing they did for all of one month?! I wouldn't have voted for any of these titles. Ohhhh, maybe that's why they got rid of it lol.

Back to square one I guess as the voting joins the likes of Home, Knack DLC in PS AllStars, the free LBP hub, Agent, BioShock vita and friend notifications as things that went *poof*

[Christopher]

They said that wouldn't happen every month.

[Indigon]

The problem is that at this stage the choice will probably only be between indies.

[Simco876]

So invested in Rocket League and the upcoming Fallout, that PS+ could release old NES games. Just not worried about it at all.

[DiaperFace]

Old NES games would be awesome.

Anyway, Kickbeat is trash, it's an insult to PS+ subscribers. I ain't asking for Witcher 3 or something, just...not Kickbeat.

[captainexplosion]

Wow, terrible months for both Plus and Gold.

[WitWolfy]

I dunno Gold looks like a better month for me compared to Sonys crappy attemptseeing they were the pioneer of the creating the service to begin with.

[iliimaster]

+ well said

[TheLoCoRaven]

I think the only thing I'll get into is Super Meat Boy on the Vita.

[WickedLester]

I'm really surprised that older titles like Knack and Killzone Shadowfall haven't been made available for free yet. These games are nearly 2 years old and nobody is buying them now.

[Christopher]

Hopefully saving those for the Holiday season. I'd do that if I wanted to advertise the games you get to boost console sales at that time.

[uth11]

That's exactly what they did last year. Injustice and Infamous were on plus during the holiday months.

[Scatpants]

Aww, I already have broken age and everything else is utter garbage.

[Dfooster]

Bored of indie games.

[BladerunnerZX]

Did everyone miss the fact that they are removing Driveclub PSplus Edition ?
Also nothing to celebrate Playstations 20TH anniversary ?
Again a another couple Indie games for PSplus members.
I have been getting better free Games on my Xbox360 all year long.
Very dissapointed with Playstation Plus....again.

[uth11]

I saw that about Driveclub, It doesn't make sense.

I thought PvZ:Garden Warfare freebie some months ago was a 20th anniversary gift?

[rainslacker]

They're probably trying to push the PS+ discounted cost of the game. It's $15 for the game, or $20 for the game+season pass bundle. Seems odd though since I'd imagine they're going to have a season 2 pass as well, not to mention that the PS+ version was a pretty good sized demo with enough content to compel people to upgrade.

Who knows, maybe the full version of the game will be offered on PS+ soon, and they'll hope to cash in on the DLC as was more common from many publishers last gen.

I hope Sony steps it up soon. Heck even the PS3/Vita/PSP selection has been wanting. I won't get excited to renew just because they happen to offer some good games over the holidays which they're likely to do.

[jaixvx]

I doubt that..MS has pushed their gold games 2 months in a row for the same games twice this year.

[_LarZen_]

Many great games this month for me. It's hilarious to read the comments of pubertal cry babies tho :D

[DiaperFace]

Your taste in games must be more advanced than ours, enjoy Kickbeat.

[_LarZen_]

Yes it clearly is. But don't worry. Not long before the new Call of Duty comes.

[WickedLester]

Nobody is saying they want Call of Duty LarZen but my god, the Plus free games are becoming a joke. Why not Killzone Shadowfall or Knack, or even Little Big Planet 3? NOBODY is buying those games anymore! Why wouldn't Sony put those on the free games list? They look a hell of a lot more attractive than the usual indie tropes that Sony is putting out there now on a monthly basis!

[_LarZen_]

Indie games are more important. They are the spice that give gaming a flawor. Without them it's just clones after clones of AA and AAA games.

I'm glad Sony is giving us a wide range of different and wonderful Indie games instead.

[WickedLester]

I didn't invest in a 60" plasma TV and 400.00 PS4 to play Angry Birds. That 8-bit indie crap is of absolutely no count for me! And no, I have nothing against indie titles. No Man's Sky is an indie title and looks amazingly ambitious. However I'm sick of all these games that look like they should've ran on my NES 25 years ago. That is NOT what I bought a next generation console to play!

[The7Reaper]

Meh waiting on November now

[trywizardo]

only broken age is good the is meh
dammit sony , i thought they will bring some good AAAs this month -_- cheap bastards

[leahcim]

here we go Super Meat Boy.

It really was a long wait for me.

My vita is re re re ready!!!

[leahcim]

there are tons of games that I am interested in but not enough to paid for them. My ps plus subscription has filled this gap so well!

[Swiggins]

This is a very 'meh' kinda month IMO.

Super Meat Boy is great and all, but it's almost 5 years old, and I'm sorry, I'm not paying for plus to get games I paid less than a dollar for in a humble bundle almost half a decade ago.

Broken Age is also sort of a let down, I've already played it and didn't really enjoy it...oh well, at least the achievements should be easy to get.

Nothing else even remotely interests me.

[MoveTheGlow]

The alt source also lists Unmechanical Extended. I've never played Unmechanical and I really wanted to, so hooray!

Very big missed opportunity to have a scary or gothic-style game for free this month, though. I mean, come on. Revelations 2, for example!

[littletad]

I own both consoles and even I have to agree this is a shit list. I haven't downloaded a free game since ground zeroes. Sony is winning the console war, so they shouldn't rest on their laurels. They should start releasing their first year ps4 games as ps plus free games.

[JustGamin85]

Figured we weren't getting AC. Well its not a bad lineup but it isn't great either. I honestly would LOVE TO PAY Sony $19.99 per year just to play online with friends and they could keep the "free" games. I really think Sony should have two setup for plus member's, one just to let people play online and another to let you play online and get free monthly games.

[aquaticDonut]

Cool, ive been meaning to get Broken Age.

[AHall88]

Seems like it's been awhile since PS+ had some half way decent games. :(

[JustGamin85]

I like rocket league but yeah i hear what you saying. As i mentioned earlier i think there Sony should split the service with online and Plus games. Heck even $25.00 for online gaming for a yearly fee would be good.

[138]

Super Meat Boy? What year is it?

Sony always manages to outdo themselves with their terrible offerings.

[masterfox]

weak month.

[iliimaster]

strike 12? man they keep giving us crap its been 3 years? or almost 3 years and no god of war........ no uncharted..... no resistance.....no heavenly sword.... nothing.... but hey they have early map packs for cod... ? that use to be the 360.... and the ps3 had the games.... 3 years in and the shoe is on the other foot... when are they gonna stop focusing on games my gameboy can run

[isarai]

Wow, probably the only month where there's not a single thing that interests me

[Psytrix]

Awful, just awful. This is shovelware.

[DiaperFace]

At least make Kickbeat and Kung Fu Rabbit (which I already have) crossboy for Vita so people can get their money's worth a bit more. This is a terrible month. Poor Vita just gets an overrated old indie platformer and an ugly artsy fartsy game. Wow, that's $50 well spent right there.

[GranTurismoFan]

This was the worst PS Plus month in the history of the service. And this is coming from a subscriber since the launch of PS Plus.

Hopefully next month has some bangers

[Tzuno]

Lol what it this list? a joke?

[plmkoh]

Even though I have 3 years worth of prepaid codes on PS+, I've stopped subscribing. That's how bad the line-up has become.

[welly300]

Ill agree with most that ps+ is not what it used to be. But to jump ship thinking its the better na its about the same and the ui on xbox one is naff compared to ps4 looks flashy but its difficult to navigate. Ea access, if they put a better mix of games on there it would beat Plus Gold if you love sports games (i dont) it wipes the floor on both..

[Bobbie001]

Super meatboy?? That game is like 5 years old.

Owning a ps4 it kinda feels like they want to fill the gap with remasters and old games.

Just like xbox with their backwards compatibility.

Give me something NEW

[Artemidorus]

So Sony you up'd the fee for us monthly subscribers for a better PS Plus experience so where is it?

If I am paying more then I expect more.